Sydri's Workstation

Commander / EDH

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Land (39)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glimmervoid
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 5x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 5x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Instant (7)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal

Artifact (26)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Caltrops
• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Voltaic Key

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless

Commander (1)

Creature (24)

• 1x Arcum Dagsson
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Inkwell Leviathan
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Lodestone Golem
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Mycosynth Golem
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Scarecrone
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Voltaic Construct
• 1x Walking Ballista

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Maybeboard

Land (1)

• 1x Academy Ruins

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The Basics

Mana Ramp

Solemn Simulacrum
Mana Rocks: Sol Ring, Darksteel Ingot
Producing Mana Rocks: Mana Vault, Basalt Monolith, Thran Dynamo, Gilded Lotus, Dreamstone Hedron
Cost Reduction: Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Mycosynth Golem

Card Draw

Passive: Padeem, Consul of Innovation, Vedalken Archmage, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas, Mind's Eye, Staff of Nin
Single-use: Baleful Strix, Scarecrone, Solemn Simulacrum, Dreamstone Hedron, Sphinx's Revelation

Scry

3 scry lands, Dissolve

Tutors

Inventors' Fair, Arcum Dagsson, Tezzeret the Seeker , Planar Bridge

Counterspells

Counterspell, Stoic Rebuttal, Disallow, Dissolve, Absorb, Render Silent

Target Removal

Spine of Ish Sah
Sydri, Galvanic Genius + Staff of Nin
Sydri, Galvanic Genius + Walking Ballista

Mass Removal

Nevinyrral's Disk, Scourglass

Core Mechanics

Artifact Animation

Target / One Turn: Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Target / Permanently: Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Multiple / One Turn: Tezzeret the Seeker

Tempo Control

Casting Restrictions: Ethersworn Canonist, Lodestone Golem
Casting Speed: Shimmer Myr, Vedalken Orrery
Recycling: Arcum Dagsson, Master Transmuter
Combat Restrictions: Crawlspace, Silent Arbiter

Permanent Protection

Target: Swiftfoot Boots, Darksteel Plate
Multiple: Padeem, Consul of Innovation, Darksteel Forge

Graveyard Recursion

To Hand: Buried Ruin, Junk Diver, Scrap Trawler
To Battlefield: Scarecrone, Sharuum the Hegemon

Untapping

Artifacts: Voltaic Key, Master Transmuter, Tezzeret the Seeker , Unwinding Clock, Paradox Engine
Artifact Creatures: Voltaic Construct, Umbral Mantle

Lifegain

Passive: Inventors' Fair, Aetherflux Reservoir
Single-use: Absorb, Sphinx's Revelation, Debt to the Deathless, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Sydri, Galvanic Genius + artifact creature in combat
Vault of the Archangel + anything in combat
5 lifegain lands, Sphinx of the Steel Wind

Notes

Combos

Sydri, Galvanic Genius + producing mana rock + Umbral Mantle = arbitrarily large creature
+ Sydri, Galvanic Genius = arbitrarily large life

Sydri, Galvanic Genius + producing mana rock + Voltaic Construct = arbitrarily large mana
+ Walking Ballista = kill the table
+ Debt to the Deathless = kill the table
+ Sphinx's Revelation = any other play with counterspell support

Sydri, Galvanic Genius + sufficient life + Aetherflux Reservoir = kill the table

Nevinyrral's Disk + Darksteel Forge = sick board wipe

Sydri, Galvanic Genius + Caltrops = take combat hostage

Sydri, Galvanic Genius + Arcum Dagsson = recycle anything

Fatties

Colossus of Akros, Sphinx of the Steel Wind, Inkwell Leviathan, Darksteel Colossus
Akroma's Memorial, Spine of Ish Sah, Darksteel Forge

Number of Artifacts

26 artifacts + 21 artifact creatures + 4 artifact lands = 51 artifacts
Rewards: Cranial Plating, Master of Etherium, Mycosynth Golem, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas, Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
Requires: Stoic Rebuttal, Glimmervoid, Inventors' Fair, Spire of Industry

Master Transmuter Bounce Targets

Baleful Strix, Solemn Simulacrum, Sharuum the Hegemon, Spine of Ish Sah

Miscellaneous Sydri Targets

Darksteel Ingot, Akroma's Memorial

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.11
Folders	1. Current Decks