Arty Shovelhead's Rube Goldberg Machine
Commander / EDH
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Changes V: The Nim Frontier —May 9, 2017
The list has changed quite a bit since the last update, including the addition of some of the more expensive cards I've been wanting to get for a long time. Shout out Eternal Masters for dropping the price of Mana Crypt so much. The deck is getting to the point where it's very difficult to make cuts, and a new card has to be really synergistic with the rest of the deck for me to consider adding it. Nim Deathmantle and Tawnos's Coffin have been added to the deck for maximum cuteness with Karn's ability.
Also, Paradox Engine is one of the most hilarious cards I've ever seen. Knowing the Rules Committee, it'll probably get banned eventually, but you can bet that I'll abuse it as much as I possibly can until that day comes.
-1 Crawlspace
-1 Crystal Ball
-1 Ghost Town
-1 Mindslaver
-1 Pentavus
Bassospades says... #2
I know it doesn't, I just meant a 5-color devoid Emrakul would be a cool commander to build around :p
December 17, 2016 4:34 p.m.
manbearpig01 says... #4
Great deck with sweet combos. Thought about Energy Chamber?
December 31, 2016 10:05 a.m.
Bassospades says... #5
I might just have to test out Energy Chamber one of these days. Putting extra charge counters on Everflowing Chalice and +1/+1 counters on things like Akroma's Memorial is tempting, but I'm not sure if it really contributes enough to what the rest of the deck is trying to do to be worth it. It's starting to get to that point where cutting cards from the deck is really difficult. Thanks for the suggestion!
January 1, 2017 1:35 p.m.
Wasadia123 says... #6
Paradox Engine is a must have. It's almost always a win if you can get it down in a deck like this. As an addition, I'd actually recommend Endless One, and before you bully me out of existence, it's actually a great creature with so many infinite mana combos and practically nothing to spend it on. I'd take out Colossus of Akros for it, and Planar Portal for Paradox Engine or Planar Bridge.
February 5, 2017 10:50 a.m.
Bassospades says... #7
I actually already have both Paradox Engine and Planar Bridge in the deck, I just haven't updated the list yet because I'm still deciding which cards I'll end up permanently cutting to make room for them. I haven't seen Endless One, though. It's neat, but doesn't really do enough on its own, I think. Usually once I get an infinite mana combo online, I already have a way to win almost immediately via infinite tokens, infinite Staff of Nin damage, mass land destruction, drawing my whole deck, etc. There's definitely not a shortage of things to spend infinite mana on in this deck, you just have to get creative with it ;)
February 5, 2017 1:25 p.m. Edited.
Austin_Smith_of_Cards says... #8
Staff of Domination is a mana sink and provides something to do with infinite mana (gain infinite life, draw your deck). Value card overall.
Mycosynth Golem ensures that any of your non-Eldrazi creatures will be either free or have an extremely low mana cost. Helps in the lategame if Karn has been killed a lot, but also the prospect of a truly gigantic Hangarback Walker sounds fun.
Great decklist!
February 8, 2017 6:12 p.m.
Bassospades says... #9
Thanks! Staff of Domination is definitely on my list of cards to get. As for Mycosynth Golem, I keep going back and forth in my head on whether or not it's worth it given the fact that this deck isn't particularly creature-heavy. I might just have to test it out one day...
February 8, 2017 10:07 p.m.
Let me first say how much I love artifact shenanigans, so well done in that regard - and the deck as a whole honestly looks really solid. And my eternal +1 for the lore in the title!
Plasmarocket says... #1
Devoid does not change a card's color identity, however much I'd like it to.
December 17, 2016 9:49 a.m.