artifacts matter by lakotachemist

Format: Commander

Commander: Mm'menon, Uthros Exile

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet artifact aggro and Voltron strategy led by Mm'menon, Uthros Exile. The game plan revolves around casting a high density of cheap artifacts, artifact creatures, and Treasure generators to continuously place +1/+1 counters onto Mm'menon or other evasive attackers. Mana rocks like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and Iron Myr enable the commander to enter early on Turn 3. Equipment such as Genji Glove, Leyline Axe, and Twin Blades supply double strike, extra combats, and trample to convert raw power into rapid player eliminations. While the deck applies strong single-target pressure starting around Turn 6, its reliance on combat damage over sequential turns leaves it vulnerable to creature removal and board wipes. Light countermagic and flash equipment offer tactical protection, while cards like Krang, Master Mind provide a backup combat plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Transmogrant
  • 1 Assembly-Worker
  • 1 Brass's Bounty
  • 1 Bronze Walrus
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Campus Guide
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Convolute
  • 1 Corridor Monitor
  • 1 Daily Bugle Building
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Darksteel Relic
  • 1 Divert Disaster
  • 1 Dread Statuary
  • 1 Eel Umbra
  • 1 Elixir of Immortality
  • 1 Essence Capture
  • 1 Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Frogmite
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gleaming Barrier
  • 1 Goldvein Pick
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Honed Khopesh
  • 1 Idol of the Deep King // Sovereign's Macuahuitl
  • 1 Inventor's Axe
  • 1 Iron Myr
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Item Shopkeep
  • 1 Juggernaut
  • 1 Junk Diver
  • 1 Krang, Master Mind
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Library of Leng
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Mishra's Factory
  • 1 Mm'menon, Uthros Exile
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Mycosynth Lattice
  • 1 Myr Enforcer
  • 1 Navigation Orb
  • 1 Nimblewright Schematic
  • 1 Oaken Siren
  • 1 One with the Machine
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Perilous Myr
  • 1 Phyrexian Ironworks
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 1 Prying Blade
  • 1 Ramosian Greatsword
  • 1 Ravenous Robots
  • 1 Reckless Handling
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Screaming Shield
  • 1 Shrapnel Slinger
  • 1 Skittering Surveyor
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Skycoach Waypoint
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sparring Construct
  • 1 Spellbook
  • 1 Sticky Fingers
  • 1 Sword of Hours
  • 1 The Immortal Sun
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove
  • 1 Turn Aside
  • 1 Twin Blades
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vessel of Endless Rest
  • 1 Witch's Oven