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{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Karn, Gilded Guardian"}},{"insert":" . A new commander, very similar to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Infinite Guideline Station"}},{"insert":" . Simple ETB ability: draw a card for each color among other artifacts you control. So, a maximum of five cards per trigger- but what about multiple triggers per turn?\n\nThere are several different plans that this deck has in motion simultaneously, so I will explain each one separately.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"1: Maximum Colors"},{"insert":"\nIn order to maximize each Karn trigger, I need artifacts in all five colors. To this end, I have included the handful of halfway decent many-colored artifacts ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Breya, Etherium Shaper"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inspirit, Flagship Vessel"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Infinite Guideline Station"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Transguild Courier"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scrapbasket"}},{"insert":" ) plus several Esper artifacts ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Stormblade"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windwright Mage"}},{"insert":" , etc.)(since Esper is pretty much the only tricolor with any cheap artifacts). To cap off this section, I added "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Leyline of the Guildpact"}},{"insert":" . Now all Karn triggers draw five cards.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"2: Blink"},{"insert":"\nIn order to get more Karn triggers per turn, we need him to enter the battlefield more times. So blink. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cloudshift"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ephemerate"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Conjurer's Closet"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teleportation Circle"}},{"insert":" fit in here, plus a few others. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Y'shtola Rhul"}},{"insert":" not only blinks Karn twice per turn, but enables "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Conjurer's Closet"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teleportation Circle"}},{"insert":" to do so as well.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"3: More Draw"},{"insert":"\nFor even more cards per Karn entry, I have included seven different "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Temur Ascendancy"}},{"insert":" variants. Given that Karn is both an artifact and a creature with power 5, these work very well.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"4:Copy"},{"insert":"\nWhat could possibly give more Karn triggers beyond more entry and more off of each entry? More Karns! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sculpting Steel"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mendicant Core, Guidelight"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Auton Soldier"}},{"insert":" all copy Karn, with the Soldier's ability working particularly well. Finally, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Panharmonicon"}},{"insert":" and"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines"}},{"insert":" copy all the aforementioned ETB triggers, sending the draw rate through the roof.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Win Condition"},{"insert":"\nThis deck has a fairly simple win condition: draw cards until you draw the whole deck, then win with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Laboratory Maniac"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jace, Wielder of Mysteries"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Backup Plans"},{"insert":"\n A backup win condition is included with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" combo. If your opponents remove Karn enough times or make it so he is no longer a viable option, there is a proliferation of combos around "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" which can replace him if necessary. \n\nFinally, a handful of removal, tutors, protection, untap, and stax round out the deck. A large artifact ramp and cost-reduction base makes Karn castable sooner, and a diverse landbase supports that.\n\nTry it out and tell me how it worls!\nviolaman_vitale\n"}]}

Commander

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Karn, Gilded Guardian
Vigilance, trample
When Karn enters, draw a card for each color among other artifacts you control.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Golem
Karn, Gilded Guardian (fra) 316

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Color Enablers

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Breya, Etherium Shaper
When Breya enters, create two 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
, Sacrifice two artifacts: Choose one —
• Breya deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
• You gain 5 life.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Human
Breya, Etherium Shaper (mh3) 289
Esper Stormblade
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.
Creature Artifact - Wizard Vedalken
Esper Stormblade (arb) 132
Infinite Guideline Station
When Infinite Guideline Station enters, create a tapped 2/2 colorless Robot artifact creature token for each multicolored permanent you control.
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 12+.)
12+ | Flying
Whenever Infinite Guideline Station attacks, draw a card for each multicolored permanent you control.
Legendary Artifact - Spacecraft
Infinite Guideline Station (eoe) 219
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 8+.)
1+ | At the beginning of combat on your turn, put your choice of a +1/+1 counter or two charge counters on up to one other target artifact.
8+ | Flying
Other artifacts you control have hexproof and indestructible.
Legendary Artifact - Spacecraft
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel (eoc) 2
Leyline of the Guildpact
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.
Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types.
Enchantment
Leyline of the Guildpact (mkm) 217
Scrapbasket
: This creature becomes all colors until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Scarecrow
Scrapbasket (shm) 262
Sphinx of the Guildpact
Sphinx of the Guildpact is all colors.
Flying
Hexproof from monocolored (This creature can't be the target of monocolored spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Creature Artifact - Sphinx
Sphinx of the Guildpact (2xm) 290
Thopter Foundry
, Sacrifice a nontoken artifact: Create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Thopter Foundry (2xm) 222
Tower Gargoyle
Flying
Creature Artifact - Gargoyle
Tower Gargoyle (2x2) 288
Transguild Courier
Transguild Courier is all colors.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Transguild Courier (dmc) 194
Windwright Mage
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
This creature has flying as long as an artifact card is in your graveyard.
Creature Artifact - Human Wizard
Windwright Mage (ala) 208

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Copy

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Auton Soldier
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it isn't legendary, is an artifact in addition to its other types, and has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Creature Artifact - Soldier Alien
Auton Soldier (who) 36
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Vigilance
If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Permanents entering don't cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (one) 10
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Mendicant Core's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
Max speed — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay
. If you do, copy it. (The copy becomes a token.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Robot
Mendicant Core, Guidelight (dft) 213
Panharmonicon
If an artifact or creature entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Artifact
Panharmonicon (2x2) 310
Phyrexian Metamorph
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
Creature Artifact - Shapeshifter Phyrexian
Phyrexian Metamorph (eoc) 75
Sculpting Steel
You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any artifact on the battlefield.
Artifact
Sculpting Steel (moc) 374

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Baleful Strix
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Bird
Baleful Strix (fic) 318
Elemental Bond
Whenever a creature you control with power 3 or greater enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Elemental Bond (tdc) 254
Fateful Discovery
Whenever an artifact you control enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Fateful Discovery (hob) 40
Garruk's Uprising
When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (ecc) 109
Kindred Discovery
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever a creature you control of the chosen type enters or attacks, draw a card.
Enchantment
Kindred Discovery (msc) 150
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
−1: Untap target permanent.
Legendary Planeswalker - Kiora
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner (plst) WAR-232
Temur Ascendancy
Creatures you control have haste.
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, you may draw a card.
Enchantment
Temur Ascendancy (tdc) 305
Tribute to the World Tree
Whenever a creature you control enters, draw a card if its power is 3 or greater. Otherwise, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
Enchantment
Tribute to the World Tree (mom) 211

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Time Sieve
, Sacrifice five artifacts: Take an extra turn after this one.
Artifact
Time Sieve (2xm) 223

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Finisher

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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
+1: Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.
−8: Draw seven cards. Then if your library has no cards in it, you win the game.
Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries (plst) WAR-54
Laboratory Maniac
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
Creature - Human Wizard
Laboratory Maniac (inr) 359
Sensei's Divining Top
: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
: Draw a card, then put this artifact on top of its owner's library.
Artifact
Sensei's Divining Top (2x2) 314

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Land

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Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 436
Breeding Pool
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Forest
Breeding Pool (trk) 279
City of Brass
Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add one mana of any color.
Land
City of Brass (tmc) 62
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (msc) 233
Evolving Wilds
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Evolving Wilds (msc) 240
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (msc) 241
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 436
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (mh2) 490
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (trk) 285
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (trk) 286
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.
Legendary Land
Inventors' Fair (kld) 247
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mh2) 484
Marsh Flats
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Marsh Flats (mh2) 437
Misty Rainforest
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Misty Rainforest (mh2) 438
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (mh2) 487
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Path of Ancestry (msc) 254
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (mh2) 481
Polluted Delta
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Polluted Delta (mh3) 224
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (m3c) 368
Sacred Foundry
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Mountain
Sacred Foundry (trk) 295
Scalding Tarn
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Scalding Tarn (mh2) 439
Spire of Industry
: Add
.
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.
Land
Spire of Industry (eoc) 183
Steam Vents
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Mountain
Steam Vents (trk) 298
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (mh2) 486
Temple Garden
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Temple Garden (trk) 301
The Mycosynth Gardens
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
,
: This land becomes a copy of target nontoken artifact you control with mana value X.
Land - Sphere
The Mycosynth Gardens (eoc) 168
The World Tree
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
As long as you control six or more lands, lands you control have "
: Add one mana of any color."
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for any number of God cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
The World Tree (khm) 275
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (trk) 306
Windswept Heath
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Windswept Heath (mh3) 440

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Protection

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Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Flying, lifelink
Each legendary permanent you control has ward
. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
.)
Creature Artifact - Dinosaur Thopter
Gold-Forged Thopteryx (mat) 31
Shimmer Myr
Flash
You may cast artifact spells as though they had flash.
Creature Artifact - Myr
Shimmer Myr (cmm) 409

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (msc) 191
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
Flying
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Goblin Artificer
Enthusiastic Mechanaut (eoc) 114
Etherium Sculptor
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Artificer Vedalken
Etherium Sculptor (eoc) 72
Foundry Inspector
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Foundry Inspector (cmm) 385
Karn, Legacy Reforged
Karn's power and toughness are each equal to the greatest mana value among artifacts you control.
At the beginning of your upkeep, add
for each artifact you control. This mana can't be spent to cast nonartifact spells. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Golem
Karn, Legacy Reforged (mat) 49
Liquimetal Torque
: Add
.
: Target nonland permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Artifact
Liquimetal Torque (mh2) 228
Mystic Forge
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells and colorless spells from the top of your library.
, Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library.
Artifact
Mystic Forge (cmm) 964
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (msc) 211
Talisman of Conviction
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (msc) 217
Talisman of Creativity
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (msc) 218
Talisman of Curiosity
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Curiosity (mkc) 241
Talisman of Dominance
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (msc) 219
Talisman of Hierarchy
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Hierarchy (soc) 358
Talisman of Progress
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Progress (msc) 221
Talisman of Unity
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Unity (mkc) 244
Voyager Quickwelder
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Artificer Robot
Voyager Quickwelder (dft) 37

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Recursion

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Myr Retriever
When this creature dies, return another target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature Artifact - Myr
Myr Retriever (2xm) 277

Recursion

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Removal

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Dispatch
Tap target creature.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
Instant
Dispatch (msc) 130
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Path to Exile (msc) 141
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (msc) 143
Vandalblast
Destroy target artifact you don't control.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Vandalblast (msc) 168

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Stax

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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.
Legendary Planeswalker - Karn
Karn, the Great Creator (rvr) 1

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Tutor

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Fabricate
Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Fabricate (hop) 9
Moonsilver Key
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for an artifact card with a mana ability or a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Artifact
Moonsilver Key (mid) 255
Reshape
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Reshape (2xm) 64
Scour for Scrap
Choose one or both —
• Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Instant
Scour for Scrap (eoe) 73
Wishclaw Talisman
This artifact enters with three wish counters on it.
,
, Remove a wish counter from this artifact: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of this artifact. Activate only during your turn.
Artifact
Wishclaw Talisman (fdn) 617

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Unwinding Clock
Untap all artifacts you control during each other player's untap step.
Artifact
Unwinding Clock (c18) 228

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Deck Info

Deck stats

20 pips - 20 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
41 pips - 33 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
11 pips - 11 cards
13 mana - 13 cards
8 pips - 8 cards
13 mana - 13 cards
13 pips - 8 cards
14 mana - 13 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
15 mana - 14 cards
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