Art by Terese Nielsen
Commander deckBUW
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Steal opponents' mana rocks and equipment—or detach them at will with Sydri—then sweep the board of creatures while leaving artifacts intact. Finally, animate your commandeered arsenal into lethal, unblockable attackers with Sydri and mass animation spells.
Asked for“deck that steals opponents mana rocks and equipment (especially protection equipment), then animates them to attack with. maybe by board wiping creatures before the animation effect? or making them unblockable in some way?”
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 · 62 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
1Sydri, Galvanic Genius
WUBLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Liquimetal Torque
2Artifact
taps for mana and turns opposing permanents into artifacts to steal or animate
Card Draw
10
Thought Monitor
6UArtifact Creature — Construct
affinity flyer that draws two cards on entry
Reverse Engineer
3UUSorcery
improvise draws three cards using stolen or animated rocks
One with the Machine
3USorcery
burst draw scaling with your highest mana value artifact
Vedalken Archmage
2UUCreature — Vedalken Wizard
steady card advantage whenever you cast any artifact
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
draws when animated artifact attackers connect and forces enemy attacks
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
draws on artifact creature entry and prevents combat damage to them
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
generates flying blockers/attackers and converts artifacts into draw
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
instant-speed card selection to find wipes or animation pieces
Removal
12
Counterspell
UUInstant
classic protection against opposing sweepers or game-winners
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
uncounterable board wipe that clears creatures while sparing noncreature artifacts
Vanquish the Horde
6WWSorcery
heavily discounted creature sweeper that preserves your artifacts
Austere Command
4WWSorcery
modal board wipe allowing you to destroy all creatures while leaving artifacts untouched
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
improvised board wipe that destroys only non-artifact creatures
Threats/Wincons
22
Thieving Skydiver
1UCreature — Merfolk Rogue
steals opposing Sol Rings, boots, and low-cost utility equipment upon entry
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
unblockable islandwalker that steals opponents' rocks and boots right from their libraries
Hostage Taker
2UBCreature — Human Pirate
exiles an opponent's artifact or creature and lets you cast it for yourself
Agent of Treachery
5UUCreature — Human Rogue
permanently steals any opponent permanent, including key equipment and rocks
Geth, Lord of the Vault
4BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
reanimates dead artifacts and creatures directly from opponents' graveyards
Blatant Thievery
4UUUSorcery
steals the best permanent from each opponent in one huge turn
Steal Artifact
2UUEnchantment — Aura
aura that permanently claims control of any targeted opposing artifact
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
clones the best artifact or creature on the board
Sculpting Steel
3Artifact
copies the best mana rock, equipment, or artifact threat on the battlefield
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
animates all your noncreature artifacts into 4/4 flying attackers for an alpha strike
Rise and Shine
1USorcery
overload permanently transforms every artifact you control into 4/4 creatures
March of the Machines
3UEnchantment
passively animates all noncreature artifacts into creatures based on mana value
The Antiquities War
3UEnchantment — Saga
digs for artifacts before turning your entire artifact collection into 5/5 beaters
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
4UBLegendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret
provides affinity to spells and drains opponents based on artifact count
Tezzeret the Seeker
3UULegendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret
tutors key artifacts, untaps rocks, and ultimates to turn artifacts into 5/5s
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
huge unblockable threat with ward 4 that grows off every artifact entry
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
grants ward 2 to all artifacts and attacks with massive power
Urza, Chief Artificer
3WUBLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
produces massive menace Construct tokens every end step
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
constructs scaling artifact tokens whenever you cast your artifacts
Cranial Plating
2Artifact — Equipment
gives colossal power boosts to any attacker scaled to your artifact count
Nettlecyst
3Artifact — Equipment
creates a massive scaling token and can equip to punch for lethal
Utility
8
Caltrops
3Artifact
Sydri gives this deathtouch to instantly wipe any creature that dares to attack
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
untaps all artifacts every turn so you always have mana to animate and activate Sydri
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
ensures your animated artifacts or commander attack completely unblocked and untargetable
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and hexproof to Sydri or your biggest animated attacker
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud enabling immediate attacks with newly animated artifacts
Whirler Rogue
2UUCreature — Human Rogue Artificer
taps two artifacts to make any creature unblockable for the turn
Whir of Invention
XUUUInstant
instant-speed tutor that puts any artifact directly onto the battlefield
