Locked Out by Rbellinger

Format: Commander

Commander: Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius Stax and Control build commanded by Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, engineered to systematically constrict multiplayer tables through mana denial, spell-count restrictions, and commander suppression. By combining Lavinia's ability to counter free spells and restrict high-cost noncreatures with heavy stax pieces like Archon of Emeria, Rule of Law, Drannith Magistrate, and Damping Sphere, the deck neutralizes fast mana, storm sequences, and commander-centric engines. Parity is broken by forcing opponents into single-spell turns while navigating the table with over thirty pieces of low-cost instant-speed interaction, spot removal, and efficient board wipes. Supported by protective anchors like Teferi, Time Raveler and Grand Abolisher, the deck secures the board before closing out the game with Approach of the Second Sun or grinding combat damage with hatebears. While reliant on natural card flow to find its win condition, its dense reactive suite ensures formidable control over table tempo.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Containment Priest
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Delay
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fateful Absence
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Dispute
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reflector Mage
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spell Queller
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 1 Tithe Taker
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
  • 1 Wash Away
  • 1 Windswept Heath