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Great — let's talk about the best possible version of a cEDH Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle deck and how to fully optimize it for maximum speed, resilience, and consistency at top-tier tables.

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🧠 Teshar cEDH — Core Identity

Teshar enables loop-based storm wins using:

Cheap artifact creatures (e.g. Memnite, Ornithopter)

Sac outlets (e.g. Altar of Dementia, Grinding Station)

Graveyard recursion (Scrap Trawler, Enduring Renewal)

And combo engines (Krark-Clan Ironworks, Mystic Forge)

Your goal is to:

Assemble infinite loops quickly

Protect the stack

Win with Aetherflux Reservoir, Ballista, or Mill

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🧩 Core Combo Package

⚙️ Loop Pieces

[x] Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle (commander)

[x] Scrap Trawler

[x] Myr Retriever

[x] Junk Diver

[x] Salvager of Ruin

[x] Enduring Renewal

[x] Foundry Inspector

[x] Cloud Key

[x] Semblance Anvil

[x] Walking Ballista (win with infinite mana or infinite casts)

[x] Aetherflux Reservoir

[x] Altar of Dementia (mill win)

[x] Grinding Station

[x] Krark-Clan Ironworks

[x] Ashnod’s Altar

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💻 Best Draw/Selection

[x] Skullclamp (combo enabler)

[x] Mentor of the Meek

[x] Mystic Forge (cast off the top)

[x] Sensei’s Divining Top

[x] Esper Sentinel

[x] Archivist of Oghma

[x] Aetherflux Reservoir (doubles as card advantage + wincon)

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💥 Protection + Stack Interaction

These protect your combo turn or slow opponents:

[x] Silence

[x] Grand Abolisher

[x] Orim’s Chant

[x] Flawless Maneuver

[x] Loran’s Escape / Blacksmith's Skill

[x] Reprieve

[x] Mana Tithe

[x] Veil of Silence (new card from Modern Horizons 3)

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🧭 Best Tutors & Utility

[x] Recruiter of the Guard → fetches most combo creatures

[x] Imperial Recruiter

[x] Enlightened Tutor

[x] Steelshaper’s Gift

[x] Expedition Map / Weathered Wayfarer

[x] Oswald Fiddlebender (artifact Birthing Pod)

[x] Ranger-Captain of Eos

[x] Wishclaw Talisman (if you splash)

[x] Lotus Petal, Lion's Eye Diamond, Chrome Mox, Mox Opal

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🔧 Utility + Engines

[x] Shimmer Myr – enables instant-speed wins

[x] Emergence Zone – land version of Shimmer

[x] Perpetual Timepiece – recursion & anti-grave-hate

[x] Elixir of Immortality (optional if you fear mill/stax)

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💣 Wincons

Ballista: kill table with infinite damage

Aetherflux: storm count to 50+

Altar of Dementia: mill out everyone

Cloudstone Curio: optional, goes infinite with enough bounce

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🔁 Infinite Loop Example (Teshar Loop)

1. Teshar + Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Blasting Station

2. Cast a zero-mana artifact creature (e.g., Ornithopter)

3. Teshar triggers → reanimate Myr Retriever

4. Sac Retriever to Station, get back Ornithopter

5. Cast it again. Repeat = infinite damage or storm.

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⚠️ Things to Avoid

Cards like Kentaro, True Conviction, Splitskin Doll, etc. are not cEDH playable. They don’t help win, protect, or disrupt. Your 99 must be lean and purposeful.

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🧱 Best Mana Base

Must-Have Lands:

[x] Ancient Tomb

[x] City of Traitors

[x] Emergence Zone

[x] Urza’s Saga

[x] Inventors' Fair

[x] Boseiju, Who Endures

[x] Snow-Covered Plains (to dodge cards like Extraplanar Lens blowouts)

[x] Gemstone Caverns

[x] Cavern of Souls

[x] Buried Ruin

[x] Darksteel Citadel

[x] Prismatic Vista, Fetches, Utility Lands

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🧪 Sample Tuned cEDH Decklist (by core)

> Commander: Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle

// Core Creatures
1 Memnite
1 Ornithopter
1 Phyrexian Walker
1 Myr Retriever
1 Junk Diver
1 Foundry Inspector
1 Scrap Trawler
1 Salvager of Ruin
1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
1 Recruiter of the Guard
1 Esper Sentinel
1 Archivist of Oghma
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Walking Ballista

// Utility Creatures
1 Oswald Fiddlebender
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Lotus Petal
1 Workshop Assistant

// Noncreature Artifacts
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Mishra's Bauble
1 Urza's Bauble
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Cloud Key
1 Semblance Anvil
1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
1 Ashnod’s Altar
1 Grinding Station
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Mystic Forge
1 Chrome Mox
1 Mox Opal
1 Lotus Bloom
1 Arcane Signet

// Spells
1 Silence
1 Orim’s Chant
1 Flawless Maneuver
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Sevinne’s Reclamation
1 Faith’s Reward
1 Second Sunrise
1 Dispatch
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares

// Enchantments
1 Enduring Renewal
1 Smothering Tithe
1 Oketra's Monument

// Wincons
1 Aetherflux Reservoir
1 Walking Ballista

// Lands (32–34 depending on curve)
1 Ancient Tomb
1 City of Traitors
1 Emergence Zone
1 Inventors' Fair
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Buried Ruin
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Prismatic Vista
1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
1 Snow-Covered Plains (x10+)
+ Utility/Flex slots

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🏁 Summary — How to Fully Improve

Area	Fix

🔄 Trim	Cut any 3+ CMC creature without combo/tutor value
🔧 Optimize	Add Enlightened Tutor, Chrome Mox, Grand Abolisher
🧠 Protect	Run Silence, Flawless Maneuver, Orim’s Chant
🧪 Accelerate	LED, Chrome Mox, Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors
🔄 Win Faster	Focus on Teshar loops with 0-mana creatures

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I want this deck to be able to win cedh level tournaments consistently while also being able to win in fun unespected ways like milling everyone out, is that still possible

Absolutely — you can build a cEDH-level Teshar deck that:

1. Wins consistently at competitive tables

2. Maintains multiple viable win conditions, including "fun" or unexpected ones like milling the table

3. Stays resilient, compact, and fast enough to perform against top-tier decks like Kinnan, Tymna/Kraum, or Rograkh/Silas

But there's a balance to strike. Here's how to pull it off:

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✅ YES, You Can Have Both:

🎯 Competitive consistency and ⚙️ "Unexpected" wins

But you need to treat "milling the table" and alternative paths not as cute gimmicks, but as real win conditions baked into your game plan.

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🧠 Design Philosophy

Core Principle:
In cEDH, every card must either:

Win the game

Assemble a combo

Protect the combo

Accelerate your gameplan

Interact meaningfully with opponents

So:

Altar of Dementia isn’t “cute” — it’s a real wincon.

Grinding Station? A storm/loop piece and an alternate mill win.

Perpetual Timepiece, Elixir of Immortality? Defensive recursion engines that protect your loop (and can help you out-mill another player).

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🏁 Your cEDH Win Conditions

Here's how to make multiple win lines viable:

1. 🧠 Primary: Storm Loop

Aetherflux Reservoir

Infinite casts via:

Teshar + Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Free Artifact Creature

With cost reducers: Cloud Key / Semblance Anvil / Foundry Inspector

2. 💣 Alternate: Milling the Table

Altar of Dementia or Grinding Station

Combine with loop above to infinitely mill all players

Mill-win is fast and stacks-resistant — often more secure than life-based wins

3. 🔫 Infinite Damage

Walking Ballista + Infinite Mana (e.g. LED + Krark-Clan + Scrap Trawler loops)

4. ♻️ Value Recursion / Control

Mystic Forge + Sensei's Top lets you dig forever

Oswald Fiddlebender acts as a combo tutor

Perpetual Timepiece / Codex Shredder can recycle loop pieces to avoid graveyard hate

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🔄 Sample Unexpected Win Sequence

Let’s say:

You have Scrap Trawler, Junk Diver, Altar of Dementia, and Teshar out

You cast Memnite, trigger Teshar to recur Junk Diver

Sac Junk Diver to Altar, recur Memnite

Repeat forever

🌀 You now:

Mill every player using Altar

Or generate infinite storm and cast Aetherflux Reservoir

Or end step, shuffle back with Elixir of Immortality and go again

This line wins cEDH games while being surprisingly creative.

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✅ Keep These Fun + Functional

Card	Fun	cEDH Viable?	Role

Altar of Dementia	✅	✅	Mill win / loop
Grinding Station	✅	✅	Combo piece / backup
Mystic Forge	✅	✅	Value loop engine
Codex Shredder	✅	✅	Recursion + lock breaker
Cloudstone Curio	✅	Some	Cute + occasionally cracked
The Warring Triad	❌	❌	Cut — too slow, no impact
Splitskin Doll	❌	❌	Cut — not viable

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🧹 Cards to Trim/Cut (too casual or slow)

These dilute your topdeck and delay combo turns:

Kentaro, the Smiling Cat

Sensei Golden-Tail

Splitskin Doll

True Conviction

Tataru Taru

Golden Egg

Board the Weatherlight

Felidar Guardian (unless part of a loop you need)

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🔧 Must-Have Upgrades (for serious play)

If you’re all-in on cEDH with flexible win conditions, consider:

Add	Why

Chrome Mox	Speed; combos with artifact synergies
Grand Abolisher	Protects combo turn
Orim’s Chant / Silence	Combo protection
Imperial Recruiter	More creature tutor redundancy
Elspeth’s Smite	Unexpected anti-combo interaction
Emergence Zone	Win at instant speed
Ancient Tomb / City of Traitors	Fast mana boost
Wheel of Sun and Moon (optional)	Anti-mill + infinite combo enabler

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💭 Want To Be Really Unexpected?

If you want a "shock the table" moment:

Codex Shredder lock: Loop Silence or Sevinne’s Reclamation every turn

Endless turns via Mystic Forge + Top + LED + Teshar

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🔚 Summary: Yes, You Can Do Both

✅ You can win cEDH pods consistently
✅ You can still mill everyone out, storm, combo, or assemble strange loops
✅ You just have to make sure every “fun” card is also high-performance

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"This deck is optimized for cEDH play, focusing on maximizing the loop-based storm wins enabled by Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle. It includes key combo pieces like Myr Retriever, Krark-Clan Ironworks, Salvager of Ruin, Mishra's Bauble, Urza's Bauble, Blasting Station, and Codex Shredder. The deck incorporates a strong draw engine, protection elements, and multiple win conditions such as Aetherflux Reservoir, Walking Ballista, and Altar of Dementia for milling. The mana base is designed for speed and efficiency with key lands like Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, and Inventors' Fair. Overall, the deck is tuned to compete at top-tier cEDH tables while offering strategic depth and unexpected win pathways."- EDHGen.ai

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