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Commander / EDH Artifact Colorless Combo Competitive Ramp

Kryzis

Creature (8)

• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Traitors
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Eldrazi Temple
• 1x Eye of Ugin
• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell ValeGC
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Winding Canyons

Artifact (53)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Forcefield
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim MonolithGC
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Kyren Toy
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lion's Eye DiamondGC
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Myr Turbine
• 1x Null Brooch
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sisay's Ring
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Storm Cauldron
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Ur-Golem's Eye
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Winter Orb
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (1)

• 1x All is Dust

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Karn, Silver Golem *oversized*

Artifact (2)

• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Unstable Obelisk

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Colorless BeatdownWhy Play Kozilek?Colors are overrated.Kozilek, Butcher of Truth epitomizes the power of a colorless deck.

There are 3 completely colorless generals (Memnarch is and Bosh, Iron Golem is ) Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, Karn, Silver Golem , and Kozilek, Butcher of Truth. Ulamog is a powerful general, and when equipped with Lightning Greaves (or others of that ilk), he can be nigh impossible to remove. However, he costs 1 more mana for 2 less P/T, and doesn't have as good a cast ability. Karn is another very common general, but he is geared towards a combo deck that utilizes his ability. This deck is not designed to combo out with him, but is a toolbox deck that utilizes Kozilek to oppress your opponents.

How this deck works

This deck is build around 3 Stages.

Stage 1

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The first stage is all about ramping with the mana rocks so that later stages can have access to enough mana to work smoothly.

0-drops: Everflowing Chalice, Lion's Eye Diamond, Mana Crypt and Mox Opal .

1-drops: Mana Vault and Sol Ring

2-drops: Doubling Cube , Grim Monolith and Helm of Awakening.

3-drops Ashnod's Altar, Basalt Monolith, Chromatic Lantern , Coalition Relic, Kyren Toy , Metalworker, Semblance Anvil and Worn Powerstone.

4-drops: Krark-Clan Ironworks, Sisay's Ring , Thran Dynamo, Ur-Golem's Eye

5-drops: Blinkmoth Urn and Gilded Lotus.

6-drop: Dreamstone Hedron

Each one of these cards has been chosen intentionally, and if I can secure 2-3 of cheaper rocks in my opening hand, this deck can ramp past even the biggest Omnath, Locus of Mana deck. That is one the key points of this, don't be afraid to mulligan away everything but mana rocks and a single land. Casting Kozilek will give you the card advantage to draw the engine parts.

Stage 2

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The second stage is to cast Kozilek as many times as necessary to build up a hand and develop locks and engines.

First- cast Kozilek, Butcher of Truth. Drawing 4 cards is insane in this deck, and it will help keep you replenished with enough cards to keep going. He is likely to get the boot many times, but with the amount of mana this deck can generate, it is not uncommon to see him cast for 30+ mana.

Second- the locks that this deck has available will often times completely take your opponents by surprise, as you can often dump multiple of them in one turn.

Third- your tutors and untap cards will give you the extra boost to get past the locks when your opponents can't. It is important to know when to wait and cast the locks at the right time so that you can survive them.

Stage 3

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Once you have the draw and mana engines running (along with some possible opponent locks), it is important to get the win conditions running A.S.A.P. Competitive EDH is filled with decks that run , and once you get to turns 4 or 5, they will often have Counterspells in hand to disrupt the plays. Getting a Voltaic Key, Clock of Omens, or Unwinding Clock allows you to create ridiculous engines with mana rocks and token producers.

I will get into the engines in more detail later (and describe the individual ones), but the important thing to do is to get them running so that you can cast Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Steel Hellkite,Blightsteel Colossus, and Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre for the win.

The First Stage

The Second Stage

The Third Stage

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Top Ranked	Achieved #30 position overall 9 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Ramp 5 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 65 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.92
Tokens	Copy Clone, Goat 0/1 W, Marit Lage, Myr 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Good EDH, Potential decks, EDH DECKS, competetive EDH, EDH, Sounds Fun - EDH, Build This, Other's EDH Decks, 1v1 Commander Decks, Decks