The Master of Metal by Ghost131Cad

Format: Commander

Commander: Urza, Chief Artificer

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper artifact midrange and aggro-combo build led by Urza, Chief Artificer. It deploys low-cost artifact creatures and mana rocks during the first two turns to cast its commander on Turn 3 using affinity. Once in play, Urza immediately creates scaling Construct tokens at each end step and grants all artifact creatures menace. The primary victory route leverages these massive Constructs alongside complementary engines like Simulacrum Synthesizer and Sai, Master Thopterist to pressure life totals and eliminate opponents by Turn 7. Secondary win conditions include draining the table with Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge or taking infinite turns with Time Sieve, Thopter Foundry, and Sword of the Meek. The deck protects its board with an efficient suite of 1-2 CMC counterspells and exile removal, while Ethersworn Canonist restricts opposing spellcasting. It recovers well from disruption through redundant cost reducers and affinity, though mass artifact exile remains its primary vulnerability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcum Dagsson
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Carnival of Souls
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Goldmire Bridge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hope of Ghirapur
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Leaden Myr
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mechanized Production
  • 1 Memnite
  • 1 Mistvault Bridge
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Paradise Mantle
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Semblance Anvil
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shield Sphere
  • 1 Shuri, Wakandan Inventor
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Simulacrum Synthesizer
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
  • 1 Stoic Rebuttal
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Susur Secundi, Void Altar
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of the Meek
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Thopter Foundry
  • 1 Time Sieve
  • 1 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza, Chief Artificer
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Worldwalker Helm