Sydri, Bigger and Stronger by Vinoncio

Format: Commander

Commander: Sydri, Galvanic Genius

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Sydri, Galvanic Genius deck operates as a potent Esper artifact combo-control list. It utilizes cheap cost reducers, mana rocks, and artifact tutors to establish a resilient board presence before transitioning into asymmetric lockouts or combo finishes. Its primary win condition pairs Sydri with Aetherflux Reservoir: by turning the Reservoir into a creature and granting it lifelink, each 50-damage activation instantly refunds the 50 life paid, eliminating all opponents in a single turn once the 51-life threshold is achieved. Secondary win routes include lethal aerial overruns with Cyberdrive Awakener, massive Construct tokens from Urza variants and Simulacrum Synthesizer, and sustained drain via Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge. The deck also features devastating defensive synergies, such as deathtouch-equipped Caltrops to shut down opposing combat entirely and Mycosynth Lattice for cheap land destruction. Dense graveyard recursion ensures the deck rebuilds rapidly after opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adagia, Windswept Bastion
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Artificer Class
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bronze Guardian
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Caltrops
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Forge
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Deluxe Dragster
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glimmervoid
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goldmire Bridge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karn, Legacy Reforged
  • 1 Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
  • 1 Liquimetal Coating
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Mistvault Bridge
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mycosynth Lattice
  • 1 One with the Machine
  • 1 Organic Extinction
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reaver Titan
  • 1 Salvation Engine
  • 1 Scour for Scrap
  • 1 Scourglass
  • 1 Sculpting Steel
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Simulacrum Synthesizer
  • 1 Skyclave Relic
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Staff of Nin
  • 1 Stoic Rebuttal
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sydri, Galvanic Genius
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
  • 1 The Fire Nation Drill
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Chief Artificer
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Voltaic Construct
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whir of Invention