Dang Son! It's a Shiny Rube Goldberg Machine!

Commander / EDH* Artifact Combo Competitive Control Infinite Combo Mono-Blue

Azdranax

Type Subtype Rarity Color Latest set Latest block Name Board Converted cost Keyword Price Custom

Type Subtype Rarity Name Converted cost Price

Artifact (27)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sentinel Tower
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Voltaic Key

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Telepathy

Creature (22)

• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Myr Mindservant
• 1x Myr Moonvessel
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Myr Sire
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Walking Ballista

Instant (12)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Whispers of the Muse

Commander (1)

Land (28)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Homeward Path
• 12x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Wasteland

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions

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He's Turning The Simple Into The Dynamic

Don't let the gray beard and glasses fool you...MacGyver has aged well, and is still just as adept at turning random junk into a rube-goldberg machine that wrecks face as he ever was. He's pretty quick too - turn five is pretty much a certainty, so make sure he's well stocked with a shoelace, duct tape and a Mr. Coffee, and he'll show you how to generate sustainable cold fusion.

Did Someone Order The Combo?

Although MacGyver (AKA Arcum Dagsson) appears to be the star of the show, it's really his swiss army knife known as Paradox Engine that spits in the face of danger. That said, it's not the 80's anymore, so all of your opponents will be gunning for it, so Isochron Scepter plus Dramatic Reversal is included as a safety net - let's hope it's not needed. Chances are the Engine will be your first target via Arcum's activated ability, but if you're facing potential artifact removal, especially via red, green and/or white decks, you may want to start with another option to test the waters.

Before any of that, though, you're going to want to develop the plot of this episode, so start dropping as many trinkets, baubles and tinker-toys onto the board as you possibly can during the first two turns. Being able to produce somewhere between 5 and 10 mana on turn three is pretty typical, so set the scene and let the drama begin.

Once MacGyver hits the board, the clock starts ticking - your enemy has locked you in that old dusty warehouse, and it's wired to blow in just a few minutes, so it's time to put that old Seiko watch to good use and build some cool shit. While the deck has plenty of quick answers to opponents threats, MacGyver has always been a 30-minute episode (with commercials), so cut the durdling and handle your business. The longer the game goes, the more likely you're at the bottom of a smoldering pile of warehouse chunks at the end.

There are several show-stoppers (win-cons) to close out the episode once Paradox Engine hits the board, with likely infinite mana and Aetherflux Reservoir, Sentinel Tower and Walking Ballista as the primary targets. If you want to get really spicy on this specific episode, looping Capsize and clearing your opponents' entire board will get a quick chorus of scoops and groans as well.

Because the deck generates so much mana so quickly, the current 72/28 spell to land ratio might still be just slightly too much, as after four lands hit the board, any additional land is pretty much a dead draw. An additional cheap sort/draw spell might be needed to replace another land as the deck is further tested. There's nothing worse than dropping Staff of Domination and burning your not-yet infinite mana to draw a land and stall your combo chances.

I've enjoyed this deck so much I decided to renew it with a larger budget, so I'm working to make it as shiny as possible for future episodes. If you're interested in becoming a MacGyver team member, give it a shot and see what you think. I hope you enjoyed the deck as well as the 80's flavor. Thanks for looking.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	3 weeks
Exclude colors	WBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.81
Tokens	1/1 Thopter, 1/1 Myr, 1/1 Bird
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Top rank	#3 on 2018-01-01