MTG Salvation

Hey guys, I'm new on the EDH scene and I'm finding it a little difficult to find the cards with the mechanics I have in mind. But the powerhouses I had in mind were going to be, isochron scepter (to be loaded up with Silences, path to exile, and counters, phyrexian metamorph (as well as other copy spells to make more scepters), Achmage Ascension along with several drawing mechanics, and master transmuter, to swap out artifacts for bigger and badder artifact creatures. I'll post what I have already without land.

If you don't mind considering another general, there's Ertai, the Corrupted. As long as you have U and some creature lying around, you're ready to counter any threat. White also has plenty of token generation, and black has the amazing Bitterblossom. In the new M14, there's Dark Prophecy too, which gives you a card draw every time you sac a creature to your commander (along with every other reason a creature dies). Then there's cards like Nevermore for problematic cards and generals, and Runed Halo for Voltron commanders (or whatever else seems like a threat), and it can be reset with Capsize or some other bounce.

Are you playing in a mostly multiplayer or 1v1 meta? The classic Scepter/Chant package can be weak in a multiplayer setting, where you can only really lock out one of three opponents in a go around the table.

Isn't balance banned?

I'd avoid one-shot cards like Dark Ritual, especially if this is for multiplayer. Doesn't seem particularly effective to me in a slower, singleton fomat. In terms of control cards- Venser, Shaper Savant is excellent. I noticed you already have Mnemonic Wall and Chancellor of the annex- abusing ETB triggers could be a sub-theme. The new M14 card Strionic Resonator will help here. When I play control, I like to keep the board clear with kill cards like Massacre Wurm and Grave Pact. That frees you up to dominate the game with planeswalkers and combos. The trio of Jace, Memory Adept/Liliana Vess/Venser, the Sojourner can be tough to beat. In addition, Notion Thief can be used to generate sickening amounts of card draw advantage. Finally, a general you might want to look into is Merieke Ri-Berit. She's really fun to use and can either steal or kill enemy creatures depending on the way you build the deck.

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Isn't balance banned?

is it? I have no idea

I do not believe I have ever seen Sen Triplets run well in EDH. 1v1 maybe, as the control elements are harsh on one single opponent. In multiplayer? sketchy.

However, in effort to provide an idea - You could make use of the Mindslaver combo, where you sack the slaver, recur with Academy ruins. Granted you can only do one opponent at a time, it is repeatable on each of your turns.

Working with Venser is loads of fun. I run both versions of Tezzeret and then Karn Liberated in my Sharuum the Hegemon deck. (shameless link plug) If nothing else I hope I have provided some useful ideas.

Best of luck in building your deck!