Junk in the Trunk
Commander / EDH Artifact Artificer Casual Construct Ramp Theme/Gimmick Thopter UR (Izzet) Vorthos
Creature (24)
- 1x Ancient Stone Idol
- 1x Colossus of Akros
- 1x Darksteel Colossus
- 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- 1x Etherium Sculptor
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1x
Hangarback Walker
- 1x Hellkite Igniter
- 1x Hope of Ghirapur
- 1x Junk Diver
- 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
- 1x Loyal Apprentice
- 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
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1x
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
- 1x Pia Nalaar
- 1x Pilgrim's Eye
- 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
- 1x Sharding Sphinx
- 1x Steel Hellkite
- 1x Stuffy Doll
- 1x Thopter Assembly
- 1x Thopter Engineer
- 1x Trinket Mage
- 1x Triplicate Titan
- 1x Whirler Rogue
Utility (13)
- 1x Buried Ruin
- 1x Clock of Omens
- 1x Darksteel Forge
- 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- 1x Junk Diver
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1x
Mechanized Production
- 1x Pia Nalaar
- 1x Saheeli Rai
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1x
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
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1x
Saheeli's Artistry
- 1x Thopter Engineer
- 1x Unwinding Clock
- 1x Whirler Rogue
Draw (9)
Land (35)
- 1x Buried Ruin
- 1x Cascade Bluffs
- 1x Darksteel Citadel
- 1x Forge of Heroes
- 1x Foundry of the Consuls
- 1x Great Furnace
- 1x Halimar Depths
- 1x Inventors' Fair
- 8x Island
- 1x Izzet Boilerworks
- 1x Izzet Guildgate
- 8x Mountain
- 1x Reliquary Tower
- 1x Rogue's Passage MP
- 1x Seat of the Synod
- 1x Shivan Reef
- 1x Spirebluff Canal
- 1x Stormcarved Coast
- 1x Sulfur Falls
- 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
- 1x Temple of Epiphany
Ramp (13)
- 1x Arcane Signet
- 1x Clock of Omens
- 1x Coldsteel Heart
- 1x Curse of Opulence
- 1x Etherium Sculptor
- 1x Izzet Signet
- 1x Mind Stone
- 1x Pilgrim's Eye
- 1x Sol Ring
- 1x Storm the Vault Flip
- 1x Thought Vessel
- 1x Thran Dynamo
- 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
Removal (10)
Commander (1)
Thopter (16)
- 1x Efficient Construction
- 1x Foundry of the Consuls
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1x
Hangarback Walker
- 1x Hope of Ghirapur
- 1x Loyal Apprentice
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1x
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
- 1x Pia Nalaar
- 1x Pilgrim's Eye
- 1x Retrofitter Foundry
- 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
- 1x Sharding Sphinx
- 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
- 1x Thopter Assembly
- 1x Thopter Engineer
- 1x Thopter Spy Network
- 1x Whirler Rogue
Payoff (10)
- 1x Ancient Stone Idol
- 1x Colossus of Akros
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1x
Comet Storm
- 1x Darksteel Colossus
- 1x Darksteel Forge
- 1x Earthquake
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1x
Hangarback Walker
- 1x Hellkite Igniter
-
1x
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
- 1x Triplicate Titan
Tutor (6)
- 1x Fabricate
- 1x Inventors' Fair
- 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
- 1x Reshape
- 1x Trinket Mage
- 1x Whir of Invention
Protection (3)
Maybeboard
Creature (82)
- 1x Arcum Dagsson
- 1x Artificer's Dragon
- 1x Artisan of Kozilek SL
- 2x Breya's Apprentice
-
1x
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer SL
-
1x
Chief Engineer
- 1x Chief of the Foundry SL
- 2x Cityscape Leveler
- 1x Combustible Gearhulk
- 1x Copper Gnomes
- 1x Creepy Doll SL
- 1x Darksteel Gargoyle SL
- 1x Darksteel Juggernaut SL
- 2x Darksteel Myr SL
- 1x Darksteel Sentinel SL
- 1x Duplicant SL
-
1x
Endbringer SL
- 1x Enthusiastic Mechanaut
- 1x Fathom Fleet Swordjack
- 1x Flux Channeler SL
- 1x Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
- 1x Geode Golem SL
- 1x Giggling Skitterspike
- 1x Goblin Engineer
- 2x Goblin Welder
- 1x Hellkite Tyrant
- 1x Inkwell Leviathan SL
- 1x Inspired Sphinx
- 1x Jhoira's Toolbox SL
- 1x Karn, Silver Golem SL
- 1x Leonardo da Vinci
- 1x Loyal Inventor
- 1x Manor Gargoyle SL
- 2x Master of Etherium
- 1x Memnarch
- 1x Metalwork Colossus SL
- 1x Meteor Golem SL
- 1x Mimic Vat SL
- 1x Mycosynth Golem
- 1x Myr Battlesphere SL
- 1x Myriad Construct
- 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog SL
- 2x Phyrexian Triniform SL
- 1x Platinum Angel
- 1x Platinum Emperion
- 1x Precursor Golem SL
- 1x Psychosis Crawler SL
-
1x
Quicksmith Rebel SL
- 1x Quicksmith Spy SL
- 1x Sandstone Oracle SL
- 1x Scrap Trawler
- 1x Scuttling Doom Engine SL
- 1x Shimmer Dragon
- 1x Shimmer Myr
- 1x Skilled Animator
- 1x Skitterbeam Battalion
- 1x Smuggler's Copter SL
- 1x Soul of New Phyrexia SL
- 2x Stonecoil Serpent
- 1x Thrummingbird SL
- 1x Torrential Gearhulk
- 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog SL
- 1x Treasure Keeper
- 1x Treasure Mage SL
- 1x Tribute Mage
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1x
Trophy Mage
- 1x Trophy Mage SL
- 2x Urza, Lord High Artificer
- 1x Vedalken Archmage
- 1x Vedalken Humiliator SL
- 1x Walking Ballista
- 1x Workshop Assistant
- 1x Workshop Elders
- 1x Wurmcoil Engine
Removal (23)
- 1x Aether Gale
- 1x All is Dust
- 1x Chain Reaction
- 2x Cityscape Leveler
- 1x Commit / Memory
- 1x Desynchronization
- 1x Duplicant SL
- 2x Expansion / Explosion
- 1x Imprisoned in the Moon SL
- 1x Invoke the Firemind
- 1x Meteor Golem SL
- 2x Nevinyrral's Disk SL
- 2x Pongify
- 1x Red Elemental Blast SL
- 1x Spine of Ish Sah SL
- 1x Strip Mine
- 1x Unstable Obelisk SL
- 1x Vandalblast SL
- 1x Wash Out
Tutor (16)
- 1x Arcum Dagsson
- 1x Goblin Engineer
- 1x Long-Term Plans
- 1x Loyal Inventor
- 1x Muddle the Mixture SL
- 1x Mystical Tutor
- 1x Planar Bridge
- 1x Tamiyo's Journal SL
- 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
- 2x Tolaria West
- 1x Transmutation Font
- 1x Treasure Mage SL
- 1x Tribute Mage
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1x
Trophy Mage
- 1x Trophy Mage SL
Other (3)
Artifact (1)
GraveyardHate (2)
Recursion (2)
Draw (73)
- 1x Arcane Encyclopedia
- 1x Arch of Orazca SL
- 1x Artificer's Assistant
- 1x Blue Sun's Zenith SL
- 1x Borrowing 100,000 Arrows SL
- 1x Braingeyser
- 1x Breakthrough
- 2x Breya's Apprentice
- 1x Chart a Course
- 1x Chemister's Insight SL
- 1x Coastal Piracy SL
- 1x Combustible Gearhulk
- 1x Commit / Memory
- 1x Concentrate
- 1x Conqueror's Galleon SL Flip
- 1x Contentious Plan
- 1x Coveted Jewel
- 1x Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
- 1x Dig Through Time
- 1x Distant Melody
- 1x Drawn from Dreams
-
1x
Endbringer SL
- 2x Expansion / Explosion
- 1x Fact or Fiction
- 1x Finale of Revelation
- 1x Fomori Vault
- 1x Foresee
- 1x Forging the Anchor
- 1x Game Plan SL
- 1x Ichor Wellspring SL
- 1x Into the Story
- 1x Invoke the Firemind
- 1x Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain SL
- 1x Keep Watch SL
- 1x Kumena's Awakening SL
- 1x Magmatic Insight
- 1x Mystic Forge
- 1x Overflowing Insight
- 1x Plea for Power SL
- 1x Precognitive Perception
- 1x Quicksmith Spy SL
- 1x Recurring Insight
-
1x
Reverse Engineer
- 1x Rhystic Study
-
2x
Saheeli, Filigree Master
- 1x Sandstone Oracle SL
- 1x Secrets of the Golden City
- 1x Shimmer Dragon
- 1x Slate of Ancestry
- 1x Solemn Simulacrum SL
- 1x Staff of Nin SL
- 1x Steam Augury
- 1x Stroke of Genius
- 1x Tamiyo's Journal SL
- 1x Tezzeret's Gambit SL
- 1x The Magic Mirror
- 1x Theft of Dreams SL
- 1x Thirst for Knowledge SL
-
1x
Thopter Spy Network
- 1x Thoughtcast
- 1x Tidings
- 1x Time Reversal
- 1x Trading Post SL
- 1x Treasure Cruise
-
1x
Treasure Map SL
Flip
- 1x Ugin's Insight SL
- 1x Unexplained Vision
- 1x Vedalken Archmage
- 1x Vivisection
- 1x Windfall
Payoff (35)
- 1x Artificer's Dragon
- 1x Artisan of Kozilek SL
- 1x Bosh, Iron Golem SL
- 2x Cityscape Leveler
- 1x Coat of Arms SL
- 1x Electrodominance
- 2x Expansion / Explosion
- 1x Expropriate
- 1x Fathom Fleet Swordjack
- 1x Hellkite Tyrant
- 1x Inkwell Leviathan SL
- 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno SL
- 1x Mass Manipulation
- 1x Metalwork Colossus SL
- 2x Nettlecyst
- 1x Omniscience
- 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog SL
- 2x Phyrexian Triniform SL
- 1x Planar Bridge
- 1x Platinum Angel
- 1x Platinum Emperion
- 2x Portal to Phyrexia
- 1x Reality Scramble SL
- 1x Saheeli's Directive SL
- 1x Skitterbeam Battalion
- 2x Stonecoil Serpent
- 1x The Antiquities War
- 1x Time Stretch
- 1x Walking Ballista
Protection (13)
Utility (52)
- 1x Academy Ruins
- 1x Argivian Restoration
- 1x Bond of Insight SL
- 1x Call to Mind
- 1x Chaos Wand SL
- 1x Contagion Clasp
- 1x Contagion Engine
- 1x Crawlspace SL
- 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
- 1x Echo Storm SL
- 1x Flux Channeler SL
- 2x Goblin Welder
- 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
- 1x Helm of the Host
- 1x Jhoira's Toolbox SL
- 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
- 1x Manifold Key SL
- 1x Master Transmuter
- 1x Masterful Replication SL
- 2x Mirage Mirror SL
- 1x Mirrodin Besieged
- 1x Mirrormade
- 2x Mirrorworks SL
- 1x Myr Retriever
- 1x Mystic Retrieval
- 2x Mystic Sanctuary
- 1x Narset's Reversal
- 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
- 1x Prototype Portal SL
- 1x Relearn
- 1x Relic of Progenitus SL
-
1x
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
- 1x Scrap Mastery SL
- 1x Scrap Trawler
- 1x Sculpting Steel SL
- 1x Shimmer Myr
- 1x Shreds of Sanity
- 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
- 1x Thran Temporal Gateway SL
- 1x Throne of Geth
- 1x Thrummingbird SL
- 1x Tormod's Crypt SL
- 1x Torrential Gearhulk
- 1x Trading Post SL
- 1x Trash for Treasure
- 1x Welding Jar
- 1x Workshop Assistant
- 1x Workshop Elders
Ramp (43)
- 1x Arcane Signet SL
- 1x Armillary Sphere SL
- 1x Ashnod's Altar
- 1x Astral Cornucopia
- 1x Basalt Monolith
- 2x Blinkmoth Urn SL
- 1x Brass's Bounty
- 1x Burnished Hart SL
-
1x
Chief Engineer
- 1x Chief Engineer SL
- 1x Chrome Mox
- 1x Cloud Key SL
- 1x Conqueror's Galleon SL Flip
- 1x Coveted Jewel
- 1x Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
- 1x Darksteel Ingot SL
- 1x Enthusiastic Mechanaut
- 1x Everflowing Chalice
- 1x Fellwar Stone
- 1x Fire Diamond SL
- 1x Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
- 1x Gilded Lotus
- 1x Hedron Archive SL
- 1x Inspiring Statuary SL
-
1x
Jhoira's Familiar SL
- 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
- 1x Mycosynth Golem
- 2x Mycosynth Wellspring SL
- 1x Myriad Landscape
- 1x Prismatic Lens SL
- 1x Semblance Anvil SL
- 1x Skyclave Relic
- 1x Solemn Simulacrum SL
- 1x Spell Swindle
- 1x Star Compass SL
- 2x Talisman of Creativity
- 1x Unstable Obelisk SL
- 2x Urza, Lord High Artificer
- 1x Worn Powerstone SL
Land (27)
- 2x Abstergo Entertainment
- 1x Academy Ruins
- 1x Arch of Orazca SL
- 1x Castle Vantress
- 2x Fiery Islet
- 1x Fomori Vault
- 1x Homeward Path
- 2x Karn's Bastion
- 1x Myriad Landscape
- 2x Mystic Sanctuary
- 1x Sanctum of Ugin
- 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods SL
- 3x Silverbluff Bridge
- 2x Steam Vents
- 1x Strip Mine
- 2x Tolaria West
- 2x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon SL
- 1x Treasure Vault
Thopter (14)
- - - Version 1.4 - - - 10/21/21/
I bought the precon when it came out but took it apart immediately. I felt like throwing together a decklist to utilize some good pet cards that have no homes, like my Saheeli Rai, Kuldotha Forgemaster, and Storm the Vault . Saheeli is a favorite Planeswalker of mine to boot.
Aiming for a Saheeli/Kaladesh pseudo-theme-deck with thopter aggro into discounted beaters and -spells. Normal Saheeli, the Gifted
path for sure, but with a bit of extra focus on the Thopter Tribal for fun. The Timmy in me loves turning tokens sideways! Thopter tribal isn't well-supported but hopefully my tutors can smooth that out. My primary goal is just to have a functioning Saheeli, the Gifted deck so I'm not totally married to the idea of Thopter tribal per se.
Artifact count: 29.
So far my ratios between utility, draw, ramp, removal, and game-plan cards seem all right but there's always fiddling to be done. I am loath to cut too many more Thopter cards, as their ability to go wide for Saheeli and block fliers has proven quite useful. I also think the number of payoff cards in the deck is good so far. More testing will be required.
The ramp feels good. I have a lot, but this is a ramp deck and I have a planeswalker commander to boot. I love how the artifact ramp counts as double with my commander out. The above-average amount of ramp, as well as it being lower-CMC for the most part, has me feeling comfortable cutting a land from my normal 36 to 35.
I feel like I could use a few more removal cards, but every deck feels like it doesn't have enough removal when one's on the back foot in a game. Izzet isn't exactly the best at removal though so I've done what I can. The counterspells are really just anti-boardwipe tech. I hate loading up on counters in decks that don't run a lot of instants already and this deck surely ain't that.
I'd love to have a bit more recursion, like Goblin Welder, Argivian Restoration, Trading Post, Trash for Treasure, Daretti, Scrap Savant, Myr Retriever, Scrap Mastery, Academy Ruins, etc, but I am pretty full-up on utility spots. Trading Post has the added utility of being an artifact on the field for my commander though. Goblin Welder is the front-runner. It's delicate, but repeatable--and I have artifact tokens to spare. This deck isn't a focused graveyard-artifact deck like a Daretti, Scrap Savant deck or some Breya, Etherium Shaper decks, so it isn't a huge priority--it's just nice value. I've definitely had some of my colossi removed by Dictate of Erebos and Plaguecrafter so getting back a win-con could be huge. This is also why I have so many Relearn-like effects in the Maybeboard. Extra card draw can draw me into new win-cons though.
Thopter cards I cut: Show
Cards to likely add: Show
Cards to maybe add: Show
Newish cards to consider/remember: Show
Cards with an SL are cards I own. Cards with an MP are potential cuts.
Audited 11/12/19
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91% Casual
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| Date added | 5 years |
| Last updated | 1 week |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 3.43 |
| Tokens | Boar 2/2 G, Construct 4/4 C, Construct 6/12 C, Copy Clone, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Gold, Golem 3/3 C w/ Flying, Golem 3/3 C w/ Trample, Golem 3/3 C w/ Vigilance, Manifest 2/2 C, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U, Treasure |
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