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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist · W · 100 cards · 35 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 35Instants 7Sorceries 5Artifacts 14Enchantments 3Lands 35
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Strategy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 2 board wipes and 9 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 2.64.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Sword of the Animist and the rest of the 12 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Argentum Armor is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Sram, Senior Edificer keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Divine Reckoning for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 2 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 2.64 average mana value the top end is cheap, so expect to deploy several spells a turn.
Win conditions: Wins through the commander and the strongest threats the colours offer, backed by real interaction.
- Colossus Hammer - Core to the plan
- Sram, Senior Edificer - Card draw
- Open the Armory - Core to the plan
- Puresteel Paladin - Card draw
- Steelshaper's Gift - Core to the plan
- Blackblade Reforged - Core to the plan
- Sword of Vengeance - Core to the plan
- Basilisk Collar - Core to the plan
~$520.41
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
Legendary Creature — Kor Scout
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may attach any number of Auras and Equipment you control to target permanent or player.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Creatures (35)
Sram, Senior Edificer
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
$1.38
Whenever you cast an Aura, Equipment, or Vehicle spell, draw a card.
Puresteel Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
$0.79
Whenever an Equipment you control enters, you may draw a card.
Metalcraft — Equipment you control have equip {0} as long as you control three or more artifacts.
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
$0.27
First strike, vigilance, lifelink
Aura and Equipment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Stoneforge Mystic
Creature — Kor Artificer
$28.71
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{1}{W}, {T}: You may put an Equipment card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Foundry Inspector
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.36
Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
$0.32
First strike, vigilance, lifelink
When Danitha enters, you may put an Aura or Equipment card from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield attached to Danitha.
Cloudsteel Kirin
Artifact Creature — Equipment Kirin
$0.38
Flying
Equipped creature has flying and "You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game."
Reconfigure {5} ({5}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Starnheim Courser
Creature — Pegasus
$0.28
Flying
Artifact and enchantment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Sun Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.26
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Armored Skyhunter
Creature — Cat Knight
$0.37
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put an Aura or Equipment card from among them onto the battlefield. If an Equipment is put onto the battlefield this way, you may attach it to a creature you control. Put the rest of those cards on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Stone Haven Outfitter
Creature — Kor Artificer Ally
$0.28
Equipped creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever an equipped creature you control dies, draw a card.
Stonehewer Giant
Creature — Giant Warrior
$8.08
Vigilance
{1}{W}, {T}: Search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, attach it to a creature you control, then shuffle.
Codsworth, Handy Helper
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
$24.21
Commanders you control have ward {2}.
{T}: Add {W}{W}. Spend this mana only to cast Aura and/or Equipment spells.
{T}: Attach target Aura or Equipment you control to target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Balan, Wandering Knight
Legendary Creature — Cat Knight
$0.4
First strike
Balan has double strike as long as two or more Equipment are attached to it.
{1}{W}: Attach all Equipment you control to Balan.
Leonin Abunas
Creature — Cat Cleric
$1.52
Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Giver of Runes
Creature — Kor Cleric
$8.31
{T}: Another target creature you control gains protection from colorless or from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Kor Duelist
Creature — Kor Soldier
$0.05
As long as this creature is equipped, it has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Mercenary
$23.45
When Cloud enters, search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
As long as Cloud is equipped, if a triggered ability of Cloud or an Equipment attached to it triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
Kemba, Kha Regent
Legendary Creature — Cat Cleric
$0.18
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 2/2 white Cat creature token for each Equipment attached to Kemba.
Leonin Shikari
Creature — Cat Soldier
$4.73
You may activate equip abilities any time you could cast an instant.
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Pilot
$0.4
Equipment and Vehicle spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Jump — During your turn, Cid has flying.
{2}, {T}: Return target Equipment or Vehicle card from your graveyard to your hand.
Brass Squire
Artifact Creature — Myr
$1.12
{T}: Attach target Equipment you control to target creature you control.
Kor Outfitter
Creature — Kor Soldier
$0.15
When this creature enters, you may attach target Equipment you control to target creature you control.
Mangara, the Diplomat
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$0.36
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
Kor Spiritdancer
Creature — Kor Wizard
$0.47
This creature gets +2/+2 for each Aura attached to it.
Whenever you cast an Aura spell, you may draw a card.
Kor Cartographer
Creature — Kor Scout
$0.12
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Kor Sanctifiers
Creature — Kor Cleric
$0.09
Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Keeper of the Accord
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.49
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Knight of the White Orchid
Creature — Human Knight
$1.68
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Phyrexian Vindicator
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
$6.34
Flying
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, this creature deals that much damage to any other target.
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
$4.91
Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
{T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.
Nick Fury, Spymaster
Legendary Creature — Human Spy Hero
$0.28
First strike
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, draw a card. Then you may put a creature card with mana value 3 or less from your hand onto the battlefield. It enters tapped and attacking and gains indestructible until end of turn.
Instants (7)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Enlightened Tutor
Instant
$21.89
Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$34.74
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Dispatch
Instant
$0.32
Tap target creature.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
Sorceries (5)
Open the Armory
Sorcery
$3.04
Search your library for an Aura or Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Steelshaper's Gift
Sorcery
$7.32
Search your library for an Equipment card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Divine Reckoning
Sorcery
$0.74
Each player chooses a creature they control. Destroy the rest.
Flashback {5}{W}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Single Combat
Sorcery
$0.49
Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.
Artifacts (14)
Colossus Hammer
Artifact — Equipment
$0.85
Equipped creature gets +10/+10 and loses flying.
Equip {8} ({8}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Blackblade Reforged
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
$2.8
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control.
Equip legendary creature {3}
Equip {7}
Sword of Vengeance
Artifact — Equipment
$1.18
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike, vigilance, trample, and haste.
Equip {3}
Basilisk Collar
Artifact — Equipment
$4.82
Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Argentum Armor
Artifact — Equipment
$2.65
Equipped creature gets +6/+6.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent.
Equip {6}
Swiftfoot Boots
Artifact — Equipment
$1.93
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Sword of the Animist
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
$2.41
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Commander's Plate
Artifact — Equipment
$42.55
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has protection from each color that's not in your commander's color identity.
Equip commander {3}
Equip {5}
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
Artifact — Equipment
$2.51
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of this Equipment.
Equip {2}
Masterwork of Ingenuity
Artifact — Equipment
$1.54
You may have this Equipment enter as a copy of any Equipment on the battlefield.
Sword of Hearth and Home
Artifact — Equipment
$16.71
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from green and from white.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target creature you own, then search your library for a basic land card. Put both cards onto the battlefield under your control, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Sword of Forge and Frontier
Artifact — Equipment
$9.42
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from red and from green.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play those cards this turn. You may play an additional land this turn.
Equip {2}
Explorer's Scope
Artifact — Equipment
$0.15
Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Archaeomancer's Map
Artifact
$0.92
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Enchantments (3)
Sigarda's Aid
Enchantment
$18.09
You may cast Aura and Equipment spells as though they had flash.
Whenever an Equipment you control enters, you may attach it to target creature you control.
All That Glitters
Enchantment — Aura
$0.53
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact and/or enchantment you control.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Lands (35)
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Buried Ruin
Land
$0.44
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Inventors' Fair
Legendary Land
$18.95
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Land
$6.75
This land enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
Legendary Land
$11.01
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Urza's Saga
Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
$36.03
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."
II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
War Room
Land
$5.32
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Kor Haven
Legendary Land
$17.71
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking creature this turn.
Scavenger Grounds
Land — Desert
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.
Basic lands: 23 Plains
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