Sydri the Animator

Commander / EDH*

Dali_Doom

Creature (9)

• 1x Arcum Dagsson
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Voltaic Construct

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

Land (34)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 7x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 3x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Training Grounds

Artifact (31)

• 1x Aether Spellbomb
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Caltrops
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Executioner's Capsule
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Voltaic Key

Instant (14)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Roar of Reclamation
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Artifact (1)

• 1x Paradox Engine

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Sydri combos with everything. With her Darksteel Ingot or Darksteel Forge are indestructible deathtouch beaters. Animate a Mana rock (of which there are many) while Voltaic Construct or Training Grounds is out will net you infinite mana. Pump that infinite mana into a mill win (Stroke of Genius or Blue Sun's Zenith, draw into the Nevinyrral's Disk combo with Staff of Domination, Use the Construct's ability with Staff of Nin to ping everybody to death, etc...

There's really too many combos in this deck to list them all, each time I play this deck surprises me with interesting and new interactions. With a God-hand, or top-deck magic, turn 3 wins are possible, and unless there are people running a counter-suite and focusing on you, turn 5-7 wins are common. There's plenty of resiliency and redundancy and the deck still functions well if the general gets tucked. Best in a multiplayer game as the deck strategy is to generally act non-threatening until the turn it combos off.

Non-threatening doesn't really work in 1v1 when you have someone gunning at you 100%, though in a casual setting getting Sydri out turn three and using her abilities to animate artifacts, along with cards like Torpor Orb and Caltrops can normally keep your opponent at bay until you can assemble a win condition.

Maybeboard for cards not released yet (won't let me save):1x Whir of Invention

Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U
Folders	Fav decks