Historic Flash

Commander / EDH Artifact Legendary Matters WU (Azorius)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Artificer's Assistant
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Bladegriff Prototype
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Cityscape Leveler
• 1x Cyberdrive Awakener
• 1x Darksteel Juggernaut
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Isperia, Supreme Judge
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Metalwork Colossus
• 1x Naiad of Hidden Coves
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Phyrexian Juggernaut
• 1x Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog

Land (37)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 15x Island
• 11x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Razortide Bridge
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment

Instant (10)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Negate
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Elspeth Conquers Death
• 1x In Bolas's Clutches
• 1x Kiora Bests the Sea God
• 1x The Antiquities War
• 1x Thopter Spy Network

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Crook of Condemnation
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Prying Blade
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thran Temporal Gateway
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x One with the Machine
• 1x Reverse Engineer
• 1x Shrewd Negotiation

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils

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Keep your opponents on their toes with Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage. With our deck constructed appropriately, it should resemble having a Vedalken Orrery in the command zone.

Raff's not quite that good, but when he's on the battlefield, just over half our deck can be played at instant speed. Opponents won't know if you've got a counter, a removal spell or a big-bodied blocker waiting in the wings to disrupt their plans. Some of the more novel surprises include a one-sided board wipe in Scourglass, an 8/8 hexproof kraken with Kiora Bests the Sea God and a random extra turn out of nowhere via Karn's Temporal Sundering. Oh, and abuse wraths with an Avacyn, Angel of Hope you can flash in.

To take advantage of Raff's historic synergies, the deck leans into artifacts and cards that pair well with them. Foundry Inspector, Etherium Sculptor, Solemn Simulacrum and Sol Ring are part of our instant speed ramp. Dispatch is suddenly an improved copy of Swords to Plowshares. Hanna, Ship's Navigator and Trading Post should keep recurring our best tools. Thran Temporal Gateway doubles as a backup for Raff and is an improvement for expensive fatties we don't want countered.

We'll try to win by producing threats our opponents can't respond to in time. Traxos, Scourge of Kroog, Metalwork Colossus and Darksteel Juggernaut effectively have haste if we plan our turns correctly. Shrewd Negotiation will allow us to swap a treasure or thopter for a threat of our choice.

Comments and suggestions are welcome. I try to make all my decks budget, and this one is no different. Avacyn accounts for about 33% of the deck's cost.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	10 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Foretell, Goat 0/1 W, Kraken 8/8 U w/ Hexproof, Plant 0/2 G, Powerstone, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure