sell Counters! by Foolchan

Format: Commander

Commander: Ertai, the Corrupted

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Ertai, the Corrupted leads a slow Esper control deck that turns tokens and enchantments into a reusable counterspell. The primary plan is to deploy stax/pillow-fort pieces, accumulate value from enchantment and token triggers, and finish through Halo Fountain, double Approach of the Second Sun, or a wide Adeline attack. Ertai is the key safety valve: sacrificing incidental tokens to counter threats, while Riptide Laboratory and haste equipment keep him online. The deck has no fast combo; it wins through attrition. Its secondary path is enchantment recursion via Resurgent Belief, Auramancer, and Hall of Heliod's Generosity. The hidden commander is effectively Halo Fountain, since much of the token engine exists to enable it.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Auramancer
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Ertai, the Corrupted
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Hatching Plans
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karmic Justice
  • 1 Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Remand
  • 1 Resurgent Belief
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underworld Connections
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn
  • 1 Vraan, Executioner Thane
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windborn Muse