Art by Mintautas Šukys
Commander deckU
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
Fill the graveyard with impactful <=4 MV artifacts and spells, cast Victor Timely to recur them for free, and re-trigger his ability with flicker and bounce effects while maintaining heavy board control.
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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 · 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
1Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
4ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Wayfarer's Bauble
1Artifact
Artifact ramp that easily hits the graveyard for recasting
Card Draw
10
Thirst for Knowledge
2UInstant
Filters cards and easily discards target artifacts
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws whenever an instant or sorcery is cast
Oneirophage
3UCreature — Squid Illusion
Grows rapidly into a win condition off card draw
Thought Monitor
6UArtifact Creature — Construct
Cheap artifact body that draws two cards
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
24
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
2ULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Mills cards and recurs artifacts consistently
Urza, Lord High Artificer
2UULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Massive mana generation, token threat, and card advantage
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
Unblockable ward-protected beatstick in artifact shells
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Creates flying Thopters off artifact casts and draws cards
Sharding Sphinx
4UUArtifact Creature — Sphinx
Spawns an army of Thopters on artifact combat damage
The Reality Chip
1ULegendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
Plays cards straight from top of library
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Generates flying Drakes from recurring spells
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Creates flying Bird Illusion tokens from spells
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
Builds construct tokens from spell casts and recurs graveyard
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
Creates massive flying Shark tokens from spell casting
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Enchantment artifact that turns tokens into card draw
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
Turns all noncreature artifacts into 4/4 flying finishers
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Game-ending flash threat that bounces board and spells
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Versatile copy effect that can be recurred by Timely
Unctus, Grand Metatect
1UULegendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken
Buffs blue creatures and loots to fill the graveyard
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
2UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Copies flicker spells for infinite enters-the-battlefield triggers
Scholar of the Lost Trove
5UUCreature — Sphinx
Big flyer that provides secondary graveyard spell recursion
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramps and draws; excellent 4 MV target to recur with Timely
Tribute Mage
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Tutors 2-cost artifacts like Lightning Greaves or Mind Stone
Trinket Mage
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Tutors 1-cost or 0-cost artifacts like Sol Ring
Utility
7
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible end step flicker for Timely
