My First Love

Commander / EDH* Artifact Counterspell Indestructible Multiplayer Stompy Tokens UR (Izzet)

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Creature (28)

• 1x Academy Manufactor
• 1x Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Enthusiastic Mechanaut
• 1x Esperzoa
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Galazeth Prismari
• 1x Goldhound
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Herald of Kozilek
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Ruin Grinder
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Triplicate Titan
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master

Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Frostboil Snarl
• 1x Great Furnace
• 4x Island
• 3x Island
• 3x Island
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Volcanic Island

Instant (9)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Discontinuity
• 1x Negate
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Reinterpret
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Wrong Turn

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Retrofitter Foundry
• 1x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Wand of Wonder
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Welding Jar

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Role Reversal

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Mirrodin Besieged
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip

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Artifact (12)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Instant (8)

• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Pact of Negation

Land (2)

• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Urza's Saga

Creature (6)

• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
• 1x The Reality Chip
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Vandalblast

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rhystic Study

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To our fellow Izzet lovers,

This was it, an introduction back into magic. I was looking for a card game back in 2013, collected a bunch of old mtg cards up through 2017, and saved enough to want to buy all of the C18 commanders. Out of them, I kept Saheeli, the Gifted, Lord Windgrace, and Estrid, the Masked. I gave Aminatou, the Fateshifter to a friend as an introduction into commander and to play more around our city. Almost 10 plus years later, still playing and collecting, this deck will always hold something special to me.

To describe the deck:
I've made a few alterations from Saheeli, the Gifted, and decided to throw Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain as the commander now. Doing so allows for a stronger draw engine and really increase the decks power level as a whole. People fear Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain as a commander with how competitive she can get, because any sorts of fast mana can really bust her open to some crazy combo-lines. We didn't go that route with this deck, and put a lid on endless loops/infinites. Being in Izzet however, we get some of the best colors to draw, pseudo-ramp, and create quick board presence. As a deck builder, I tried to take the power level down to around a mid-6 that can hang with low-8's. If this deck runs right, the pilot needs to: politic well, assemble a mini board, hold counter spells, and ideally go for damage on the last player. If these things fail, I have some key cards and alt win conditions listed below.

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Key Cards:
1. Karn, the Great Creator or any of the planeswalkers.
2. Academy Ruins (Recursion)
3. Discontinuity (Last Resort Counter)
4. Altar of the Brood (Opponent Pain Mill)
5. Darksteel Forge (Indestructible)
6. Embercleave or Loxodon Warhammer (Utility Equipment)
7. Darksteel Colossus (Anti Mill)
8. Jhoira's Familiar, Herald of Kozilek, Enthusiastic Mechanaut (Mana-Dorks)
9. Shimmer Myr (Flash for 50% of Deck)
10. Memnarch, Dack Fayden, Role Reversal (Steal)

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Win Cons:
1. Creature DMG
2. Urza, Lord High Artificer
3. Hellkite Tyrant or Mirrodin Besieged

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TLDR; The deck is heavy good-stuff artifact, counters, stompy-ness-good-ness, and the alt wins. It could always get more competitive with Izzet, but this deck sits in a happy range of hanging with high-power and stomping midrange/below.

Power Level: Min Low-6 | Max: Mid-7

Appreciate the feedback, advice, comments, and ideas where the deck could go!
-Han

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.79
Tokens	Clue, Construct 0/0 C, Construct 4/4 C, Emblem Dack Fayden, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Food, Golem 3/3 C w/ Flying, Golem 3/3 C w/ Trample, Golem 3/3 C w/ Vigilance, Myr 1/1 C, Myr 2/1 U, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	EDH Decks