Artifacts and Trickery by user5459926

Format: Commander

Creator: user5459926

Commander: Rebbec, Architect of Ascension and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Esper artifact combo list led by Rebbec, Architect of Ascension and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept. Rebbec shields the board by granting artifacts protection from each mana value among artifacts you control, while Silas Renn provides steady graveyard recursion for spent or destroyed utility pieces. The deck's primary victory route revolves around assembling the infinite damage loop of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista, supported by multiple interchangeable artifact-based win conditions such as Painter's Servant with Grindstone, Mindcrank with Duskmantle Guildmage, and Bolas's Citadel value sequences. Supported by a robust 2-CMC mana rock foundation and targeted artifact tutors like Trinket Mage and Trophy Mage, the deck reliably establishes a lethal game state by Turn 6. While vulnerable to non-targeted exile board wipes and holding light reactive disruption, its dense protective artifacts and recursive engines allow it to assemble game-ending combos through standard removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Disciple of the Vault
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Duskmantle Guildmage
  • 1 Efficient Construction
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eye of Ojer Taq // Apex Observatory
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Grindstone
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jester's Cap
  • 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Marionette Master
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Painter's Servant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scrap Trawler
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Tribute Mage
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Trophy Mage
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Welding Jar