Sydri's polymorphous artifacts lifegain

Commander / EDH Artifact Budget Casual Control WUB (Esper)

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Creature (23)

• 1x Cabal Paladin
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Golden Guardian  ^Flip
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Metalwork Colossus
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Sphinx Summoner
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Voltaic Servant

Instant (9)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Deprive
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Masterful Replication
• 1x Negate
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal

Land (40)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Desert of the Glorified
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 8x Island
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 7x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x One with the Machine
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Time Wipe

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Noble Purpose
• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Azorius Cluestone
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mana Geode
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Ojutai Monument
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Thran Temporal Gateway
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x Tezzeret, Cruel Machinist
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

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Maybeboard

Artifact (13)

• 1x Aligned Hedron Network
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Golem's Heart
• 1x Oracle's Vault
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Tezzeret's Gatebreaker
• 1x Transmogrifying Wand
• 1x Traveler's Amulet
• 1x Witchbane Orb

Creature (13)

• 1x Aethershield Artificer
• 1x Arcbound Crusher
• 1x Chief of the Foundry
• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 1x Guardian of the Ages
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Manor Gargoyle
• 1x Marionette Master
• 1x Merchant's Dockhand
• 1x Mishra's Self-Replicator
• 1x Myr Welder
• 1x Synod Artificer
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Sorcery (4)

• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry
• 1x Ugin's Insight

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Curator's Ward
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x The Antiquities War

Instant (2)

• 1x Rewind
• 1x Undermine

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I initially purchased Sydri, Galvanic Genius just because I liked the art so much. Later on I got thinking about her abilities and figured it should be possible to build a fun commander deck for her. I have been tinkering with it for a while but recently got a bunch of great cards at a sealed draft, including Teferi, Time Raveler , Karn, the Great Creator and Ugin, the Ineffable . There was no way around updating my Sydri deck!

The strategy revolves around ramping mana fast using a number of mana rocks, and then attacking with big hitters. The deck is rather slow but the lifelink ability allows me to make up life lost in the first few turns. I've also included a number of boardwipes to keep the board easier to manage, while avoiding my noncreature artifacts, which can then be turned into creatures to swing at defenceless opponents.

The most fun win condition is Aetherflux Reservoir ; when turned into a creature with lifelink it can kill any number of opponents in a single turn, giving me back 50 life everytime it hits! Otherwise Mycosynth Lattice is an absolute killer in this deck; Sydri can destroy any land by turning it into a 0/0 creature.

Even if this has been improved a lot with the addition of new cards I'd really appreciate suggestions to make it faster or stronger. Any vintage card I can include in the list is a definite bonus! Thanks in advance!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.10
Tokens	Copy Clone, Golem 3/3 C, Golem 4/4 C, Spirit 2/2 C
Folders	Fav, Commander Tier 1