Sai, Master Thopterist - EDH 2 of 32

Commander / EDH Artifact Mono-Blue Tokens

END_LORD

Artifact (28)

• 1x Aether Spellbomb
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Retrofitter Foundry
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Springleaf Drum
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Voltaic Key

Planeswalker (3)

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

Instant (15)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Whir of Invention

Land (32)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Mouth of Ronom
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 22x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Strip Mine

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study

Commander (1)

Creature (12)

• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Riddlesmith
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Walking Ballista

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Windfall

---

Maybeboard

Artifact (16)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Conjurer's Bauble
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Jeweled Amulet
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Urza's Bauble
• 1x Welding Jar
• 1x Winter Orb
• 1x Witching Well

Instant (9)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Rapid Hybridization

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Of One Mind

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

Creature (6)

• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Steel Overseer

Land (4)

• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x War Room

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission

---

Snoop Dogg roleplay. This is my second deck in my quest to make a deck for every color combination. This is my Sai CEDH deck that I am constantly updating and upgrading (editing the list however is something I do forget to do from time to time).

Origin Story

Back in Origins set I played a lot of draft with my friends. One of my favorite strategies in that set was UR artifacts. This was my favorite cause it was mostly uncommons and commons so it was easy to build. This resulted in me falling in love with thopters. Small, evasive, and easy to make a bunch of. It became my favorite budget standard deck at the time and even won me a few games. Fast forward to M19 and we get Sai, Master Thopterist . I was a bit sad that he wasn't UR, but in the end my love for him overcame that and I knew I had to make a deck for him.

Power

Power: Sai can be very annoying to deal with as his thopters are hard to block and make for tasty chump blockers. For a while he was one of the better mono blue artifact commanders with the exception of Arcum Dagsson who could tutor for [Paradox Engine] and combo like crazy. Then Urza, Lord High Artificer came and changed that. Then Paradox Engine got banned and Arcum Dagsson pretty much died in CEDH along with a couple other decks. We then got Emry, Lurker of the Loch and he got pushed back even more. However, with the introduction of some spicy cards over the years, Sai can once again play with the big boys.

Winning combos

Aetherflux Reservoir + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top and any cost reducer: Etherium Sculptor , Cloud Key , etc: You'll be able to cast Sensei's infinitely and laser beam everyone with Aetherflux. If you don't own a sensei's you can win the hard way and traditionally storm off with the right setup.

Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice : This will prevent your opponents from mostly casting spells with the exception of free ones and activating any abilities with the important one being mana abilities, but they can still attack you and Karn. If you can Cyclonic Rift afterwards, your opponents will have no chance of winning.

Mechanized Production + 8 thopter tokens: While Mechanized Production can be used for value in a pinch, we will often be putting this on our thopter tokens which this deck can make a bunch of and winning once we reach our upkeep. A bit fragile, but has won me some games.

Updates

April 17th, 2021

• IN Sensei's Divining Top = OUT Wayfarer's Bauble

Sensei's is just super good and also part of one of our wincons in the deck while wayfarer's really isn't needed anymore after the upgrades to the mana base.

• IN Mox Amber = OUT Mishra's Bauble

Mishra's Bauble isn't a bad card in this deck, but the deck has better draw effects and I'd rather have more fast mana in the deck.

• IN Cloud Key = OUT Foundry Inspector

Cloud key is just a better foundry inspector. The deck doesn't need more blockers and inspector being a creature makes it more vulnerable to removal.

• IN Emry, Lurker of the Loch = OUT Scrap Trawler

Emry provides more consistent and guaranteed recursion than the Trawler. This is especially true when we want to get Mycosynth Lattice back from the grave.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice Aetherflux Reservoir + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.28
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Construct 4/4 C, Copy Clone, Manifest 2/2 C, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	Mono