Grand Arbiter by acfortune13

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV commands a competitive Azorius Stax deck designed to seize control of the game through asymmetric resource denial and close out matches with compact infinite combos. The deck utilizes dense fast mana to cast Grand Arbiter and disruptive stax pieces such as Trinisphere, Winter Orb, Back to Basics, Archon of Emeria, and Drannith Magistrate ahead of curve. These pieces cripple opposing mana development, tax spells, and shut off commanders and free interaction. While opponents struggle under oppressive constraints, Grand Arbiter's cost reduction accelerates the deck's own development. Card advantage engines like Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and The One Ring replenish resources, digging into the primary win condition: Heliod, Sun-Crowned combined with Walking Ballista for an instant-speed table kill, backed by Painter's Servant and Grindstone. Grand Abolisher, Teferi, Time Raveler, Silence, and free counterspells ensure the winning turn cannot be disrupted.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grindstone
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hushbringer
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Meddling Mage
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Painter's Servant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Sphere of Resistance
  • 1 Stasis
  • 1 Static Orb
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Trinisphere
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winter Orb