Azorious - Kwain by Davenex

Format: Commander

Commander: Kwain, Itinerant Meddler

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is an Azorius group-hug control deck helmed by Kwain, Itinerant Meddler that turns symmetrical card draw into asymmetric wins. Kwain and a dense package of "everyone draws" engines (Howling Mine, Kami of the Crescent Moon, Dictate of Kruphix, Smothering Tithe, Rhystic Study) flood the table with cards while pillowfort pieces (Propaganda, Ghostly Prison, Windborn Muse) keep the life total safe. Payoffs convert the flood into victories: Triskaidekaphile wins at exactly thirteen cards, Approach of the Second Sun closes after a second cast, and Psychosis Crawler / Scrawling Crawler drain the table. Secondary paths include oversized combat threats (Body of Knowledge, Toothy, Imaginary Friend, Chasm Skulker) and a slow Teferi, Master of Time extra-turn finish. The deck plays a patient, interactive game that out-resources the table rather than racing it.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Body of Knowledge
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Council of Reeds
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dictate of Kruphix
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethereal Investigator
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fractured Identity
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hidden Cataract
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Kami of the Crescent Moon
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Labyrinth of Skophos
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nadir Kraken
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Opt
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Refute
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restore the Peace
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Master of Time
  • 1 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Toothy, Imaginary Friend
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Venser's Journal
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Windfall