Art by Billy Christian
Saved commander deck
Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
Cast low-cost noncreature spells to flood the board with hasty flying Thopter tokens, then convert them into massive card draw and lethal damage through burn and anthem effects.
Prompt: Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
{2}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Springleaf Drum
{1}Artifact
Taps newly created hasty Thopters for mana immediately
Inspiring Statuary
{3}Artifact
Allows generated Thopters to improvise future noncreature spells
Storm-Kiln Artist
{3}{R}Creature — Dwarf Shaman
Generates treasure tokens whenever spells are cast or copied
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Equips to 1/1 Thopters to repeatedly draw two cards
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
Premier blue enchantment for steady card advantage
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
Cheap enchantment that draws off opponents' noncreature spells
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws cards whenever hasty flying Thopters deal combat damage
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Rewards wide attacks by drawing a card per connecting creature
Expressive Iteration
{U}{R}Sorcery
Digs deep and replaces itself efficiently for two mana
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Free spell velocity that triggers Saheeli while filtering hand
Removal
10 cards
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
Asymmetrical board bounce that often clears the way for a win
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free protection spell when Saheeli is on the battlefield
Negate
{1}{U}Instant
Efficient counter against noncreature board wipes and threats
Rapid Hybridization
{U}Instant
Efficient single-mana answer to major creature threats
Vandalblast
{R}Sorcery
One-sided artifact wipe that leaves your Thopters untouched
Abrade
{1}{R}Instant
Flexible cheap answer to small creatures or problematic artifacts
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Deals massive damage to each opponent on every Thopter trigger
Impact Tremors
{1}{R}Enchantment
Burns opponents for each token creature entering under your control
Shared Animosity
{2}{R}Enchantment
Pumps attacking Thopters into lethal flying threats
Sai, Master Thopterist
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Secondary Thopter engine and card-draw sacrifice outlet
Third Path Iconoclast
{U}{R}Creature — Human Monk
Mirrors Saheeli by generating 1/1 tokens off noncreature spells
Young Pyromancer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Floods the board with Elemental tokens from cantrips and spells
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates 2/2 flying Drakes alongside Thopter generation
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Builds an army of 1/1 flying Birds off spellcasts
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Provides immense card draw off every instant and sorcery
Dragon's Rage Channeler
{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Cheap threat that provides surveil value on noncreature spells
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Refunds red mana for every spell to chain sequences together
Mechanized Production
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Alternate win condition that quickly triggers from eight Thopters
Cyberdrive Awakener
{5}{U}Artifact Creature — Construct
Turns every Thopter into a flying 4/4 artifact creature for an alpha strike
Sharding Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Doubles the Thopter swarm whenever artifact creatures connect
The Locust God
{4}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — God
Creates hasty flying Insect tokens whenever cards are drawn
Efficient Construction
{3}{U}Enchantment
Generates additional Thopter tokens when casting artifact spells
Thopter Spy Network
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Yields free Thopters and combat-based card draw
Retrofitter Foundry
{1}Artifact
Converts mana into Thopters and upgrades Servo tokens
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Supplies Thopter bodies and a fling-based burn outlet
Loyal Apprentice
{1}{R}Creature — Human Artificer
Generates hasty flying Thopters at beginning of combat
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Translates flying combat damage into treasures and impulse draw
Guttersnipe
{2}{R}Creature — Goblin Shaman
Deals burn damage to opponents each time an instant or sorcery is cast
Veyran, Voice of Duality
{1}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
Doubles magecraft and spell-trigger token creation
Hangarback Walker
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Scalable artifact threat that bursts into a swarm of Thopters upon death
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants shroud and haste protection to commander or key creatures
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Saheeli from targeted removal while retaining equip targets
Goblin Welder
{R}Creature — Goblin Artificer
Trades cheap Thopter tokens for powerful artifacts in the graveyard
Goblin Engineer
{1}{R}Creature — Goblin Artificer
Tutors key artifacts to graveyard and recurs them with Thopter sacrifices
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Recurs low-cost artifacts to repeatedly trigger Saheeli
Brainstorm
{U}Instant
Instant-speed spell trigger that rearranges the top of the library
