Karn, Argentum's Architect

Commander / EDH Affinity Artifact Metalcraft Ramp

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Lands (40)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Archway
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x City of Traitors
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Echoing Deeps
• 1x Escape Tunnel
• 1x Fomori Vault
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Horizon of Progress
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Planar Nexus
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scene of the Crime
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 3x Snow-Covered Wastes
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Urza's Factory
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Urza's Tower
• 1x Urza's Workshop
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x War Room
• 3x Wastes
• 1x Winding Canyons

Combo/BS (17)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Echoes of Eternity
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x The Millennium Calendar
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Walking Ballista

Protection (7)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Eldritch Immunity
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Winding Canyons

Card Draw (24)

• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Fomori Vault
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Horizon of Progress
• 1x Hylda's Crown of Winter
• 1x Ingenuity Engine
• 1x Investigator's Journal
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Kozilek's Command
• 1x Mazemind Tome
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Sandstone Oracle
• 1x Scene of the Crime
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x The Mightstone and Weakstone  ^Meld
• 1x Thran Spider
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x War Room

Land Ramp (19)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Archway
• 1x Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Horizon of Progress
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Scampering Surveyor
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Tower
• 1x Urza's Workshop
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Removal (12)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cityscape Leveler
• 1x Hylda's Crown of Winter
• 1x Kozilek's Command
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Portal to Phyrexia
• 1x Selective Obliteration
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Commander (1)

Ramp (21)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x City of Traitors
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Karn, Legacy Reforged
• 1x Kozilek's Command
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Mightstone and Weakstone  ^Meld
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Thran Spider
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Urza's Saga

Utility (19)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Eldritch Immunity
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x Ingenuity Engine
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Urza's Factory
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Winding Canyons

Beefy Bois (7)

• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Cityscape Leveler
• 1x Karn, Legacy Reforged
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Urza's Saga

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“Argentum’s creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.”
    —Unknown

Karn, Silver Golem artifact deck. Karn is looking to create new planes (aka ramp), and assemble absurd contraptions. Leans into land ramp and sol-lands instead of pure mana rocks, due to the high likelihood of artifacts getting wrathed to the stone-age. Also tries to stick to an artifact theme, only really going to colorless for a few key spells. Built for big stompy artifact fun, but can combo off and win if your opponents aren't careful. Also, just for fun, all the pieces of The Legacy are in foil.

Combos

Karn, Silver Golem + Mycosynth Lattice : Everyone's lands are artifacts, and Karn can turn them into 0/0's for {1} mana each.

Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument : Forsaken Monument makes Basalt Monolith tap for {4}, but it only costs {3} to untap. Infinite mana as easy as that.

Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth : Rings of Brighthearth lets you copy a Basalt Monolith untap for {2}, which lets you spend {5} mana to make {6}. Another infinite mana combo.

Forsaken Monument + Grim Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth : Forsaken Monument makes Grim Monolith tap for {4}, and untap for {4}, but you can copy the untap for just {2}. That means you get {8} mana for only {6} mana, which lets you get {INFINITY} mana.

Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top + Ugin, the Ineffable : Mystic Forge lets you cast Sensei's Divining Top from the top of your deck after you draw with it, and Ugin, the Ineffable lets you cast it for free each time. This lets you draw your entire deck.

Scorched Ruins + Mycosynth Lattice + Pentavus + Clock of Omens + Rings of Brighthearth: Scorched Ruins can tap for {4}. With {2} mana from other lands, you start the loop with {6} mana. You can create two Pentavite tokens, tap them to untap the now artifact land Scorched Ruins, and use Rings to copy the untap ability, before using your last {2} mana to sac the Pentavite tokens back into counters on Pentavus. By tapping Scorched Ruins in-between untaps, you make {8} mana, and are back at the start of the loop, with {2} extra mana. By repeating the loop, you thus have {INFINITY} mana.

Thran Dynamo + Pentavus + Clock of Omens + Rings of Brighthearth + Forsaken Monument: Thran Dynamo can tap for {4} with Forsaken Monument. With {2} mana from other lands, you start the loop with {6} mana. You can create two Pentavite tokens, tap them to untap Thran Dynamo, and use Rings to copy the untap ability, before using your last {2} mana to sac the Pentavite tokens back into counters on Pentavus. By tapping Thran Dynamo in between untaps, you make {8} mana, and are back at the start of the loop, with {2} extra mana. By repeating the loop, you thus have {INFINITY} mana.

Strong Synergies

Echoes of Eternity + Mycosynth Lattice/Liquimetal Torque + Sculpting Steel: Echoes of Eternity is already busted, but this enables absurdity. Once you turn Echoes of Eternity into an artifact, Sculpting Steel can copy it. But Echoes already gives a free Sculpting Steel, so you end up with three copies of Echoes of Eternity. Any colorless spells you cast after this gives you 10 total copies, and any colorless triggers give you 4 total copies. This turns cards like Sensei's Divining Top into draw 9's (as the tokens don't go back on top), and Myr Battlesphere will end up giving you 170 creatures. Careful with that power though, as a simple Coveted Jewel will draw you 120 cards and lose you the game!

Nonbos

Echoes of Eternity + Mana Crypt: Echoes doesn't just double positive triggers, it also doubles Mana Vault's coin flip trigger.

Date added	4 months
Last updated	4 months
Key combos	Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth Karn, Silver Golem + Mycosynth Lattice Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top + Ugin, the Ineffable Forsaken Monument + Grim Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.87
Tokens	Assembly-Worker 2/2 C, Construct 0/0 C, Goat 0/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Pentavite 1/1 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Powerstone, Spirit 2/2 C