Kyle's Teshar: the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance

Commander / EDH*

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Artifact (26)

• 1x Alchemist's Vial
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Grinding Station
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Implement of Improvement
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Terrarion
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Welding Jar

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Rout

Creature (25)

• 1x Aviary Mechanic
• 1x Countless Gears Renegade
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Kor Skyfisher
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Leonin Squire
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Salvage Scout
• 1x Scarecrone
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thermal Navigator
• 1x Treasure Hunter
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Workshop Assistant

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Endless Horizons

Commander (1)

Instant (8)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Forsake the Worldly
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Reciprocate
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Second Sunrise
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Land (35)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 30x Plains

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I spent a little time tinkering with this in preparation for an episode of The Legendary Creature Podcast. It ended up working really nicely. Check out the episode to hear us talk in detail about how to use it.

http://legendarycreaturepocast.libsyn.com/teshar-ancestors-apostle

Generally speaking, there is a basic formula that you can use to build a combo engine.

Teshar + Creature that Recurs Artifacts + Sac Outlet + Egg + Win Con

Here's an example:

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Junk Diver + Ashnod’s Altar + Chromatic Star + Altar of the Brood

Now in the above example you'd actually produce infinite card draw and infinite mana--until you'd deck yourself--before you get to a win con. And then you can draw and cast your win con or set up a new engine that won't deck you.

There will of course be variations on the formula. For example, Altar of Dementia can function as a sac outlet and a win con, but would need two egg style creatures such as Memnite and Ornithopter to combo out a win.

Here are the cards I'm using in each of the engine formula variables.

Creatures that Recur Artifacts

- Junk Diver - Workshop Assistant - Myr Retriever - Scrap Trawler - Leonin Squire - Treasure Hunter - Restoration Specialist - Salvage Scout

Sac Outlets

- Altar of Dementia - Ashnod's Altar - Blasting Station - Carnage Altar - Grinding Station - Krark-Clan Ironworks - Phyrexian Altar - Spawning Pit - Skullclamp

Eggs

- Memnite - Ornithopter - Hangarbak Walker - Walking Balista - Alchemist's Vial - Chromatic Sphere - Chromatic Star - Commander's Sphere - Ichor Wellspring - Implement of Improvement - Lotus Petal - Mind Stone - Mishra's Bauble - Sol Ring - Terrarion - Tormod's Crypt

Win Cons

- Blasting Station - Walking Ballista - Grinding Station - Altar of the Brood - Altar of Dementia - Blade Splicer - Countless Gears Renegade - Hangarback Walker - Requiem Angel - Spawning Pit

I went the route of using several instances of being able to create infinite tokens. This sort of gives your play group a chance to respond to your combo by giving them a turn to undo you while your tokens are sick. The deck isn't that interactive, so making the infinite combos have a chink in the armor could make it a little more fun by challenging your group to solve the problem you present.

Also, I would note that you can use the Hangarback Walker or Walking Balista as eggs by casting them for zero if that's the variable role they need to fill. Or you can use them as a win con, by dumping infinite mana into them.

Finally, your group will figure this deck out. They'll start to realize that they have to stop you quickly and often. So below are some ideas to include when you start needing to protect Teshar's engine.

• Grand Abolisher
• Ethersworn Canonist
• Aven Mindcensor
• Mother of Runes
• Kami of False Hope
• Benevolent Bodyguard
• Apostle's Blessing
• Razor Barrier

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.31
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Goat 0/1 W, Servo 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Ideas