already changed Sai foundations by sinpath92

Format: Commander

Commander: Sai, Master Thopterist

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This mono-blue artifact midrange deck uses Sai, Master Thopterist to convert every artifact spell into an evasive 1/1 Thopter creature token. The deck ramps on early turns with mana rocks and cost reducers like Etherium Sculptor and Mind Stone, casting Sai by turn 3. On turns 4 and 5, it chains cheap utility artifacts and card-draw engines such as Bident of Thassa, Shimmer Dragon, and Vedalken Archmage to flood the board with tokens and refill the hand. Around turn 6, the deck presents a decisive combat threat by deploying mass pump effects like Forsaken Monument, Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut, or Master of Etherium. These anthems turn small flying tokens into lethal attackers, eliminating opponents across two combat cycles by turn 8. While the list lacks targeted tutors and instant-speed stack density, it relies on deep card draw, redundant token producers, and broad artifact synergy to overwhelm opposing defenses.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Automaton
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 All Is Dust
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Broodstar
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivator's Caravan
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Duplicant
  • 1 Encroaching Mycosynth
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fall from Favor
  • 1 Forsaken Monument
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Foundry of the Consuls
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 33 Island
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Launch Mishap
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Master of Etherium
  • 1 Mazemind Tome
  • 1 Memory Guardian
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Misleading Signpost
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Mm'menon, the Right Hand
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Palladium Myr
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Research Thief
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Shimmer Dragon
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Tamiyo's Logbook
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Unctus, Grand Metatect
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Whirler Rogue