MTG Salvation

Post Reserved.

I just realized that Bolas's Citadel is actually VERY effective for this deck. It works under Stasis, synergizes with Aminatou's +1 ability, makes Sensei's Divining Top absolutely broken and a pseudo-infinite combo, and is an artifact that I can actively tutor for with what's present in the deck. I'll be cutting a card for it, just haven't settled on which one yet. I don't think Aetherflux Reservoir needs to be present in the deck simply because I only need to get through a certain amount of my deck before I naturally draw into a true combo line. Essentially, Bolas's Citadel acts as an Ad Nauseam variant that more effectively rewards the deck for what it's trying to do.

EDIT: I think it's between Blind Obedience and Consecrated Sphinx, with Sphinx being the more likely cut since its CMC is so high.

I have look at the list, and I wondered if you considered the following cards.

Bojuka Bog - Good backup for Rest in Peace and Ashiok, Dream Render

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade - Seems good for stax, just no flicker value.

Kambal, Consul of Allocation - Would be good early game, or once all the stax pieces are in place.

This will be my first stax deck, but I figured I would throw it out there to see what your thoughts were. As usual I will do value mana base. Looking forward to brewing this deck with you.

If we could get Narset out, we could use the Teferi's Puzzle Box to lockout everyone from the game. It's a pretty good salt combo. IF it works how I think it does.

Bojuka Bog ETB tapped is actually a pretty big deal. Tapped lands steal a lot of tempo from this deck and with no way to cheat it into play a la Crop Rotation, I think the tempo loss when you draw it might be substantial enough to make me regret playing it in the 99. A solid card and an excellent role-player, I personally have found most of the other Stax pieces provide enough overlap that having an additional 'yard hate card isn't necessary. The goal of this deck is to create layers of Stax/Hate pieces so that even if your opponents tutor for removal effects to get rid of one Stax/Hate piece, there is another one that they have to fight through.

Lavinia is solid as well. I'd like to include her, I just don't think she's any better than the current suite of Stax/Hate pieces.

Kambal doesn't directly help us win, so I'll actually pass on him.

Teferi's Puzzle Box and Narset work exactly like you think it does. I didn't think about the Box as another way to take advantage of the Wheel payoff cards. Good look!

Is it safe to assume that you don't run Eldest Reborn for CMC reasons? Also would Winter's Orb slow us down too much? I do like the Terferi's puzzle box as the pay off is just insane. It will probably take me a couple of months to build, but I will slowly get there.

Hall of Heliod's Generosity?

What would be a good cut for Teferi's Puzzle Box?

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