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Grand Arbiter Augustin IV - community staples
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV · UW · 100 cards · 38 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 36Instants 6Sorceries 2Artifacts 6Enchantments 8Planeswalkers 3Lands 38
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Strategy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 10 pieces of targeted interaction, 2 board wipes and 9 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 3.43.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Mana Drain and the rest of the 12 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Grand Arbiter Augustin IV on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Aura of Silence is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Esper Sentinel keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Supreme Verdict for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 2 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 3.43 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins through the commander and the strongest threats the colours offer, backed by real interaction.
- Aura of Silence - Interaction
- Lavinia, Azorius Renegade - Interaction
- Propaganda - Core to the plan
- Ghostly Prison - Core to the plan
- God-Pharaoh's Statue - Core to the plan
- Grand Abolisher - Core to the plan
- Dovin, Hand of Control - Core to the plan
- Spelltithe Enforcer - Interaction
~$654.70
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.
Creatures (36)
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$0.29
Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.
Grand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
$17.41
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Spelltithe Enforcer
Creature — Elephant Wizard
$11.52
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {1}.
Aven Mindcensor
Creature — Bird Wizard
$0.42
Flash
Flying
If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead.
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$0.39
First strike
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Windborn Muse
Creature — Spirit
$0.54
Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Drannith Magistrate
Creature — Human Wizard
$9.6
Your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands.
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$1.2
First strike
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Hushbringer
Creature — Faerie
$0.43
Flying, lifelink
Creatures entering or dying don't cause abilities to trigger.
Archon of Emeria
Creature — Archon
$0.97
Flying
Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.
Nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Fatespinner
Creature — Human Wizard
$10.61
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player chooses draw step, main phase, or combat phase. The player skips each instance of the chosen step or phase this turn.
Consecrated Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
$25.58
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Legendary Creature — Angel
$20.03
Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.
Azor's Elocutors
Creature — Human Advisor
$0.4
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on this creature. Then if this creature has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game.
Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from this creature.
Soulless Jailer
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
$1.38
Permanent cards in graveyards can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast noncreature spells from graveyards or exile.
Baird, Steward of Argive
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$0.23
Vigilance
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$8.2
Whenever you cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, counter that spell. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Strict Proctor
Creature — Spirit Cleric
$0.35
Flying
Whenever a permanent entering causes a triggered ability to trigger, counter that ability unless its controller pays {2}.
Absolute Virtue
Legendary Creature — Avatar Warrior
$3.74
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
You have protection from each of your opponents. (You can't be dealt damage, enchanted, or targeted by anything controlled by your opponents.)
Leonin Arbiter
Creature — Cat Cleric
$0.38
Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay {2} for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.
The Council of Four
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
$1.53
Whenever a player draws their second card during their turn, you draw a card.
Whenever a player casts their second spell during their turn, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token.
Containment Priest
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.29
Flash
If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
$6.06
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Hullbreaker Horror
Creature — Kraken Horror
$5.72
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one —
• Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$15.11
Vigilance
Other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.
Vryn Wingmare
Creature — Pegasus
$0.18
Flying
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter
$0.27
Flying, lifelink
Each legendary permanent you control has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Silent Arbiter
Artifact Creature — Construct
$10.7
No more than one creature can attack each combat.
No more than one creature can block each combat.
Voice of Victory
Creature — Human Bard
$17.93
Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$4.82
Flash
At the beginning of your end step, draw seven cards.
Each opponent's maximum hand size is reduced by seven.
Isperia, Supreme Judge
Legendary Creature — Sphinx
$0.37
Flying
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, you may draw a card.
Archon of Absolution
Creature — Archon
$0.16
Flying
Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything white.)
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.
Unsettled Mariner
Creature — Shapeshifter
$3.93
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Whenever you or a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {1}.
Faerie Mastermind
Creature — Faerie Rogue
$11.47
Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
{3}{U}: Each player draws a card.
Thassa's Oracle
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
$20.99
When this creature enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library, you win the game. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Instants (6)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Dovin's Veto
Instant
$1.8
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Mana Drain
Instant
$51.22
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.
Emergency Powers
Instant
$0.61
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. Exile Emergency Powers.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may put a permanent card with mana value 7 or less from your hand onto the battlefield.
Sorceries (2)
Supreme Verdict
Sorcery
$2.17
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all creatures.
Approach of the Second Sun
Sorcery
$6.21
If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.
Artifacts (6)
God-Pharaoh's Statue
Legendary Artifact
$0.64
Spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast.
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent loses 1 life.
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.42
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Talisman of Progress
Artifact
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Fellwar Stone
Artifact
$0.9
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Enchantments (8)
Aura of Silence
Enchantment
$2.39
Artifact and enchantment spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast.
Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Propaganda
Enchantment
$1.83
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Ghostly Prison
Enchantment
$5.69
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Blind Obedience
Enchantment
$4.41
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Rhystic Study
Enchantment
$67.53
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Monologue Tax
Enchantment
$1.06
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.
Imprisoned in the Moon
Enchantment — Aura
$0.31
Enchant creature, land, or planeswalker
Enchanted permanent is a colorless land with "{T}: Add {C}" and loses all other card types and abilities.
Planeswalkers (3)
Dovin, Hand of Control
Legendary Planeswalker — Dovin
$0.28
Artifact, instant, and sorcery spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.
−1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target permanent an opponent controls.
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
$2.82
+1: Draw a card. At the beginning of the next end step, untap up to two lands.
−3: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you draw a card, exile target permanent an opponent controls."
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
$4.26
+1: Choose up to one target artifact, up to one target creature, and up to one target land. Untap the chosen permanents you control. Tap the chosen permanents you don't control. You gain 2 life.
−2: Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
−7: You get an emblem with "Untap all permanents you control during each opponent's untap step" and "You draw a card during each opponent's draw step."
Lands (38)
Otawara, Soaring City
Legendary Land
$26.49
{T}: Add {U}.
Channel — {3}{U}, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1.11
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
Legendary Land
$11.01
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Urza's Saga
Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
$36.03
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."
II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Maze of Ith
Land
$9.03
{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.
Strip Mine
Land
$10.71
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land.
Academy Ruins
Legendary Land
$5.19
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Legendary Land
$5.66
{T}: Add {W}.
Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Celestial Colonnade
Land
$0.33
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.
{3}{W}{U}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 4/4 white and blue Elemental creature with flying and vigilance. It's still a land.
Castle Vantress
Land
$0.35
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
{T}: Add {U}.
{2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.
Basic lands: 11 Island 15 Plains
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