Murderous Machinery
Modern Affinity Aggro Artifact Attach Combo Competitive Flying Metalcraft Midrange WUB (Esper)
Creature (24)
- 4x Esper Sentinel
- 4x Etched Champion
- 4x Etherium Sculptor
- 4x Signal Pest
- 4x Thought Monitor
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4x
Vault Skirge
Enchantment (2)
Land (20)
Artifact (7)
Instant (4)
Sorcery (4)
Sideboard
Artifact (7)
Enchantment (2)
Maybeboard
Instant (6)
Enchantment (1)
Artifact (4)
Sorcery (1)
Modern Esper Artifacts
Here I will take advantage of the versatility of artifacts combined with powerful Black and White spells. I will try to win by attacking with elusive creatures with high offensive presence
This is the latest paper version of my ol' reliable Artifact deck. It has been revised on multiple occasions but I think I managed a very interesting and consistent build this time. I have much affinity for it (pun intended) and I hope you will as well. Give it a +1 if you like it!
With introductions out of the way, let's break down the deck list:
Main Combo:
With just these 3 artifacts in play, I can have a 8/5 creature with Protection from all colors. With more artifacts on the board, the Champion will only get stronger
Creatures:
- Etched Champion is protected from most interactions and permanents, making it a safe investment
- Vault Skirge
is a nice dodgy creature with Lifelink that has, can and will win matches on its own - Signal Pest is cheap, elusive and fortifies fellow attackers with Battle Cry
- Esper Sentinel is a great 1-drop that will most likely draw me extra cards
- Etherium Sculptor reduces the mana costs of my artifacts
- Thought Monitor is a flyer that provides hand refueling
Non-creature spells:
- Cranial Plating gives a substantial power increase and can be attached at instant speed
- Nettlecyst functions as a body or as an equipment for nimbler friends
- Dispatch gets rid of opposing threats permanently
- Inquisition of Kozilek spies on and picks apart the enemy hand
- Tempered Steel gives a great power-up to all my creatures
Sideboard and Alternate Deck Variant:
- Rest in Peace shuts down graveyard based builds
- Pithing Needle counters cards like Planeswalkers or many key pieces of opposing decks
- Rite of Consumption sacrifices something equipped with Cranial Plating or Nettlecyst for a large chunk of damage and lifegain
- Torpor Orb nullifies pesky ETB effects
- 4x Master of Etherium for 4x Etched Champion
- 2x Shadowspear for 2x Tempered Steel
This deck can also work with Master of Etherium instead of Etched Champion, especially against Artifacts or other colorless creatures like Eldrazi. This switch gives more immediate board presence but makes the deck more susceptible to removal and blocking.
For this reason I also throw in 2x Shadowspear for 2x Tempered Steel when running this version, so Master of Etherium, Nettlecyst and Urza's Saga's Constructs can Trample through blockers and give me plenty of Life back, while having the option of negating opposing Hexproof and Indestructible. On top of that, Shadowspear can be used on its own for its Lifelink and/or when I'm fighting other flyers for its Trample
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(4 months ago)
| -1 | Annul | maybe |
| -1 | Disenchant | maybe |
| +1 | Fracture | maybe |
| +1 | Inkmoth Nexus | maybe |
| +1 | Path to Exile | maybe |
| -1 | Pithing Needle | side |
| +2 | Rite of Consumption | side |
| +1 | Steel Overseer | maybe |
| -1 | Urza's Saga | side |
| Date added | 3 years |
| Last updated | 4 months |
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| Legality | This deck is Modern legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 0 - 5 Mythic Rares 38 - 8 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 2 Commons |
| Cards | 61 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.32 |
| Tokens | Construct 0/0 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B |
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