Burning Draw by Retr0mp10

Format: Commander

Commander: Queza, Augur of Agonies

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 57

Deck overview

This Esper deck combines steady control, life-drain attrition, and draw acceleration to execute compact combo finishes. Commanded by Queza, Augur of Agonies, the deck turns every card draw into life gain and direct opponent life loss. During the early game, mana rocks and proactive tax pieces such as Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, Blind Obedience, and Authority of the Consuls restrict opposing development. Mid-game card engines like Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and Talion, the Kindly Lord replenish your hand while fueling life swings. The deck closes games decisively on Turn 5 through two primary avenues: the compact Thassa's Oracle and Demonic Consultation sequence, or an infinite life-drain loop pairing Exquisite Blood with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Marauding Blight-Priest. Comprehensive countermagic and proactive silence effects like Silence, Grand Abolisher, and Teferi, Time Raveler protect the winning turn against opposing disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cliffhaven Vampire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Epicure of Blood
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Queza, Augur of Agonies
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Watery Grave