Shorikai, Genesis Engine by Vinheo

Format: Commander

Commander: Shorikai, Genesis Engine

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius artifact and Vehicle midrange strategy commanded by Shorikai, Genesis Engine. The primary game plan focuses on deploying Shorikai early to establish a resilient, continuous card-filtering and token-generating engine that circumvents standard creature sweepers. As Pilot tokens accumulate and high-value Vehicles enter play, the deck leverages mass animation and overrun effects such as Cyberdrive Awakener, March of the Machines, and Dance of the Manse to turn utility artifacts into a lethal flying armada. The deck is supported by robust interaction, including efficient countermagic and exile removal, along with comprehensive artifact protection from Padeem, Consul of Innovation and Fountain Watch. Extensive graveyard recursion through spells like Brilliant Restoration and Refurbish ensures long-term operational resilience, allowing the deck to outgrind opponents and finish games with overwhelming evasive combat steps.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aerial Surveyor
  • 1 Aeronaut Admiral
  • 1 Annul
  • 1 Argivian Restoration
  • 1 Brilliant Restoration
  • 1 Canoptek Spyder
  • 1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Country Roads
  • 1 Crush Contraband
  • 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
  • 1 Dance of the Manse
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fountain Watch
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Imposter Mech
  • 1 Interface Ace
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Katsumasa, the Animator
  • 1 Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
  • 1 Make Your Move
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 March of the Machines
  • 1 Mech Hangar
  • 1 Mechtitan Core
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mobilizer Mech
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Peacewalker Colossus
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Possession Engine
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reaver Titan
  • 1 Refurbish
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riptide Gearhulk
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Sculpting Steel
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Simulacrum Synthesizer
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Surgehacker Mech
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Trophy Mage
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Valor's Flagship
  • 1 Vedalken Engineer
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Weatherlight