Noctis Artifact Spam by SubwayEatThresh

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Prince of Lucis

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 67

Deck overview

This Esper deck leverages artifact velocity, topdeck manipulation, and graveyard recursion to assemble explosive game-ending storm sequences. Commanded by Noctis, Prince of Lucis, the deck uses its commander's lifelink and artifact reanimation ability alongside Solemnity to bypass finality counters and recur sacrificed resources. The primary route to victory relies on assembling Sensei's Divining Top, Mystic Forge or Bolas's Citadel, and cost reducers like Etherium Sculptor to draw the entire library in a single turn. Once the deck is in hand, zero-mana artifacts generate mana to deploy protection like Grand Abolisher and finish the table with Aetherflux Reservoir or aristocrat drain effects like Marionette Apprentice and Disciple of the Vault. Supported by a world-class suite of free countermagic (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, Pact of Negation) and efficient tutors (Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Urza's Saga), the deck couples rapid Turn 4 combo lethality with resilient engine recovery and layered interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Chromatic Sphere
  • 1 Chromatic Star
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Bauble
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Disciple of the Vault
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Fountainport Bell
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hex Parasite
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mm'menon, the Right Hand
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Nihil Spellbomb
  • 1 Noctis, Prince of Lucis
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Pactdoll Terror
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Prized Statue
  • 1 Scrapheap
  • 1 Scroll of Avacyn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Shuri, Wakandan Inventor
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemnity
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Stifle
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Sigil
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thopter Foundry
  • 1 Tormod's Crypt
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Bauble
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 Vedalken Orrery
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Welding Jar