Arcum Dagsson by brycegreenwood

Format: Commander

Commander: Arcum Dagsson

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 76

Deck overview

This Arcum Dagsson deck is a dedicated mono-blue artifact combo and stax powerhouse designed to race toward game-ending locks or infinite mana loops. The primary strategy leverages Arcum Dagsson to sacrifice zero-cost artifact creatures and cheat massive noncreature artifacts directly onto the battlefield. With an explosive package of format-ceiling fast mana like Mana Vault, Sol Ring, and Chrome Mox, Arcum reliably hits the board on Turn 3. From there, Arcum can tutor game-winning combo engines such as Basalt Monolith paired with Forsaken Monument or Rings of Brighthearth, channeling infinite colorless mana into Goblin Cannon or Walking Ballista to eliminate the table in a single turn. Alternatively, Arcum fetches oppressive stax pieces like Static Orb, Winter Orb, or God-Pharaoh's Statue to freeze opponents' mana while continuing to advance under artifact acceleration. Robust free interaction including Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, and Pact of Negation safeguards every critical window, making the deck resilient, swift, and lethal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Arcum Dagsson
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 Chrome Dome
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Combat Courier
  • 1 Copy Artifact
  • 1 Corridor Monitor
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Forge
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Filigree Sages
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 1 Forsaken Monument
  • 1 Freed from the Real
  • 1 Goblin Cannon
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
  • 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 17 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Memnite
  • 1 Metalworker
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mindslaver
  • 1 Mishra's Factory
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Pemmin's Aura
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 1 Portal to Phyrexia
  • 1 Retrofitter Foundry
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shield Sphere
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Static Orb
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Tolaria West
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Winter Orb