Since many of the main pieces of my previous Thopter build, Thopters over Innistrad, are leaving standard I have decided to try a build that is Kaladesh ready.
While overall I am super excited about the new set, I am slightly disappointed with the apparent lack of Thopter generators. Plenty of Servo generators, but 1/1 ground creatures just doesn't excite me very much.
This deck is fairly straight forward. Get out a bunch of Thopters and win the game!
Thopter Generators
Pia Nalaar: She is no Pia and Kiran Nalaar, well she half of that card I guess, but anyway...she seems solid. I will have to do some playtesting in order to determine how good she actually is, but she is an auto-include because she makes Thopters.
Whirler Virtuoso
: The other Thopter generator that is part of the "infinite" combo.
Experimental Aviator
: This card is not as good as Whirler Rogue by long shot, but it has flying which is relevant I suppose. Also the 5 cmc prevents it from being more than a singleton.
Other Creatures:
Chief of the Foundry: So glad this was reprinted! It makes your piddly 1/1 Thopters much bigger threats.
Foundry Inspector: Makes my artifacts cheaper. I will need to playtest, but cheapers spells are always nice.
Snare Thopter
: A 3/2 Giant Thopter with Haste sounds fun.
Metalwork Colossus: Big beats that might be cheaps.
VehiclesSkysovereign, Consul Flagship: This card is just too awesome not to put in the deck.
Smuggler's Copter: A really solid vehicle that can provide some serious card advantage as well as beat up your opponent through the air.
Planeswalkers
Saheeli Rai: She seems like a solid Walker. Scrying is always nice, especially when it is combined with damage to the face. The -2 is also good for potentially helping to kick off the combo with
Whirler Virtuoso
, or copying a Chief of the Foundry to do some serious damage. Overall there is a lot of versatility with the second ability. The ultimate is great, but will rarely get used.
Other Spells
Decoction Module
: The second of three pieces for the combo with
Whirler Virtuoso
. Get an energy whenever a creature enters the battlefield with Thopters sounds pretty good.
Panharmonicon: The final piece of the combo. Get 1 or 2
Decoction Module
with a
Whirler Virtuoso
and put a bunch of Thopters out. Easy to disrupt, but I want to live the dream.
Fiery Temper: I needed some opponent interaction and this works well with Smuggler's Copter.
Welding Sparks
: More interaction that can easily hit for 6 or more.
As always, thanks for stopping by and feel free to offer suggestions!
