Grand Architect

Creature — Vedalken Artificer

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.

: Target artifact creature becomes blue until end of turn.

Tap an untapped blue creature you control: Gain . Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.

Discussion (50)

trocroi on The Antiques Roadshow

2 days ago

Yeah good point. Thoughtcast is a favorite of mine in affinity because it can easily be cast turn one or two for . Thought Courier might be cool since it can throw junk in your graveyard for Academy Ruins ?

Finally, there’s a bunch of vedalken support like Grand Architect , Etherium Sculptor , or Master of Etherium that could have synergy with this.

If you splash black, there’s also Sphinx Summoner ... which you might be able to throw in play without needing any black mana anyways?

theFro on welcome to arcum asylum

1 week ago

Lanzo493 haha, you're right of course, i was confusing them with Springleaf Drum which isn't in the deck. so now they aren't, either - we'll go with your suggestion of Hall of the Bandit Lord , and Tolaria West will help ensure we have a chance of finding it (we won't, but it's a lovely dream, isn't it?)

Grand Architect seems a little subpar here; although there are 5 different blue creatures in the deck, for 46 slots, architect mana can't cast arcum

this deck isn't looking to go infinite here, so infinite mana isn't necessary

thanks for the thoughts! it's a janky little casual brew i put together to show someone that Marchesa Apostles wasn't the 'only option' for Thrumming Stone edh

Lanzo493 on welcome to arcum asylum

1 week ago

Sadly, Holdout Settlement and Survivors' Encampment don't actually ramp. They don't produce extra mana by tapping creatures down, they just make mana that isn't colorless. There is a land that accelerates your deck: Hall of the Bandit Lord . There's also Grand Architect which could be useful, but I don't know how many blue creatures you run. It goes infinite with Pili-Pala at least.

Senko-San-1 on Fork over your dinglehoppers

2 months ago

awsome! also i did some more digging for you and found some cards you might want :)

• Aquitect's Will evasion techniques for breaching defenses

• Agent of Treachery this will become great card draw

• Stolen Identity if your commander is combat-based this can copy your beefy creatures

• Lightning Greaves no combat deck is done without one XD but, in all seriousness, it will give a hug protection advantage and haste for any creature for 0 mana is great

• Grand Architect is great for artifact decks

• Arcanis the Omnipotent just some more card draw

• Padeem, Consul of Innovation will prevent the regain of your opponents' artifacts

• Sword of the Animist mono-blue ramp!

• Strionic Resonator copy your commanders trigger and steel 2 things

• Mirrorworks copy what you steel

• Curiosity more card draw

• Dissipation Field will make your opponents think twice when attacking

• Ugin, the Ineffable will make the artifacts you steel cost 2 less to cast

• Terrain Generator more mono-blue mana ramp

• Myriad Landscape and again some more mono-blue mana ramp

and don't forget to add in some fetch lands so you can thin out your deck and improve your chances of drawing the things you need. (when I mean fetch lands...I mean cards like Evolving Wilds or Scalding Tarn

also add in a Kozilek, Butcher of Truth or a Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre to prevent mill decks or to just reset after a bored wipe

Barbarian_Sun_Pope on Scarecrows combo/aggro

3 months ago

I think the cuts for the Mystic Forge are fine and I agree, Memnarch is hilarious. I don't think Goblin Cannon is nearly as good as Walking Ballista. I think the ballista is a pretty good replacement for Banefire since it is an additional creature for Grand Architect, but I'd keep the one copy of Banefire in the sideboard against control/counters =)

Hawke15379 on Wizards Off The Coast

3 months ago

Grand Architect + Pili-Pala for unlimited mana of any color and then cast Blue Sun's Zenith for the entire deck pick up as well.

Alexplosio on Urza, Lord High Artificer is a dangerous man

4 months ago

So it has been a few months, what changed? Well, I removed a bunch of my creatures, such as Pili-Pala, Grand Architect, and Memnarch because I felt as though the creatures themselves didn't do much other than be good searchers, as the stax pieces lock down the board. I also removed a lot of the nonessential utility lands and added Back to Basics, something I felt was necessary to stop multicolored decks. I also added in a whole bunch more instants to counter everything that I could think of, and added in an infinite draw combo with Future Sight, Sensei's Divining Top, and either Sai, Master Thopterist and Urza, Lord High Artificer or Etherium Sculptor. I wanted to trim out the unnecessary infinite combos and make it easier to dig or wheel or search for the few that I have. Also, Codex Shredder was added, as it is the final win condition within the deck if your table asks you to prove it out once you have infinite mana. You generate infinite mana, then draw out your deck, then mill out your opponent with codex shredder.

Myrddin_Naether on The Padeem Machine

4 months ago

Cards I own, but are in other decks so I will proxy them in this deck: Basalt Monolith, Capsize, Chief of the Foundry, Curse of the Swine, Cyclonic Rift, Darksteel Citadel, Darksteel Juggernaut, Deadeye Quartermaster, Foundry Inspector, Gilded Lotus, Grand Architect, Hangarback Walker, Helm of the Host, Isochron Scepter, Master of Etherium, Meteor Golem, Myriad Landscape, Phyrexia's Core, Pili-Pala, Renowned Weaponsmith, Sol Ring, Solemn Simulacrum, Seat of the Synod, Staff of Nin, Steel Hellkite, Swiftfoot Boots, Thopter Spy Network, Trinket Mage, Vedalken Orrery, Whirler Rogue, Wurmcoil Engine