Eldraine Artifact Aggro
As the name says, this is a true standard artifact aggro deck. Tested and proven to be efficient with its high-synergy and continuous card advantage.
Beatdown Robots
These guys don't really do much except get in for damage and protect us against opposing attackers.
Gingerbrute
- Our most efficient low-drop creature. Comes down ready to roll and becomes unblockable for a cheap cost. Also synergizes in the long run when you have an Emry out to continuously gain 3 life each turn.
Shambling Suit
- Best the turn right after playing a
Steel Overseer
so it doesn't die to 3-damage removal. When the opponent has blockers, use
Manifold Key
to usually one-shot them in a stylish way.
Stonecoil Serpent
- Even as a 1/1 for 1, he is our best blocker and/or attacker depending on the matchup. Protection from multicolored really comes in handy against today's meta, and he is close to our only way to defend against flyers. Also comes with the bonus of getting through chump blockers when he is big.
Utility Creatures
Chamber Sentry
- Although we can't use its reanimation ability, its damage outlet it really strong. Being buffed by
Steel Overseer
turns this guy into a repeatable removal dude, and also can hit the player in the face when needed.
Corridor Monitor
- Untapping something in this deck is no joke. Whether its untapping a
Steel Overseer
to get an additional buff to the team or untapping an Emry to cast another dude from the grave, it just has a good all-around synergy and comes with a decent 1/4 body.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Oh no! They killed my
Steel Overseer
! How about we just bring him back and continue the plan like normal? Mostly she eats a removal spell, but when she stays alive she really makes it hard for the opponent to beat us. Has some cute synergy with
Gingerbrute
to reanimate him, block, gain life, and repeat.
Steel Overseer
- The Lord as we know it. Continuously buffs the team while making himself bigger. Coming down as a 1/1 kinda sucks, but when he stays alive we take the game. Can be untapped to perform additional shenanigans.
Other Utility Things
Dance of the Manse
- This card forced me to play Azorius instead of just Mono-Blue. Most of the time the card never resolves and the opponent concedes right after seeing it. If we ever get to 8 mana, then it becomes a true powerhouse more than it already is.
Dovin, Grand Arbiter
- After going into White, he appeared to be great in the long grind and in the aggro plan. After playing him, I usually tick him down to get the thopters, then use those the following turns to put more counters on him and then ult him. After being boardwiped, he stays and keeps up the pressure with his little flyers.
Glass Casket
- This deck desperately needed removal, and this was the best option for the deck. Many problematic creatures are 3-cmc or less, and for two mana this things hits all of them.
Manifold Key
- Never disappoints. Untaps
Steel Overseer
continuously for 1 mana, and makes things unblockable when they are big enough.
Mystic Forge
- It's been proven to break other artifact decks in eternal formats, so why not Standard? It gives us a seriously good card advantage engine, and even comes with its own
Codex Shredder
effect for when we hit lands. Really hard for the opponent to come back after we cast 3 or 4 artifacts from the top of our deck each turn.
Lands
Castle Vantress
- As most of our deck is Islands, this things almost always comes in untapped. Although we don't use its ability often, it can help when trying to dig for certain things in the late game.
Karn's Bastion
- Pretty much a
Steel Overseer
on a land. More copies of this would reduce the chances of the Castle coming in untapped and having the right colors of mana early.
