Grand Arbiter Augustin IV | Magic the Gathering Commander deck tech | Stax | Pillow Fort | EDH

00:00 - video start
00:10 - about this video
01:36 - skip about this video
01:37 - Lands
05:07 - Ramp
07:45 - Creatures
13:43 - Instants/Sorceries
16:11 - Enchantments
18:45 - Artifacts
20:58 - Planeswalkers
24:09 - Win Cons & combos
27:02 - Final notes & Coming soon
For this weeks video, I have decided to feature another one of my own personal Commander decks that will be part of the 32 deck challenge that I am taking part of. This deck will fill the Azorius, or White and blue combination of colors and will be built around Grand Arbiter, Augustin Iv. If you remember, a little over a year ago, I featured a budget version of this deck for a customer, and it was the catalyst for me starting my own version. Mine, like the budget version, will also be a stax themed build, and will also have some pillow fort style of protection. Think of this as sort of an upgrade guide for the budget one, if you will. So have a watch and join me next week where im hoping to get done a new budget Commander build that will be available for sale on the Facebook page. See you there!
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[@M0AT]

Brutal, me gusta tu forma de pensar. Me montare ese deck . GRACIAS

[@BluebearsGames]

De nada!

[@davidcapano9996]

If you want smothering Tithe to work properly you really should include stasis because after a while when stasis is out nobody gets to untap anything effectively guaranteeing you a treasure token because nobody can pay. I'm also surprised you didn't include the classics like winter orb, static orb, Sphere of Resistance and authority of the consuls

[@BluebearsGames]

There are actually reasons I didn't include the orbs and sphere. The first is because I already have a deck that uses them for lovkdown reasons and I wanted a slightly different feel for the 2 decks. The second reason is I felt that the way I put this together would be more "fair" since there's actually a chance to get out of the control locks. If for some reason this deck doesn't perform how I want it to, then stasis with tithe is the next evolution, but I didn't want to slow games down to a standstill. Not yet anyway. So far this had performed as expected for what I was going for. I even got shiny new fallout version to use if I decided to go that route.

[@Ginkrepeerc_]

May be the craziest smothering tithe take ever

[@BluebearsGames]

Not exactly a take, more like past experience. I've just not really had much luck with it in other builds actually netting me much. I will do more testing before the eventual update video of course and who knows, maybe this is the one build its meant for the most and I'll correct it in the update video.

[@Ginkrepeerc_]

@@BluebearsGames Maybe it’s my group, but whenever one of us uses it, it usually nets an even or positive ratio, either by opponents paying or treasures netted

[@BluebearsGames]

@@Ginkrepeerc_ that's what I hear all the time, but I haven't had much luck with it. I always get it either too late or if early, it's against decks that ramp a lot so they just pay and continue with their turn as normal. It's possible I'm just jaded because of that and it left a bad taste for me and this is the one build where it will get max use for me finally.

[@WZKD.]

Appreciate the follow up video on GAAIV, I’ve chosen him as my first ever commander. Taxing and control is a play style that appeals to me. How have you been getting on with this version? Any cuts and standouts? Thanks 👍🏼

[@BluebearsGames]

Happy to oblige. So far it's done as expected. Consultant and a pain in peoples buts. Ot does tend to lengthen games quite a bit and unless I get a win con to stick for more than 2 turns, I end up being ganged up on horrible. It holds its own 3v1 for a little while, but ultimately you just run out of defenses more often than not. It's a really fun deck to play if you enjoy the challenge which I personallydo.

[@WZKD.]

@@BluebearsGames Glad to hear, I don’t understand why people hate on it. It’s part of the game, no different than toxic decks that can achieve 10 counters in no time. How would this deck perform against mill? There’s a guy at my LGS with a Bruvac deck that seems to be the one to beat…

[@BluebearsGames]

Hmm. I've not faced a commander mill deck ever actually. I assume it would be the same as when I fac 60 card mill decks and you play more removal for bruvac and the hope is that the stax pieces will make it cost a lot to cast any mill cards. Hopefully countermagic takes care of anything gets through. Sadly youre notlt in green so you cant just throw a random gaeas blessing in.

[@ThreatLevel9]

23:35 teferi who slows the sunset doesnt work with stasis, because even though you untap during your opponents untap steps, stasis makes them skip that step, so you wont untap either

[@BluebearsGames]

Well it's a good thing I don't have it in there then huh lol. I guess not actually having them next to each other, I didn't see the interaction wouldn't have worked. Good catch.

[@lordwolve]

Been playing my blue deck... needs halp!...lol..looks like a few of those might help...getting stomped by prebuild box sets..eyeroll.

[@BluebearsGames]

Who's your commander?

[@lordwolve]

@@BluebearsGames Talrand... the one you built for me

[@BluebearsGames]

@@lordwolve have you upgraded it at all since you got it?

[@lordwolve]

Nope literally just started to play it..😅.. sides you know me ..I hand it to you and say fix! 😂😂😂

[@BluebearsGames]

@@lordwolve 🤣🤣🤣 on this one I kinda did tge work already and made a video for it. Lol you should watch my updated talrand personal deck deck video. That will have the suggested cards you'd want to swap in.

[@royalal]

I went to my last commander night and I got infinite combod. I’m going to stax the shit out of people. Any thoughts to cards like thorn of amethyst and sphere of resistance ?

[@BluebearsGames]

The question I have for you is, was tge infinite combo that got you, an infinite mana combo? If so, then adding stuff that makes things cost more to cast a little less effective. With that being said, I myself personally like those types of cards in more competitive formats to slow the game down enough to hopefully take control, but honestly, I've only ever used them in 60 card formats and not tried them in commander.

[@iSmallPP]

You sound like you're from Boston

[@BluebearsGames]

Close. I'm from Nj.