Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (Copy) by russty

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Azorius artifact-control/combo list helmed by Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. The commander's dual cost-reduction ability (white and blue spells cost {1} less) lets it deploy spells aggressively while taxing opponents' spells by {1}. The primary game plan is to slow the table with stax pieces (Drannith Magistrate, Eidolon of Rhetoric, Ethersworn Canonist, Grand Abolisher), draw heavily off Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and The One Ring, then assemble infinite mana via Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal or untap combos (Basalt Monolith + Voltaic Key, Grim Monolith + untapper). The infinite mana is sunk into Walking Ballista or Aetherflux Reservoir for an immediate win. The deck also contains a dense counterspell suite including five free spells, ensuring it can protect its combo turn and dictate the stack.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Containment Priest
  • 1 Copy Artifact
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Forge
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Jhoira's Familiar
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Mendicant Core, Guidelight
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reshape
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Treachery
  • 1 Tribute Mage
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Whir of Invention