Traxos of the Artifact Army

Commander / EDH* Artifact Golem

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Card Draw / Recursion (12)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x War Room
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mazemind Tome
• 1x Sunset Pyramid
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Canoptek Spyder
• 1x Farsight Mask
• 1x Mind's Eye

Token Generators (8)

• 1x Cradle of the Accursed
• 1x Foundry of the Consuls
• 1x Gargoyle Castle
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Zoetic Cavern
• 1x Prototype Portal
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Thopter Assembly

Flexible Use (6)

• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Trading Post

Lifegain Lands (4)

• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Witch's Clinic

Living Weapons (3)

• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Kaldra Compleat

Support Creatures (3)

• 1x Steel Overseer
• 1x Lodestone Golem
• 1x Golem Artisan

Boardwipes (1)

• 1x Ratchet Bomb

Ramp (12)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Ebony Fly
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Foundry Inspector
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Seer's Lantern
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Mana Sources (7)

• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Darksteel Monolith

Attack Creatures (6)

• 1x Darksteel Juggernaut
• 1x Scavenged Brawler
• 1x Phyrexian Triniform
• 1x Triplicate Titan
• 1x Ancient Stone Idol
• 1x Metalwork Colossus

Replacement (6)

• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Treasure Keeper

Mana Lands (3)

• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Guildless Commons
• 1x Myriad Landscape

Basic Lands (3)

• 3x Wastes

Commander (1)

Removal (10)

• 1x Desert
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Underdark Rift
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Transmogrifying Wand
• 1x Steel Hellkite

Protection (6)

• 1x Tyrite Sanctum
• 1x Welding Jar
• 1x Voyager Staff
• 1x Resurrection Orb
• 1x Cryptothrall
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia

Combat Support (3)

• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 1x Mystifying Maze

Flash Enablers (3)

• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Skittering Cicada

Tutors (3)

• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Sanctum of Ugin
• 1x Scrapyard Recombiner

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Removal (15)

• 1x Encroaching Wastes
• 1x Grasping Dunes
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Lantern of the Lost
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Crook of Condemnation
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Titan's Presence
• 1x Clay Golem
• 1x Icy Manipulator
• 1x Bladegriff Prototype
• 1x Introduction to Annihilation
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah

Support Creatures (7)

• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Gleaming Barrier
• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Chief of the Foundry
• 1x Night Market Guard
• 1x Skyscanner

Combat Equipment (5)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Skeleton Key
• 1x Vulshok Gauntlets
• 1x Chitinous Cloak
• 1x Fireshrieker

Living Weapons (4)

• 1x Sickleslicer
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Skinwing
• 1x Scytheclaw

Flexible Use (3)

• 1x Voltaic Servant
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Unwinding Clock

Protection (3)

• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Mirror Shield

Defenders (2)

• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Consulate Skygate

Flash Enablers (1)

• 1x Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

Too Expensive (12)

• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Retrofitter Foundry
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Cityscape Leveler
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Portal to Phyrexia

Token Generators (8)

• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Whirlermaker
• 1x Golden Guardian  ^Flip
• 1x Myriad Construct
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Snake Basket
• 1x Mishra's Self-Replicator
• 1x Myr Battlesphere

Boardwipes (5)

• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x False Floor
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Perilous Vault
• 1x All is Dust

Mana Lands (5)

• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Tower

Replacement (4)

• 1x Sequestered Stash
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Filigree Familiar
• 1x Salvager of Ruin

Tutors (3)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Moonsilver Key
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster

Other Lands (2)

• 1x Ruins of Oran-Rief
• 1x Zhalfirin Void

Card Draw / Recursion (10)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 1x Urza's Tome
• 1x Arcane Encyclopedia
• 1x Bonder's Ornament
• 1x Scarecrone
• 1x Serum Tank
• 1x Seer's Sundial
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sandstone Oracle

Attack Creatures (9)

• 1x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Mechtitan Core
• 1x Shambling Suit
• 1x Sparkhunter Masticore
• 1x Lodestone Myr
• 1x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 1x Mage-Ring Responder
• 1x Sojourner's Companion
• 1x Sphinx of the Guildpact

Ramp (7)

• 2x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Sisay's Ring
• 1x Horizon Stone

Evasion (4)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase

Other (4)

• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Thunderstaff
• 1x Ugin's Nexus
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue

Mana Sources (3)

• 1x Cathodion
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Geode Golem

Extra Turns (1)

• 1x Gonti's Aether Heart

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Gameplay Mission: Cast Traxos early to put pressure on your opponents as you create an army of artifact creatures. Ramp up with plenty of colorless mana to summon big creatures and replenish your hand in the mid to late game. Make use of your colorless lands' special abilities to make political offers and forge temporary alliances.

Power Cards (>$10): None

Sleeper Cards: Blinkmoth Urn, Cloud Key, Foundry Inspector, Shimmer Myr, Lodestone Golem, Golem Artisan

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Possible Edits

CONSIDER V Servant, G Golem, A Dust

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During Game

Use tutors to find Blinkmoth Urn in most cases needing ramp

Use some of the lands' abilities as temporary alliances and political offers (e.g. Detection Tower, Witch’s Clinic, Ghost Quarter)

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Stats

Mana curve has a bell shape with peak at 3

24 creatures + 3 living weapons + 9 token generators

All 11 card draw sources are repeatable (also has 5 sources of self-replacement)

12 ramp to help with higher CMC spells

Only 2 lands that ETB tapped (5% of total)

23 artifacts have tap effects that benefit from Unwinding Clock

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Deck Notes

Options for colorless removal are fairly limited; some are lands that have to be sacrificed in the process

Has additional card draw spells >$5 because of the limited options in colorless

Approx 40% the deck's monetary value is associated with the special lands and colorless card draw

Limited the number of equipment to make the deck less focused on Voltron (living equipment start out as creatures)

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Card Notes

Many of the lands' built-in abilities sacrifice the land in the process (can be offset by additional ramp)

Voyager Staff can also be used for temporary removal / reset of opponents' creatures

Manifold Key can be used to untap creatures or mana rocks

The Immortal Sun also serves as an anthem and card draw source

Ratchet Bomb can be used right away against tokens without adding a counter

Unwinding Clock also helps with combat support (pseudo vigilance)

Soul-Guide Lantern can replace itself with another card if graveyard removal isn't needed

Unstable Obelisk can also be used for removal

Date added	2 years
Last updated	3 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.94
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Construct 6/12 C, Copy Clone, Gargoyle 3/4 C, Goat 0/1 W, Golem 3/3 C w/ Flying, Golem 3/3 C w/ Trample, Golem 3/3 C w/ Vigilance, Morph 2/2 C, Ox 2/4 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C, Spirit 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Zombie 2/2 B