Mechanized Domination

Commander / EDH* Artifact Combo Control Mono-Blue

araconos

Creature (17)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Arcum Dagsson
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Darksteel Juggernaut
• 1x Filigree Sages
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Muzzio, Visionary Architect
• 1x Mycosynth Golem
• 1x Pili-Pala
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Synod Artificer
• 1x Toymaker
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Voltaic Construct

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Land (32)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 19x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tolaria West

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Animate Artifact
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Ensoul Artifact
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x March of the Machines
• 1x Mind Control
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Training Grounds

Artifact (23)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Golem Foundry
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Voltaic Key

Instant (13)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Karn's Touch
• 1x Last Word
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Negate
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Spell Crumple

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Tinker
• 1x Transmute Artifact

Commander (1)

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I can hear you saying it now. "Araconos, Memnarch is such an underpowered commander! He's too expensive to play and use, anyone with any decent amount of artifact removal will ruin him, and the only ways he can win are by obscure and hard-to-play combos."

This is true. Mostly.

Memnarch is, indeed, rather expensive and takes a combo or two to play properly. When he does go off, the results are spectacular - steal everything everyone has and/or destroy all their lands.

Surprisingly enough, Memnarch is not the only thing this deck needs to succeed. This is primarily a 'control' deck, and Memnarch is definitely not the only way to win here.

Notable Combos - palincron + Deadeye Navigator = infinite mana, via flickering and untapping lands over and over. The only problem here is that palincron is a 7 cost, and Deadeye Navigator is a six drop by itself. If you want to drop the whole combo in one turn, it costs 15 mana. Granted, seven or more of that is refunded with the ETB trigger, so you can effectively cast palincron with seven lands, untap those seven, then Deadeye Navigator and leave 1 of those lands untapped. Expensive as all hell, and it doesnt help if you used some mana dorks to offset most of his cast. Expenive, inefficient and easy to end with a simple kill spell.

Another combo is Voltaic Construct + Thran Dynamo/Basalt Monolith/any other artifact that produces 3 or more mana. Problem is you need Karn, Silver Golem or Memnarch to turn them into artifacts. Or, you can cheat in Ensoul Artifact, Animate Artifact, Karn's Touch, Toymaker, Tezzeret the Seeker can pop his third ability, or March of the Machines even.

These are all simply ways to get mana easy. Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth/Training Grounds/Power Artifact. Throw in Mycosynth Lattice to turn this mana into colored mana, and bam, infinite Memnarch Triggers. The best part is if you have the ideal starting hand, you can do this turn one!

((Will finish this later.))

Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.68
Tokens	Copy Clone, Golem 3/3 C