Art by Chris Rahn
Commander deckBUW
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
A high-powered cEDH Esper midrange deck that controls the stack, generates massive artifact value, and wins via Tivit + Time Sieve for infinite turns or Thassa's Oracle + Demonic Consultation/Tainted Pact.
Asked for“Build a true Bracket 5/cEDH Tivit, Seller of Secrets deck with no budget restriction. Optimize for competitive multiplayer Commander, not casual theme or battlecruiser play. Favor a midrange/control strategy built around efficient interaction, fast mana, tutors, card advantage, and compact win conditions. Tivit + Time Sieve should be a primary win line. Include other established Esper cEDH win conditions such as Thassa's Oracle + Demonic Consultation/Tainted Pact where appropriate. Use cheap/free counterspells and interaction, efficient protection, and relevant stax/value pieces. Keep the mana curve low and prioritize consistency and competitive viability over flavor. Avoid slow blink/value cards unless they are genuinely cEDH-efficient. Build to compete against real cEDH decks, not merely to qualify mechanically as Bracket 5.”
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
11
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
massive treasure generator that synergizes with artifact themes
Card Draw
9
Necropotence
BBBEnchantment
draws massive hands to sculpt interaction and combo pieces
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
protection and explosive non-land card draw engine
Removal
16
Mindbreak Trap
2UUInstant — Trap
free stack interaction against storm and uncounterable spells
Threats/Wincons
15
Time Sieve
UBArtifact
primary win condition pairing with Tivit for infinite turns
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
locks opponents out of interacting on your turn
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
stax piece preventing opponents from casting commanders or graveyard cards
Orcish Bowmasters
1BCreature — Orc Archer
punishes draw engines and deals with low-toughness creatures
Opposition Agent
2BCreature — Human Rogue
steals opponent tutors and shuts down search engines
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
re-triggers Tivit ETB for massive Clue and Treasure production
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
WBLegendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
generates steady treasure tokens off opponent actions
Talion, the Kindly Lord
2UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Noble
asymmetric life drain and card draw engine
Ranger-Captain of Eos
1WWCreature — Human Soldier Ranger
tutors Thassa's Oracle and offers a Silence effect on activation
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early creature threat that taxes noncreature spells
Spellseeker
2UCreature — Human Wizard
tutors two-mana instants and sorceries directly to hand
Utility
11
Tainted Pact
1BInstant
combo enabler with Thassa's Oracle or instant-speed tutor
Wishclaw Talisman
1BArtifact
cheap tutor that can be sacrificed before giving it away
