Queza, Augur of Agonies

Format: Commander

Commander: Queza, Augur of Agonies

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper combo-control list commanded by Queza, Augur of Agonies that weaponizes card draw into life-drain pressure. By combining dense two-mana rock ramp with mass card-draw spells such as Windfall, Dark Deal, and Whispering Madness, the deck rapidly cycles through its library while draining opposing life totals. Asymmetric draw restrictors like Narset, Parter of Veils and Notion Thief turn symmetrical wheel effects into devastating hand locks, stripping opponents of answers while filling the pilot's hand with 15 or more fresh resources. The deck converts this overwhelming resource advantage into a definitive win via an infinite draw-drain loop with Drogskol Reaver or Lich's Mastery, as well as backup win conditions like Psychosis Crawler, Laboratory Maniac, and Jace, Wielder of Mysteries. A robust suite of counterspells and low-cost removal protects the engine and ensures stable mid-game control.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cliffhaven Vampire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Deal
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Fate Unraveler
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 High Tide
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jace's Archivist
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lich's Mastery
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismatic Lens
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Queza, Augur of Agonies
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Time Reversal
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Vizkopa Guildmage
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Whispering Madness
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Wizard Class