Artifactories by MooseCats

Format: Commander

Commander: Golbez, Crystal Collector

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a Dimir artifact midrange strategy commanded by Golbez, Crystal Collector. It focuses on accumulating a high density of artifacts to trigger Golbez's surveil ability, smooth out draws, and fill the graveyard. By maintaining at least four artifacts, Golbez continuously recurs key creature cards to hand every end step, establishing a resilient value engine. Once the artifact count reaches eight or more, Golbez converts high-power creatures into direct life loss for all opponents. The deck accelerates through a dense suite of 2-mana rocks and cost reducers like Etherium Sculptor and Cloud Key. It closes games around turn 7 using explosive board animators such as Cyberdrive Awakener, massive unblockable threats like Kappa Cannoneer, planeswalker burn from Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge, or combat damage multiplied by Cybermen Squadron. A lean counterspell and removal suite provides dependable interaction and protection during critical execution turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ashnod's Altar
• 1 Baleful Strix
• 1 Broodstar
• 1 Chandra, Chill of Compliance
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Cloud Key
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cruel Tutor
• 1 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
• 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
• 1 Cybermen Squadron
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Darksteel Citadel
• 1 Darksteel Juggernaut
• 1 Darkwater Catacombs
• 1 Deadly Dispute
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Efficient Construction
• 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1 Encroaching Mycosynth
• 1 Etherium Sculptor
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Foundry Inspector
• 1 Frantic Search
• 1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
• 1 Hulking Metamorph
• 1 Infernal Grasp
• 7 Island
• 1 Kappa Cannoneer
• 1 Krang, Utrom Warlord
• 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
• 1 Master of Etherium
• 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mirrodin Besieged
• 1 Myr Retriever
• 1 Mystic Forge
• 1 Negate
• 1 Notion Rain
• 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1 Pactdoll Terror
• 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1 Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
• 1 Ravenform
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rook Turret
• 1 Sensei's Divining Top
• 1 Shimmer Myr
• 1 Shipwreck Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sphinx Summoner
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 1 Sunken Ruins
• 1 Super Shredder
• 7 Swamp
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Tainted Isle
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
• 1 The Soul Stone
• 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thoughtcast
• 1 Time Sieve
• 1 Treasure Vault
• 1 Ultron the Annihilator
• 1 Ultron's Auxiliary
• 1 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
• 1 Undercity Sewers
• 1 Underground River
• 1 Urza's Mine
• 1 Urza's Power Plant
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Urza's Tower
• 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Winter, Cursed Rider
• 1 Withering Torment