Emry, Artificer of the Loch

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Mono-Blue Multiplayer

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Draw/Filter (20)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Conjurer's Bauble
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Thought Scour
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Urza's Bauble
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Witching Well

Counters (8)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Swan Song

Removal (6)

• 1x Aether Spellbomb
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift

Land (29)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Ipnu Rivulet
• 15x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Tolaria West

Tutor (10)

• 1x Artificer's Intuition
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Whir of Invention

Combo (6)

• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Mirran Spy
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Walking Ballista

Commander (1)

Ramp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Jeweled Amulet
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sol Ring

Utility (8)

• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Cost Reduction (2)

• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Etherium Sculptor

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Maybeboard

Utility (3)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist

Tutor (2)

• 1x Intuition
• 1x Transmute Artifact

Ramp (1)

• 1x Mox Diamond

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Introduction

This is an infinite combo-based Emry, Lurker of the Loch list, winning via infinite mana or drawing the deck then using an appropriate outlet.. From playtesting, the deck felt too fast for our casual pods but it was capable of holding its ground in cEDH pods. I wouldn't consider it fully cEDH since I avoided Reserved List cards. I would personally rate this list at an 8.5 out of 10, just above fully tuned casual decks but below fully tuned fringe cEDH decks. There's a lot of convoluted combos possible in the deck but I listed the most common ones I go for. I would love to hear your comments or suggestions for the deck!

Strengths

• Commander - Emry, Lurker of the Loch is extremely resilient. She has a cost reduction effect allowing us to easily cast her even when she gets removed multiple times. Turn 1 Emry is not uncommon in this deck. Our opponents can remove her but it would allow us to dig deeper through our deck with her mill, thus it's not much of a loss. The deck also does not require Emry to function, she simply supercharges our strategy.

• Mono-Blue - Being mono-colored, we typically do not have trouble getting our colors to cast our spells. Blue gives us access to a lot of card draw and counters, giving us ways to dig for and protect our combos.

• Artifact-based - Artifacts have inherent synergies within themselves. Stumbling upon combos is particularly fun for me, so your experience might vary.

• Graveyard-based - The graveyard is a resource for us via Emry's ability. This also means that destroying our artifacts is not a huge blow for us.

Weaknesses

• Commander - Disabling Emry, Lurker of the Loch 's ability with cards like Cursed Totem or Song of the Dryads can slow us down but the deck can function without its commander

• Mono-Blue - Without the help of another color, we may struggle to answer certain card types or permanents already on the field. We may be able to bounce them but we need a counter to permanently remove them.

• Artifact-based - Null Rod or Collector Ouphe effects can hose our strategies. This is probably our biggest weakness since most decks run artifact hate.

• Graveyard-based - Graveyard hate pieces such as Rest in Peace and Scavenging Ooze can slow us down or remove combo pieces, but there are a lot of other ways we can win outside of our graveyard.

Key Combos

• Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Lotus Petal + Mirran Spy - The most popular combo for Emry. It's too good to leave out of the deck even without reliable creature tutors (we only have Drift of Phantasms ). Conjurer's Bauble can also work instead of Lotus Petal to draw our deck.

• Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter - Our bread and butter. This in conjunction with mana rocks that produce at least 3 mana allows us to have infinite mana and infinite untaps with Emry. This is the most common combo that I try to go for.

• Etherium Sculptor + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top - Plan B of our deck. Allows us to draw our deck then proceed with whatever combo we want. Cloud Key is another Etherium Sculptor effect but costs 1 more mana.

• Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler - This gives us convoluted loops which would give us infinite mana or card draw. I feel that this is inefficient for cEDH but I have included this in my deck since I love discovering new interactions.

Wincons

• Infinite Mana Outlets: Blue Sun's Zenith , Walking Ballista , Urza, Lord High Artificer

• Infinite Untaps: Sensei's Divining Top , Codex Shredder

Omissions

• Chakram Retriever - Another Mirran Spy effect but 5 mana is a lot and it isn't tutorable.

• Aetherflux Reservoir - There's a bunch of ways to storm off in this deck but I'm not a huge fan of storm. Since I'm curving off at 4-5 mana, I would want my curve topper to at least do something by itself (which Aetherflux Reservoir doesn't do).

• Mox Diamond , Copy Artifact , Intuition , Transmute Artifact - Amazing cards for the deck but they're on the Reserved List and I currently don't have the budget for these. On cEDH pods which allow proxies, I do run Mox Diamond instead of Jeweled Amulet . Intuition could probably replace Tezzeret the Seeker . I'm unsure what to replace for the rest.

• Laboratory Maniac , Jace, Wielder of Mysteries - Alternate wincon when you draw out your deck. They don't contribute much to the deck outside of that, and since you can win via other means when you have your deck in your hand, I opted to remove them.

Top Ranked	Achieved #60 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #33 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Infinite Combo 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WBRG
Key combos	Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Lotus Petal + Mirran Spy Etherium Sculptor + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.69
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C
Folders	Personal Decks, cEDH