Art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Commander deckUW
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Slow opponents down with taxes and control elements while using repeatable mill engines and exile-based mill win conditions to empty their libraries.
Asked for“grand arbiter, control, mill”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
2WULegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Massive mana generation punishing opponents' card draws.
Card Draw
10
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
Early cumulative card draw punishing noncreature spells.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxes opponents' spells to draw cards.
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card for every counterspell or removal cast.
Dig Through Time
6UUInstant
Powerful instant-speed card selection fueling off the graveyard.
Removal
13
Fractured Identity
3WUSorcery
Exiles a problem permanent and gives copies to others.
Whirlwind Denial
2UInstant
Counters mass spells and triggers unless heavy mana tax is paid.
Render Silent
WUUInstant
Counterspell that locks an opponent out of casting further spells.
Threats/Wincons
20
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
2ULegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Doubles all mill amounts, accelerating the game plan.
Court of Cunning
1UUEnchantment
Consistent upkeep mill that scales if monarch is maintained.
Ruin Crab
UCreature — Crab
Cheap landfall-based mill engine affecting all opponents.
Hedron Crab
UCreature — Crab
Early drop providing reliable targeted mill triggers.
Altar of the Brood
1Artifact
Mills all opponents whenever permanents enter the battlefield.
Mesmeric Orb
2Artifact
Symmetrical mill powerhouse that hits opponents hardest under control.
Teferi's Tutelage
2UEnchantment
Draws into cards while consistently milling opponents.
Drown in Dreams
X2UInstant
Flexible X-spell providing card draw and massive mill.
Terisian Mindbreaker
7Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
Attacks to mill half a library with unearth recursion.
Fleet Swallower
5UUCreature — Fish
Big creature that mills half of a library upon attack.
Jace, Memory Adept
3UULegendary Planeswalker — Jace
Planeswalker that reliably mills ten cards a turn.
Jace, the Perfected Mind
2UUPLegendary Planeswalker — Jace
Provides card draw and a huge mill burst when completed.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
1UUSorcery
Exiles library cards directly, bypassing graveyard recursion.
Keening Stone
6Artifact
Doubles the cards in a graveyard into mill, ending players quickly.
Utility
10
Aura of Silence
1WWEnchantment
Taxes artifacts and enchantments and provides removal on demand.
Rest in Peace
1WEnchantment
Shuts down opposing graveyard recursion strategies enabled by mill.
Soul-Guide Lantern
1Artifact
One-sided graveyard hate that keeps opponents from abusing mill.
Relic of Progenitus
1Artifact
Graveyard interaction that cycles when no longer needed.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof protection for Grand Arbiter.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste and shroud protection for key mill creatures.
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Premier defensive phase-out against board wipes and lethal turns.
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
Shuts off extra draws for opponents while digging for control spells.
