Fluctuator

Artifact

Cycling abilities you activate cost up to {2} less to activate.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

Icbrgr on Budget Cycle Storm

2 months ago

oh rereading my comment I want to clarify that I meant cards without cycling OTHER THAN Fluctuator should be reduced to 4 at the most...Blasted Landscape is another great way to compensate for cutting basic lands! and to elaborate on Dromar's Cavern how it works is (assuming fluctuator is in hand or in play) to {T} a land like Slippery Karst floating the mana and the play the cavern returning the cycle land to hand and then you are off to the races!

Icbrgr on Budget Cycle Storm

2 months ago

Whenever I see Fluctuator it makes me happy; It is my Premodern deck and I ran Gavi, Nest Warden in EDH!

That being said I highly suggest that cards without cycling get reduced to 4 at the most; including basic lands and payoff cards like Songs of the Damned get reduced to just 1 copy because as you cycle with Fluctuator you'll end up drawing cards that don't cycle (like your other copies of fluctuator) and end up fizzling out. Some budget sauce is a single copy of Dromar's Cavern or any land of that cycle (pun indented) is very helpful and can feel like Lotus Petal in this deck.... and Drain Life is another card to consider at a single copy!

P.S. watch out for the Stabilizer Mafia!

CommanderNeyo on Budget Cycle Storm

3 months ago

Looks like a fun deck! Because of how important Fluctuator is to the deck, have you considered going up to 4 on it?

Also, I think more lands that cycle for (2) colorless would be good, so you can fully combo off with Fluctuator once you get it out.

SufferFromEDHD on

4 months ago

Fair enough. I was thinking about grabbing value like Accursed Duneyard, Bojuka Bog, Crypt of Agadeem and Geier Reach Sanitarium

I see the Canyon Slough and the Fluctuator. How do you feel about Ash Barrens, Polluted Mire and Smoldering Crater?

Icbrgr on The Fluctuator

7 months ago

It's as glass cannon as it gets but as I'm sure your aware it really does work!

There are fun articles about how Fluctuator decks have performed in organized play... often making a point not to sleeve the deck and have it held together by a rubber band lol

Flarhoon13 on Kenrith, the Cycling King

8 months ago

May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.

Aug 22

Blaine's house

Kenrith the Cycling King win. Fluctuator allowed me to cycle 10ish cards. Kenrith reanimated Archfiend of Ifnir and all of my opponents rode Kurtis' wave of salt and immediately conceded. Blaine's elves never balled, no mana dorks tapped for mana, Priest of Titania died sick. Rob folded Derevi, Empyrial Tactician bird tribal.  Only Spencer on Rat tribal stayed in but died to Kenrith and Ifnir beats; bringing my record to 24-26. People were salty .480

Icbrgr on New hubs to be added

10 months ago

To elaborate on what I said/my case for Fluctuator "Cycling" is not a mechanic unique to Premodern but "Fluctuator" as a deck is unique to Premodern due to the cardpool and banlist that separate it from Legacy and others. Fluctuator as a deck is a recurring article of discussion on the Premodern magic site being piloted by various "Celebrities" (this article is honestly just hilarious) in community as well as having a recurring presence in and out of the meta MTG Decks or MTG Top 8.

As its special place in the community/format its more than just "combo, reanimator, Cycling, creature cheat, artifact...living end-ish".... it's a Fluctuator deck.

Squee_Spirit_Guide on The Fluctuator

10 months ago

I knew from the name I'd like this deck, and I absolutely love it! Excellent use of Fluctuator!