I like having only one Commander at a time. So it's just Silas Renn.
This is just for casual fun. The goal is to discard a bunch of artifacts, mostly equipments, re-cast them from grave with Silas, buff him up and attack for commander damage with a Silas that has a bunch of abilities from artifacts.
Yay non-partners! I've got a Silas Renn percolating in the back of my head too right now. I think I'm finally going to use my Mask of Riddles, because Silas screams out for some type of evasion. At least for me, where I can expect tokens that don't care about deathtouch gumming up the path to value.
I'll have to find room for Mask of Riddles too. I was also thinking of that one Equipment that gives double strike so I can cast 2 artifacts. For evasion I have Thassa and Whispersilk Cloak (which I can search). I was thinking about Cobbled Wings and other equipments that gave more abilities too. There's one that gives +x/+x for the number of basic land types in play as the one exiled as well. Basically I just want to throw indestructible, hexproof, evasion and giant P/T bonuses on Silas Renn and have a clean field of him with a mass of artifacts swinging for lethal. There's also a one drop from AVR which I plan to Soulbond to him for Flying too.
I cast so many colorless artifact cards the lands are largely irrelevant. The deck leans heavily toward Blue as well. I do plan to put things in like Choked Estuary and all. I was considering Urborg combo with Lashwrithe as well - give +1/+1 to Silas for ALL lands on the field, since everyone's lands will be Swamps. But since I am just starting to build this deck, I've kept it budget for now. Ultimately I'll update the manabase but I wanted to get the actual core deck designed first. I like Artificer's Intuition.
Considering:
Glint-Nest Crane
Sensei's Divining Top
Kuldotha Forgemaster
Lodestone Golem
Vedalken Archmage
Sigil of Distinction
Lashwrithe + Urborg
Last time I played with my friends, I kicked a Rite of Replication on Treasure Keeper, then scarified all 5 copies to Time Sieve, casting 3 mana rocks and 2 equipments off them before taking an extra turn. The beauty of the move was on that turn, I attached a Darksteel Plate I cast off the sacrificed copies and attached it to Silas who already had Champion's Helm on. Then cast a Planar Bridge and passed with 8 mana open to go into surprise Platinum Angel. Was glorious.
Rite is brilliant for a surprised win with Mechanized Production.
Hows it play now? That land count looks low, but I obviously haven't tested it!
It is ridiculously fun. The land count is surprisingly fine. I've often looped Expedition Map or Wayfarer's Bauble with Silas for searches, let alone all the mana rocks and discount effects. Would love a Gilded Lotus at some point, that's the only glaring deficit for the deck.
That's a good idea. Wouldn't mind playing both actually… but not sure. I may drop Chief of the Foundry and scrap Trawler for them. The latter seems good, but hasn't been as useful as I expected.
Making an edit - forgot I traded for a Darksteel Forge I added in.
Why aren't you running white? White has a ton of equipment matter cards and kinda a waste not to run them.
Why am I not partnering Silas Renn while we're at it? This is a casual, fun, thematic budget deck. I could be playing all the Swords and Deadeye Navigator and any number of lethal combos in Esper etc. I'm not playing White because Silas Renn isn't Esper. And he's the star. That's why it's a Voltron build too.
Why aren't you running white? White has a ton of equipment matter cards and kinda a waste not to run them.
I'm not playing White because Silas Renn isn't Esper. And he's the star. That's why it's a Voltron build too.
Que?
Silas Renn is a human, born on the shard of Esper (Alara). He is a member of the Seekers of Carmot and an enemy of Tezzeret. Silas is a clockworking adept.
Why aren't you running white? White has a ton of equipment matter cards and kinda a waste not to run them.
I'm not playing White because Silas Renn isn't Esper. And he's the star. That's why it's a Voltron build too.
Que?
Silas Renn is a human, born on the shard of Esper (Alara). He is a member of the Seekers of Carmot and an enemy of Tezzeret. Silas is a clockworking adept.
In Commander we can't play colors outside of our commander's color identity. I love the White artifact cards but Silas is Dimir, not Esper (in terms of color combination) and I therefore cannot make it the Esper deck I would like, it must be Dimir. I could partner him to do it, but then he wouldn't be the main card, and I don't like to have more than one commander. So I am working only with UB here.
Jace loots artifacts for Silas to recover and becomes a Planeswalker that can recur Whir and Reshape. Also a Blue creature for Grand Architect I can cast for U with Medallion. Overall amazing card and fits my love of Jace. Since he becomes a PW, he doesn't clog up the field with too many creatures, since I like having a board of just one terrifying Tron Commander with this deck.
Considering the following changes:
- Cogwork Assembler
- Scrap Trawler
- Jace's Archivist
- Windfall
+ Blue Sun's Zenith
+ Thirst for Knowledge
+ Arficier's Epiphany
+ Counterspell
Also considering Unsubstantiate, Turn Aside, Dispel and Countersquall
Honestly Jace seems kinda awful. He isn't a looter when you want him to be, the +1 is really bad, the ultimate is actually useful to the opponents and the odds of having a useful card to flashback are pretty slim. I'd rather run flight spellbomb over jace.
Edit: You would need to see 29 cards just to hit 50% chance of finding Reshape or Whir. Jace naturally flips at 19 cards if you cast him in turn 2 and activate every turn.
Honestly Jace seems kinda awful. He isn't a looter when you want him to be, the +1 is really bad, the ultimate is actually useful to the opponents and the odds of having a useful card to flashback are pretty slim. I'd rather run flight spellbomb over jace.
Edit: You would need to see 29 cards just to hit 50% chance of finding Reshape or Whir. Jace naturally flips at 19 cards if you cast him in turn 2 and activate every turn.
I do like Flight and other Spellbombs. I may consider them but as far as Jace - in theory you're right, but in practice he's managed to flash back Fabricates, draw spells, etc. He's testing really well.
This is just for casual fun. The goal is to discard a bunch of artifacts, mostly equipments, re-cast them from grave with Silas, buff him up and attack for commander damage with a Silas that has a bunch of abilities from artifacts.
1x Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Artifact (32)
1x Argentum Armor
1x Blinkmoth Urn
1x Champion's Helm
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Courier's Capsule
1x Cranial Plating
1x Darksteel Forge
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Darksteel Plate
1x Elixir of Immortality
1x Etherium Astrolabe
1x Fireshrieker
1x Ghirapur Orrery
1x Hedron Archive
1x Ichor Wellspring
1x Key to the City
1x Loxodon Warhammer
1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
1x Mind Stone
1x Mirrorworks
1x Mycosynth Wellspring
1x Paradox Engine
1x Planar Bridge
1x Ring of Evos Isle
1x Sapphire Medallion
1x Sky Diamond
1x Sol Ring
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Sword of Vengeance
1x Thought Vessel
1x Time Sieve
1x Wayfarer's Bauble
1x Artificer's Epiphany
1x Whir of Invention
Creature (23)
1x Chief Engineer
1x Etherium Sculptor
1x Foundry Inspector
1x Grand Architect
1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
1x Master Transmuter
1x Merchant's Dockhand
1x Metalwork Colossus
1x Muzzio, Visionary Architect
1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
1x Pilgrim's Eye
1x Platinum Angel
1x Platinum Emperion
1x Renowned Weaponsmith
1x Riddlesmith
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Sphinx Summoner
1x Treasure Keeper
1x Treasure Mage
1x Trinket Mage
1x Trophy Mage
1x Vedalken Engineer
1x Venser, Shaper Savant
Sorcery (7)
1x Fabricate
1x Reshape
1x Reverse Engineer
1x Rite of Replication
1x Saheeli's Artistry
1x Stolen Identity
1x Thoughtcast
1x Efficient Construction
1x Era of Innovation
1x Mechanized Production
1x Thopter Spy Network
Land (31)
17x Island
7x Swamp
1x Darksteel Citadel
1x Dreadship Reef
1x Esper Panorama
1x Inventor's Fair
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Seat of the Synod
1x Vault of Whispers
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
PS:
Added Mask of Riddles, Fireshrieker
Considering Angelic Armaments , Strata Scythe
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Considering:
Glint-Nest Crane
Sensei's Divining Top
Kuldotha Forgemaster
Lodestone Golem
Vedalken Archmage
Sigil of Distinction
Lashwrithe + Urborg
Last time I played with my friends, I kicked a Rite of Replication on Treasure Keeper, then scarified all 5 copies to Time Sieve, casting 3 mana rocks and 2 equipments off them before taking an extra turn. The beauty of the move was on that turn, I attached a Darksteel Plate I cast off the sacrificed copies and attached it to Silas who already had Champion's Helm on. Then cast a Planar Bridge and passed with 8 mana open to go into surprise Platinum Angel. Was glorious.
Rite is brilliant for a surprised win with Mechanized Production.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Making an edit - forgot I traded for a Darksteel Forge I added in.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Que?
https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Silas_Renn
And isn't Planar Bridge anti flavor?
Planar Bridge is really fun though.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
- Scrap Trawler
+ Master Trasnmuter
+ Vedalken Engineer
Considering still:
Glint-Nest Crane
Skill Borrower
May drop Tatsumasa
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
- Sharding Sphinx
+ Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
Jace loots artifacts for Silas to recover and becomes a Planeswalker that can recur Whir and Reshape. Also a Blue creature for Grand Architect I can cast for U with Medallion. Overall amazing card and fits my love of Jace. Since he becomes a PW, he doesn't clog up the field with too many creatures, since I like having a board of just one terrifying Tron Commander with this deck.
Considering the following changes:
- Cogwork Assembler
- Scrap Trawler
- Jace's Archivist
- Windfall
+ Blue Sun's Zenith
+ Thirst for Knowledge
+ Arficier's Epiphany
+ Counterspell
Also considering Unsubstantiate, Turn Aside, Dispel and Countersquall
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Edit: You would need to see 29 cards just to hit 50% chance of finding Reshape or Whir. Jace naturally flips at 19 cards if you cast him in turn 2 and activate every turn.
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|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
- Mirage Mirror
- Jace's Archivist
- Windfall
- Expedition Map
- Island
+ Esper Panorama
+ Ichor Wellspring
+ Mycosynth Wellspring
+ Platinum Emperion
+ Blue Sun's Zenith
Still considering:
Kuldotha Forgemaster
Thirst For Knowledge
Baleful Strix
Sphinx Summoner
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
- Island
+ Sphinx Summoner
+ Era of Innovation
Considering:
Aetherworks Marvel
Glassblower's Puzzleknot
Thirst for Knowledge
Glint-Nest Crane
Noxious Gearhulk
I wish I could play everything
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||