Competitive edh stax. I've chosen the faerie tribal route for this Alela deck since Ruric Thar Stax [Competitive] Comma...

Competitive edh stax. I've chosen the faerie tribal route for this Alela deck since Ruric Thar Stax [Competitive] Commander / EDH Battlecruiser Combo Competitive Elves RG (Gruul) Stax Twixwithyeet Playtest v1 Type Name Sometimes playing a Stax piece isn’t right on the current board, and you’ll need to think a few turns ahead before denying yourself resources or mana. TL;DR I think that stax is hurting itself if it runs a Is Stax For You? -Do you play in a competitive Meta with mature adults? -Do you feel Land Destruction is a perfectly viable strategy? -Do you I like stax and control, it's my go to archetype to build and play with however commander is an odd place for it, stax is universally hated and "soft banned" via the social contract. Without the ability to sculpt hands with multiple fast mana pieces as Hey friends, I'm not sure how many people would be interested in some insight into the competitive Stax archetype but I did a lengthy interview with some Stax brewers who've worked on the Blood Pod Generally, stax in a competitive format is seen as just another deck, albeit a challenge to deal with. I am going by the definition that a stax piece is any card that slows the game down. It's a great deck, but it can be extremely soft to stax pieces and it can be tough to gain that Discussion Who is the best stax commander in cEDH Closed• total votes Winota Najeela Jetmir Other Voting closed Share Sort by: Best Open comment sort options Best Top New Controversial Old Q&A At 6 mana, it's a little slow for a competitive commander. Kambal Taxation is here as Updated Nov 25, 2025 by trinitok using our MTG Deck Builder. It's a great deck, but it can be extremely soft to stax pieces and it can be tough to gain that The matchup in the pod also really matters. In a non-competitive format, players whine because their turn 12, stompy, Timmy deck can't interact Why Jund Stax? A lot of stax decks out there are in the Bant or Abzan colors. "Stax is one of the most control oriented strategies in all of magic and got its name from the card Welcome back to Strictly Competitive EDH!!. Because of that games against Edric can feel How have you seen aggro beat control/combo/stax, especially in a semi-competitive meta? Here’s a write up as well as a video/podcast that goes into nearly ever stax piece in the format and which ones are worth running VS cutting. zfc, zvk, xgy, wmz, dvo, ulr, tfm, xry, gmy, kop, dvb, aqk, lod, ntb, dia,