Life... Death... They are Meaningless

Commander / EDH Artifact Lifegain

Frodiddly

Creature (21)

• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Faerie Mechanist
• 1x Karn, Silver Golem *oversized*
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 1x Sphinx Sovereign
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Trinket Mage

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Urza's Factory
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Copy Artifact

Artifact (22)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Lotus Bloom
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Tower of Fortunes
• 1x Trading Post

Instant (7)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge

Sorcery (9)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Memnarch

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk

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The basic idea behind this deck is artifacts and using Sydri for primarily deathtouch/lifegain. I punch through with Sphinx of the Steel Wind or Darksteel Colossus and force my opponents to make tough choices with deathtouch and keep myself in the game with huge lifegains.

The landbase isn't huge, but I almost never have mana problems thanks to a solid array of mana rocks. The best opening hand I could hope for is three lands, three rocks, and Sphinx's Revelation. The strong mana base can be used to wipe the opponents with Debt to the Deathless.

Spot removal is also a theme of this deck. I pack strong white removals. The synergy behind Venser, the Sojourner/Deadeye Navigator/Conjuror's Closet and Ashen Rider/Spine of Ish Sah is also extremely powerful.

Liliana and both Tezzerets help keep my engine running. I also run a few draw spells and Fairy Mechanist, among others. Ichor Wellspring is a fun little draw/deathtouch blocker.

I'm experimenting with more boardwipes, since I can animate my artifacts on an empty board.

I'm currently experimenting with Staff of Domination and Tower of Fortunes.

I've had some trouble with Etherium Sculptor. While helpful early on, it sometimes seems a dead draw later. I've had troubles with Skullclamp as well, but I'm hoping with the addition of Trading Post, Urza's Factory, and Springjack Pasture, I'll be able to put it to more use.

My maybeboard are cards that I've been back and forth on putting in. Lattice would be useful for spot land destruction, but that'd be about it for me. I've never felt great about having Disk. Bident could be a replacement for Thassa herself.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.89
Tokens	Assembly-Worker 2/2 C, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Goat 0/1 W