This is my first time working on a STAX deck, the play style fortunately or not is very intuitive to me naturally. Getting back into building a few Commander deck lists has been a great way to be occupied during the COVID-19 quarantine. The commander is Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, one that I cherished way back then but never built. I built this deck list myself after researching STAX.
I tried to implement the taxing and tapping elements of STAX, with counter spells and some board wipe of creatures and land to control tempo. I have lots of card draw and mana rocks to aid in card advantage and recovery of my side of the board after a global pandemic hits (board wipes like Wrath of God). My playgroup has some serious decks, and I am building my collection again from scratch.
Please give any feedback, I'd like to get a sense for this deck lists potential weaknesses and strengths. Perhaps even this deck could be cEDH, it probably is not even close due to being my own jank build but there is the dream.
Tax, Tap, Destroy, casual stax
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EDH:
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
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Well, let me preface this with "I am not a Stax player" (which is why I was hoping your Commander was Medomai the Ageless in the other thread ), but my cousin had a brutal deck that was a pain to play against. He shared the list with me years ago so here is what he was running:
Since it hasn't been updated in a long time, there are probably some newer cards that are worth adding, but this might offer some other ideas of what to add. And I know that the list is very much "not budget" but I think there are a fair amount of budget cards in the list.
Since it hasn't been updated in a long time, there are probably some newer cards that are worth adding, but this might offer some other ideas of what to add. And I know that the list is very much "not budget" but I think there are a fair amount of budget cards in the list.
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Sharing this was great! I have many of those cards in my "big list," but will be adding the few I don't have to it. I think a main difference with my deck is the part of STAX I am channeling into. My deck list is not at all budget friendly either. I like dropping the hate bears as creatures, versus the artifact versions. One reason is creatures are exciting and have multiple uses! Your cousin's list is more what I might say competitive, very very low mana curve and much faster. Someday plan is to have a collection of a lot of STAX cards to allow me to morph the deck in the STAX theme, like I said a dream of cEDH.WizardMN wrote: ↑3 years agoWell, let me preface this with "I am not a Stax player" (which is why I was hoping your Commander was Medomai the Ageless in the other thread ), but my cousin had a brutal deck that was a pain to play against. He shared the list with me years ago so here is what he was running:
Since it hasn't been updated in a long time, there are probably some newer cards that are worth adding, but this might offer some other ideas of what to add. And I know that the list is very much "not budget" but I think there are a fair amount of budget cards in the list.
EDH:
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
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Fair opinion.
EDH:
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Not to pile on, but if we agreed on a casual game and someone pulled out Stax/MLD/cEDH deck I would either think they are new or disingenuous. If you want to play this ( Grand Arbiter Augustin IV), I would have a conversation with the people prior to so they don't think you are trying to pubstomp newbs.
A million years ago I had a Braids, Cabal Minion deck and when I would pull it out we always had a conversation. When I found out EDH had an official ban list I was very sad.
So tl:dr I am not saying you are bad or your fun is wrong, but just be aware that people might look at you sideways.
A million years ago I had a Braids, Cabal Minion deck and when I would pull it out we always had a conversation. When I found out EDH had an official ban list I was very sad.
So tl:dr I am not saying you are bad or your fun is wrong, but just be aware that people might look at you sideways.
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It seems like I should perhaps post this in cEDH? My apologies on not knowing what qualified. If any mods are able to take a look, and move or let me know to delete and try my luck in cEDH that would be helpful.
My play group is very willing to fight a STAX deck when I finish building one. I haven't built this yet, I am working on it. We have a couple turn 3-4 combo win decks which are allowed. At least in my play group it's fine. Of course if it's really that bad to fight, I wouldn't be bringing it to a table with people new to me.
My play group is very willing to fight a STAX deck when I finish building one. I haven't built this yet, I am working on it. We have a couple turn 3-4 combo win decks which are allowed. At least in my play group it's fine. Of course if it's really that bad to fight, I wouldn't be bringing it to a table with people new to me.
EDH:
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Witch-Maw Nephilim /
Atraxa Praetors' Voice
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
(In Progress)
STAX - Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Kenrith The Returned King
Decks don't just fit into casual and cEDH, there are "high power, low combo" decks in the middle that people might be ok to pilot against this. But definitely anything staxxy is in the "ask your playgroup" catergory.
If people are running T3 combo, even if it's not optimized, they pretty much forfeit the right to complain about this. With a 30,000 foot view it looks like it would not be an issue, but I would keep an eye on the win rate and on the other players enjoyment while testing it out. I wouldn't play this at a cEDH table as it doesn't look to be at that power level.
If people are running T3 combo, even if it's not optimized, they pretty much forfeit the right to complain about this. With a 30,000 foot view it looks like it would not be an issue, but I would keep an eye on the win rate and on the other players enjoyment while testing it out. I wouldn't play this at a cEDH table as it doesn't look to be at that power level.
Currently building:
Main decks;
Neheb, Big Red Champion Yeva's Mono Green Control, Ayara's Aristocrats Greven, Predator Captain the One Punch Man, Derevri, Empirical Tactician Aggro, Tymna & Kraum's Saboteurs, Kondo & Tymna's Hatebears Tuvasa's Silver Bullets, Brudiclad does Brudiclad things Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (lantern control)
Bruna, the Fading Light (card advantage tribal / reanimator)Main decks;
Neheb, Big Red Champion Yeva's Mono Green Control, Ayara's Aristocrats Greven, Predator Captain the One Punch Man, Derevri, Empirical Tactician Aggro, Tymna & Kraum's Saboteurs, Kondo & Tymna's Hatebears Tuvasa's Silver Bullets, Brudiclad does Brudiclad things Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (lantern control)