Taigam, artifact shenanigans

Commander / EDH*

flarowon

Combo (21)

• 1x Cathodion
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Disciple of the Vault
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Golem Artisan
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Mindlock Orb
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Pili-Pala
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Terrarion
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Time Sieve
• 1x Workhorse

Tutors (9)

• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Whir of Invention

Recursion (7)

• 1x Argivian Restoration
• 1x Fortuitous Find
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Skeleton Shard
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Workshop Assistant

Land (35)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Foundry of the Consuls
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 10x Island
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sequestered Stash
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Ramp (10)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Interaction (8)

• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Executioner's Capsule
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Sinister Sabotage
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Victim of Night

Commander (1)

Utility (13)

• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Sire of Stagnation
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Unwinding Clock

Draw (8)

• 1x Courier's Capsule
• 1x Etherium Astrolabe
• 1x Forbidden Alchemy
• 1x Notion Rain
• 1x One with the Machine
• 1x Reverse Engineer
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Thopter Spy Network

Wraths (3)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures

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Maybeboard

Draw (7)

• 1x Ancient Excavation *list*
• 1x Faerie Mechanist
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Riddlesmith
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Staff of Nin

Interaction (3)

• 1x Aether Spellbomb
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Scrabbling Claws

Wraths (1)

• 1x Evacuation

Utility (6)

• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Efficient Construction
• 1x Sharding Sphinx
• 1x Voltaic Key

Ramp (3)

• 1x Dimir Locket
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Recursion (4)

• 1x Arcbound Reclaimer
• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Rona, Disciple of Gix
• 1x Salvaging Station

Combo (3)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Darkwater Egg
• 1x Retrofitter Foundry

Tutors (2)

• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Trinket Mage

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Looking for advice on what to cut to trim this down to 100. The maybeboard is other cards I have available and was considering, but I have too many as it is! Don't hesitate to recommend anything not on the board too, though I have a fairly constrained budget - anything expensive like Rings of Brighthearth was acquired back when it was significantly cheaper.

Main ideas:

1. I want this to be an "artifact deck." I want the main theme to be using artifacts and cards that care about them. Basically Trading Post.dec

2. I want this to be a "graveyard deck" with recursion and ways to use/abuse the bin.

3. I aim to win with any of a variety of combos.

The main combos included right now are:

Darksteel Forge with Mycosynth Lattice and Nevinyrral's Disk to blow up everything that isn't mine. Add in Padeem, Consul of Innovation to make me near-untouchable.

Grand Architect with Pili-Pala generates infinite mana, as do Basalt Monolith and Rings of Brighthearth. Payoff with Exsanguinate or Golem Artisan.

Infinite mana can also be made with Krark-Clan Ironworks + Nim Deathmantle + Cathodion/Workhorse. There's actually a ton of KCI combos in here, like the modern ones using Scrap Trawler and Myr Retriever (or Junk Diver/Workshop Assistant) with Chromatic Sphere or Terrarion and Disciple of the Vault.

Infinite turns with Thopter Assembly and Time Sieve.

Finally, I can lock opponents out of ever drawing cards with Taigam, Sidisi's Hand, Maralen of the Mornsong, and Mindlock Orb. That combo is coming right out of the deck as soon as I pull it off in a game though, as Maralen and Orb are both actively bad on their own. I just want to surprise my group with that lock once.

An exclusion of note: this deck does not use Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal even though thay would be an easy fit, since I have a different deck with that combo and I like to keep wincons distinct between my decks.

If there are any obvious includes missing from the list or maybeboard, they're either too expensive ($, not mana) or I'm just an idiot and forgot they existed - please let me know, though again I'm more looking for suggestions on what to cut!

Anyway, I realise some of those might have to come out of the deck to slim it down and make it more focused. In terms of power level, I'm probably looking for a 7 or 8 out of 10. My group is distinctly NOT cEDH, though we do tend to "arms race" a bit with deck power levels creeping upward. I'd be hugely appreciative of any advise on making this idea work!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	115
Avg. CMC	3.40
Tokens	Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Goat 0/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C