Art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Commander deckUW
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Lock opponent resources completely using extreme stax pieces like Winter Orb, Static Orb, and Rule of Law while discounting your own control spells. Win through non-Thoracle hard locks like Knowledge Pool or infinite damage with Heliod and Walking Ballista.
Asked for“i want the sweatiest least fun to play against deck that is not based around thoracle or underworld breach wins”
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
9
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxing creature that draws cards
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
2WLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
combo win piece with Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
infinite ping wincon with Heliod
Knowledge Pool
6Artifact
locks opponents out of casting spells with Drannith/Lavinia
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
prevents opponents from casting commanders
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
WULegendary Creature — Human Soldier
stops free spells and mana acceleration
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
prevents opponent draw and enables wheel locks
Ethersworn Canonist
1WArtifact Creature — Human Cleric
restricts non-artifact spell casting
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
stops opponent interaction on your turn
Containment Priest
1WCreature — Human Cleric
stops cheat-into-play creature strategies
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
2WWLegendary Creature — Angel
disables opponent activated creature abilities
