The Royal Toolbox of Death by JEDiKnight94

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Prince of Lucis

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 59

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper artifact combo build centered on Noctis, Prince of Lucis. The primary game plan accelerates into cost-reducing permanents like Etherium Sculptor and Cloud Key to enable infinite draw loops using Sensei's Divining Top alongside Mystic Forge or Bolas's Citadel. Drawing the entire library culminates in an immediate win through Aetherflux Reservoir, dealing lethal damage to all three opponents on Turn 4. Noctis provides graveyard redundancy by letting you recast destroyed or milled artifacts directly from the graveyard for three life, effectively bypassing counterplay and removal. The deck is supported by efficient interaction, including Mana Drain, Dovin's Veto, and Desynchronization, while Grand Abolisher and Teferi's Protection secure combo execution. Even when primary lines face disruption, alternative engines powered by Urza, Lord High Artificer, Krark-Clan Ironworks, and Kappa Cannoneer maintain pressure and ensure smooth recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Biotransference
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hex Parasite
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mendicant Core, Guidelight
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mirrodin Besieged
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Noctis, Prince of Lucis
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Repurposing Bay
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scour for Scrap
  • 1 Sculpting Steel
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shuri, Wakandan Inventor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Solemnity
  • 1 Soul Diviner
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sunfall
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Voyage Home
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whir of Invention