Emry, Lurker of the Loch by user4456356

Format: Commander

Commander: Emry, Lurker of the Loch

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This competitive mono-blue artifact combo deck is led by Emry, Lurker of the Loch. It leverages fast mana, self-mill, and artifact recursion to assemble game-ending loops as early as Turn 3. The primary win condition utilizes Emry alongside an untap creature like Mirran Spy or Chakram Retriever and a zero-mana artifact such as Lotus Petal or Lion's Eye Diamond to generate infinite colored mana and storm. The deck converts this loop into a same-turn victory through Walking Ballista, Brain Freeze, or Aetherflux Reservoir. Backed by powerful artifact tutors including Intuition, Transmute Artifact, and Whir of Invention, the deck achieves exceptional consistency. It defends its combos with free and low-cost counterspells like Fierce Guardianship and Swan Song, while Conqueror's Flail and Lightning Greaves shut down opposing interaction during critical execution windows.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcum Dagsson
  • 1 Artificer's Intuition
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chakram Retriever
  • 1 Chromatic Star
  • 1 Codex Shredder
  • 1 Conjurer's Bauble
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Ensnaring Bridge
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Grindstone
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 1 Intuition
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Jeweled Amulet
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mirran Spy
  • 1 Mirrodin Besieged
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Painter's Servant
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 1 Reshape
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riddlesmith
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shield Sphere
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Snap
  • 17 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Tolaria West
  • 1 Tormod's Crypt
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Tribute Mage
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Urza's Bauble
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Windfall