Help on Artifact deck

[cmorndorf]

So this is my idea for an artifact deck, please help...

Lands:
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Tower
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Tolaria West
4 Seat of the Synod

Artifacts:
2 Bosh, Iron Golem
1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Darksteel Ingot
4 Gilded Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
4 Voltaic Key
4 Lotus Petal
2 Darksteel Forge
4 Phyrexian Colossus

Other Creatures and Spells:
2 Traumatize
2 Ambassador Laquatas
4 Stroke of Genius
2 Time Spiral
2 Arcanis the Omnipotent

[jrr]

Time Spiral is restricted.
But what are you trying to do with the deck. A little direction will help us know what to help you with.

[kerbythepurplecow]

First, pick a theme. You're trying to do too much. Do you want to smash face with indestructible huge artifact creatures or mill people to death?

I suggest going with the first. Next, I would also suggest splashing the red and green artifact lands. You don't need many copies of each. Green gets you Sylvan Scrying which gets Academy or a missing Urza's land. You can also use the (restricted) Crop Rotation. Red gives you access to flinging Bosh! You could use Shrapnel Blast for some burn, or even Fling. The Bosh method gives you a way to finish someone after an attack. You may also consider Myr Enforcer because he'll drop free most the time. Cranial Plating!

[cmorndorf]

Okay, my idea was just in one deck either have the opportunity to mill or smash face with huge artifacts, but Im just going to stick with smashing face now

[cmorndorf]

Well Im going to make a new deck up and get back to you guys for even more help, yay

[kerbythepurplecow]

Well, the problem with blending the ideas is you stretch yourself too thin. If you get half the things you need for mill and half the things you need for smash face, you're screwed. You'll get more consistency if you focus your idea. I've found this through both personal experience and many many articles.

How about a Tinker? It's restricted, but that's okay. Tinker an artifact land or a lotus petal into a darksteel forge and you're in good shape. If you can get that forge out, then Nevinyrl's Disk is broke! You may want a method of recursion like regrowth or Reminisce to reset your deck. Card drawing, Thirst for Knowledge?

[cmorndorf]

Recursion for artifacts I could use Academy Ruins

<font color="#C0C0C0" size="1">[ July 23, 2007 12:40 PM: Message edited by: cmorndorf ]</font>

[kerbythepurplecow]

Perfect!

[cmorndorf]

Its been forever, but I am (hopefully) finished with it....

Creatures:
4 Bosh, Iron Golem
3 Darksteel Colossus
3 Metalworker
4 Copper Gnomes

Artifacts:
4 Lotus Petal
4 Darksteel Ingot
4 Gilded Lotus
2 Darksteel Forge
4 Voltaic Key
1 Nevinyrral's Disk

Sorceries:
1 Tinker
3 Reminisce
3 Sylvan Scrying

Lands:
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Academy Ruins
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Great Furnace
4 Ancient Den
4 Tree of Tales

[GrimJack]

Since the deck doesnt need white mana for anything, I might switch the Ancient Dens to Darksteel Citadels and/or Mishra Factories.

<font color="#C0C0C0" size="1">[ August 14, 2007 07:47 AM: Message edited by: GrimJack ]</font>