Maybeboard

Creature (79)

Removal (22)

Tutor (14)

Thopter (13)

Draw (71)

Payoff (35)

Protection (13)

Utility (52)

Ramp (42)

Land (24)

Other (1)


- - - Version 1.4 - - - 10/21/21/


I bought the precon when it came out but took it apart immediately. I felt like throwing together a decklist to utilize some good pet cards that have no homes, like my Saheeli Rai, Kuldotha Forgemaster, and Storm the Vault  . Saheeli is a favorite Planeswalker of mine to boot.

Aiming for a Saheeli/Kaladesh pseudo-theme-deck with thopter aggro into discounted beaters and -spells. Normal Saheeli, the Gifted path for sure, but with a bit of extra focus on the Thopter Tribal for fun. The Timmy in me loves turning tokens sideways! Thopter tribal isn't well-supported but hopefully my tutors can smooth that out. My primary goal is just to have a functioning Saheeli, the Giftedfoil deck so I'm not totally married to the idea of Thopter tribal per se.


Artifact count: 29.

So far my ratios between utility, draw, ramp, removal, and game-plan cards seem all right but there's always fiddling to be done. I am loath to cut too many more Thopter cards, as their ability to go wide for Saheeli and block fliers has proven quite useful. I also think the number of payoff cards in the deck is good so far. More testing will be required.

The ramp feels good. I have a lot, but this is a ramp deck and I have a planeswalker commander to boot. I love how the artifact ramp counts as double with my commander out. The above-average amount of ramp, as well as it being lower-CMC for the most part, has me feeling comfortable cutting a land from my normal 36 to 35.

I feel like I could use a few more removal cards, but every deck feels like it doesn't have enough removal when one's on the back foot in a game. Izzet isn't exactly the best at removal though so I've done what I can. The counterspells are really just anti-boardwipe tech. I hate loading up on counters in decks that don't run a lot of instants already and this deck surely ain't that.

I'd love to have a bit more recursion, like Goblin Welder, Argivian Restoration, Trading Post, Trash for Treasure, Daretti, Scrap Savant, Myr Retriever, Scrap Mastery, Academy Ruins, etc, but I am pretty full-up on utility spots. Trading Post has the added utility of being an artifact on the field for my commander though. Goblin Welder is the front-runner. It's delicate, but repeatable--and I have artifact tokens to spare. This deck isn't a focused graveyard-artifact deck like a Daretti, Scrap Savant deck or some Breya, Etherium Shaper decks, so it isn't a huge priority--it's just nice value. I've definitely had some of my colossi removed by Dictate of Erebos and Plaguecrafter so getting back a win-con could be huge. This is also why I have so many Relearn-like effects in the Maybeboard. Extra card draw can draw me into new win-cons though.

Thopter cards I cut: Show


Newish cards to consider/remember: Show


Cards with an SL are cards I own. Cards with an MP are potential cuts.

Audited 11/12/19

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Inkwell Leviathan out, Hellkite Igniter in. I like Inkwell but I was thinking about it and figured I could easily play the dragon for two mana and have it swing in immediately for like nineteen damage. The defensive capability of Inkwell was no joke but I have several other creatures that can do the same. Inkwell being an artifact had its perks: counted for Saheeli's discount, gets duplicated with her ultimate (which I rarely use), and is a good target for other artifact-duplicating effects like Saheeli's Artistry. I still think the huge damage and haste of the Igniter is better.

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92% Casual

Competitive

Revision 34 See all

(1 week ago)

+1 MImic Vat maybe
-1 MImic Vat maybe
+1 Worldwalker Helm maybe
Top Ranked
Date added 4 years
Last updated 1 week
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

5 - 0 Mythic Rares

42 - 0 Rares

21 - 0 Uncommons

15 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.43
Tokens Boar 2/2 G, Construct 4/4 C, Construct 6/12 C, Copy Clone, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Gold, Golem 3/3 C w/ Flying, Golem 3/3 C w/ Trample, Golem 3/3 C w/ Vigilance, Manifest 2/2 C, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U, Treasure
Folders My Decks, Commander
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