Armory of the Incandescent Sun by Baknb

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Akiri, Line-Slinger

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

The deck is a Boros Equipment deck using Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist to bypass equip costs and Akiri, Line-Slinger to turn artifacts into power. Early turns deploy cheap Equipment, commanders, and cost reducers. The main supported pressure line adds Eivor, Battle-Ready, then uses Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist to attach Argentum Armor, Dragonwing Glider, and another Equipment at the beginning of combat. Eivor, Battle-Ready attacks immediately because of haste, flies over ordinary ground blockers, deals damage to each opponent based on the Equipment count, and destroys a permanent through Argentum Armor. A turn-6 attack followed by a turn-7 attack can finish the table if the board remains intact. The deck has useful Equipment tutoring, card draw from Akiri, Fearless Voyager, and several protection effects, but its mana is mostly land-based, many lands enter tapped, and it has almost no stack interaction. It is a focused general-power combat deck rather than a competitive combo deck.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Akiri, Line-Slinger
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Argentum Armor
  • 1 Batterbone
  • 1 Blacksmith's Talent
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Cliffside Rescuer
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Delivery Moogle
  • 1 Doc Ock's Tentacles
  • 1 Dog Umbra
  • 1 Dragonwing Glider
  • 1 Dwarven Shortsword
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Eivor, Battle-Ready
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Errand-Rider of Gondor
  • 1 Explorer's Scope
  • 1 Feather of Flight
  • 1 Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Freya Crescent
  • 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
  • 1 Greataxe
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Honored Knight-Captain
  • 1 Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Leather Armor
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lorehold Campus
  • 1 Mirror Shield
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 One Last Job
  • 16 Plains
  • 1 Rabanastre, Royal City
  • 1 Ragged Short Spear
  • 1 Raven Clan War-Axe
  • 1 Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rune of Speed
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Short Bow
  • 1 Skyknight Vanguard
  • 1 Starnheim Courser
  • 1 Stone Haven Outfitter
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 1 Stone by Sunlight
  • 1 Sunspear Shikari
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Taj-Nar Swordsmith
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 United Battlefront
  • 1 Unquestioned Authority
  • 1 Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
  • 1 Warrior's Sword
  • 1 Welding Sparks
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag