Artifact Synergy and Combos in Grixis

[kraus911]

Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept are the partner generals for an artifact shenanigan deck I'm working on. This is out of my wheelhouse so looking for some fun ideas of synergies/engines to put in it.

I do plan on being able to loop Time Sieve and Thopter Assembly. Also want some way continually recur Perilous Myr. Maybe some modular fun (in which case Marchesa 1 might be a better general).

Any thoughts?

[cheonice]

Ha! I just came up with a list, that is really just a work in progress atm. My deck uses some kind of graveyard shenanigans including Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Feldon of the Third Path, Scrap Trawler and Krark-Clan Ironworks.

Unfortunately, Silas is not the strongest creature, so he needs some help: Skeleton Key, Mask of Riddles, Trailblazer's Boots and maybe some Swords could do some work.

Black does not offer a lot of cards to our strategy, but alas. Baleful Strix, Cranial Plating, Disciple of the Vault and Time Sieve are the strongest additions.

Decklist

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander

1 Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

1 Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

Creatures

1 Goblin Welder

1 Baleful Strix

1 Myr Retriever

1 Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer

1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch

1 Feldon of the Third Path

1 Sai, Master Thopterist

1 Scrap Trawler

1 Shimmer Myr

1 Treasure Mage

1 Trinket Mage

1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation

1 Solemn Simulacrum

1 Treasure Keeper

1 Wonder

1 Etherium-Horn Sorcerer

1 Soul of New Phyrexia

1 Steel Hellkite

1 Wurmcoil Engine

1 Myr Battlesphere

1 Inkwell Leviathan

1 Darksteel Colossus

Artifacts

1 Expedition Map

1 Skeleton Key

1 Sol Ring

1 Soul-Guide Lantern

1 Voltaic Key

1 Wayfarer's Bauble

1 Blackblade Reforged

1 Cranial Plating

1 Dimir Signet

1 Dowsing Dagger

1 Lightning Greaves

1 Mask of Riddles

1 Mind Stone

1 Rakdos Signet

1 Talisman of Indulgence

1 Torpor Orb

1 Trailblazer's Boots

1 Mirage Mirror

1 Oblivion Stone

1 Hedron Archive

1 Krark-Clan Ironworks

1 Gilded Lotus

1 Spine of Ish Sah

Sorceries

1 Ponder

1 Preordain

1 Serum Visions

1 Reshape

1 Trash for Treasure

1 Chain Reaction

1 Scrap Mastery

1 Blasphemous Act

Instants

1 Reality Shift

1 Terminate

1 Chaos Warp

1 Dig Through Time

Enchantments

1 Rhystic Study

1 Storm the Vault

Planeswalkers

1 Daretti, Scrap Savant

1 Saheeli, the Gifted

1 Tezzeret the Seeker

Lands

1 Darksteel Citadel

1 Great Furnace

1 Seat of the Synod

1 Buried Ruin

1 Choked Estuary

1 Crumbling Necropolis

1 Evolving Wilds

1 Inventors' Fair

8 Island

1 Izzet Boilerworks

1 Izzet Guildgate

7 Mountain

1 Myriad Landscape

1 Phyrexia's Core

1 Rogue's Passage

1 Shivan Reef

4 Swamp

1 Terramorphic Expanse

1 Underground River

1 Watery Grave

Approximate Total Cost:

[kraus911]

Nice list, thanks for sharing. Curious about Blackblade Reforged , was that just a random addition or do you find it works well with the generals? I like your suggestions for evasion for Silas as they're useful in general in the deck too.

[cheonice]

Sure! I just finished writing some notes about the deck: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=25284

Blackblade Reforged was a gift from a friend, so I had to find some space somewhere. It could be replaced easily. On the other hand this is the only card that allows going voltron.

[pokken]

I don't see how you could do this and not do Goblin Engineer - easily one of my favorite new cards.

[cheonice]

I don't see how you could do this and not do Goblin Engineer - easily one of my favorite new cards.

Oh, didn't know, this was a dollar rare! Yeps, that's an easy inclusion.

[Dunharrow]

Mimic Vat to loop Perilous Myr?
Or Goblin Welder, Feldon of the Third Path... All of these like Wurmcoil Engine better though.

[Sinis]

I played a Treasure-oriented Nicol Bolas deck for a few months, and I can say I'm not sure black added much. Revel in Riches and Marionette Master were the only memorable cards from it.

Perilous Myr can be made 0 mana and 0/0 by Heartless Summoning, but you'd still need a way to get it back to your hand or cast it from your graveyard.

[toctheyounger]

Black is a little scant in terms of artifact synergy, but there are some neat options in Izzet. Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain has been excellent in my Grixis build, which does a fair bit of artifact work. Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan is worth a good look, and Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge is really excellent too.

The one rock I've found really good in my build is Honor-Worn Shaku. It works for me on account of a high density of legendaries and walkers, there's turn it can pump out a good 7-8 mana easy. May or may not be as good here, but it's worth mentioning as a hidden gem that does a lot. Crystalline Crawler is oft overlooked too.