Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

📖 How to build Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is a four-mana Azorius legendary creature whose static abilities make your white and blue spells cost {1} less. It also makes every spell your opponents cast cost {1} more. The game plan is to deploy a steady stream of white and blue spells at a discount while opponents pay extra for each of theirs, which can slow their development and make their responses more expensive.

Build around cheap, efficient white and blue spells so the discount has the most impact. Removal such as Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile fits the white side, while counterspells like Counterspell, Arcane Denial, and Negate fit the blue side. Card draw such as Brainstorm and Rhystic Study supports the plan of spending mana efficiently, and Cyclonic Rift and Generous Gift round out the white and blue focus.

Watch the limits of the rules text. The discount applies only to white and blue spells, so off-color cards and colorless spells get no reduction, and the tax applies only to your opponents' spells, not yours. Augustin is also a creature that can be removed, which would end both effects. Its value depends on keeping the deck heavily white and blue.

Deck guide written with AI assistance based on the card's rules text.