...And Thopters Blacked Out the Skies

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Control Infinite Combo Mono-Blue

awesomeandy33

Artifact (38)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Feldon's Cane
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Merchant's Dockhand
• 1x Metalwork Colossus
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Myr Welder
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Thopter Squadron
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk
• 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Instant (11)

• 1x Banishing Knack
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Retraction Helix
• 1x Whir of Invention

Creature (9)

• 1x Artificer's Assistant
• 1x Diligent Excavator
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Vedalken Engineer

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Efficient Construction
• 1x Mechanized Production

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 21x Island
• 7x Island
• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 1x Seat of the Synod

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Flood of Recollection
• 1x Preordain

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Other (2)

• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice

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My first mono colored deck, and I think I fell in love with blue. Two main combos in the deck, both are based around two cards Paradox Engine and Retraction Helix .

So far this deck has been very efficient, and running really well. I’m very happy with it but always looking to improve. I just recently added in the mill strategy, just so I can change things up and not always go the same root. Memnarch is also in there for pure fun, people are always so much nicer when he’s on the board.

Infinite Mill Combo

1. Paradox Engine , Diligent Excavator and Ornithopter (or other 0 cmc) on the board.
2. Cast Retraction Helix (target diligent excavator)
3. Tap excavator target ornithopter.
4. Return ornithopter to your hand & Cast it for 0. Diligent triggers (target mills) Paradox engine triggers (untapping non lands) Repeat steps 3 and 4 until everyone’s milled out.

Infinite Thopters

1. Sai, Master Thopterist / Efficient Construction , Paradox Engine , Ornithopter (or other 0 cmc) and 1 other creature on board (most likely a thopter).
2. Cast Retraction Helix (targeting creature).
3. Tap creature and return ornithopter to your hand.
4. Cast ornithopter for 0. Sai triggers (creates a thopter). Paradox engine triggers (untaps non lands). Repeat steps 3 and 4 for infinite thopters. If you add in some mana rocks you can get infinite mana as well.

Mechanized Production is in the mix to make sure people are (hopefully) more worried about it, while you’re setting up the other shenanigans, if the game lasts that long

Thanks for checking it out. Comments suggestions welcome!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Copy Clone, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Edh, Noice