Hello everyone and welcome to the CommanderCast 2018 Precon Special, Part 3! For those of you who don’t know, every year we here at Commandercast.com do a review for that years Commander product released by WoTC. We then divide the decks up among or staff and send them out to playtest the deck and bring back their finding.  This week, Mark was tasked with the Exquisite Invention deck. A Izzet (Red and Blue) deck where the theme of deck is artifacts matters. Can this deck tune up the gears or does it breakdown by the side of the road? Let’s find out!

So pull up your rocking chairs and click the IB!!!

CommanderCast 2018 Precon Special! (part 3)

Posted: October 1, 2018

Intros:

Adam

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The Deck: Exquisite Invention – Mark

General Thoughts (Ha! Puns!):

• Saheeli, the Gifted
• Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
• Tawnos, Urza’s Apprentice
• Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
  

Strategy – How does the deck play?:  

• Artifact shenanigans/ Token swarm / Artifact value engine
• Plays like you installed a governor on a Porsche

Technology – Highlights & lowlights:

Thumbs down:

• Echo Storm
• Saheeli’s Directive

“Meh”:

• Coveted Jewel
• Enchanter’s Bane
• Endless Atlas
• Geode Golem
• Treasure Nabber

Thumbs up:

• Loyal Apprentice
• Retrofitter Foundry
• Reverse Engineer
• Vedalken Humiliator

Recommended Upgrades:

• Generic UR Artifact Value –
  • All the fast mana rocks you care to buy
  • Clock of Omens
  • Copper Gnomes
  • Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • Koldotha Forgemaster
  • Mycosynth Golem
  • Scarecrone
  • Shimmer Myr
  • Spine of Ish-sah/ Meteor Golem
  • Wurmcoil Engine

• UR Artifact Shenanigans
  • Karn, Silver Golem
  • Mycosynth Lattice
  • Paradox Engine
  • Rings of Brighthearth
  • Staff of Domination
  • Voltaic Construct
  • Walking Ballista

• UR Artifact Token Swarm
  • City of Shadows (Don’t listen to Adam! This card is a total baller).
  • Hangarback Walker
  • Shared Animosity
  • Skullclamp
  • Steel Overseer

OUTRO:

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Calvin – Email: captainredzone(at)gmail(dot)com  // twitter: (at)CaptainRedZone

Mark – Email: mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com

Adam – (at)squire9999 // (at)thetrinisphere

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And a big thanks to everyone here at the CommanderCast Network. We’ll see you next week with more community, strategy, and technology. Until then, LET’S GET IT!