Some stax pieces and how to work around themRule of Law: Use this in a deck that doesn't mind casting only one spell per turn, and in a meta where you have players that cast many spells per turn. See also:
Eidolon of Rhetoric,
Damping Sphere,
Ethersworn Canonist,
Arcane LaboratoryWinter Orb: To use
Winter Orb effectively, you want to have a deck that already has a lot of non-land sources of mana (so, creatures or artifacts). You also need to make sure you're casting
Winter Orb at a good time, when most of your opponents' lands are tapped. See also:
Hokori, Dust Drinker.
Null Rod: A favorite for green decks, make sure you're not using too many artifacts as a source of mana. See also:
Karn, the Great Creator,
Stony Silence.
Cursed Totem: Similar to
Null Rod, don't use too many creatures with activated abilities, and especially do not use if your commander has an activated ability. See also:
Linvala, Keeper of Silence.
Static Orb: This one is trickier, because you need some other source to untap your mana sources. Usually, it will be commander like
Teferi, Temporal Archmage,
Brago, King Eternal, or
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician.
Stasis: This card is usually used to soft-lock people, so you need to be able to untap one blue source a turn. The same commanders as above, and
Estrid the Masked are all capable of doing this.
Rest in Peace: Don't use graveyard effects. Simple. See also:
Leyline of the Void.
Back to Basics: Use lots of basic lands. Even if your deck is two colors, you can probably get away with using lots of basics. This card is especially good at hating on players with expensive land bases. See also:
Blood Moon,
Magus of the Moon,
Ruination.
Trinisphere: This card isn't super great in low-powered metas, but works wonders against decks with a low curve. To mitigate it's effect on you, use lots of mana ramp, or a way of untaping your permanents. See also:
Vryn Wingmare,
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben,
Thorn of Amethyst,
Sphere of Resistance.