Staxes by lhluckett

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Azorius stax and mana denial strategy commanded by Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. The primary plan accelerates the commander onto the battlefield on Turn 3 using low-cost mana rocks and medallions. On Turn 4, the deck deploys crushing asymmetric stax pieces such as Winter Orb, Static Orb, Rule of Law, Hokori, Dust Drinker, or Armageddon to choke opposing mana bases while capitalizing on the commander's cost reductions. With over eighteen redundant tax and denial pieces, the list reliably establishes a severe resource bottleneck early in the game. Because the deck lacks compact infinite combos, it closes games through steady creature combat, alternate win conditions like Azor's Elocutors, or Hive Mind paired with upkeep pacts. The strategy excels at crippling high-velocity combo and spell-heavy decks, but requires careful protection to maintain its permanent-based lock across multiple turn rotations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Azor's Elocutors
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dovin, Hand of Control
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Fall of the Gavel
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Frozen Aether
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hive Mind
  • 1 Hokori, Dust Drinker
  • 1 Hushbringer
  • 1 Imposing Sovereign
  • 1 Intervention Pact
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Karmic Justice
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lodestone Golem
  • 1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
  • 1 Magus of the Tabernacle
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Orb of Dreams
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phyrexian Unlife
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rishadan Port
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Solemnity
  • 1 Spelltithe Enforcer
  • 1 Sphere of Resistance
  • 1 Static Orb
  • 1 Storage Matrix
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Tax Collector
  • 1 Thalia, the Survivor
  • 1 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 1 Tithe Taker
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Vryn Wingmare
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Winter Moon
  • 1 Winter Orb