Piss off Phil by JediKenobii

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius Stax and Hard Control archetype led by Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. The strategy focuses on establishing early asymmetric mana and spell restrictions through efficient hatebears and taxing permanents like Drannith Magistrate, Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Aura of Silence, and Torpor Orb. By casting Grand Arbiter on curve, the deck breaks parity, making its own control spells and threats cheaper while forcing opponents to pay more for every action. Board wipes like Supreme Verdict and Farewell clear any opposing progress that slips through, while a dense suite of countermagic protects key locks. Once opponents are stalled, the deck transitions to a win condition via dominating high-mana threats like Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant, or God-Pharaoh's Statue. Because it lacks infinite combos or compact tutor chains, it closes games through methodical combat attrition under total board suppression, resulting in high resilience and oppressive control paired with a prolonged finishing clock.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absolute Virtue
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Containment Priest
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cursed Totem
  • 1 Dauntless Dismantler
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dovin, Hand of Control
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fatespinner
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Frozen Aether
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hushbringer
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Leonin Arbiter
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 No More Lies
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Spelltithe Enforcer
  • 1 Strict Proctor
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Wrath of God