Artifact galore by Returned_King

Format: Commander

Commander: Karn, Gilded Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a 5-color artifact synergy deck commanded by Karn, Gilded Guardian. It utilizes a low-curve ramp package of 15 Signets, Talismans, and cost reducers to consistently deploy value engines on Turn 4. The deck draws through its library using Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Whirlwind of Thought, and commander Karn's color-based enter-the-battlefield trigger. It converts wide artifact boards into lethal threats around Turn 5 using Cyberdrive Awakener, Bolas's Citadel, and Kappa Cannoneer. While it lacks infinite combos and hard stax locks, the deck achieves resilience through graveyard recursion like Wake the Past and Emry, Lurker of the Loch. It closes games on Turn 7 through overwhelming evasive flying damage and direct life drain.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ashe, Princess of Dalmasca
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Bristling Backwoods
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enthusiastic Mechanaut
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eye of Jace
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Ginger, Queen of Sweets
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Karn, Gilded Guardian
  • 1 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
  • 1 Lux Artillery
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Memnarch, the Warden
  • 1 Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
  • 1 Mm'menon, the Right Hand
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Pinnacle Emissary
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rook Turret
  • 1 Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Slobad, Iron Goblin
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solar Array
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Timeless Lotus
  • 1 Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wake the Past
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Winter, Cursed Rider