Merieke by kylevald

Format: Commander

Commander: Merieke Ri Berit

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is an Esper control-theft deck helmed by Merieke Ri Berit. The core plan is to lock the table under taxes and pillowfort (Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, Rule of Law, Ghostly Prison, Propaganda), generate overwhelming card and mana advantage with Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and Smothering Tithe, then convert that lead into a win. Merieke Ri Berit steals the table's best creatures; untap engines (Freed from the Real, Pemmin's Aura, Aphetto Alchemist, Dramatic Reversal) let her clear boards or keep the choicest threats. The primary finishers are infinite mana via Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal into a lethal Torment of Hailfire, or simply burying opponents under stolen permanents and value engines like Agent of Treachery. The commander is a powerful political tool but not required for the combo lines living in the 99.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Valkyrie
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agent of Treachery
  • 1 Aphetto Alchemist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 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 Freed from the Real
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Ioreth of the Healing House
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kelpie Guide
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Merieke Ri Berit
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 1 Pemmin's Aura
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Stifle
  • 1 Sundial of the Infinite
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Tale's End
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windfall