so me and my friends decided to try going budget-less with our weekly games, but with one caviate in that we can't use tutors except for land tutors (cultivate, kodama's reach, tempt with discovery, etc.) so this week I decided to make Emry Lurker of the Loch. I'm trying something new and out of my comfort zone because I don't ever play mono blue or control decks, but Emry looked kind of fun and while I know Urza is probably the best artifact commander in the game at the moment (and he is in here) I don't want to be immediately gunned down by the rest of the table due to Urza's reputation.
I'm basically going for an infinite mana combo that lets me either deck my opponent's out or that lets me just kill them with damage from walking ballista. I think I did a good job putting the deck together considering I can't run tutors (other than land tutors), but since I don't normally run these types of decks I would really appreciate some opinions and thoughts on the deck.
If you want another shot at the mirran spy type infinite untap you can add Chakram Retriever
Another option is Tidespout Tyrant to do an infinite Sol Ring type Mana generator but that's a bit low rent I guess. My emry build is below if it helps any.
I'm basically going for an infinite mana combo that lets me either deck my opponent's out or that lets me just kill them with damage from walking ballista. I think I did a good job putting the deck together considering I can't run tutors (other than land tutors), but since I don't normally run these types of decks I would really appreciate some opinions and thoughts on the deck.
1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Creature
1 Vedalken Archmage
1 Mirran Spy
1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
1 Sai, Master Thopterist
1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Enchantment
1 Mind Over Matter
1 Secrets of the Dead
1 Rhystic Study
1 Mirrodin Besieged
Land
1 Academy Ruins
1 Maze of Ith
1 Buried Ruin
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Dark Depths
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Thespian's Stage
28 Snow-Covered Island
1 Castle Vantress
Artifact
1 Grim Monolith
1 Voltaic Key
1 Mox Diamond
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Illusionist's Bracers
1 Darksteel Forge
1 Expedition Map
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Isochron Scepter
1 Mox Opal
1 Lotus Petal
1 Scroll Rack
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 The Immortal Sun
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Temple Bell
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Sol Ring
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Mycosynth Lattice
1 Mana Vault
1 Midnight Clock
1 Hangarback Walker
1 Walking Ballista
1 Metalworker
1 Junk Diver
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Jhoira's Familiar
1 Foundry Inspector
1 Scrap Trawler
1 Memnarch
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Faerie Trickery
1 Dissipate
1 Void Shatter
1 Dramatic Reversal
1 Disallow
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Force of Will
1 Cryptic Command
1 Mana Drain
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Counterspell
1 Didn't Say Please
Sorcery
1 Expropriate
1 Beacon of Tomorrows
Another option is Tidespout Tyrant to do an infinite Sol Ring type Mana generator but that's a bit low rent I guess. My emry build is below if it helps any.
1x Artificer's Assistant
1x Cephalid Vandal
1x Chakram Retriever
1x Chief Engineer
1x Darksteel Juggernaut
1x Diligent Excavator
1x Dross Scorpion
1x Emrakul, the Promised End
1x Etherium Sculptor
1x Foundry Inspector
1x Jhoira's Familiar
1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
1x Laboratory Maniac
1x Metalwork Colossus
1x Mirran Spy
1x Myr Battlesphere
1x Ornithopter
1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
1x Riddlesmith
1x Sai, Master Thopterist
1x Scrap Trawler
1x Stonecoil Serpent
1x Tidespout Tyrant
1x Walking Ballista
1x Counterspell
1x Dramatic Reversal
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Override
1x Reality Shift
1x Sudden Substitution
Planeswalkers (2)
1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Artifacts (28)
1x Aether Spellbomb
1x Aetherflux Reservoir
1x Altar of Dementia
1x Ashnod's Altar
1x Chromatic Sphere
1x Clock of Omens
1x Codex Shredder
1x Elixir of Immortality
1x Grinding Station
1x Isochron Scepter
1x Isolation Cell
1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
1x Lotus Petal
1x Manifold Key
1x Mind Stone
1x Mystic Forge
1x Neurok Stealthsuit
1x Perpetual Timepiece
1x Sisay's Ring
1x Skullcage
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
1x The Immortal Sun
1x Thran Temporal Gateway
1x Trailblazer's Boots
1x Unwinding Clock
1x Ur-Golem's Eye
1x Worn Powerstone
1x Efficient Construction1
1x Freed from the Real
1x Mechanized Production
1x Mirrodin Besieged
Land (34)
1x Academy Ruins
1x Blast Zone
1x Darksteel Citadel
1x Halimar Depths
1x Inventors' Fair
25x Island
1x Seat of the Synod
1x Sequestered Stash
1x Temple of the False God