Saheeli thopters by Penguin

Format: Commander

Commander: Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet artifact tokenslinger strategy commanded by Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar. The primary game plan revolves around casting noncreature spells to rapidly generate an army of 1/1 flying Thopter artifact creature tokens that gain immediate haste from Saheeli's static ability. The deck accelerates into Saheeli using dense two-mana mana rocks, then chains cheap artifacts, cantrips, and interactive spells to build an evasive board presence. It refuels its hand through combat damage triggers like Coastal Piracy, Bident of Thassa, and Kindred Discovery, as well as Skullclamp. Once a critical mass of tokens is assembled, the deck closes out the game using overwhelming team-wide power buffs such as Shared Animosity, Coat of Arms, Banner of Kinship, and Leonardo da Vinci. A robust package of cheap countermagic and asymmetric bounce spells keeps opponents off-balance while protecting the board.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Favorable Winds
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Gravitational Shift
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 1 Iron Lad, Young Avenger
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Launch Mishap
  • 1 Leonardo da Vinci
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Mechanized Production
  • 1 Mechanized Warfare
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Of One Mind
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Perplexing Test
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Roar of Resistance
  • 1 Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
  • 1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sharding Sphinx
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Silverbluff Bridge
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 The Indomitable
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Waterbender Ascension
  • 1 Wizard's Staff