Artifact Shenanigans

Commander / EDH Artifact Flying Jank Metalcraft Tokens Tokens

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Creatures (30)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
• 1x Cephalopod Sentry
• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Chrome Host Seedshark
• 1x Dross Scorpion
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Etched Champion
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 1x Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Steel Overseer
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Venser, Corpse Puppet
• 1x Walking Ballista

Other (7)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Shape Anew
• 1x Unbreakable Formation
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Veil of Assimilation

Token Creation (6)

• 1x Access Denied
• 1x Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
• 1x Chrome Host Seedshark
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Thopter Foundry
• 1x Thopter Shop

Mana Fixing (3)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise

Lands (31)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drossforge Bridge
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Goldmire Bridge
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 3x Island
• 1x Mistvault Bridge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 1x Razortide Bridge
• 1x Rustvale Bridge
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Combo Pieces (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Dross Scorpion
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Sword of the Meek
• 1x Thopter Foundry
• 1x Throne of Geth
• 1x Venser, Corpse Puppet

Recursion (6)

• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Trash for Treasure
• 1x Vat of Rebirth

WinCons (6)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Walking Ballista

Commander (1)

Control Package (10)

• 1x Access Denied
• 1x Annihilating Glare
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Tezzeret the Schemer

Card Draw (8)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Read the Runes
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Thopter Shop

Ramp (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tezzeret the Schemer

Tutors (6)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Whir of Invention

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I love Artifacts and abusing them for shenanigans.

The main win-cons are a variety of different combos that can either do infinite damage, infinite mill, or infinite proliferation of poison counters. There are also a few big-nasties to just beat your opponent in the face with should that prove necessary or expedient. The rest of the deck is mostly a control-ish format designed to keep opponent's board states manageable while digging for the combo pieces, and healthy bit of recursion to bring combo pieces out of the graveyard should they get removed by opponents or tossed there for safekeeping while digging.

The infinite combo loops are as follows:

1. Ashnod's Altar + Sword of the Meek + Thopter Foundry = infinite mana, infinite life-gain, infinite Thopter Tokens, and infinite artifact ETB.
2. Dross Scorpion + Throne of Geth + Venser, Corpse Puppet = infinite proliferate, infinite artifact ETB, and infinite death Triggers.
3. Phyrexian Metamorph + Sharuum the Hegemon = infinite artifact ETB and infinite death triggers

Synergies with the combos above for turning them into wins:

• Breya, Etherium Shaper with Loop 1 uses the infinite mana and Thopter tokens for infinite damage.
• Aetherflux Reservoir with infinite life-gain from Loop 1 for infinite damage.
• Walking Ballista with infinite mana from Loop 1 for infinite damage.
• Reckless Fireweaver with any of the above loops uses infinite artifact ETB for infinite damage to each opponent.
• Altar of the Brood with infinite artifact ETB from any Loop is infinite mill of each opponent.
• Blood Artist with Loop 2 or 3's infinite death triggers for infinite life-loss to target opponent.

Synergies with Conjurer's Closet:

• Baleful Strix = extra card draw per turn
• Breya, Etherium Shaper = 2 extra Thopters per turn
• Sharuum the Hegemon = extra recursion per turn
• Sphinx Summoner = extra tutor per turn
• Altar of the Brood = extra mill per permanent ETB per turn
• Panharmonicon = doubling any of the ETB effects above

Any input on interactions I'm not seeing or ways to improve the deck and make it more consistent are totally welcome.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Splash colors	BR
Key combos	Ashnod's Altar + Sword of the Meek + Thopter Foundry Phyrexian Metamorph + Sharuum the Hegemon Dross Scorpion + Throne of Geth + Venser, Corpse Puppet
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Daretti, Scrap Savant, Emblem Tezzeret the Schemer, Etherium Cell, Incubator, Phyrexian 0/0 C, Phyrexian Myr 2/1 U, The Hollow Sentinel, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U