Raff's Renewal

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Tokens WU (Azorius)

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Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Coastal Tower
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x High Market
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 14x Island
• 10x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Tundra

Removal (7)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant

Token Generators (5)

• 1x Efficient Construction
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Sharding Sphinx
• 1x Trading Post

Sac Outlets (4)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Phyrexian Altar

Boardwipes (2)

• 1x Rout
• 1x Wrath of God

Ramp (13)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring

Combo Pieces (9)

• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Enduring Renewal
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Myr Moonvessel
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Summoning Station

Recursion (4)

• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Trading Post

Synergy (4)

• 1x Artificer's Assistant
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Vedalken Humiliator

Commander (1)

Draw (10)

• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Well of Ideas

Protection (5)

• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Tutors (4)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage

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Maybeboard

Other (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Reality Ripple
• 1x Slip Out the Back
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast

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Introduction

This is my Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage Azorius/Artifact deck. I'm looking to use Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage in conjunction with Enduring Renewal, a pet card of mine, to win by combos, along with other value synergies. What jumped out at me with Raff was his ability to play at instant speed with Historic spells, which is what will allow Enduring Renewal to go infinite. What I need to really make the deck go is some sac outlets, and they are hard to find in {W} and {U}, but I've found some artifact options that will work. Here are some breakdowns.

Card Draw

Blue provides lots of good card draw options. Dictate of Kruphix, Well of Ideas, and Kami of the Crescent Moon benefit everyone at the table, but I don't mind. It can help out politically, and they're budget. Mulldrifter is solid and I have ways of reusing him. Sai, Master Thopterist will bring value to the artifact tokens I make, and Padeem, Consul of Innovation is situational card draw, but at times he'll pay off. He's mostly there for the artifact protection. Skullclamp is always good when 1/1 tokens are around, and Mentor of the Meek will take advantage of them as well. Rhystic Study and Jace Beleren are great. There are a few other situational options for card draw in the deck, but these will provide most of the consistent card draw.

Mana Ramp

Ramp is important, and I've approached it in a few ways, using accelerators, rocks, and a few dorks.

Mana Dorks

• Gold Myr
• Silver Myr
• Metalworker

Mana Accelerators

• Etherium Sculptor
• Foundry Inspector
• Jhoira's Familiar

Mana Rocks

• Sol Ring
• Azorius Signet
• Commander's Sphere

Other Mana Help

Ashnod's Altar

Krark-Clan Ironworks

Blinkmoth Urn

Chief Engineer

Smothering Tithe makes mana rocks

Token Generators

I didn't want this deck to be all about an infinite combo; I also wanted to just be able to create value through deck synergy (who doesn't, right?). These token generators will help me get more value and provide expendable resources for synergy.

• Sai, Master Thopterist
• Hangarback Walker
• Trading Post is always good
• Summoning Station
• Efficient Construction
• Myr Battlesphere
• Sharding Sphinx

Sac Outlets

Enduring Renewal shines with sac outlets, so I've cobbled together as many affordable ones as I can. I might look to adding Phyrexian Altar eventually. I have also added Altar of Dementia and Krark-Clan Ironworks.

• Sai, Master Thopterist
• Ashnod's Altar
• Blasting Station
• Krark-Clan Ironworks
• Trading Post
• Phyrexian Altar
• High Market

Synergy Pieces

Cards that make the deck really go. Deadeye Navigator, Reveillark, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle, Blasting Station, and Summoning Station will all offer various interactions and provide value to the deck.

Combos & Fun Synergies

I'll add to this list as I play the deck and see more things come together. It's important to keep in mind that if Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage is on the battlefield, then many of these combos can go off at instant speed, helping to provide some more win conditions for the deck. Some of them are Magical Christmas Land scenarios, but that's the fun part!

Fun Synergy 1

Enduring Renewal + Hangarback Walker , infinite sac-and-return to play effects; lots of potential, and doesn't require the sac outlet.

Fun Synergy 2

Blasting Station + Enduring Renewal + Ornithopter , infinite damage.

Fun Synergy 3

Ashnod's Altar + Enduring Renewal + Ornithopter , infinite mana, although I don't really have an outlet for it right now...

Fun Synergy 4

Ashnod's Altar + Enduring Renewal + Ornithopter + Efficient Construction, infinite tokens. If Raff is on the board, I can do this at instant speed prior to the end of the previous opponent's turn, and then attack with them on my turn.

Fun Synergy 5

Although not an infinite combo, the synergy between Jace Beleren and Smothering Tithe is amusing.

Fun Synergy 6

Cast Ornithopter, trigger Tidespout Tyrant, bounce Memnite, and recast the Memnite, triggering Sai, Master Thopterist along the way for infinite tokens. Then bounce to clear the opponents' boards for attack.

Fun Synergy 7

Phyrexian Altar + Sai, Master Thopterist , to draw out the deck. Thanks, user:ahobrien!

That's the list. I'm sure there are some things I have listed here that work better on paper than they will perform, but that's what makes playtesting so much fun! I'm sure there are some other cards I've missed that aren't as budget that could really make the deck fly, but I want to stay easy on the budget for the time being, and it doesn't have to be all combo. But as always, I'd love to hear any thoughts and suggestions...and I like upvotes, too!

Top Ranked	Achieved #59 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #50 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Enduring Renewal + Hangarback Walker Ashnod's Altar + Enduring Renewal + Ornithopter Blasting Station + Enduring Renewal + Ornithopter Phyrexian Altar + Sai, Master Thopterist
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	2/2 N Creature Pincher, Clue, Elephant 3-3 G, Goat 0/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U, Treasure
Folders	Azorius EDH Decks I Have, The UnCommanders, Raff