I think people forget the beauty of magic as a card game that differs it from other games. I feel like most commander players make a deck and try to do a thing and cut out all interaction to do that thing more effectively. I have caught myself doing this a few times while deck building and during some mtgo games. Magic let’s you do thing that you cannot do in almost any other card game. Playing cards on other peoples turns and utilizing the stack. These “control” decks are literally just regular decks as they do what magic specializes in. Interacting is so much more fun then just tapping out and casting a permanent every turn. It blows my mind how some players enjoy playing 4 cards in a game, lose on turn 8 because they haven’t stopped anything I’m doing and re-que into the next one. That is not fun magic for anyone I hope. Play interaction, play counter spells, play removal, stop this one dimensional deck building designs and play good cards.

Holy shit, my decks became really good as I followed your tips! You are an absolute monster 😢

You need enough draw power to be able to play control because you have to outdraw your 3 opponents together. Things like the magic mirror, the one ring, recurring insight.

I do think that if you're trying to win and not just be "that guy" arcane denial is worth running

Great points you mentioned there. Another thing I learnt from playing control for so long in EDH, is to include more stax pieces, this can help slow the game down closer to your pace, some pieces might end up answering more than 1 threat or even the whole board. I still play my esper control deck, it is an anti-creature deck, running stax pieces like humility, tainted aether, overburden, just to name a few. You can back this up with your removals and counters, take your time while the board is slowed down, by playing a lot of card advantage spells and eventually win. The deck wins thru several infinite turn combos, paired up with some PWs for inevitability.

My favorite control pieces are opposition agent and notion thief. Because I love flash and while more specific than a counter spell they have the benefit of giving me resources for stopping my opponents.

Very good video! Had Rashmi built twice, she is definitely OP but you have to cast her early lest you loose the cards in hand and protect her for one whole turn, after that, easy sailing. I love control, put a lot of controlly cards in each deck but yes, the playgroup hates that so be sure your playgroup likes you as a person, otherwise they will stop playing with you :-D You missed one crucial thing though: closing out the game. The best way is to combo off, which is also generally disliked. You can also outvalue your opps, which is also something ppl don't like to see because it takes a lot of time or you cast something op like omniscience or expropriate (5th saltiest card).

Counterbalance and decree of silence are pretty great in decks like these

This was a great video. How do you only have under 250 subscribers?! I think lots of players really don't know hoe to politic but this was a good way to start a foundation of verbiage/ deal making new players can start with even if they're not control players

1:19 sounds like me playing control is the least of these peoples issues, tbh.

Good stuff

Offer and Arcane Denial are incredible options at 90% of tables.

what about Damia as a control commander?

Enjoyed your video. I however dont agree that you must play blue to play control. It helps sure, but you can still play control without blue. I have found red and white to work well in this regard as well.

Breya is everything but green so fuck yeah

Gonna be honest and say I'd only use this deck against eldrazi and slivers

insults towards you and family is music in my ears

able to give a goldfish or moxfield for a suggested deck?

Loose what little friends i have, speedrun teferi%

So many words yet so little insight. Commander players a so cringe.