X and the Machine

Commander / EDH* UB (Dimir)

TheBossferatu

Artifact (38)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Misleading Signpost
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Voltaic Key

Land (24)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 3x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Wasteland

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Efficient Construction
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Windfall

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Darksteel Myr
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Synod Artificer
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage

Instant (8)

• 1x Commit / Memory
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Overwhelming Denial
• 1x Slaughter
• 1x Whir of Invention

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret the Schemer
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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Artifact (7)

• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Portcullis
• 1x Powerstone Shard
• 1x Reflecting Mirror
• 1x Weatherlight
• 1x Winter Orb

Creature (6)

• 1x Diligent Excavator
• 1x Mishra's Self-Replicator
• 1x Oona, Queen of the Fae
• 1x Rona, Disciple of Gix
• 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
• 1x Voltaic Servant

Land (2)

• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Zhalfirin Void

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Damnation

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures

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The problem with many of my decks, is that swinging creatures at some ones face being your only win con will simply never win in a meta where people make themselves immune to damage, unattackable or simply cant loose the game as often as they do at some of the tables I play at.

So, in the words of Little Finger; "I'm not going to fight them, I'm going to **** them. That's what I know, that's what I am."

The ideal win condition this deck is trying to achive is to have a Paradox Engine and {3}{U}{B} worth of mana rocks out. Playing a spell with X's activated ability then untaps enough mana to do this again and again until the hand you bounced X in to is empty of spells, then to be cast back to your board. Add a Thousand-Year Elixir to immediately bounce him in to the next opponents hand and do it again then the next player too. Due to the pseudo-haste from the Elixir, you can even do this on the turn you play X from the Command Zone. Add Vedalken Orrery and you can do it on your opponents' turns to potentially cast their draws before they can. Add a Temple Bell and then you cast all 4 decks. GG.

The deck runs some low to the ground defensive creatures but for the most part they are

Ultimately, this deck is just a mana engine to fuel X. Now some players are may to say this is an illegal deck due to the one silver border around it's commander after they have played against in once or twice, but fear not. For these people we have a side board Commander in Oona, Queen of the Fae. Rather than use the infinite mana engine to play their deck, exile it instead about 5 times as quickly. Then ask which they would rather face. Presto, X is back. At my LGS and in most play groups attached to the players there, Un cards are ok as long as you stick to the legendary creatures.

Some times this deck will achieve the above on turns 3-5 or even partially on turn 2. the problem with the earlier drafts of this deck is that until it went infinite, it was just a sitting duck so no one would leave you alone early gamce one they have seen what the decks really up to. So, I've added a smattering of defensive pieces designed less to actually be a brick wall and more to make my opponents just not want to attack me. could use some suggestions as its starting to get pretty hard to trim this deck any further for some of the potential new Dominaria additions.

Let me know what you think and any suggested cuts or additions are very welcome.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.28
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Tezzeret the Schemer, Etherium Cell, Morph 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C