artifact deck mtg commander Magic: The Gathering The Brothers' War Retro-Frame (Model: Urza's Iron Alliance) For collectors Elite Artifact Deck - Modern

Spending your third or fourth turn Plotting a spell feels really bad at a point in the game when you should be building your board

The second ability gives all damaged opposing characters Reckless for their next turn

Landcyclers changed all this, since for two generic mana you could get whatever land applied to them

Some combination of Elesh Norn, Blazing Archon, Empyrial Archangel, and Sphinx of the Steel Wind, tuned to the creature decks you expect to face

Other creatures that could be useful here are Crashing Drawbridge to give your newly cast tapping creatures haste

Their pacts and contracts are bindingsometimes literallyproviding their signees with protection in exchange for a debt, to be claimed at a later date