Azorius Draw 2.0 by zshawn88

Format: Commander

Commander: Kwain, Itinerant Meddler

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is an Azorius "group hug / draw-go control" deck helmed by Kwain, Itinerant Meddler. The deck uses symmetric draw to trigger a web of payoff cards: Smothering Tithe creates Treasures, The Council of Four and King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring convert opponent draw steps into your own cards, while Alhammarret's Archive, Teferi's Ageless Insight, and The Wind Crystal double both draw volume and life gain. Defense comes from a pillowfort of Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Norn's Annex, Baird, Steward of Argive, and Windborn Muse, buying time until an expensive finisher resolves. The primary wins are Felidar Sovereign at 40 life, a doubled Approach of the Second Sun, and a late-game Laboratory Maniac / Jace, Wielder of Mysteries draw-out, with token combat and Sphinx's Tutelage mill as incidental backup. It is a deliberate, controlling deck that wins by out-drawing and out-lasting rather than by fast combo.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Body of Knowledge
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dictate of Kruphix
  • 1 Everybody Lives!
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Folio of Fancies
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Shabraz, the Skyshark
  • 1 Shadowbringers
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Sphinx's Tutelage
  • 1 Struggle for Project Purity
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
  • 1 Temple Bell
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Second Doctor
  • 1 The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Vana'diel Adventurers
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Windborn Muse