Art by Eric Deschamps
Commander deckBUW
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Lock the game into an inescapable stalemate with effects that prevent anyone from winning or losing, protecting these game-pausing permanents with robust Esper countermagic and stax.
Asked for“players cant win or lose the game”
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 · 62 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
1Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
3WUBLegendary Creature — Giant Soldier
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Card Draw
12
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early creature that draws cards off opponents' noncreatures
Well of Lost Dreams
4Artifact
Triggers off Oloro's passive life gain to draw cards
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
20
Platinum Angel
7Artifact Creature — Angel
You cannot lose the game and opponents cannot win the game
Abyssal Persecutor
2BBCreature — Demon
You cannot win the game and opponents cannot lose the game
Gideon of the Trials
1WWLegendary Planeswalker — Gideon
Emblem guarantees you cannot lose while controlling a Gideon
Cloudsteel Kirin
2WArtifact Creature — Equipment Kirin
Equipped creature prevents you from losing and opponents from winning
Solemnity
2WEnchantment
Combos with Phyrexian Unlife and Nine Lives to prevent damage and loss
Nine Lives
1WWEnchantment
Prevents all damage while Solemnity prevents counter accumulation
Delaying Shield
3WEnchantment
Converts damage into counters that Solemnity completely prevents
The Book of Exalted Deeds
WWWLegendary Artifact — Book
Enlightened counter prevents you from losing and opponents from winning
Exquisite Archangel
5WWCreature — Angel
Resets life total if you would lose the game
Pact Weapon
3BArtifact — Equipment
You do not lose the game for having zero or less life
Lich's Mastery
3BBBLegendary Enchantment
You cannot lose the game, providing massive card draw and immunity
Approach of the Second Sun
6WSorcery
Alternate win condition once lock pieces are strategically removed
Zur the Enchanter
1WUBLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Tutors Phyrexian Unlife, Solemnity, and other lock enchantments directly into play
Necropotence
BBBEnchantment
Dominant enchantment that skips draw steps and draws massive cards
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
Prevents opponents from playing spells from anywhere other than their hands
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
2WULegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Slows down opponents while discounting your protective spells
Aven Mindcensor
2WCreature — Bird Wizard
Restricts opponent tutors to search for answers
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
3WULegendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Draw engine, untaps lands, and ultimate exiles opponent boards
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
Locks opponents out of drawing extra cards
Utility
7
Angel's Grace
WInstant
Split second emergency stop to losing the game or opponents winning
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Phases out your entire board and life total until your next turn
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Platinum Angel and Abyssal Persecutor from targeted removal
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives shroud to critical game-state lock creatures
Demonic Tutor
1BSorcery
Universal tutor to find whatever win/loss lock piece is needed
Vampiric Tutor
BInstant
Instant-speed tutor to the top of your library for any card
