<p style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" href="#" target="_blank">Doc Ock, Evil Inventor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CDan+Dos+Santos%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dan Dos Santos</a></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We've had only a handful of <em>Marvel's </em><em>Spider-Man</em> cards revealed to us so far, all from the bonus set <em>Spider-Man Eternal</em>. The preview included three of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sensational Spider-Man" href="#" target="_blank">Sensational Spider-Man</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s villains: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Venom, Deadly Devourer" href="#" target="_blank">Venom, Deadly Devourer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Green Goblin, Nemesis" href="#" target="_blank">Green Goblin, Nemesis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and, of course, the subject of this deck tech: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" href="#" target="_blank">Doc Ock, Evil Inventor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor"></div></div></p>
<h2>What Does Doc Ock, Evil Inventor Bring to the Table?</h2>
<p>While I love me an artifact deck, I'm also an aristocrats guy; give me trinkets to toss away! The prospect of animating artifacts hasn't really pulled me in. But the mad lads and lasses at <em>WotC</em> said "What if we make 'em real big?" To that I say, "I'm listening!"</p>
<p>The Doc is a seven-mana, 8/8 legendary Human Scientist Villain. He's not a Doctor? Too scared of <a href="https://edhrec.com/partners#doctors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letting him have a companion</a>, <em>Wizards</em>? Also, Scientist is on 21 <em>Magic</em> cards to date, and I think that's funny (way more than I predicted!)</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" href="#" target="_blank">Doc Ock, Evil Inventor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is all about turning your noncreature artifacts into 8/8s - as you'd expect from a Villain with eight arms.</p>
<p>In a single, elegant line of text, Doc Ock reads "At the beginning of combat on your turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an 8/8 Robot Villain artifact creature in addition to its other types." What are the key takeaways?</p>
<ol>
<li>This trigger comes at the combat step.</li>
<li>Only noncreature artifacts can be turned into 8/8s.</li>
<li>They're turned into Robot Villains.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Similar Commanders</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interestingly enough, the big, bad Villain has a few commander pals that can dig into similar strategies. The OG <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Karn, Silver Golem" href="#" target="_blank">Karn, Silver Golem</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sydri, Galvanic Genius" href="#" target="_blank">Sydri, Galvanic Genius</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both animate noncreature artifacts but balance this strategy out by tying their power/toughness to the artifacts' mana value. This is much like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zur, Eternal Schemer" href="#" target="_blank">Zur, Eternal Schemer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with non-Aura enchantments.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Karn, Silver Golem"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sydri, Galvanic Genius"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Doc offers a cool twist on a similar idea. Rather than wanting big-mana artifacts like in Karn and Sydri, Doc Ock doesn't care what your artifacts cost and makes them all huge. </span>The commander I think feels closest to it is, oddly enough, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor" href="#" target="_blank">Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which nicely rounds out the rest of the color pie.</p>
<p>This deck tech for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaHpmFeAV5s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diggy-diggy Doc</a> is simple: play a bunch of mana rocks and turn them into 8/8s to slam face.</p>
<p>Is there an extra fun little bonus subtheme? Of course, there is! What kind of mana rocks have I loved but had no reason to run as a full set? <em>Fallout</em>'s <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Luck Bobblehead" href="#" target="_blank">Bobbleheads</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>! While it would have been fun to do <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Feast and Famine" href="#" target="_blank">Swords</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as a subtheme, they wouldn't have the abilities they'd normally grant equipped creatures, so <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVIucceHTA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">there goes that dream</a>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Agility Bobblehead"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Endurance Bobblehead"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perception Bobblehead"></div></div>
<h2>What the Doc Prescribes</h2>
<p>Mana rocks are where it's at for Doc Ock: Power him out and start turning your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> into a beater.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skyclave Relic" href="#" target="_blank">Skyclave Relic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an excellent mana rock that can quickly become three with its kicker cost and, while its mana production is nice, the real deal is that it and the copies it makes are indestructible. That's good enough reason to include a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Ingot" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Ingot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Relic" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Relic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for good measure. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mistvault Bridge" href="#" target="_blank">Mistvault Bridge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Citadel" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Citadel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both fit the same brief.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tezzeret, Cruel Captain" href="#" target="_blank">Tezzeret, Cruel Captain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is our back-up plan for our Doctor. Getting to that emblem shouldn't be too hard, considering the deck is over 50% artifacts. Anything you drop will make him get there quicker and then you've got your game plan on something your opponents can't touch.</p>
<p>You could always keep the surprise <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyberdrive Awakener" href="#" target="_blank">Cyberdrive Awakener</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to mass-animate for a nice big swing, too.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tezzeret, Cruel Captain"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cosima, God of the Voyage"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass" href="#" target="_blank">Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in a deck with such a high rate of historic cards is almost foolish not to include. A mana rock that sits in play, allowing you to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Future Sight" href="#" target="_blank">Future Sight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> until it's ready to get tinkered with by Doc Ock while qualifying for the unblockable condition on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bessie, the Doctor&#039;s Roadster" href="#" target="_blank">Bessie, the Doctor&#039;s Roadster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> - unintentionally creating a bit of <em>Universe's Beyond </em>flavor gumbo.</p>
<p>What I really like about Doc Ock is that he can be a Vehicle commander without needing to crew anything.</p>
<p>My personal favorite of the bunch is <span class="edhrecp__link only-back"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cosima, God of the Voyage" href="#" target="_blank">The Omenkeel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Sorry, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cosima, God of the Voyage" href="#" target="_blank">Cosima, God of the Voyage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as cool as you are, your boat is way cooler. Make The Omenkeel an 8/8 or send it in early since it's a two-drop - either way, any Vehicle that hits exiles cards from your opponents' libraries for the damage dealt to them and you get to just play the lands exiled as long as they're there. You likely will never miss a land drop at that point, making your advantage pretty substantial.</p>
<p>Makes that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smuggler&#039;s Copter" href="#" target="_blank">Smuggler&#039;s Copter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> feel like it draws a lot more than just one card.</p>
<h2>How to End the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" href="#" target="_blank">Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s Appointment</h2>
<p>While some more enterprising combo players might use this as an excuse to run the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Isochron Scepter" href="#" target="_blank">Isochron Scepter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>/<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dramatic Reversal" href="#" target="_blank">Dramatic Reversal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combo with a dash of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phenax, God of Deception" href="#" target="_blank">Phenax, God of Deception</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, I opted to embrace the red zone of the combat step with this deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Isochron Scepter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dramatic Reversal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Phenax, God of Deception"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Genji Glove" href="#" target="_blank">Genji Glove</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a great way to get the damage going and animate more than one artifact a turn. Copy that trigger or Doc's trigger with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strionic Resonator" href="#" target="_blank">Strionic Resonator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and you've got a stew goin'.</p>
<p>A classic finisher like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Akroma&#039;s Memorial" href="#" target="_blank">Akroma&#039;s Memorial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does wonders for a beefy board. Speaking of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wonder" href="#" target="_blank">Wonder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, I opted to only include its Incarnation sibling <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Filth" href="#" target="_blank">Filth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in the 99, though I recommend them both for easy evasion to clamp down on life totals.</p>
<p>Need more? I did mention that the artifacts you animate become Robot Villains. If you plop down a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cover of Darkness" href="#" target="_blank">Cover of Darkness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> naming Villain, you'll probably get through anywhere you want with your cololess artifact creatures and you can save Doc Ock's commander damage swings for an opponent outside his colors.</p>
<p>Heck, choose Robot and let the Doc watch the madness unfold from the safety of your board. Choosing Robot also works great with Tezzeret's emblem. The same logic <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cover of Darkness" href="#" target="_blank">Cover of Darkness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> runs on can be applied to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kindred Discovery" href="#" target="_blank">Kindred Discovery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to keep the cards flowing.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Filth"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cover of Darkness"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Karn, Living Legacy"></div></div>
<p>Finally, an alternate route for the win-con comes from a sneaky version of Karn: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Karn, Living Legacy" href="#" target="_blank">Karn, Living Legacy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Karn makes Powerstones which will ramp you because you're playing mostly artifacts. He can help you dig as well. But most importantly, the emblem he grants you turns all of your mana rocks and trinkets, like Blood tokens and Clues, into machine guns that can hit opponents in the face or take out any creatures that can be destroyed.</p>
<p>Pack an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unwinding Clock" href="#" target="_blank">Unwinding Clock</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> if this strategy is more up your alley, but be warned, you'll be Archenemy really quick. But by then...maybe nobody will be around to oppose you anyway. *wink*</p>
<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" href="#" target="_blank">Doc Ock, Evil Inventor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Doc Ock, Evil Inventor" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Doc Ock, Evil Inventor
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Agility Bobblehead
*1 Akroma&#039;s Memorial
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Bessie, the Doctor&#039;s Roadster
*1 Bident of Thassa
*1 Charisma Bobblehead
*1 Cloud Key
*1 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
*1 Darksteel Ingot
*1 Darksteel Relic
*1 Dimir Signet
*1 Endurance Bobblehead
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Genji Glove
*1 Ichor Wellspring
*1 Imposter Mech
*1 Intelligence Bobblehead
*1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Liquimetal Torque
*1 Luck Bobblehead
*1 Machine God&#039;s Effigy
*1 Mindcrank
*1 Mithril Coat
*1 Perception Bobblehead
*1 Portal to Phyrexia
*1 Skyclave Relic
*1 Smuggler&#039;s Copter
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sonic Screwdriver
*1 Strength Bobblehead
*1 Strionic Resonator
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Dominance
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Transmutation Font
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Artificer Class
*1 Cover of Darkness
*1 Kaya&#039;s Ghostform
*1 Kindred Discovery
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel
*1 Cyberdrive Awakener
*1 Cyberman Patrol
*1 Cybermen Squadron
*1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
*1 Etherium Sculptor
*1 Filth
*1 Forensic Gadgeteer
*1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
*1 Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
*1 Karn, Legacy Reforged
*1 Master Transmuter
*1 Phyrexian Metamorph
*1 Sai, Master Thopterist
*1 Shimmer Myr
*1 Transplant Theorist
*1 Vedalken Archmage
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
*1 Go for the Throat
*1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
*1 Spell Swindle
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Irenicus&#039;s Vile Duplication
*1 Their Name Is Death
[/Sorceries]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Karn, Living Legacy
*1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Academy Ruins
*1 Archway of Innovation
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Cabal Coffers
*1 Command Tower
*1 Darksteel Citadel
*1 Drowned Catacomb
*1 Fomori Vault
*1 Gloomlake Verge
*1 Horizon of Progress
*6 Island
*1 Mistvault Bridge
*1 Morphic Pool
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Polluted Delta
*1 Seat of the Synod
*1 Shipwreck Marsh
*1 Sunken Hollow
*1 Sunken Ruins
*5 Swamp
*1 The Mycosynth Gardens
*1 Undercity Sewers
*1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
*1 Vault of Whispers
*1 Watery Grave
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>The Doctor Is In!</h2>
<p>Overall, while Doc Ock didn't appeal to my regular playstyle, I found the concentration of mana rocks and ramp to be addictive. I was often getting the Doc out early and turning my <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skyclave Relic" href="#" target="_blank">Skyclave Relic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s sideways as I goldfished this on Archidekt. It's no aggro deck by any stretch, but it's lookin' to put the hurtin' on your foes.</p>
<p>I am SO excited for the <em>Spider-Man</em> set coming out later this year and I have many villains from the history of the comics to look forward to. We've already got three, but I'm stoked at the prospect of a Rakdos Carnage or an Orzhov Sandman.</p>
<p>But who knows? Maybe Aunt May's going to be the big standout from the set! What Spider-Man character or event are you most looking forward to seeing in the set? How would <em>you</em> build Doc Ock? Let us know in the comments below!</p>


Doc Ock, Evil Inventor Deck Tech

<p style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golbez, Crystal Collector" href="#" target="_blank">Golbez, Crystal Collector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CBachzim%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bachzim</a></span></i></p>
<p>As someone who has never played <em>Final Fantasy</em> - in fact, actively avoided the franchise - I am delightfully surprised by the designs of the set. Many legends have caught my eye, but the card for the stern and stoic Collector who fancies his <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Water Crystal" href="#" target="_blank">Crystals</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a design I simply haven't been able to shake.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Golbez, Crystal Collector"></div></div></p>
<h2>What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golbez, Crystal Collector" href="#" target="_blank">Golbez, Crystal Collector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Do?</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like a surprising amount of legends from this set, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golbez, Crystal Collector" href="#" target="_blank">Golbez, Crystal Collector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a two-mana legend, which means he can come down early or at the right time for cheap. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In my experience with this deck, you'll want Golbez out as soon as possible thanks to his first ability. Getting to surveil 1 for each artifact that enters under your control means that you'll be able to plan ahead and fill your graveyard for some selection and then some. As a 1/4, he deters some swings coming your way, which is a nice bonus.</span></p>
<p>What's this "then some" I'm on about? If you've got four artifacts, you've got a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raise Dead" href="#" target="_blank">Raise Dead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. If you control eight artifacts, your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raise Dead" href="#" target="_blank">Raise Dead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> hits each opponent equal to the creature's power.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Dimir artifact or pseudo-self-mill commander isn't necessarily new territory for the color pair, but there's something fresh about what Golbez can do. With this deck, you'll want to sit back and build up a board full of artifacts so you can put the hurt on your opponents. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using the built-in surveil from Golbez and discard, you'll be able to bring huge creatures to chip away at your opponents. </span></p>
<h2>Making the Engine Hum</h2>
<p>There are several branches to making this deck work: copying Golbez's end step trigger, playing a ton of artifacts, and putting creatures with huge power into your graveyard.</p>
<p>Fortunately, <em>Final Fantasy</em> brings us cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gogo, Master of Mimicry" href="#" target="_blank">Gogo, Master of Mimicry</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Y&#039;shtola Rhul" href="#" target="_blank">Y&#039;shtola Rhul</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that allow you to trigger Golbez's end step trigger a few times. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sakashima of a Thousand Faces" href="#" target="_blank">Sakashima of a Thousand Faces</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Roaming Throne" href="#" target="_blank">Roaming Throne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are other inclusions to get another pop out of the Collector.</p>
<p>If you really like this way to get going, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spark Double" href="#" target="_blank">Spark Double</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is another good choice, but as a 0/0, your end step trigger won't hurt anybody, but you can get a little wild the next turn.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gogo, Master of Mimicry"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Y&#039;shtola Rhul"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Roaming Throne"></div></div>
<p>With cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etherium Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Etherium Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cloud Key" href="#" target="_blank">Cloud Key</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> you'll be able to get your mana rocks out quicker while sculpting your top-deck from Golbez's surveil trigger. Crafting that perfect top-deck also comes with putting together a great graveyard.</p>
<p>I'll say, for those who go with an artifact creature heavy build, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Semblance Anvil" href="#" target="_blank">Semblance Anvil</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can send your deck into overdrive.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etherium Sculptor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cloud Key"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Semblance Anvil"></div></div>
<p>Surveilling isn't the only way to get your big creatures into the graveyard. With my version of a Golbez deck, discarding your big creatures is a way to get the ones stuck in your hand back in the graveyard so Golbez can dig them back to your hand again.</p>
<p>Whether by cycling them like with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Void Beckoner" href="#" target="_blank">Void Beckoner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rhet-Tomb Mystic" href="#" target="_blank">Rhet-Tomb Mystic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, looting with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rona, Herald of Invasion" href="#" target="_blank">Rona, Herald of Invasion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or having your artifacts trigger <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rook Turret" href="#" target="_blank">Rook Turret</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Transplant Theorist" href="#" target="_blank">Transplant Theorist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, your graveyard will be what you make it.</p>
<p>Plus, packing a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Monument to Endurance" href="#" target="_blank">Monument to Endurance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> just makes sense! An artifact to trigger Golbez that'll make another artifact to trigger Golbez while you're filling your graveyard for when you trigger Golbez? Sign me up!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Transplant Theorist"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rook Turret"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rhet-Tomb Mystic"></div></div>
<p>Other cool cards in the deck? You got it!</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Street Wraith" href="#" target="_blank">Street Wraith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> allows you to trade life for a card, and when you've only got between four and seven artifacts in play, Golbez lets you have it back to ditch for another card. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Matoya, Archon Elder" href="#" target="_blank">Matoya, Archon Elder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> overperforms in this deck, I promise. Drawing on each surveil means you'll keep your graveyard and your hand stocked every time an artifact lands.</p>
<p>My favorite card in the deck to play with Golbez is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unshakable Tail" href="#" target="_blank">Unshakable Tail</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which gives you a Clue token whenever you surveil a creature to your graveyard. Then what? I guess I surveil again! And with a deck that has 40 creatures, you'll probably make a ton of Clue tokens and have a thick graveyard for that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bringer of the Last Gift" href="#" target="_blank">Bringer of the Last Gift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> you held onto.</p>
<p>The Tail was a great reason to keep <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Academy Manufactor" href="#" target="_blank">Academy Manufactor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in the list, but I opted not to...this time.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Unshakable Tail"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Matoya, Archon Elder"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Street Wraith"></div></div>
<h2>Putting the Nail in Your Opponents' Coffins</h2>
<p>How does Golbez win a game of Commander? Let me count the ways!</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golbez, Crystal Collector" href="#" target="_blank">Golbez, Crystal Collector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s end step trigger is a great way to get the game over and done with. There are several different types of creatures in the deck that pack a punch when they come back to your hand.</p>
<p>Returning a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Consuming Aberration" href="#" target="_blank">Consuming Aberration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in the late game can punish self-mill strategies. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Broodstar" href="#" target="_blank">Broodstar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Master of Etherium" href="#" target="_blank">Master of Etherium</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are excellent targets for at least eight points of life loss for each opponent. There are a few fixed rate creatures to snap up like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phyrexian Dreadnought" href="#" target="_blank">Phyrexian Dreadnought</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kozilek, the Great Distortion" href="#" target="_blank">Kozilek, the Great Distortion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that'll ring some bells as well.</p>
<p>While the end step trigger can chip away at opponents, it can also win the game on the spot if you've got a full yard and those end step trigger copiers mentioned above. If you get two copies of this ability and you bring back a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Void Beckoner" href="#" target="_blank">Void Beckoner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death&#039;s Shadow" href="#" target="_blank">Death&#039;s Shadow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, that's 21 damage to each opponent. You might want to pack a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodthirsty Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodthirsty Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to stave off on the crack back if this doesn't kill the table, but I'm a gambler and chose not to include it.</p>
<p>My favorite finisher inclusions in the deck are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archfiend of Despair" href="#" target="_blank">Archfiend of Despair</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wound Reflection" href="#" target="_blank">Wound Reflection</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While the Archfiend doesn't outright copy Golbez's end step trigger, it packs double the punch, and with six power, it's not a bad deal to get back to hand and deal out 18 points of life loss.</p>
<p>Finally, as with all UBx decks that love artifacts, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge" href="#" target="_blank">Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is just the bee's knees. A repeatable drain equal to the amount of artifacts you control plus a cost reduction and a recursion ability makes Tezz really flexible. Let's be real though, Tezz is mostly a finisher here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Archfiend of Despair"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wound Reflection"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge"></div></div>
<h2>Go for the Golbez! Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Golbez, Crytal Collector - EDHREC article" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
[/Commander]
[Instants]
*1 Access Denied
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Agadeem&#039;s Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
*1 Lich-Knights&#039; Conquest
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Altar of Bhaal // Bone Offering
*1 Anvil of Bogardan
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Cloud Key
*1 Collector&#039;s Vault
*1 Dimir Signet
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Liquimetal Torque
*1 Monument to Endurance
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Strionic Resonator
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Dominance
*1 The Underworld Cookbook
*1 Transmutation Font
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Ancient Stone Idol
*1 Archfiend of Despair
*1 Bringer of the Last Gift
*1 Broodstar
*1 Consuming Aberration
*1 Death&#039;s Shadow
*1 Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
*1 Etherium Sculptor
*1 Fang, Fearless l&#039;Cie
*1 Gogo, Master of Mimicry
*1 High Fae Trickster
*1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
*1 Likeness Looter
*1 Master of Etherium
*1 Matoya, Archon Elder
*1 Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
*1 Necron Deathmark
*1 Noxious Gearhulk
*1 Phyrexian Dreadnought
*1 Phyrexian Soulgorger
*1 Refurbished Familiar
*1 Rhet-Tomb Mystic
*1 Roaming Throne
*1 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator
*1 Rook Turret
*1 Rot-Curse Rakshasa
*1 Ruthless Technomancer
*1 Sai, Master Thopterist
*1 Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
*1 Shadowgrange Archfiend
*1 Street Wraith
*1 Stridehangar Automaton
*1 The Cyber-Controller
*1 The Warring Triad
*1 Transplant Theorist
*1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
*1 Unshakable Tail
*1 Void Beckoner
*1 Warren Soultrader
*1 Y&#039;shtola Rhul
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Biotransference
*1 Black Market Connections
*1 Tortured Existence
*1 Wound Reflection
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Karn, Living Legacy
*1 Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Academy Ruins
*1 Archway of Innovation
*1 Cabal Coffers
*1 Command Tower
*1 Darksteel Citadel
*1 Drowned Catacomb
*1 Fomori Vault
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*1 Gloomlake Verge
*1 Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery
*5 Island
*1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
*1 Mistvault Bridge
*1 Morphic Pool
*1 Polluted Delta
*1 Seat of the Synod
*1 Shipwreck Marsh
*1 Sunken Hollow
*1 Sunken Ruins
*7 Swamp
*1 Undercity Sewers
*1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
*1 Vault of Whispers
*1 Volrath&#039;s Stronghold
*1 Watery Grave
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>All in all, this is a deck best understood by goldfishing it. Try it out <a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/13812053/golbez_crytal_collector_edhrec_article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, I think you'll like it!</p>
<p>Is this a deck I put together because I wanted an excuse to play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death&#039;s Shadow" href="#" target="_blank">Death&#039;s Shadow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>? I'll never tell! I will admit to this being a deck I tinkered with extensively and settled on an "all-in" approach for. It's definitely a glass cannon, but that's still a cannon. Go off, go nuts, go HAM.</p>
<p>There are plenty of different cards to switch in and out to make it your own. Golbez will only fly under the radar a few times before people catch on, so I can see adding more protection than just the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Greaves" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Greaves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>How would you build your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golbez, Crystal Collector" href="#" target="_blank">Golbez, Crystal Collector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck? Did I come close? Let me know in the comments!</p>


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