Art by Charles Chaisson
Commander deckW
Rutherford, Upgraded Ensign
Blink and recast Rutherford to dig through your library for powerful Vehicles and artifact threats, then crew massive ships to crush opponents under an augmented fleet.
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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
1Rutherford, Upgraded Ensign
2WLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Provides mana acceleration and eliminates maximum hand size.
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Fetches Plains directly to the battlefield on entry.
Archaeomancer's Map
2WArtifact
Keeps pace with ramp-heavy opponents while finding Plains.
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early tax creature that continuously draws cards.
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
Draws cards on artifact ETB and prevents combat damage to attacking artifact creatures.
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
Draws cards off equipment and historic card plays.
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Triggers card draw whenever a Vehicle is cast.
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Draws a card each turn when Rutherford or small tokens enter.
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Consistent draw engine tied to low-mana creatures entering.
Reckoner Bankbuster
2Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicle that draws cards and creates Treasure tokens.
Endless Atlas
2Artifact
Efficient repeatable card draw in a mono-white Plains deck.
Folk Hero
1WLegendary Enchantment — Background
Draws cards when casting spells sharing a creature type with your commander.
Removal
10
Stroke of Midnight
2WInstant
Efficient noncreature or creature removal leaving a small token.
Get Lost
1WInstant
Handles creatures, enchantments, and planeswalkers at instant speed.
Dispatch
WInstant
Exiles any creature for a single mana once metalcraft is achieved.
Solitude
3WWCreature — Elemental Incarnation
Free or flashed creature exile with lifelink.
Farewell
4WWSorcery
Flexible modal board wipe that handles all problem permanent classes.
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
One-sided board wipe that spares your artifact creatures and Vehicles.
Grasp of Fate
1WWEnchantment
Oblivion Ring effect that hits each opponent simultaneously.
Threats/Wincons
23
Smuggler's Copter
2Artifact — Vehicle
Low-cost Vehicle that smooths draws and attacks in the air.
Thunderhawk Gunship
6Artifact — Vehicle
High-impact Spacecraft Vehicle that makes tokens and grants flying.
Reaver Titan
7Artifact — Vehicle
Devastating attacking Vehicle that burns all opponents on attack.
Parhelion II
6WWLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
Massive celestial Vehicle generating flying Angel tokens.
Nautiloid Ship
4Artifact — Vehicle
Flying Vehicle that exiles graveyards and steals opposing creatures.
Mechtitan Core
2Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicle capable of combining your artifacts into a giant menace.
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
5Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Repeatable targeted lightning strikes on ETB and attack.
Aerial Surveyor
2WArtifact — Vehicle
Ramping flying Vehicle that triggers on attack.
Weatherlight
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Historic-revealing flying Vehicle that digs for key artifacts.
Peacewalker Colossus
3Artifact — Vehicle
Animates Vehicles without needing crew creatures.
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
Grants ward to all artifacts and scales into a massive beater.
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
Creates scaling Construct tokens whenever artifacts enter.
Steel Overseer
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Distributes +1/+1 counters across your entire artifact army.
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Scalable threat and direct-damage outlet for counter synergies.
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Grows over time and replaces itself with flying Thopters.
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient deathtouch/lifelink beater that leaves tokens upon death.
Triplicate Titan
9Artifact Creature — Golem
Massive flying, vigilance, trample threat that splits into three bodies.
Myr Battlesphere
7Artifact Creature — Myr Construct
Immediate token swarm that easily crews Vehicles and hits hard.
Scrap Trawler
3Artifact Creature — Construct
Recurs key artifacts whenever your threats are destroyed.
Platoon Dispenser
5Artifact Creature — Construct
Produces crew tokens and draws cards when going wide.
Moonshaker Cavalry
5WWWCreature — Spirit Knight
Mono-white Craterhoof that turns your board into a flying game-ending strike.
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles Rutherford's search triggers while shutting down opponents' ETBs.
Knight Paladin
5Artifact — Vehicle
ETB damage Vehicle that pushes heavy combat pressure with trample.
Utility
8
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
Repeatedly blinks Rutherford at end of turn to dig six cards deep every turn.
Ephemerate
WInstant
Rebounds to blink Rutherford twice, digging through twelve cards total.
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Artifact-based blink engine to repeatedly trigger Rutherford's impulse draw.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to keep key creatures safe.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free equip cost providing immediate protection and haste.
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
Untaps all artifact creatures and Vehicles on every opponent's turn.
Drumbellower
2WCreature — Spirit
Untaps all your creatures on opponents' upkeeps so crewers are always ready.
Oswald Fiddlebender
1WLegendary Creature — Gnome Artificer
Birthing Pod on an artifact creature to tutor relevant Vehicles and artifacts.
