Grand Arbiter Stax CEDH by hilo22

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV commands a competitive Azorius stax and combo deck built to dominate 4-player Commander pods through resource denial and explosive win lines. The deck aims to deploy fast mana on turn 1 to cast Grand Arbiter Augustin IV on turn 2, creating an immediate mana disparity across the table. It cements control using dense tax and rule-setting permanents such as Drannith Magistrate, Rule of Law, Archon of Emeria, and Cursed Totem, preventing opponents from developing their boards or executing fast combos. While opponents struggle under heavy taxes, engines like Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and Esper Sentinel replenish your hand. The primary win condition is the compact two-card infinite combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista, protected by Grand Abolisher, Teferi, Time Raveler, and premier free counterspells like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship. The combination of early oppression, resilient card flow, and immediate combo lethality gives the deck an elite competitive profile.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Copy Artifact
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cursed Totem
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fatespinner
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Intuition
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Spelltithe Enforcer
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Stasis
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Windfall