DuTogira The Cyclic Artificer -

I am Blue/White

I should start by saying that I am more than willing to help other users with their modern or commander brews, as those are the two formats I follow and of which I have a significant amount of knowledge. Do not ask me for help if you want someone to help you "refine" an already competitive and established deck archetype. I have no interest in fine tuning T1 decks and turning modern/commander into a "solved" format. Rather, I wish to make new decks which can compete with these T1 decks to diversify the meta and promote the uniquely diverse nature of both aforementioned formats.

I am a Johnny with just a dash of Nuts & Bolts Spike. If I am not playing an original deck which I built myself, then I am not having fun. Playing all the T1 decks that others have built and refined just feels monotonous to me. But that doesn't mean I won't try to make every single deck I build as competitive as possible, and I am borderline obsessive about playing things in their proper sequences.
My favorite card hands down is because he is a massively versatile card. He can combine with Pili-Pala for infinite mana, can be used in a midrange strategy with Myr Superion for good old beats, or used with other blue creatures to play a slow game abusing expensive artifacts/artifact abilities. He's just the whole package, but only if you play artifacts, and I LOVE artifacts.
I play Hearthstone in addition to MTG, and plan on being active on the Hearthstone sub-portion of TappedOut. My user-name is still DuTogira.
Commander, because it's the only format you can build any number of decks based on your preferred play style, pick a goal/win-condition, and build a reasonably competitive deck. cEDH is relatively solved and boring yes, but no other format, not even modern (my second favorite) can see a player brewing up something the night before, going down to their LGS, and winning a tournament with that deck.
Artifact decks -specifically, SMALL artifact decks- hold a special place in my heart, as they are extremely reliable, versatile -and with the right cards- recyclable. Except for EGGS. I hate EGGS!!!
Form of the Squirrel and I would unban it in modern, just to see what kind of chaos it could cause.
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If Form of the Squirrel Were Legal

Modern* DuTogira

SCORE: 7 | 2 COMMENTS | 561 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

is my idea of what a modern deck would look like with that card.
My Current project is
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Invention Black

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 12 | 10 COMMENTS | 2411 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS

and my pride and joy would have to be:
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The Minefield: A Modern Artifact Recycler (T3 Win)

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 136 | 238 COMMENTS | 30364 VIEWS | IN 77 FOLDERS

I plan to take the world by storm with The Minefield, or some variant of it (such as Invention Black) to prove that in the Modern format, an innovative mind is far more valuable than a large paycheck to buy a thousand dollar control deck. Ironically... Invention Black is something of a thousand dollar combo deck... so maybe I need to rethink my philosophy. Oh well, live and learn eh? At least my wins will come with a very confused facial expression from my opponents.

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Said on Best commanders to …...

#1

For new players:
Sorcery speed
Big creatures as finishers
Lots of reminder text
Monocolored (let multicolor be the first thing they grow into)

July 25, 2021 4:03 p.m.

Said on Cinnamon Toast Crunch...

#2

There’s no shrimp in this deck. It can’t be Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

July 15, 2021 8:08 p.m.

Specialties

Commander / EDH - Artifact, Commander / EDH - Battlecruiser, Modern - Artifact

Decks

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No Pain No Gain

Commander / EDH* DuTogira

SCORE: 1 | 300 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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THE HELL KINDA SQUIRREL DECK IS THAT!?!?!?

Casual DuTogira

SCORE: 85 | 69 COMMENTS | 9192 VIEWS | IN 26 FOLDERS

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The Architect of Oz

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 42 | 101 COMMENTS | 7024 VIEWS | IN 21 FOLDERS

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Invention Black

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 12 | 10 COMMENTS | 2411 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS

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A Polished Vision

Commander / EDH DuTogira

SCORE: 1 | 4 COMMENTS | 546 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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The Minefield: A Modern Artifact Recycler (T3 Win)

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 136 | 238 COMMENTS | 30364 VIEWS | IN 77 FOLDERS

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Heat Seeking Hammer Slingers

Commander / EDH DuTogira

SCORE: 1 | 330 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Zombies in Kansas (T3 Win)

Modern DuTogira

SCORE: 47 | 99 COMMENTS | 7667 VIEWS | IN 15 FOLDERS

Finished Decks 22
Prototype Decks 13
Drafts 0
Playing since Ravnica: City of Guilds
Points 135
Avg. deck rating 17.41
T/O Rank 268
Helper Rank 438
Favorite formats Commander / EDH, Modern
Cards suggested / good suggestions 178 / 135
Venues casual play, FNM Venue
Cards Added/Fixed 1
Last activity 5 days
Joined 6 years