Ancient Riddles

Commander / EDH Affinity Artifact Combo Control Lifegain WUB (Esper)

CommanderLovecroft

Creature (25)

• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 1x Ethersworn Adjudicator
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Mycosynth Golem
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Sen Triplets
• 1x Sharding Sphinx
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 1x Sphinx Sovereign
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 4x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Land Tax

Artifact (20)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Venser's Journal

Instant (9)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Roar of Reclamation
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Magister Sphinx

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin Markov

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Rite of Replication

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Just a fun deck that works well through artifact synergy. I know I could put a few infinite combos in, but that's frowned upon amongst my play group, so I'd rather leave them out. It wins pretty regularly, but I'm always open to suggestions and improving even more.

It wins all kinds of ways depending on where the deck decides to go, but most often is simply with Darksteel Forge. I use counter spells to protect it and get Mycosynth Golem and Vedalken Archmage out if I can.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 1 Mythic Rares 42 - 2 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	4.41
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	Old Decks