Arcum in my Dagsson

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Mono-Blue

Jewishman

Artifact (25)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Kaldra Compleat
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Portal to Phyrexia
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Worldslayer

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x One with the Machine
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Mirrodin Besieged
• 1x Rising Waters
• 1x Stasis

Creature (22)

• 1x Corridor Monitor
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Myr Moonvessel
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Myr Sire
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Walking Ballista

Instant (11)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation

Commander (1)

Land (30)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Frostwalk Bastion
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mirrex
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Mishra's Foundry
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 10x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Treasure Vault

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils

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Sideboard

Land (1)

• 1x Reliquary Tower

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Fabricate

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Maybeboard

Artifact (35)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Chromatic Orrery
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Encroaching Mycosynth
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
• 1x Guardian Idol
• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Myr Turbine
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Vedalken Shackles
• 1x Voltaic Key

Creature (17)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Muzzio, Visionary Architect
• 1x Mycosynth Golem
• 1x Myr Sire
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Vedalken Archmage

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x March of the Machines
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Thopter Spy Network
• 1x Treachery

Instant (6)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Whir of Invention

Sorcery (3)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Transmute Artifact

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Arcum eats any artifact creature and shits out a non-creature artifact from our deck for absolutely no additional cost. With a bit of untapping and fetch chains Arcum becomes a combo monster who remains highly competitive post Paradox Engine ban. This commander easily approaches cEDH level and we're running everything you expect and a few fun extras.

We don't need lands all that much or for that long and most provide us with bodies or some utility. A full package of mana rocks gives us the best chance of an explosive start and combos with all our untapping utility.

We run draw cards that let us look at and manipulate the library to try and keep expensive artifacts in the deck for Arcum to fetch.

We run several cheap untapping sources (like Intruder Alarm Thousand-Year Elixir) along with activated ability copiers to get as many activations off Arcum in a turn as possible.

We run some spell tutors to find Dramatic Reversal.

We run enough counterspells to cover deploying our important pieces.

We've got two stax pieces that limit lands untapped as we're quickly able to use artifacts to power our combos Rising Waters Stasis

And of course we have Lightning Greaves to protect Arcum

What are we eating

{U} Myr Sire Turns into another artifact creature on consumption

{U} Corridor Monitor with the untap on the stack we can sacrifice him and refresh Arcum

{U} Hope of Ghirapur cheap with a light stax effect

{U} Junk Diver Myr Retriever Scrap Trawler Return fuel/lost artifacts to hand

{U} Manakin Plague Myr Myr Moonvessel Silver Myr Living mana-rocks

{U} Ornithopter of Paradise Phyrexian Walker Ornithopter Shield Sphere Memnite {0} Drops

{U} Sai, Master Thopterist and Mirrodin Besieged Produce artifact creatures passively

{U} Mishra's Workshop Blinkmoth Nexus Inkmoth Nexus Mishra's Factory Mishra's Foundry Mirrex Lands that produce artifact creatures

What are we shidding

{U} Citanul Flute May not be strictly necessary anymore but it does find fuel for Arcum or utility creatures and helps in situations where we don't have sacrifices in hand. This is also a good card to start with as it doesn't generate a tremendous amount of threat on the board while preparing you to combo off.

{U} Darksteel Forge, Mycosynth Lattice and Worldslayer. Arcum can create an indestructible boardstate very quickly and then wipe everyone else.

{U} Kaldra Compleat. Living weapon lets us find Kaldra with Arcum, provides a body for Worldslayer or generally in a pinch.

{U} Portal to Phyrexia. I cut Spine of Ish Sah for this and I think its debatable if dropping this early beats the utility of nuking a permanent but we can clear boards and often steal decent pieces with it.

{U} Isochron Scepter into Staff of Domination with Dramatic Reversal in hand.

{U} Karn, the Great Creator and Mycosynth Lattice. Locks out opponents out of lands and rocks. Lattice also makes Hurkyl's Recall very potent.

You could cut Worldslayer, Kaldra Compleat in a more competitive list and run more counterspells.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 21 - 2 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.41
Tokens	Myr 1/1 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Phyrexian Myr 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure