Dralnu, Lich Lord

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Control

Croakz

Instant (20)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Forbidden Alchemy
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Shadow of Doubt
• 1x Steel Sabotage
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Trickbind
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Zur's Weirding

Artifact (21)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chalice of the Void
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Vedalken Shackles
• 1x Voltaic Key

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Creature (8)

• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Synod Artificer
• 1x Trinket Mage

Land (33)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 7x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dig Through Time

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

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Competitive U/B artifact subtheme combo/control deck

Combos:

Leyline of the Void + Helm of Obedience

Pros: Easy to assemble (only 2 cards), Leyline in your opening hand is amazing and hoses several archtypes in EDH in its own.

Cons: Only takes out a single opponent per activation, Helm is a bad card alone if you lose your Leyline.

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Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth

Pros: Easily recurrable via Academy Ruins, easily tutorable, both cards are good on their own.

Cons: Infinite colorless mana itself doesn't help if you don't have a mana sink.

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Metalworker + Staff of Domination (+3 artifacts in hand)

Pros: easily recurrable via academy ruins, Metalworker is a powerhouse on its own. Cards like Hurkyll's Recall and steel sabotage make it easier to combo off while being good tempo cards overall.

Cons: Metalworker needs to survive a turn if you don't have Thousand-Year Elixir in play, essentially requires 5 cards to go infinite.

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Synod Artificer + Thousand-Year Elixir + 2 Mana rocks that produce 2 or more mana each

Pros: All cards are very powerful on their own

Cons: Hard to assemble (requires 4 cards in play), ultimately only gives you infinite mana ( colorless/colored depending on the mana rocks).

Cards that win the game or provide an extreme lead when ahead in the game:

Death Cloud

Pros: This is an artifact heavy deck so if you have a few mana rocks or a planeswalker while resolving Death Cloud to wipe hands, lands and creatures gives you amazing advantage. Also a good finisher when combined with infinite mana (and life).

Cons: Getting three black sources to cast the spell can become quite problematic. Doesn't help when behind.

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Zur's Weirding

Pros: Since Dralnu is at the helm of the deck you will still be able to cast all your instants and sorceries via flashback so it doesn't matter if you don't get to draw, just a few turns of lock might be enough to turn the tides of the game or just straight up win.

Cons: You will lose a lot of life. You will also have a huge target on your head. A race against the time.

Cards that I'm still missing from the deck because of budget restrictions or I've had problems obtaining one.

Mishra's Workshop

Imperial Seal

Scalding Tarn

Marsh Flats

Timetwister

I'm open to all suggestions and feel free to criticize my deck!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.57
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U
Folders	Dralnu