The Return of Scissors!

Standard Artifact Budget Burn Combo UR (Izzet)

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Creature (14)

• 4x Chief Engineer
• 4x Ornithopter
• 3x Renowned Weaponsmith
• 3x Scuttling Doom Engine

Land (24)

• 4x Darksteel Citadel
• 10x Island
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Ensoul Artifact

Artifact (2)

• 2x Ugin's Nexus

Instant (10)

• 3x Anticipate
• 3x Dissolve
• 4x Shrapnel Blast

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 2x Hordeling Outburst
• 2x Roast
• 1x Roast

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Sideboard

Artifact (1)

• 1x Ugin's Nexus

Instant (10)

• 1x Anticipate
• 4x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Dissolve
• 3x Negate
• 1x Stubborn Denial

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Arc Lightning

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I haven't seen many artifact matters decks in a while, so let's change that. The main goal of this deck is to put Ensoul Artifact on Darksteel Citadel or Ornithopter. A turn two 5/5 with flying or indestructible is pretty hard to deal with. This combo is great because it only requires two cards. If that doesn't work use Renowned Weaponsmith and Chief Engineer to get out an early Scuttling Doom Engine . Bash them over the head a couple times then sac it to Shrapnel Blast for a ton of damage. Then of course there is Shrapnel Blast+Ugin's Nexus just because. I have Hordeling Outburst mainly for the Chief Engineer , Roast for targeted removal. I am looking for something like Perilous Vault but more budget.

An optimal game is:

Turn 1: Ornithopter + Land.

Turn 2: Island + Ensoul Artifact on the thopter. Swing for 5.

Turn 3: Mountain. Swing for 5.

Turn 4: Swing for 5. Shrapnel Blast and your opponent is dead.

This actually is a common game playout. Your opponent won't usually have a way to deal with a large flyer this early. This combo also works with Darksteel Citadel but not quite as well. It doesn't have flying and you have to tap it to cast the Ensoul Artifact.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #25 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 1 Mythic Rares 8 - 0 Rares 22 - 9 Uncommons 10 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.44
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R
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