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COMMANDER(S)
Armix, Filigree Thrasher & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
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B U
- Dimir
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is an artifact-focused value deck helmed by Armix, Filigree Thrasher and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept, utilizing artifact synergies to generate card advantage and board presence while maintaining removal options through Armix's ability.

Primer:

The deck operates on multiple synergistic layers, primarily focusing on artifact-based value generation. The commander pair provides both targeted removal through Armix and artifact recursion via Silas Renn. The deck aims to establish a board presence through efficient artifact creatures and token generators like Sai, Master Thopterist and Sharding Sphinx, while maintaining card advantage through various artifact-based draw effects.

The gameplay typically involves early ramp through mana rocks, followed by establishing value engines through cards like Thopter Spy Network and Padeem, Consul of Innovation. The deck can pivot between aggressive strategies using artifact creatures and a more controlling approach using cards like Oblivion Stone and Armix's removal ability. The recursion elements allow for grinding out longer games while maintaining resource advantage.

Weaknesses:

  • Highly vulnerable to artifact hate cards like Vandalblast or Collector Ouphe
  • Relatively slow to establish its winning board state compared to more aggressive strategies
  • Limited interaction with enchantments and planeswalkers
  • Can struggle against faster combo decks due to limited instant-speed interaction

Most Important Cards:

  1. Sol Ring
  2. Cranial Plating
  3. Master of Etherium
  4. Marionette Master
  5. Thopter Spy Network
  6. Skullclamp
  7. Sai, Master Thopterist
  8. Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  9. Oblivion Stone
  10. Thought Monitor

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 5/10
  • Resilience: 6/10
  • Consistency: 7/10
  • Interaction: 5/10

Rating Justification:

This deck falls into the 5.5-6.0 range on the power scale. While it has strong synergies and can generate significant value, it typically doesn't threaten wins before turn 8-9. It's more powerful than a typical casual deck due to its consistent artifact synergies and value engines, but lacks the explosive power or fast mana to compete at higher power levels. The interaction suite and recovery abilities place it firmly in the focused/optimized casual category.

Final power level rating: 5.5 - 6.0

The deck shows clear optimization in its artifact synergies and value generation but operates at a speed and power level appropriate for mid-power casual tables. It has enough interaction and resilience to compete in longer games but lacks the explosive power or protection needed for higher-powered environments.

DECK LIST
Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Creature: 30
($13.56)
1
Baleful Strix
U B
1
Chief of the Foundry
3
1
Darksteel Juggernaut
5
1
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
2 U
1
Etched Champion
3
1
Etherium Sculptor
1 U
1
Fain, the Broker
2 B
1
Glint Raker
3 U
1
Hexavus
6
1
Marionette Master
4 B B
1
Master Transmuter
3 U
1
Master of Etherium
2 U
1
Metalwork Colossus
11
1
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
1 U U
1
Myr Battlesphere
7
1
Noxious Gearhulk
4 B B
1
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
3 U
1
Sai, Master Thopterist
2 U
1
Scavenged Brawler
6
1
Sharding Sphinx
4 U U
1
Shimmer Dragon
4 U U
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4
1
Steel Hellkite
6
1
Steel Overseer
2
1
Thought Monitor
6 U
1
Vedalken Humiliator
3 U
1
Whirler Rogue
2 U U
1
Wire Surgeons
4 B B
1
Workshop Elders
6 U
1
Wreck Hunter
B B
Artifact: 24
($30.25)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Bident of Thassa
2 U U
1
Cranial Plating
2
1
Dimir Signet
2
1
Executioner's Capsule
B
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Idol of Oblivion
2
1
Liquimetal Torque
2
1
Lithoform Engine
4
1
Machine God's Effigy
4
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Mirrorworks
5
1
Oblivion Stone
3
1
Relic of Progenitus
1
1
Skullclamp
1
1
Smelting Vat
4
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Spine of Ish Sah
7
1
Strionic Resonator
2
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Thought Vessel
2
1
Thran Dynamo
4
1
Trading Post
4
1
Wondrous Crucible
7
Enchantment: 1
($0.33)
1
Thopter Spy Network
2 U U
Instant: 2
($0.15)
1
Fact or Fiction
3 U
1
Thirst for Knowledge
2 U
Sorcery: 5
($1.51)
1
March of Progress
2 U
1
One with the Machine
3 U
1
Preordain
U
1
Terisiare's Devastation
X 2 B B
1
Thoughtcast
4 U
Land: 36
($6.72)
1
Ash Barrens
1
Bojuka Bog
1
Buried Ruin
1
Command Tower
1
Darksteel Citadel
1
Darkwater Catacombs
1
Dimir Aqueduct
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
9
Island
1
Mistvault Bridge
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Path of Ancestry
1
Reliquary Tower
1
River of Tears
1
Seat of the Synod
1
Spire of Industry
1
Sunken Hollow
7
Swamp
1
Temple of Deceit
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Vault of Whispers

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