Grand Arbiter Augustin IV | EDH Budget Deck Tech $50 | Stax | Magic the Gathering | Commander

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Just a quick note about this episode, I made a mistake during the pricing section, forgetting to mention that this is a Commander cost excluded episode since the Commander's cost is over $10. The cost isn't included in either prices mentioned in that section. My apologies for the miss on my part!

[@marshallbenson]

The Commander's Quarters how could you do this to our playgroup...

[@niccoloporretta7177]

You should do a budget tymaret, the murder king video! ;)

[@JimXUltima]

You also forgot that God-pharos statue is legendary and cant clone it with mirrormaid or Saheelis artistry without sacrificing one. Still like the episode, He's my favorite commander.

[@dipakraj3925]

You put a star next to the 50 in the thumbnail though, so it's fine for me.

[@AbrahCadavre]

You were the chosen one Mitch, you were supposed to make fun edh decks, not destroy them!! I play Stax but I had to take the opportunity, sweet deck tech

[@nicholas8739]

This is what my friend told me when I made my first Stax commander deck, too.

[@wintercat1027]

Stax have grown on me over the years, it's like a puzzle to get through. That said if there's ever two stax decks ohhh boy

[@d-m-n]

It's called stockholm syndrome, sweetheart.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303]

If theres 2 stax decks: A) that sounds like my kind of place B) I feel so sorry for that playgroup

[@sammysammyson]

I'd be one of those two stax decks lmao

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303]

@@sammysammyson I'd probably be both

[@sammysammyson]

@@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303 That's what Spark Double is for!

[@dmgengar]

5:44 God pharaoh statue is legendary, so copying it, won't do much, besides making your opponents hate you less, because of you mistake, so... i guess it work too?

[@InquisitorSinCross]

You need Helm of the Host and make Statue a creature to get extra statues. HotH copy loses Legendary subtype and can be safely copied

[@AquarialDeloAtlantis]

Mirror Gallery is also a thing

[@TheSkizz89]

Was just about to say this.

[@misterspaceman9563]

Played a game where someone cast Fractured Identity on Augustin. In a 5 player game. On turn 4. Everything cost 4 generic mana to play, and we all scooped after one pass around the table

[@Mizelei2012]

It just sucks. Imagine if you had a great hand with a turn 1 sol ring and 3 lands and just good stuff. And it just gets ruined because of some stasis/stacks bullshit.

[@jakemorse7232]

@@Mizelei2012 I mean, that's how magic works man 🤷‍♂️

[@neoboyam6548]

Mizelei2012 imagine complaining about stasis/stack decks 😂

[@DoomStarRequiem]

Glorious.. I'd build this just to piss off the cedh players in my lgs

[@atlashasfallen2171]

Is this really viable?

[@SoomieHeart]

Me Yesterday: Azorius Deck Tech? Oh man, I hope its tribal bir- Mitch Today: Taxing effects Augustin IV Budget Me: Oh.

[@zalfire9195]

Tribal birds is the best

[@williamt1267]

BeatboxJames fun and interactive

[@garrettmartin4750]

I need tribal birds. How dare I not have a tribal bird deck. I'm gonna try an Esper Birds deck.

[@Oz6102]

I WOULD KILL FOR TRIBAL BIRDS

[@noahmanweiler8833]

I really wish that the commander wasn’t worth a 3rd of the decks value lol.

[@d-m-n]

To be fair, if any card in your deck is to be expensive, it should be your commander.

[@noahmanweiler8833]

Maybe I should clarify, I’m not mad about the cards price per say, I’m more salty that it didn’t get a reprint in the Guildkits like it should of.

[@Mizelei2012]

@@noahmanweiler8833 But, this card sucks. Games with this card in play are worse than games without it. Why would you want more of this out there?

[@noahmanweiler8833]

Mizelei2012 Bc sometimes I just wanna make people have a bad tome

[@ariasbotello4965]

it’s like 4 bucks now if you still wanna build it

[@conlanrichichi2328]

I never thought he would do it. Why, Why Mitch, Why?

[@Klinara]

Conlan Richichi some men just want to watch the table seethe.

[@MGone3]

My first, favorite and least favorite deck

[@drakenwinter8386]

Great to see a budget take on stax, albeit evil.

[@FlyingZoroark]

Pro of selling a GAAIV, you’ll get 14 bucks Cons of selling a GAAIV, someone else will have it and probably will want to play with it

[@autobotjazz1972]

I am currently building a budget Grand Arbiter deck and this video has given me some ideas on how adjust things and showing me on the right path with it.

[@foorje]

5:45 I don't think you can copy the god pharao as it's a legendary artifact Mitch

[@dtnuh]

I said the same thing to myself when I saw that, ha.

[@Xxiyoshixx]

I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you so much. You are an amazing human being. I just ordered this card and I wanted to build it so badly and now I can. You have earned my follow

[@c0nceited822]

Coronavirus: I sleep Mitch making a stax deck: I sleep Wayfarer’s Bauble is up to $2.17: REAL SHIT?

[@davethetalentlessguru759]

Oh my goodness Mitch, The Instructor of Tolarian State University is smiling somewhere I'm sure!

[@cannibaljames7465]

If you're willing to spend alittle extra money on a great card "helm of the host" would be a great addition to copy the commander for a greater taxing effect.

[@judefranklinguerrero2527]

Lol this is perfect!! I just started building a Augustin IV stax for my girlfriend. I love this channel!

[@jakemorse7232]

You're giving a beginner a lot of power

[@kousueki7024]

are you trying to make your friends hate your gf?

[@judefranklinguerrero2527]

lmao naw our play group is just nutty... so many stack, hatebear, token spam and other aggro combo decks.

[@BlueGiygas]

When i first introduced my friends to cockatrice i thought it would be a fun way for us to play together and i saw it as an opportunity to upgrade and test the decks i have, see what updates would help the deck be more enjoyable. My friends didn't think that way when they realized the entire mtg library was available. I got tired of seeing turn one mana crypts and after my buddy turn one'd mana crypt, mana vault, selesnya signet i got tired of it and built a Lavinia, Azorious Renegade deck not that different from what you showed here today that included Grand Arbiter as part of the 99. Needless to say we haven't used cockatrice to play in a while.

[@zotmaster]

"How to Lose Friends and Influence People...For Less!"

[@wsixkiller7751]

I love this. I have Lavinia Stax and Tax built, myself. This is fine art.

[@robbiescargill3116]

A deck that can also promote social distancing. Well played.

[@zaclock-4228]

For relatively the same cost, Soul Barrier is better than Isolation Cell in this deck: same effect, but enchantments are harder to remove and Soul Barrier costs only 1U with the commander in play, 2U otherwise, which is still easier to cast than Isolation Cell.

[@PawzBrownMTG]

The variety of ways to put decks together and you allow it to come together nicely. Thanks

[@draketheduelist]

Yeah, I love being the archenemy at every table I'm at with all my taxing effects making the best option "kill that guy!" Or... Jund player: "DOINK! I broke your stupid crap, moron!"

[@joshuasutherland6692]

Brb gonna rename my force-a-nature to The Shattergang Brothers.

[@dreytonton]

Thank you for all your ideas. I love this channel!

[@xploxive7019]

You know when it’s a command quarter video when wayfarer’s bubble is the first card in the deck build

[@zulfyby]

XPLOXIVE 701 there even is a fan called: „First up there is Wayfarere ´s Bauble“

[@PocketHealer21]

Whenever I play this Commander, I immediately get ganged up on. While powerful, GAA4 is a hate vacuum

[@Robert-vk7je]

The problem is, that you can't deal with it later.

[@zulfyby]

Also he looks a bit like the Imperator from Star Wars

[@samiam5308]

My favorite combo in my arbiter deck is Mesmeric orb after I cast approach of the second sun with Grand Arbiter out, since I mill 6 cards then draw approach, cast and win

[@Tylersingin]

I could smell that approach of the second sun coming a mile away...

[@darkdragonXD1]

Mich one point for win conditions on GAAIV that are all very cheap: Combination of Future Sight,Thought Lash, Thassa's Oracle, Paradigm Shift and Jace Weilder of Mysteries. Cheap( Cheap on both sides (CMC and $ Cost)) and really effective. (I did use on my GAAIV Cedh deck).

[@Phelps285]

I know you're supposed to build a deck around the commander the patron asks for, but there are some times when you just need to say no. This was one of those times. It's a good deck though lol.

[@cobberhambone9484]

“FUN, inexpensive and focused.” You checked two of those boxes today, Bauble Boy. Rock on.

[@thatgirlamelia8246]

Wayfarers bauble could cost 30$ and you’ll still put it in a deck tech. You absolute madlad Mitch

[@matthewtorres409]

Can you make a break the bank episode on this commander? Would be appreciated even if you just made a deck list as a reply and not a whole video. Thank you for all your hard work on every deck and video you make!

[@darkfire1234]

Thank you for making this deck tech. This is one of my favorite and most hated commanders. I wanted to build it for so so long.

[@sammysammyson]

Now *this* is the deck I've been waiting for.

[@gegenonarwhal817]

you mad man, you did it, you finally did it, budget stax.

[@RealClassixX]

There is one player with a stax deck in my playgroup. I can't remember him ever having won a single round with that deck, but they are never fun for anyone involved.

[@rabidadder3635]

Ah, a budget way to get kicked out of my play group. Excellent...

[@mouse2588]

Oh my goodness, I love this deck! This is in my opinion the greatest deck you've made so far! Great job!

[@ericsmith3808]

Sad to think that this deck's overall cost will likely increase within just the next month alone. WotC is a greedy company and the secondary markets arent too far off themselves. I've wanted to make a stacks deck like this for awhile, albeit much stronger, and trying to do so is just horrid for the wallet in this day and age

[@LordFrakula]

Hey Mitch, just a quick correction to your piece about copying God Pharaohs Statue: it's a legendary artifact, so copying it would still leave you with one. I have a janky combo in my deck where I can use WAR Karn to turn it into a creature and copy it with either Helm of the Host or Spark Double because the copies lose the Legendary type, then you can copy the token without invoking the legend rule

[@jordoncox9601]

I made a deck list for this guy with the sole intention of just slowing everything down. It cost was $800. I think I will go with this deck instead.

[@johnwright7177]

Imagine a helm of the host landing on Augustin.....oh the sheer fun of that....I think I would have to add one to the deck just for the wild chance it ever happens.

[@NotSceptile]

Lawful Evil at its finest **chef's kiss**

[@deangoff4748]

What’s the theme song?

[@josealexi5141]

GAA the 4th was my favorite commander for a while.

[@arginwatcher1393]

I actually wanna see him do a pharika god of affliction tech deck since I haven’t seen a single one on here even though I don’t play in Golgari colors

[@AidanWR]

Archangel of Tithes is also a good tax/attack effect because it's also on a larger body than Baird, but it is almost $10 because it also has a second ability

[@marcwilliams1942]

Awesome deck! Thanks for the help! I've always wanted to try this

[@jallen3775]

Legendary rule, you shouldn't be able to have more than one copy of God-Pharaoh's Statue on the field at a time (Mirrormade and Saheelli's Artistry)

[@nickthompson2640]

I wonder if he will ever revamp his Vannifar deck

[@puffin-onehandedgamer1164]

Feledar sovreign is good too. if your oppents aren't gonna do much attacking, you ight just win with the amount of life you have, the other card that says you win if you have 50 or more life works too.

[@alexb1375]

This. This is the best one yet.

[@vincentrutledge9445]

Awsome video!! Love azorius

[@SnailMan307]

You were the chosen one Mitch! You were supposed to destroy the stacks not join them! Bring balance to the battlefield, not leave it in darkness! You were my Mentor Mitch, I loved you. Still a good deck tech, love your content keep up the awesome work, hope your staging safe in these crazy times.

[@Mister_Tedious]

I love how you pronounced "elocutors" wrong.

[@Kevinestudar]

Great video! Greetings from Brazil!

[@tqbrowne]

Some budget decks are never meant to be unleashed upon this world!

[@kainariylius392]

I've tried this once without being a stacks style, but it seems to be the better choice. Here comes the quarantined fun police....

[@xavsmall9758]

Hello. I have built two decks from your channel. Ur dragon and GAAIV. And GAAIV was built just this past week. My friends were so frustrated they gave me the game so we could play something else. “I’m done, or we’re going home” 💀💀

[@cuckoophendula8211]

Hoo boy! I remember trying to make an arbiter deck awhile back, but stopped since I knew how much it would go against my principles of what a fun game of EDH would be. Perhaps a budget / gimped version may actually be a better idea.

[@bozhkobozhkov7622]

Great video! I have a question - why does this list as well as other lists I've seen run Vryn Wingmare but not Thalia, Guardian of Thraben? They seem the same but Thalia costs 1 less. Am I missing something?

[@HaydenX]

I was looking at my own GAAIV EDH deck which has Omniscience (~$9), Bribery (~$18), Mana Tithe (~$1), Force Spike (~$1), Venser the Sojourner (~$11), Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir (~$4), Rite of Replication (~$5), Remand (~$4), Propaganda (~$5), Rhystic Study (~$22), and Palinchron (~$25)...as well as some others. I was thinking about how great all of these cards work in my deck...and I didn't realize how many of them were currently over $10 as I got most of them before I had ever played EDH...and long before it was an official format in Commander. Palinchron, in particular, was a card I bought a playset of in 2004 for $3.50 total including shipping on Ebay. Now I'm asking myself if I should keep my GAAIV deck as is, or sell a bunch of cards for some much needed money...when the pandemic has passed anyway.

[@dtnuh]

As far as upgrades go, I would recommend Pendrell Mists over Magus of the Tabernacle.

[@bringbackthesonics2097]

Why not both. Piss them off more.

[@matheusfunfas5916]

Loved this one. Don't really like taxing, but I have almost all the cards already, including the expensive ones to upgrade it.

[@charleslegreatthegarbagemo7202]

Me using the Vilis, Broker of Blood and Horizon Chimera combo while my opponent plays down damage dealer cards *oh yea. It’s all coming together now*

[@Wilwhelm]

2:54 Marble Diamond taps for a white mana...?

[@erichmahnke5806]

I love this. Been looking for a way to make my group have a taste of a deck as annoying as theirs

[@xander805]

You should build a 50 dollar deck tech "precon" set of decks. Where you give us 4 different 50 dollar deck lists balanced to play in a group together. That would be incredible.

[@garrettmartin4750]

My Grand Arbiter deck really upsets certain players in my group. Recently, I was asked why I play this deck. I said, it's for when I'm tired of shit talkers;) when members of my group get too cocky and forget to be humble, The Arbiter gets on his pedestal and kicks them off theirs.

[@garrettmartin4750]

Diplomatic Immunity....

[@garrettmartin4750]

Greater Auramancy.

[@staticfreeze6116]

I was hoping for this since a player in my play group plays brago

[@GubbiGap]

I really wanna build this guy, but only with cards that are both blue and white! Let's forget about Stax and take advantage of that sweet double discount!

[@Drewbe821]

Between this and your happy hippo decks, the stall is real😜

[@crovax1375]

Not everyone likes stax, but its good to see more diverse deck strategies

[@scotthamilton598]

hey mitch is there a way to do an upgrade video for this commander? maybe set a $100 limit? lol put the real screws to my opponents

[@nathanielh.6711]

Lavinia is a anti-combo with taxation effects. MLD is good with her.

[@xpandor_6914]

Mitch is gonna have to make $100 deck techs when wayfarer's bauble costs 20 bucks.

[@AidanWR]

"Next up there's Winter Orb. What do you mean it's not the kind of deck and that the card is expensive?"

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

Hey have you done a Will + Rowan Kenrith Budget Commander Deck?

[@the1bmc1]

Do you think you will add mug to your merch page?

[@mintonmasson506]

Thank you

[@chachi_arcola]

What do you think about Warped Landscape? Kinda feels like a Wayfarers Bauble tacked to a land...

[@copperfield42]

Isn't a Baubles, is more like a Panorama, it doesn't ramps you it just fixed your colors

[@DogStarGamingGR]

Would you make room for Dranith Magistrate? What would you drop? (assuming budget wasn't an issue)

[@josephmorris7847]

Nice video Mitch!

[@fero_zetta]

You can't use mirrormade or Saheeli's artistry on God-Pharaoh's statue because is legendary. If you do, it would trigger the legendary rule.

[@YGORetroRewind]

This is the "I want everybody at the table to hate me" deck.

[@boomgoesthedynomit3]

Marble diamond taps for white, not colorless. Slight error in the video, thought I'd let you know.

[@1990Alphaman]

You're the chosen one!!! You were supposed to bring balance to the force!!

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche4303]

*perfectly balanced as all things should be*

[@shawnfyke2734]

Do you have a deck list somewhere?

[@Vojtakrasa]

Would it be potentially worth it to sneak in Smothering Tithe? I'm not sure if the deck would even benefit from that ramp

[@Shagou_]

In my opinion, an opportunity was missed. Going aggro or mid-range with this commander could be great.

[@bassvargas]

Isn't Lavinia, Azorius Renegade a nonbo with tax effects since it allows opponents to pay for their otherwise free spells?

[@ezekielgml]

Love the deck. If you had it would you swap another 2 cards for smothering tithes and rhystic study?

[@zulfyby]

Probably but that wouldnt fit budget

[@bluemanawizard9677]

Oh here we go 😈

[@wobblefoot7607]

Oh man this is great. I built a budget Derevi Stax for my girlfriend and her play group hates it. Time to add another to the pool

[@nickpanther8833]

Good deck but my all time favorite budget deck that you covered is Zada Hedron Grinder I even was able to get that deck on commander vs but with a few upgrades lol

[@reinierjamescuyos6414]

2:30 First off there Wayfarer's Bauble

[@forbiddensun2127]

Nothing like a good "boil" for a stax player. You could also wrenn and six +Strip Mine them. The best stax player in your playgroup is one that doesnt have any lands (or rocks) imo

[@EKennethsanders]

Yeah but at that point aren't you the stax player