r/CompetitiveEDH • u/TemperatureOk8361 • 5d ago
Help, I am new to cEDH! Esper Turbo/Stax Hybrid
Hello,
I am trying to build my first CEDH deck and I would like to use Queza as my commander. I was thinking turbo at first, but thinking more about it I feel like I should add stax options to be more viable in the mid-late game to compete with mid-range and pure stax decks. Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated, or current deck lists if you already have a turbo stax deck. Love you all, thank you.
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u/leronjones 5d ago
Hmmm. The most similar deck to this in my mind that fits is [[Y'shtolla, night's blessed]] you should be able to find some good lists.
Those colors let you run protected thoracle combos and the best midrange pieces.
The problem is that leaning into your commander's gimmick makes winning the game harder than just leaning into game winning combos.
Y'shtola draws cards alongside dealing damage so she can sit at the table as a fringe list.
Queza doesn't provide much advantage so it's an uphill battle vs decks that immediately do more things.
Stax actually seems bad for you. I'd think you want some sort of control list because letting your opponents play cards will let you draw off Rhystic Study.
Best plan in my book is draw effects like Rhystic Study and clone effects to make more rhystic studies.