Art by Greg Staples
Saved commander deck
Sen Triplets
Lock down opponents during your turn with Sen Triplets while controlling the board with counterspells and wipes, ultimately securing victory with Approach of the Second Sun.
Prompt: A $300 Sen Triplets commander deck — a control deck with counterspells, spot removal, board wipes, and card draw, ending the game with a single protected win condition.
Commander
1 cards
Sen Triplets
{2}{W}{U}{B}Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Chromatic Lantern
{3}Artifact
fixes mana to cast any colored spells stolen with Sen Triplets
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
early draw engine taxing opponent noncreature spells
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
cheap enchantment providing burst card advantage against spells
Dig Through Time
{6}{U}{U}Instant
delves away used control spells to find the two best cards
Removal
15 cards
Disallow
{1}{U}{U}Instant
versatile counterspell hitting spells, triggers, or abilities
Supreme Verdict
{1}{W}{W}{U}Sorcery
uncounterable board wipe against creature boards
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Approach of the Second Sun
{6}{W}Sorcery
primary alternate win condition protected by counterspells
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
flash threat that bounces spells and permanents on cast
Notion Thief
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
punishes opposing card draw and generates massive hand size
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
graveyard hate that steals an exiled threat for free
Thief of Sanity
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Specter
steals opponents top cards and pressures life totals
Hostage Taker
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
exiles an artifact or creature and lets you cast it
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
impulse steals valuable spells from opposing libraries
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
{1}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
taxes opposing spells while stabilizing life total
Narset, Parter of Veils
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
asymmetrical draw lock that digs for noncreature spells
Teferi, Time Raveler
{1}{W}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
stops opposing instant-speed interaction and bounces threats
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
{3}{W}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
untaps mana for counterspells, draws, and tucks permanents
Shark Typhoon
{5}{U}Enchantment
creates scaling flying tokens from casting control spells
Luminarch Ascension
{1}{W}Enchantment
cheap enchantment that generates an army of 4/4 angels
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
{5}{W}{U}{B}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
durable flying lifelink finisher resistant to red and green
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
reanimates the best creatures from all opponents graveyards
Diluvian Primordial
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
casts opponents best graveyarded instants and sorceries for free
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok
creates tokens, bounces permanents, and casts exiled cards
Torment of Hailfire
{X}{B}{B}Sorcery
game-ending mana sink that decimates boards and life totals
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
casts control spells from the top of the library with life
Magister Sphinx
{4}{W}{U}{B}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
sets a threatening opponent to 10 life instantly
Utility
7 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants shroud and haste to protect Sen Triplets
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
hexproof protection for Sen Triplets or win condition
Propaganda
{2}{U}Enchantment
taxes attackers to protect life total and planeswalkers
Ghostly Prison
{2}{W}Enchantment
pillowfort defense against aggressive creature decks
Telepathy
{U}Enchantment
reveals all opponents hands to plan Sen Triplets targets
Blind Obedience
{1}{W}Enchantment
slows down opposing haste creatures and treasure ramp
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
ultimate defensive phase-out to survive any board state
