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Format: Commander

Creator: Elfbane5

Commander: Hope Estheim

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck pairs Azorius lifegain with table-wide mill, led by Hope Estheim. The strategy establishes early board control through low-cost soul sisters such as Soul Warden and Authority of the Consuls, turning incidental life gains into symmetrical library depletion each end step. It maintains stability through efficient interaction, tax pieces, and mass removal like Farewell and Supreme Verdict. As mana develops, the deck scales its attrition into lethal bursts using multipliers like Bruvac the Grandiloquent, Fraying Sanity, and kicked Maddening Cacophony. Backup win conditions like Aetherflux Reservoir capitalize on inflated life totals to knock out opponents directly. While the list possesses resilient protection and steady card velocity, it must carefully manage opponent graveyards and protect its key combo pieces from well-timed disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beza, the Bounding Spring
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • 1 Careful Study
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Celestial Colonnade
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Cunning
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Fraying Sanity
  • 1 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psychic Corrosion
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restless Anchorage
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Sphinx's Tutelage
  • 1 Storm of Saruman
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Will, Scion of Peace
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack