Grand Arbiter Commander (copy) by user7415467

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive Azorius stax-combo list centered on Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. The commander creates immediate asymmetric mana advantage by taxing every spell opponents cast while discounting the pilot's own blue and white spells. The deck uses this tempo advantage to deploy early hate pieces like Lavinia, Azorius Renegade and Aven Mindcensor, stalling opposing game plans while developing mana rocks and powerful card engines like Rhystic Study and The One Ring. Victory is achieved through compact, redundant infinite combos: Isochron Scepter with Dramatic Reversal, Basalt Monolith with Rings of Brighthearth, or Thought Lash with Thassa's Oracle. Once infinite mana or an empty library is achieved, the deck immediately eliminates all opponents in a single turn using Walking Ballista or direct win triggers. A deep suite of free countermagic and silence effects reliably protects the combo turn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Blue Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Dovin Baan
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flagstones of Trokair
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Meddling Mage
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Thought Lash
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Venser, the Sojourner
  • 1 Walking Ballista