Art by Chris Rahn
Commander deckBUW
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Controlling Esper toolbox deck focused on political voting, value blinking, and soft Stax. Wins in the late game through incremental artifact drain, board dominance, and high-cmc finishers rather than fast infinite combos or extra turn loops.
Asked for“Build Tivit, Seller of Secrets for official Commander Bracket 3 (Upgraded). STRICTLY avoid anything that would make it Bracket 4. The deck must not be designed to win or eliminate players before turn 7. Maximum 3 cards from the current official Game Changers list. NO mass land denial. NO early two-card infinite/game-ending combos. NO repeatable or chained extra turns; exclude Time Sieve. Avoid fast-mana, tutor, free-interaction, or combo packages designed for explosive B4 play. Build Esper control/toolbox with soft Stax. Prioritize reactive play, threat assessment, versatile removal, counterspells, board wipes, protection and political decisions. Win through accumulated advantage and late-game finishers, not fast deterministic combos. Optimize for high piloting complexity, NOT maximum speed or consistency.”
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
1Tivit, Seller of Secrets
3WUBLegendary Creature — Sphinx Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early tax creature and persistent card draw
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
flash threat that draws cards off opponent actions
Sphinx's Revelation
XWUUInstant
late-game scalable instant card draw and life gain
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
evoke card draw that synergizes with blink spells
Removal
12
Cyclonic Rift
1UInstant
game changer 2: flexible instant asymmetric reset button
Threats/Wincons
22
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
game changer 3: massive treasure creation and mana advantage
Academy Manufactor
3Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
triples output of clues and treasures from Tivit
Marionette Master
4BBCreature — Human Artificer
drains opponents as treasures and clues are sacrificed
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
turns clue/treasure hoard into lethal flying attackers
Mechanized Production
2UUEnchantment — Aura
alternate win condition attached to clues or treasures
Brago, King Eternal
2WULegendary Creature — Spirit Noble
reusable ETB engine to retrigger voting with Tivit
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
4UBLegendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret
gives affinity to spells and drains based on artifact count
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
creature removal attached to a scalable blink target
Agent of Treachery
5UUCreature — Human Rogue
late-game value engine that steals key opponent permanents
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
drains opponents casting noncreature spells
Sharuum the Hegemon
3WUBLegendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx
recurs powerful artifacts from the graveyard
Sphinx of the Second Sun
6UUCreature — Sphinx
doubles untaps and end-step triggers for control
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
4UULegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
large flying threat with flexible death trigger options
Utility
8
Ghostly Flicker
2UInstant
instant speed blink for Tivit and another utility permanent
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
soft Stax slowing down opponent haste/artifacts plus extort drain
