UW Brago Flicker Combo (Competitive EHD) (EDH / Commander) [Revision 93]

Proactive (casual c)EDH Combo Deck.
Estimated power level: 8 (highly optimized / low budget competitive)

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Main Goal:

Play and attack with Brago, King Eternal to create value by flickering your permanents with ETB effects, using Brago's triggered abilty. Finish the game by creature beatdown or the combination of Brago and Strionic Resonator.

Included Infinite Combo:

Get infinite ETB triggers with Brago, King Eternal, Strionic Resonator and at least two generic mana from artifacts:
1) Deal combat damage with Brago, King Eternal to an opponent. Brago's triggered ability goes on the stack.
2) Use the activated ability of Strionic Resonator to copy Brago's ability on the stack. Use two generic mana from artifacts for the activation.
3) Let the copied ability resolve to flicker Strionic Resonator, your mana artifacts and any other permanents you control. These permanents enter the battlefield untapped, ETB abilities are triggering. The original triggered ability of Brago, King Eternal is still on the stack.
4) Repeat steps (2) and (3) infinetely to get infinite ETB triggers.

Combo Finishing:

a) ETB Carddraw + Thassa's Oracle / Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

• Draw your entire library with a repeated ETB Carddraw effect, for example from Wall of Omens, Arcum's Astrolabe or Omen of the Sea.
• Win with Jace, Wielder of Mysteries‘ static ability / Play Thassa's Oracle in the Post Combat Main Phase to win the game.

b) Altar of the Brood (on the battlefield)

• Get infinite triggers to mill each opponent's library and win the game.

c) Mortarpod (on the battlefield)

• Sacrifice the Germ token while the copied triggered ability of Brago is on the stack to deal one damage to any opponent.
• Flicker Mortarpod with the copied ability. When it enters the battlefield, a new Germ token will be created with Mortarpod attached to it.
• Sacrifice the new Germ token before flickering the Mortarpod again to deal another damage to any opponent.
• Repeat until every opponent is finished to win the game.

d) Aether Channeler / Venser, Shaper Savant (on the battlefield)

• Bounce each (nonland) permanent of your opponents back to their hands to get a huge tempo advantage. (...and win the game.)

Use tutor effects like Tribute Mage, Enlightened Tutor or Muddle the Mixture (Transmute) to find combo pieces, mana artifacts or utility permanents like Soul-Guide Lantern, Oblivion Ring or Act of Authority.

Protect Brago, King Eternal with equipments like Lightning Greaves and your combo turn with Grand Abolisher / Teferi, Time Raveler and counterspells like Glen Elendra Archmage, Miscast or Dovin's Veto. Make sure to "connect" with Brago, King Eternal by making him unblockable (for example with Thassa, God of the Sea, Manifold Key or Wedding Invitation) or removing opposing blockers (for example with Aether Channeler, Reflector Mage or Oblivion Ring).

Note:
If it is not possible to win the game by starting the combo (because you have no access to Strionic Resonator, for example), try to find Champion's Helm (with Stoneforge Mystic, for example) to finish off your opponents with Brago, King Eternal or other evasive creatures. Playing and flickering Lavinia of the Tenth once per turn with Brago's ability is kind of a softlock for your opponents, which should give you enough time to win the game.