Art by Scott M. Fischer
Saved commander deck
Karn, Argent Defender
Karn shuts down creature and artifact enter-the-battlefield triggers, completely nullifying the severe drawbacks of cheap, colossal threats while disrupting opponents' value engines and paving the way for cast-trigger Eldrazi.
Prompt: Karn, Argent Defender commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Karn, Argent Defender
{2}Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Everflowing Chalice
{0}Artifact
Scalable colorless rock for any stage of the game
Card Draw
9 cards
Mystic Forge
{4}Artifact
Allows casting colorless spells directly from the top of the library
The One Ring
{4}Legendary Artifact
Exponential card advantage and temporary protection
Palantír of Orthanc
{3}Legendary Artifact
Consistent card draw or heavy mill burn damage
Sensei's Divining Top
{1}Artifact
Topdeck manipulation that pairs seamlessly with Mystic Forge
Tamiyo's Journal
{5}Legendary Artifact — Book
Generates Clues and acts as a repeatable tutor
Removal
10 cards
All Is Dust
{7}Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
One-sided board wipe that spares all our colorless permanents
Introduction to Annihilation
{5}Sorcery — Lesson
Unconditional nonland permanent exile at low cost
Unstable Obelisk
{3}Artifact
Early ramp that doubles as emergency catch-all removal
Calamity of the Titans
{4}{C}{C}Sorcery
Selective board wipe fueled by high-mana Eldrazi in hand
Not of This World
{7}Kindred Instant — Eldrazi
Free counterspell protecting our massive high-power creatures
Titan's Presence
{3}Instant
Instant-speed creature removal using large colorless creatures in hand
Spatial Contortion
{1}{C}Instant
Low-cost targeted removal for problematic utility creatures
Nevinyrral's Disk
{4}Artifact
Repeatable sweeper that synergizes with Darksteel Forge
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Phyrexian Dreadnought
{1}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dreadnought
A 1-mana 12/12 whose sacrifice trigger is stopped by Karn
Leveler
{5}Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
A 5-mana 10/10 whose library-exiling drawback is negated by Karn
Eater of Days
{4}Artifact Creature — Leviathan
A 4-mana 9/8 flying trample whose turn-skip drawback is negated by Karn
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
{8}{C}{C}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger refuels the hand and counters opposing spells
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger draws four cards alongside annihilator pressure
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger exiles two permanents and attacks mill libraries
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
{11}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger destroys a permanent and provides indestructible threat
Emrakul, the Promised End
{13}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger controls an opponent's turn to dismantle their game
Cityscape Leveler
{8}Artifact Creature — Construct
Cast and attack triggers dismantle opposing permanents
Desecrate Reality
{7}Instant
Cast trigger removes multiple problematic permanents
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
{5}{C}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Gives double cascade to our expensive colorless spells
Artisan of Kozilek
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
Cast trigger reanimates a threat while bringing massive power
Blightsteel Colossus
{12}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
One-shot lethal threat immune to most destruction
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Death trigger bypasses Karn to leave behind two tokens
Triplicate Titan
{9}Artifact Creature — Golem
Massive evasive body with powerful on-death token creation
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
Repeatable flying threat with flexible token and permanent destruction
Metalwork Colossus
{11}Artifact Creature — Construct
Often casts for zero mana alongside our high-cost artifacts
Platinum Angel
{7}Artifact Creature — Angel
Static game-saving effect that shuts down opponent win conditions
Platinum Emperion
{8}Artifact Creature — Golem
Prevents life total changes while providing an 8/8 body
Void Winnower
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
Static ability completely locks out half of opponents' spells and blockers
Forsaken Monument
{5}Legendary Artifact
Doubles colorless mana output, buffs creatures, and gains life
Endbringer
{5}{C}Creature — Eldrazi
Untaps each turn to draw cards, ping, or stop attacks
Utility
7 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides immediate haste and shroud to our giant beaters
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Haste and hexproof protection for Karn and other key pieces
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides trample and lifelink while stripping hexproof and indestructible
Darksteel Forge
{9}Artifact
Grants all artifacts indestructible to lock down the board
Akroma's Memorial
{7}Legendary Artifact
Grants an overwhelming suite of combat keywords to all creatures
