Taxes, tolls, and by andisir

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV leads an Azorius prison-control deck that taxes the table, restricts play patterns, and eventually kills through a compact artifact combo. The core plan is to combine mana-tax pieces like Trinisphere, Archon of Emeria, and Deafening Silence with Grand Arbiter Augustin IV's tax and cost reduction, making every spell expensive for opponents while the deck's own stax pieces come down cheap. The primary kill is imprinting Dramatic Reversal on Isochron Scepter, untapping Grim Monolith or a pair of mana rocks to generate infinite mana, then firing Walking Ballista at each opponent. Backup wins include Triskaidekaphile's exactly-thirteen-cards trigger and Psychosis Crawler draining off large draw engines like Consecrated Sphinx and The One Ring. This is a patient, heavily interactive deck that buys enough time with prison effects to assemble its finisher.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Calciform Pools
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fatespinner
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemnity
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Trinisphere
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Winter Orb