thopter precon by ChungyT

Format: Commander

Commander: Sai, Master Thopterist

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

Sai, Master Thopterist rewards a high density of artifacts by creating Thopters whenever artifact spells are cast. Two Thopters can then be sacrificed for a card, turning cheap artifacts into a repeatable value engine. The deck uses Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Sol Ring, and artifact mana to support expensive payoffs such as Kappa Cannoneer, Broodstar, Master of Etherium, and Myr Battlesphere. Its normal game is to assemble Sai, accumulate artifacts, draw through the deck, and win through a growing flying army or large scaling artifact creature. Interaction is respectable for a casual mono-blue list, with counters, bounce, sweepers, and artifact-based removal. However, the deck has limited tutoring, many high-cost cards, no compact combo, and no reliable way to finish three opponents on a fixed clock. It is a value-focused artifact midrange deck rather than a competitive combo or lock strategy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 All Is Dust
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Broodstar
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivator's Caravan
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Juggernaut
  • 1 Duplicant
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fall from Favor
  • 1 Forsaken Monument
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Foundry of the Consuls
  • 1 Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 34 Island
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Launch Mishap
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Master of Etherium
  • 1 Mazemind Tome
  • 1 Memory Guardian
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mind's Eye
  • 1 Misleading Signpost
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Palladium Myr
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Remote Isle
  • 1 Research Thief
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Shimmer Dragon
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spire Golem
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Tamiyo's Logbook
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Whirler Rogue