Art by Anton Solovianchyk
Commander deckBUW
Locutus of Borg
Swarm opponents with evasive artifact creatures to trigger Locutus and assimilate the board with Borg tokens, scaling up with artifact anthems and combat-damage card advantage engines.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Locutus of Borg
1WUBLegendary Artifact Creature — Borg
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws cards whenever artifact creatures connect
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Rewards wide combat attacks with immense card draw
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Artifact creature tax that draws cards off opponents
Idol of Oblivion
2Artifact
Regularly draws a card since tokens are created each turn
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
Cantrip artifact creature with deathtouch and evasion
Removal
10
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
Asymmetrical board wipe that spares your artifact swarm
Threats/Wincons
23
Master of Etherium
2UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
Huge artifact creature that buffs all other artifact creatures
Steel Overseer
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Permanently buffs your entire artifact creature army
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
Gives flying and animates artifacts into 4/4 flying threats
Sharding Sphinx
4UUArtifact Creature — Sphinx
Doubles token generation on artifact combat damage
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
Produces massive Construct tokens when casting artifacts
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
Protects artifacts with ward and swings for high damage
Urza, Chief Artificer
3WUBLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Gives artifact creatures menace and creates large Constructs
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
Provides combat damage immunity and card draw on artifacts
Tempered Steel
1WWEnchantment
Substantially buffs all Borg and artifact creatures
Chief Engineer
1UCreature — Vedalken Artificer
Allows your growing swarm of tokens to convoke artifacts
Etherium Sculptor
1UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Cost reduction artifact creature to deploy threats faster
Foundry Inspector
3Artifact Creature — Construct
Colorless artifact creature cost reducer
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Creates flying Thopters and offers sacrifice card draw
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramping artifact creature that replaces itself on death
Marionette Master
4BBCreature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents when tokens are sacrificed or destroyed
Nadier's Nightblade
2BCreature — Elf Warrior
Drains the table whenever Borg tokens leave the battlefield
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient artifact beater that leaves behind tokens
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Pumps your token swarm while suppressing enemy boards
Cranial Plating
2Artifact — Equipment
Massive power boost attached to any unblocked creature
Nettlecyst
3Artifact — Equipment
Scales power and toughness with total artifact count
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
Enormous buff on an evasive creature based on artifacts
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
Ward, unblockable, and grows massive with each artifact entry
Whirler Rogue
2UUCreature — Human Rogue Artificer
Taps artifacts to make Locutus or other attackers unblockable
Utility
8
Wonder
3UCreature — Incarnation
Grants flying to the entire team from the graveyard
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives commander haste and shroud protection
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects key creatures with hexproof and grants haste
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
Untaps artifact creatures and rocks on every player's turn
Whir of Invention
XUUUInstant
Instant-speed tutor directly onto the battlefield via improvise
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Protects your entire established board from sweepers
