Arcum Dagsson's Toolbox

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Control Mono-Blue

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Artifact (32)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Jester's Cap
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Servo Schematic
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Summoning Station
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Ugin's Nexus
• 1x Unwinding Clock

Creature (19)

• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Walking Ballista

Instant (10)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Whir of Invention

Commander (1)

Land (32)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 22x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon

Sorcery (3)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Reshape

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Karn, the Great Creator *f-pre*
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Mirrodin Besieged

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Maybeboard

Artifact (15)

• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Void Mirror
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Ward of Bones

Creature (3)

• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Vedalken Archmage

Instant (1)

• 1x Fierce Guardianship

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable *f-pre*

Land (1)

• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord

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OVERVIEW

Quick Info

Latest Update: Rivals of Ixalan (RIX)

Build: Competitive

Style: Control, Combo

Theme: Artifacts

Basic Concept: Control the board with Arcum Dagsson , tutor for specific artifacts to counter threats. Too bad Tinker and Tolarian Academy are banned in EDH or else... ;)

About This Build

This build is quite competitive.

Is this build Arcum Dagsson right for you?

Pros

• You like to everything (opponents) on the board
• You like to control the board

Cons

• Depended on your Commander
• Creatures are not for attack but instead for sacrifice mechanism
• Your friends will hate you most probably

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STRATEGY

General

Aim to get Arcum Dagsson out on the field as soon as possible to take control with mana accelerating artifacts such as Sol Ring , Mana Vault , Grim Monolith . Sacrifice low cost creatures with no abilities such as Phyrexian Walker to search for powerful non-creature artifacts such as Darksteel Forge to control the board.

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

How do you WIN with this deck?

1. Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk and wipe your opponent's board. OR
2. Infinite Damage Combo: Blasting Station + Mycosynth Lattice + Summoning Station

Scenarios

Use Arcum Dagsson or Reshape to search for different non-creature artifacts solutions.

• Early game when opponent has a crazy creature: Find Spine of Ish Sah to destroy it.

• Decks with strong enter battlefield triggering theme: Find Torpor Orb .

• Combo decks: Find Jester's Cap to remove related combo cards, hate cards, cards which would exile artifacts.

Vulnerabilities

Exiling or removing some of the artifacts for the combos would be something in which we don't want to see so some Counterspell-type spells are included to prevent that

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CARDS & COMBOS

Combos & Synergies

Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk wipe out opponent's board including lands. Your opponent would probably forfeit by then. Try not to use this combo unless it is necessary to do so.

Arcum Dagsson + Liquimetal Coating can turn opponent's creatures into artifact creatures which would force your opponent to sacrifice it (but they get a non-creature artifact, but still...)

Blasting Station + Mycosynth Lattice + Summoning Station infinite artifact damage combo.

Key Cards - Must Haves

Creatures with casting cost play an important role in accelerating the process/combos: Ornithopter , Phyrexian Walker , Memnite , Shield Sphere

Protection

Card Advantage

Vedalken Archmage , Mind's Eye

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DECK BUILD

Possible Inclusions

Rings of Brighthearth - could potentially double the ability of Arcum

Glaring Spotlight - can make your opponents' creatures with hexproof vulnerable again

Illusionist's Bracers - can double the effect for Arcum

Tamiyo's Journal - another artifact which can tutor for any card

Ugin's Nexus - Since EDH has a lot of people playing extra turns, this might prove to be useful at some point

Mirage Mirror - can copy an artifact, creature, enchantment, land

Possible Cuts

Memory Jar

Mind's Eye

Omitted from this build

Cloud Key - good to reduce casting cost of artifacts but does not actually do enough.

Tezzeret the Seeker - although the card suits the theme but it is not so useful when it comes to play.

Chief Engineer - good card, especially in a artifact related deck but often unable to use convoke.

Copper Gnomes - does not seem to do enough in this deck.

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	WBRG
Key combos	Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk Blasting Station + Mycosynth Lattice + Summoning Station Arcum Dagsson + Liquimetal Coating
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.88
Tokens	2/2 N Creature Pincher, Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Myr 1/1 C, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Commander, Deck ideas