Art by Pavel Kolomeyets
Saved commander deck
The Cyber-Controller
Generate massive mana to cast The Cyber-Controller with a lethal X value, milling opponents and converting their best creatures into an upgraded army of Cybermen to overrun the battlefield.
Prompt: I need a deck for the Cyber-Controller
Commander
1 cards
The Cyber-Controller
{X}{U}{U}{B}Legendary Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles black mana production to fuel huge X casts
Chief Engineer
{1}{U}Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Grants convoke to artifact spells using your Cyberman horde
Etherium Sculptor
{1}{U}Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Reduces the casting cost of all artifact spells
Card Draw
9 cards
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
Premier blue card engine punishing opponent spellcasting
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
Cheap early card draw off opponent noncreature spells
Thought Monitor
{6}{U}Artifact Creature — Construct
Affinity creature that easily draws two for one blue mana
Baleful Strix
{U}{B}Artifact Creature — Bird
Cantripping artifact creature with deathtouch deterrent
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws cards whenever your Cybermen connect in combat
Notion Thief
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Denies opponent extra draws while refueling your hand
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Continuous source of card advantage, mana, and board presence
Removal
10 cards
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
One-sided instant-speed board bounce to seal victories
Counterspell
{U}{U}Instant
Classic efficient hard counter to protect your gameplan
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free counterspell while your commander is on the field
Swan Song
{U}Instant
Cheap one-mana negation for high-impact noncreature threats
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential black removal for pesky enchantments and creatures
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Flexible, low-cost board wipe that bypasses indestructible
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Counters or kills based on opponents' milled graveyards
Deadly Rollick
{3}{B}Instant
Free creature exile spell when your commander is out
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Cybermen Squadron
{7}Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Gives myriad to nonlegendary artifact creatures for overwhelming attacks
Master of Etherium
{2}{U}Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
Massive beater that buffs your entire artifact creature army
Steel Overseer
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Taps to put +1/+1 counters on all your Cybermen
Sharding Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Creates additional artifact Thopters whenever artifact creatures deal combat damage
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
Artifact creature removal on a stick that gains life
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient artifact beater that splits into more artifact tokens
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents for lethal damage whenever artifacts enter the graveyard
Herald of Hoofbeats
{3}{U}Creature — Human Knight
Gives your face-down Cybermen unblockable via shadow
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Doubles all cards milled by your commander's ETB trigger
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings each opponent whenever creature cards are milled or die
Mindcrank
{2}Artifact
Turns opponent damage into mill, synergizing with life loss effects
Altar of the Brood
{1}Artifact
Repeatedly mills opponents as each Cyberman token enters the battlefield
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Artifact threat that damages all opponents as you draw cards
Myr Battlesphere
{7}Artifact Creature — Myr Construct
Go-wide artifact threat that pumps combat damage with artifact creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Artifact creature that fetches land and replaces itself on death
Foundry Inspector
{3}Artifact Creature — Construct
Artifact creature that reduces the cost of all other artifacts
Captain N'ghathrod
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Horror Pirate
Steals additional milled artifacts and creatures at end of turn
Cyberman Patrol
{2}Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Grants afflict 3 to your artifact creatures to punish blocking
Cranial Plating
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides an astronomical power boost based on total artifact count
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles The Cyber-Controller's ETB mill and theft trigger when naming Cyberman
Unctus, Grand Metatect
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken
Loot engine that buffs your blue artifact creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Bounces enemy threats or returns your commander to recast with high X
Utility
8 cards
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifices stolen tokens to generate absurd mana for the next X spell
Black Market
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Builds counters from creature deaths to produce massive black mana for X
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to key creatures at zero equip cost
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects your commander with hexproof and provides haste
Phyrexian Metamorph
{3}{U/P}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Flexible clone that copies any threatening creature or artifact
Mesmeric Orb
{2}Artifact
Relentlessly mills everyone each turn to stock up graveyards
