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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.
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“Control through cost reduction—make your spells cheap, theirs expensive.”
Control
Intermediate
Commander damage, Control
Control, Tokens, Blink
Strategy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is a soft-lock commander that turns mana efficiency into a controlling advantage. Your white and blue spells cost less, letting you deploy threats and answers faster than opponents can react, while their spells become more expensive—slowing down the entire table. This creates a tempo advantage that compounds over time, especially when you're running efficient control spells, board wipes, and counterspells.
The deck plays as a control-tempo hybrid: you're not trying to be a pure control deck that answers everything, but rather a midrange deck that answers threats while advancing your own game plan. You'll typically lean on soft permission (like Counterspell and Spell Pierce), bounce effects, and board sweepers to manage the board while stacking threats like Ephemerate, Soulherder, or even just attacking with your commander. Win conditions tend toward attrition—outlasting opponents by playing more efficiently until you can finish with commander damage, card advantage engines, or a resolving threat they can't answer.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey counterspells like Force of Will; Counterspell, Spell Pierce, and Archmage's Charm do the job for way less while still triggering your cost reduction.
Signature Cards
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