Thinking With Portals

Modern Artifact Superfriends Theme/Gimmick

jackoftrading

Planeswalker (8)

• 1x Chandra, Bold Pyromancer
• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
• 1x Saheeli Rai
• 1x Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
• 1x Teferi, Timebender
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge

Enchantment (5)

• 3x In Bolas's Clutches
• 2x Oath of Teferi

Sorcery (2)

• 2x One with the Machine

Artifact (21)

• 2x Icy Manipulator
• 2x Mana Geode
• 3x Mirrorworks
• 2x Orazca Relic
• 4x Powerstone Shard
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 4x Thran Temporal Gateway
• 3x Traveler's Amulet

Instant (1)

• 1x Welding Sparks

Creature (12)

• 4x Etherium Sculptor
• 3x Foundry Inspector
• 2x Jhoira's Familiar
• 2x Meteor Golem
• 1x Narset, Enlightened Master

Land (18)

• 2x Highland Lake
• 8x Island
• 8x Mountain

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Thinking with portals is a B/R Artifacts Matter deck, with an extra focus on Thran Temporal Gateway that enables playing Planeswalkers or legendary enchantments at 4 generic and instant speed.

It's jank, to be sure, but there isn't much else that compares to end stepping a Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker and then dropping an Oath of Teferi to double pump it.

The Land Base:

It's got two highland lakes just to give some variety. Other than that it has 8 mountains, 8 islands to give some variety to land drops to hit the Etherium Sculpters while also occasionally hard casting Saheeli or Chandra.

The Low End:

Everything from the Traveler's Amulets to the Powerstone Shards are meant to make it easier to get a Thran Temporal Gateway on the field. Once you have one of those, anything on the high end is only 4 colorless away.

The High End:

This is just a pile of rainbow good stuff, because the aforementioned Gateway lets you drop any historic permanent at instant speed. Really, this group is up to you, but the superfriends listed tend to provide value on top of value when played with Oath. Mirrorworks is also super beneficial for doubling your enablers, or even doubling Meteor Golem for some massive removal.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	67
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Servo 1/1 C