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{"ops":[{"insert":"It’s official, I have found my new favorite Commander. This deck durdles with the best of them and deals damage to all your opponents at the same time. Golbez, Crystal Collector is full of tons of little and seemingly innocent plays, like making clues, treasures, and food tokens, but then makes incredible use of your growing artifact count in the form of */* creatures and Golbez’s end step trigger.\n\nWhen you play Golbez you best know that you are going in as the Bolas so play accordingly. Don't get sour that people are gonna target you, remove your graveyard, or kill your Commander often. Just be prepared to play through it and be happy that your commander is so darn cheap to cast. They will run out of ways to kill Golbez or other threats will rise up from other players to distract your opponents. Bide your time and take chunks of life off your opponents strategically.\n\nA big reason why I built this deck was it filled a specific spot in my deck rotation that was lacking, the engine deck. With that in mind, resiliency was a major consideration in the construction of this deck. My opponents often comment on how difficult it is to completely dismantle this deck piece by piece. Most of the artifacts that help you get to Bez-craft ( what I call the Golbez 4/8 artifacts trigger) are tokens which will almost always stick around because no one wants to use removal on just an artifact token. This is one place this deck gains it’s edge on the opponents, literally on the margins gained by these little treasures, maps, servos, etc.\n\nBe careful for mass artifact removal so make sure that you hold up counter magic or Mirrorshell Crab to counter the ability! The good thing though is that people don't often run mass artifact removal and if they do, it is usually only one in the 99.\n\nAlso, it’s best to play one token engine at a time so when they do kill your board, you can just plop down another engine and start again! Ie. if you start your game with the Academy Manufactor, Underworld Cookbook engine , make sure to keep your Worldwalker Helm in hand, etc.\n\nThe two planeswalkers, Ashiok Dream Render and Narset Parter of Veils, don't actually synergize with the deck, however, I have found them to be needed to even out the gameplan a bit and make the deck a little more balanced and not just combo/engine heavy. (Currently, not playing these)\n\nSome favorite interactions (besides big Phatties in the yard):\nGolbez (4+ Artifacts) and Mirrorshell Crab in the graveyard = recurring counterspell/stifle. At the very least, they have to always be playing around it keeping them distracted."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Golbez (4+ Artifacts) and Troll of Khazad Dum in the graveyard = Swamps every turn"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Academy Manufactor + (The Underworld Cookbook, Collector's Vault, Nuka-Cola Vendiing Machine) gets your artifact count up really fast and nets you lots of extra life, mana, cards, and surveils. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Worldwalker Helm is a house when it comes to upping your artifact count. It can single-handedly get you to Bez-craft. It gets really ridiculous once you get to 3+ copies of Worldwalker Helm."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRemember:\nIf you need to get a Phattie into the 'yard you can always cast Death's Shadow while your life totals are still high to die right away as it enters the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Don't be afraid to pay 1 life to remove the top card of your library if it’s not of any use with Mystic Forge.(Currently in the Maybeboard)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Trinket Mage is a boss. It fetches Underworld Cookbook, Retrofitter Foundry, Sol Ring, Blood Fountain, etc. It also acts like a Borderland Ranger for artifact lands and has gotten me out of some tight mana situations (cough…bad keeps)!"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sometimes casting an early Kappa Cannoneer is enough to run away with the game."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cyberdrive Awakener is a surprise overrun turning all your treasure, clue, and food tokens into 4/4 artifact creatures! It’s quite normal to have upwards to 15-20 tokens out making for a big enough swing to go lethal."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nUpgrade or Budgetize:\nThere are definitely some powerful upgrades available for this deck, but as is, it's already pretty awesome. I've considered adding Mox Amber and similar fast mana cards, but I have found it not necessary because it takes time to build up the prerequisite board state to get the engine rolling (namely having 4 and then eventually 8 artifacts in play) as well as getting a good creature into the graveyard. So the impact of the speed gained by playing a Mox is actually minimal.\n\nAll that being said, I do believe I have found a good home for an unloved Mox in Mox Tantalite. If played early it comes online just in time for Bez-craft when you’ve stocked the graveyard and need just a few more mana for either flexibility or protecting your engine. It’s been going better than I expected. We’ll see if it sticks for the long term, but it’s been a pleasant surprise!\n\nI currently run 1 Gifts Ungiven officially making this deck a Bracket 3 deck. However, if I were to play without Gifts Ungiven it would have been disingenuous to call it a bracket 2 deck because it clearly plays as a much stronger deck than that tier. You could still add a few more Game Changers and it’d still fall safely into Bracket 3. (Since this deck clearly plays in the Brackett 3/4 range, I’ve added Bolas Citadel and Force of Will)\n\nAn easy place to upgrade or budgetize is the mana base. Honestly, just running the artifact lands and a ton of Islands and Swamps is good enough. Similarly, you can add fetches and surveil lands, etc. for a tad bit more consistency, but they are totally not needed either. Just running what you have works as well.\n"}]}
Commander
Golbez, Crystal Collector
Whenever an artifact you control enters, surveil 1.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more artifacts, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Then if you control eight or more artifacts, each opponent loses life equal to that card's power.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more artifacts, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Then if you control eight or more artifacts, each opponent loses life equal to that card's power.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Commander
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Creature
Creature
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Drain
Drain
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Draw
Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Forensic Gadgeteer
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Creature - Artificer Vedalken Detective
Obsessive Pursuit
When this enchantment enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you attack, put X +1/+1 counters on target attacking creature, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn. If X is three or more, that creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Whenever you attack, put X +1/+1 counters on target attacking creature, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn. If X is three or more, that creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Enchantment
Draw
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Finisher
Kappa Cannoneer
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)
Ward
Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It can't be blocked this turn.
Ward
Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Warrior Turtle
Finisher
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Land
Land
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Mill
Consuming Aberration
Consuming Aberration's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your opponents' graveyards.
Whenever you cast a spell, each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
Whenever you cast a spell, each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
Creature - Horror
Mill
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Protection
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Protection
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Ramp
Mox Tantalite
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Ramp
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Recursion
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Recursion
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Removal
Arcbound Condor
Flying
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Whenever another artifact you control enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Whenever another artifact you control enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Bird
Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Whenever Armix attacks, you may discard a card. When you do, target creature defending player controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control plus the number of artifact cards in your graveyard.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Golem
Shriekmaw
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
Creature - Elemental
Removal
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Tokens
Biotransference
Creatures you control are artifacts in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you lose 1 life and create a 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature token.
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you lose 1 life and create a 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature token.
Enchantment
Imotekh the Stormlord
Phaeron — Whenever one or more artifact cards leave your graveyard, create two 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Grand Strategist — At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target artifact creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains menace until end of turn.
Grand Strategist — At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target artifact creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains menace until end of turn.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Necron
Worldwalker Helm
If you would create one or more artifact tokens, instead create those tokens plus an additional Map token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
, : Create a token that's a copy of target artifact token you control.
, : Create a token that's a copy of target artifact token you control.
Artifact
Tokens
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Tutor
Tutor
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Maybeboard
Black Market Connections
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Enchantment
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
Vigilance
Exile Cannon — When this creature enters from a graveyard, exile up to one target nonland permanent.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Exile Cannon — When this creature enters from a graveyard, exile up to one target nonland permanent.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Creature Artifact - Insect
Corpse Connoisseur
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Wizard Zombie
Demonic Junker
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When this Vehicle enters, for each player, destroy up to one target creature that player controls. If a creature you controlled was destroyed this way, put two +1/+1 counters on this Vehicle.
Crew 2
When this Vehicle enters, for each player, destroy up to one target creature that player controls. If a creature you controlled was destroyed this way, put two +1/+1 counters on this Vehicle.
Crew 2
Artifact - Vehicle
Inventors' Fair
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.
: Add .
, , 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.
: Add .
, , 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.
Legendary Land
Karn, the Great Creator
Activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control can't be activated.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
−2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
−2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.
Legendary Planeswalker - Karn
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
Flying, vigilance
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Mirko.
At the beginning of your end step, you may return target creature card with power less than Mirko's from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. (If it would die, exile it instead.)
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Mirko.
At the beginning of your end step, you may return target creature card with power less than Mirko's from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. (If it would die, exile it instead.)
Legendary Creature - Vampire Detective
Mirrodin Besieged
As this enchantment enters, choose Mirran or Phyrexian.
• Mirran — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
• Phyrexian — At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then discard a card. Then if there are fifteen or more artifact cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses the game.
• Mirran — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
• Phyrexian — At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then discard a card. Then if there are fifteen or more artifact cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses the game.
Enchantment
Narset, Parter of Veils
Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn.
−2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
−2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Planeswalker - Narset
Reality Heist
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal up to two artifact cards from among them and put them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal up to two artifact cards from among them and put them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Instant
Synth Infiltrator
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Synth artifact creature in addition to its other types.
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Synth artifact creature in addition to its other types.
Creature Artifact - Synth
Unshakable Tail
When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1.
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice a Clue: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice a Clue: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Zombie Detective
Maybeboard
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{"ops":[{"insert":"It’s official, I have found my new favorite Commander. This deck durdles with the best of them and deals damage to all your opponents at the same time. Golbez, Crystal Collector is full of tons of little and seemingly innocent plays, like making clues, treasures, and food tokens, but then makes incredible use of your growing artifact count in the form of */* creatures and Golbez’s end step trigger.\n\nWhen you play Golbez you best know that you are going in as the Bolas so play accordingly. Don't get sour that people are gonna target you, remove your graveyard, or kill your Commander often. Just be prepared to play through it and be happy that your commander is so darn cheap to cast. They will run out of ways to kill Golbez or other threats will rise up from other players to distract your opponents. Bide your time and take chunks of life off your opponents strategically.\n\nA big reason why I built this deck was it filled a specific spot in my deck rotation that was lacking, the engine deck. With that in mind, resiliency was a major consideration in the construction of this deck. My opponents often comment on how difficult it is to completely dismantle this deck piece by piece. Most of the artifacts that help you get to Bez-craft ( what I call the Golbez 4/8 artifacts trigger) are tokens which will almost always stick around because no one wants to use removal on just an artifact token. This is one place this deck gains it’s edge on the opponents, literally on the margins gained by these little treasures, maps, servos, etc.\n\nBe careful for mass artifact removal so make sure that you hold up counter magic or Mirrorshell Crab to counter the ability! The good thing though is that people don't often run mass artifact removal and if they do, it is usually only one in the 99.\n\nAlso, it’s best to play one token engine at a time so when they do kill your board, you can just plop down another engine and start again! Ie. if you start your game with the Academy Manufactor, Underworld Cookbook engine , make sure to keep your Worldwalker Helm in hand, etc.\n\nThe two planeswalkers, Ashiok Dream Render and Narset Parter of Veils, don't actually synergize with the deck, however, I have found them to be needed to even out the gameplan a bit and make the deck a little more balanced and not just combo/engine heavy. (Currently, not playing these)\n\nSome favorite interactions (besides big Phatties in the yard):\nGolbez (4+ Artifacts) and Mirrorshell Crab in the graveyard = recurring counterspell/stifle. At the very least, they have to always be playing around it keeping them distracted."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Golbez (4+ Artifacts) and Troll of Khazad Dum in the graveyard = Swamps every turn"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Academy Manufactor + (The Underworld Cookbook, Collector's Vault, Nuka-Cola Vendiing Machine) gets your artifact count up really fast and nets you lots of extra life, mana, cards, and surveils. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Worldwalker Helm is a house when it comes to upping your artifact count. It can single-handedly get you to Bez-craft. It gets really ridiculous once you get to 3+ copies of Worldwalker Helm."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRemember:\nIf you need to get a Phattie into the 'yard you can always cast Death's Shadow while your life totals are still high to die right away as it enters the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Don't be afraid to pay 1 life to remove the top card of your library if it’s not of any use with Mystic Forge.(Currently in the Maybeboard)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Trinket Mage is a boss. It fetches Underworld Cookbook, Retrofitter Foundry, Sol Ring, Blood Fountain, etc. It also acts like a Borderland Ranger for artifact lands and has gotten me out of some tight mana situations (cough…bad keeps)!"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sometimes casting an early Kappa Cannoneer is enough to run away with the game."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cyberdrive Awakener is a surprise overrun turning all your treasure, clue, and food tokens into 4/4 artifact creatures! It’s quite normal to have upwards to 15-20 tokens out making for a big enough swing to go lethal."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nUpgrade or Budgetize:\nThere are definitely some powerful upgrades available for this deck, but as is, it's already pretty awesome. I've considered adding Mox Amber and similar fast mana cards, but I have found it not necessary because it takes time to build up the prerequisite board state to get the engine rolling (namely having 4 and then eventually 8 artifacts in play) as well as getting a good creature into the graveyard. So the impact of the speed gained by playing a Mox is actually minimal.\n\nAll that being said, I do believe I have found a good home for an unloved Mox in Mox Tantalite. If played early it comes online just in time for Bez-craft when you’ve stocked the graveyard and need just a few more mana for either flexibility or protecting your engine. It’s been going better than I expected. We’ll see if it sticks for the long term, but it’s been a pleasant surprise!\n\nI currently run 1 Gifts Ungiven officially making this deck a Bracket 3 deck. However, if I were to play without Gifts Ungiven it would have been disingenuous to call it a bracket 2 deck because it clearly plays as a much stronger deck than that tier. You could still add a few more Game Changers and it’d still fall safely into Bracket 3. (Since this deck clearly plays in the Brackett 3/4 range, I’ve added Bolas Citadel and Force of Will)\n\nAn easy place to upgrade or budgetize is the mana base. Honestly, just running the artifact lands and a ton of Islands and Swamps is good enough. Similarly, you can add fetches and surveil lands, etc. for a tad bit more consistency, but they are totally not needed either. Just running what you have works as well.\n"}]}