Tawnos' Technocracy

Commander / EDH Artifact Artificer Combo Construct Control Infinite Combo Multiplayer UR (Izzet)

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Artifact (27)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Gonti's Aether Heart
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lavabrink Floodgates
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lux Cannon
• 1x Magistrate's Scepter
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Oracle's Vault
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Retrofitter Foundry
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Transmogrifying Wand
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (5)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Saheeli's Directive
• 1x Transmute Artifact

Creature (22)

• 1x Ancient Stone Idol
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
• 1x Master of Etherium
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Steel Overseer
• 1x Vedalken Engineer
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Instant (5)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Stoic Rebuttal
• 1x Whir of Invention

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Saheeli, the Gifted
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Pia's Revolution
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Frostboil Snarl
• 1x Glimmervoid
• 1x Great Furnace
• 13x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Power Depot
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Treasure Vault

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Artifact (11)

• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Rod of Absorption
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Skyclave Relic
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Creature (5)

• 1x Kappa Cannoneer
• 1x Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
• 1x Ruin Grinder
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Triplicate Titan

Land (4)

• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Power Depot

Instant (5)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Negate
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Smelt

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Madcap Experiment

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Artifacts arr one of the strongest archetypes in EDH with some of the best support given. I've always liked Artifact-based decks ever since I first saw Mirrodin a few years after I starting playing magic. For a while now I've wanted to make an Izzet artifact EDH deck and have had the Exquisite Invention deck sitting around. After tinkering with an Urza build, I scrapped it and put this together.

Why Tawnos? Show

One thing is pretty clear: Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice is not the strongest Commander, and certainly not the best Artifact Commander. So why not Urza, Breya, or Memnarch? Heck, why not Saheeli? Well one reason would be color identity. Urza might be the combo king, but he can't run cards like Storm the Vault  , Pia's Revolution, or Goblin Welder; all cards that I feel are really important to Artifact decks.

The second reason was value. Tawnos continually gets me extra value out of my artifacts. Copying a Gonti's Aether Heart can set up an easy win, and getting extra effects from most cards in the deck is a great way to get ahead.

And third: because he's different. I like making my decks feel unique and powerful, and Tawnos felt like the perfect balance between fun and powerful.

Resonate your Strions Show

Tawnos copies triggered abilities from artifacts (triggered abilities usually start with "when," "whenever," or "at"). These abilities are usually one-shot ETB/LTB effects, though some will trigger multiple times:

• Ancient Stone Idol: Two 6/12s sounds nice.

• Combustible Gearhulk: Make someone choose between pain or gain twice in a row.

• Contagion Engine: Lets you hit two player's fields with counters.

• Duplicant: A second exile can be a life saver. Make sure to stack the effects so that the higher power/toughness creature gets exiled last.

• Hangarback Walker: No! Not the bees!

• Lavabrink Floodgates: Copy the reflexive trigger in case something would survive the 6 damage.

• Mirrorworks: Get a second copy for {2}{U}{R}

• Myr Battlesphere: Double the tokens for double the ping.

• Scrap Trawler: Get twice the recursion.

• Wurmcoil Engine: Get yourself quadruple the wurm.

Brighten your Hearth Show

Tawnos can also copy any activated ability. With such a plethora of juicy effects to choose from, Tawnos can run wild. The following activated abilities can be copied by Tawnos:

• Basalt Monolith: Not the best use of Tawnos, but you can turn {R}{U} into {C}{C}{C} by copying the untap ability. With Rings of Brighthearth out, you can produce infinite {C} .

• Contagion Engine: Why proliferate twice when you can four times?

• Gonti's Aether Heart: Easily exploitable. The energy is so easy to get, you end up Time Stretching for {6}{U}{R}

• Hangarback Walker: Gets an extra counter.

• Lux Cannon: Charge it up faster, then Vindicate two targets.

• Magistrate's Scepter: A slow extra turn engine. Can go infinite with Contagion Engine and Tawnos.

• Memnarch: Either artifact-icize two permanents or nab two artifacts.

• Mimic Vat: Get used to token production, because we're going to keep doubling it.

• Mind Stone: A mana rock that can draw me two cards for 3 mana. Not bad.

• Mindslaver: This is a big boy. Slave two people for six mana. Combine with Goblin Welder and a token producer for added fun.

• Oracle's Vault: You can get your brick counters in two activations using Tawnos, and then cast 2 cards for free off the top with him. Pretty good overall.

• Planar Bridge: Tutoring out a heavy hitter or a combo piece at the right time can be awesome. Combined with Tawnos, it can give us an infinite combo on the field at instant speed.

• Retrofitter Foundry: All of the abilities are pretty decent here, pick whichever you can. This is also notably one of the only sinks for infinite mana.

• Staff of Domination: Depending on which mode we use, we can save mana by copying an ability with Tawnos. Can go infinite with Metalworker and is another outlet for infinite mana.

• Steel Overseer: Two +1/+1 counters on each artifact creature is a pretty good deal.

• Transmogrifying Wand: Izzet doesn't have a lot in the way of outright creature removal, so being able to essentially Pongify on a stick and even copy the ability is nice.

• Wayfarer's Bauble: Grab two basics for {2}{R}{U}. Really good ramp for a non-green deck!

Top Ranked	Achieved #31 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Combo 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH UR (Izzet) 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	WBG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Construct 4/4 C, Construct 6/12 C, Copy Clone, Emblem Daretti, Scrap Savant, Energy Reserve, Myr 1/1 C, Ox 2/4 W, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
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