Puppet Master by BoreDum

Format: Commander

Creator: BoreDum

Commander: Aerid Konstrari

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a Gruul Artifact Midrange list commanded by Aerid Konstrari, emphasizing artifact token creation, mana velocity, and high-impact board-scaling payoffs. By deploying efficient early ramp, the deck smoothly transitions into its commander on Turn 4 to begin stockpiling Heartwood tokens. These tokens accelerate mana production and scale artifact-count abilities. In the mid-to-late game, the deck leverages wide artifact boards through finishers like Craterclaw Colossus, Depthshaker Titan, or direct damage pingers such as Ingenious Artillerist and Reckless Fireweaver. While the strategy enjoys strong redundant backup threats like Roxanne, Starfall Savant and Bootleggers' Stash, it features limited stack interaction and dedicated plan shielding, making it susceptible to well-timed sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerid Konstrari
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Biotech Specialist
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bootleggers' Stash
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Craterclaw Colossus
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Depthshaker Titan
  • 1 Descent into Avernus
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dragonspark Reactor
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 1 Flameshadow Conjuring
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Heartwood Crafter // Soul Tether
  • 1 Hedron Detonator
  • 1 Hell to Pay
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Ingenious Artillerist
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Jolene, the Plunder Queen
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kibo, Uktabi Prince
  • 1 Knuckles the Echidna
  • 1 Konstrari Charm
  • 1 Konstrari Improviser // Soul Tether
  • 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Peregrin Took
  • 1 Pyrewood Gearhulk
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Ravenous Robots
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Reckless Handling
  • 1 Retrofitter Foundry
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Roxanne, Starfall Savant
  • 1 Sarinth Steelseeker
  • 1 Secluded Starforge
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Svella, Ice Shaper
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Teething Wurmlet
  • 1 Tenured Tethermage
  • 1 The Cabbage Merchant
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Woodwork Prodigy // Soul Tether