Art by Steven Belledin
Commander deckUW
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Shut down opponent mana-cheating, non-mana triggers, and free spells with taxes and stax pieces while steadily building toward an untouchable endgame.
Asked for“I want a cheap deck that punishes enemies when using triggered habilities that don't use mana”
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
1Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
WULegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Verity Circle
2UEnchantment
draws cards whenever opponents use tap abilities or creatures
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
23
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
punishes free spells and protects your board
Strict Proctor
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
taxes non-mana triggered abilities on entering
Doorkeeper Thrull
1WCreature — Thrull
shuts off creature and artifact ETB triggers
Tocatli Honor Guard
1WCreature — Human Soldier
disables entering creature triggers
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
forces enemy nonbasics and creatures to enter tapped
Baird, Steward of Argive
2WWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
additional pillowfort attack tax
Azor, the Lawbringer
2WWUULegendary Creature — Sphinx
stops opponents from casting instant/sorcery spells
Dream Trawler
2WWUUCreature — Sphinx
finisher that gains life and protects itself
Archon of Coronation
4WWCreature — Archon
protects life total and makes you the monarch
Sphinx of the Final Word
5UUCreature — Sphinx
uncounterable flying threat that protects spells
Utility
8
Spirit of the Labyrinth
1WEnchantment Creature — Spirit
prevents extra card draw triggers
Curse of Exhaustion
2WWEnchantment — Aura Curse
single-player spell lock when paired with Lavinia
