Riddle Me This - Powerful Artifact Synergy/Control

Commander / EDH Artifact Control Sphinx WUB (Esper)

DrNarwhal

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 4x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Strip Mine
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Roar of Reclamation
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Tezzeret's Betrayal

Creature (24)

• 1x Broodstar
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 1x Ethersworn Adjudicator
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Mycosynth Golem
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sharding Sphinx
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 1x Sphinx Sovereign
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Instant (8)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret, Master of Metal
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Commander (1)

Artifact (20)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Unwinding Clock

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mechanized Production

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Sideboard

Land (7)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Instant (1)

• 1x Unmake

Creature (9)

• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Sen Triplets
• 4x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Treasure Mage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

Artifact (4)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Venser's Journal

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth

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Maybeboard

Artifact (22)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Azor's Gateway  ^Flip
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Shell of the Last Kappa
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal
• 1x That Which Was Taken
• 1x Thran Temporal Gateway
• 1x Unbender Tine
• 1x Voltaic Key

Creature (15)

• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Herald of Anguish
• 1x Karn, Silver Golem
• 1x Marionette Master
• 1x Metalwork Colossus
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Steel Overseer
• 1x Voltaic Servant

Land (1)

• 1x Exotic Orchard

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Call for Unity
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x Tempered Steel
• 1x Tezzeret's Touch

Instant (6)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Whir of Invention

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry
• 1x Wrath of God

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This was my first Commander deck and it's always done pretty well, at least in a casual, Commander Night format.

It's just based on cool artifact creatures (like the Sphinxes) and some really powerful artifact synergy makes you a force to be reckoned with on the board.

Pretty good control allows me to tutor for Darkstell Forge and protect it with counter spells or maybe feth Tezzeret, Master of Metal for an easy kill. Everything just works together well in this deck and I enjoy it... but I would like to keep making it as effective as possible so that it does even better in bigger games.

Any comments or suggestions welcome!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 3 Mythic Rares 48 - 8 Rares 17 - 6 Uncommons 11 - 7 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.50
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Horror */* C, Thopter 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 U, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink