Bosh, Iron Golem - ArtiSMASH! (Retired)

Commander / EDH sub780lime

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First update —May 2, 2020

okay, here's what it is out:

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Fervor, Manifold Key, Hammer of Purphoros, and Heartless Hidetsugu

And these went in:

Mycosynth Golem, Pia's Revolution, Mycosynth Lattice, Platinum Angel, and Akroma's Memorial

I'm feeling like I don't have enough Bosh, Iron Golem targets and too many of the artifacts to fling are ones I want on the board to gain their effect.

Stburgess001 says... #1

Mycosynth golem might be good here

April 27, 2020 11:03 a.m.

sub780lime says... #2

Stburgess001, it is definitely a must include. It's on my acquire list and once it arrives, I will slot it in. I could use recommendations on what to replace. Same goes for Mycosynth Lattice.

April 27, 2020 1:59 p.m.

kpres says... #3

I've tried to build this deck and although it was fun, it was also kinda slow and disappointing. Bosh costs 8 mana, and then once he's out, you need 4 more mana to use his ability. There's got to be a way to make the deck faster, and I think you're onto it with the heavy artifact mana base.

Why Kozilek and Ulamog? And why Emrakul in the maybeboard? They are not artifacts with high CMCs. This deck can cast them with its mana base, but it really wants to throw them with Bosh and it can't.

Consider Myr Enforcer and Oxidda Golem for cheap artifacts with high CMCs. Consider Gratuitous Violence as a one-sided Furnace of Rath. Consider also Arcbound Reclaimer which works great with Sneak Attack.

April 27, 2020 2:22 p.m.

sub780lime says... #4

kpres, thanks for all the feedback.

On the topic of eldrazi, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is the only one I kept in, but only because he does do a few things for us. At times, he will be an artifact, thanks to Mycosynth Lattice. Fairly conditional, but it will happen, though not at a rate that makes it an auto-include. So, beyond that, he also draws us cards, something we can always use. Additionally, his annihilator trigger possibly helps clear out some nuisances. Finally, he tucks himself back in after he is sac'd or destroyed. I'm not sure there is a missing artifact in the deck right now that accomplishes as much for us, but I am considering just dropping Kozilek, Butcher of Truth to make a slot for Mycosynth Lattice, so he might be gone anyway.

Arcbound Reclaimer seems like it could easily replace one of my other recursion creatures. I need to pick that up.

The one-sidedness of Gratuitous Violence does make it attractive. The question is, replace Furnace of Rath or slot it next to it?

Myr Enforcer and Oxidda Golem are great additions. The deck could use more mana efficient options and these slot in so nicely. It's probably worth dumping a couple of of the top-end CMC artifact creatures to slot these in. Funny enough, I bought Myr Enforcer and Oxidda Golem a few days ago. I guess I was thinking the same thing, lol.

April 27, 2020 9:46 p.m.

kpres says... #5

I miss-spoke when I suggested that Myr Retriever works great with Sneak Attack. For some reason, I thought Sneak Attack goes off the top of your library. I'm sure there's a red card that sneak attacks off the top of your library.

For syngergy with Myr Retriever, you have

April 28, 2020 10:14 a.m.