Helly thopter by sup3rbuddha

Format: Commander

Commander: Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Izzet spellslinger and artifact token swarm strategy commanded by Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar. The core engine converts low-cost noncreature spells into 1/1 flying Thopter tokens that possess native haste. By curving cheap velocity spells—such as Ponder, Preordain, and Consider—into explosive anthem multipliers like Shared Animosity, Coat of Arms, and Balmor, Battlemage Captain, the deck generates wide aerial attacks capable of quickly overwhelming multiplayer life totals. Mid-game mana velocity from Storm-Kiln Artist and Inspiring Statuary enables large storm turns, including an infinite mana and power loop with Haze of Rage. While the deck possesses rapid closing speed and high functional redundancy across its buff pieces, it commits heavily to proactive development, leaving it light on defensive protection and susceptible to well-timed board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Automaton
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Berserkers' Onslaught
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Bria, Riptide Rogue
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chart a Course
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Desolate Lighthouse
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Favorable Winds
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Goblin Oriflamme
  • 1 Haze of Rage
  • 1 Icon of Ancestry
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impulse
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Master of Etherium
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Military Intelligence
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 12 Mountain
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Of One Mind
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Quicken
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sleight of Hand
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Transit Mage
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Whir of Invention