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Mirror Mastery - Riku Precon Upgrade

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Thirteenth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/skadivore/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pauline Voss</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://kuzinskiyart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrey Kuzinskiy</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://raymondswanland.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raymond Swanland</a>)</h6>
<p>Hey friends. Beth, Queen of Cardboard here with another Precon Upgrade Guide. Today we're focusing on the <em>Universes Beyond: Doctor Who</em> deck <em>Paradox Power</em>.</p>
<p>As I mentioned in my <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/precon-upgrade-guide-blast-from-the-past/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Upgrade Guide</a> for <em>Blast from the Past</em>, these decks are some of the most thematic precons I've seen, and that can make them incredibly hard to upgrade. With this deck, I chose to focus on what the commanders are trying to do, which is cast spells from a location other than your hand. In my upgrades I focused specifically on playing from exile.</p>
<p>Let's get into the deck.</p>
<h2>Dinos on a Spaceship</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Conqueror"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Storm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sword of Forge and Frontier"></div></div>
<p>Our companion, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, already lets us cast from exile, so this seems to be the way the deck wants to go. My favorite cast-from-exile creature has got to be the OG <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In addition to Etali, I included the new <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as well as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laelia, the Blade Reforged" href="#" target="_blank">Laelia, the Blade Reforged</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plargg and Nassari" href="#" target="_blank">Plargg and Nassari</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Cascade is another great way to cast from exile, so to support this we're adding <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maelstrom Wanderer" href="#" target="_blank">Maelstrom Wanderer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wild-Magic Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Wild-Magic Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. And a surprise pick for the deck is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Forge and Frontier" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of Forge and Frontier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the newest Sword of X&amp;Y, from <em>Phyrexia: All Will Be One</em>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Cards Added" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Enchantments]
*1 Elven Chorus
*1 Visions of Phyrexia
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Chaos Wand
*1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
*1 Keeper of Secrets
*1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
*1 Maelstrom Wanderer
*1 Plargg and Nassari
*1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Escape to the Wilds
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
[/Sorceries]"></span></div>


<p>I also added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald" href="#" target="_blank">Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Keeper of Secrets" href="#" target="_blank">Keeper of Secrets</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a few more benefits for casting from exile. And to ensure that we know what's coming, I included <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elven Chorus" href="#" target="_blank">Elven Chorus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> so that we can check the top of our library before Cascading or activating Yasmin.</p>
<h2>No More Me</h2>
<p>Making cuts from a deck is probably my least favorite thing to do, but in this deck the alternate commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Me, the Immortal" href="#" target="_blank">Me, the Immortal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, just isn't on the same page as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Thirteenth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Me had to go.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Me, the Immortal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Frost Fair Lure Fish"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dan Lewis"></div></div>
<p>In addition, I removed cards that weren't directly benefitting the cast-from-exile plan. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dan Lewis" href="#" target="_blank">Dan Lewis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bill Potts" href="#" target="_blank">Bill Potts</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, while fun, felt like they fit in a different deck. The one Foretell card I removed, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Frost Fair Lure Fish" href="#" target="_blank">Frost Fair Lure Fish</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, needed more support other than just being a cool 7/7 with some evasion.</p>
<p>A strong argument could be made to keep <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Danny Pink" href="#" target="_blank">Danny Pink</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in the deck, as he gives lesser-power creatures +1/+1 and allows you to draw a card the first time a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature each turn. However, he doesn't directly correlate with the goal of casting or benefiting from casting from exile. While he can be used for more card draw, I let him go.</p>
<p>I made 14 swaps and I feel pretty good about where the deck is going.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Cards Removed" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Enchantments]
*1 Become the Pilot
*1 Fugitive of the Judoon
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Bill Potts
*1 Dan Lewis
*1 Danny Pink
*1 Frost Fair Lure Fish
*1 Jenny Flint
*1 Madame Vastra
*1 Me, the Immortal
*1 Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
*1 River Song
*1 Strax, Sontaran Nurse
*1 Thijarian Witness
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Psychic Paper
[/Artifacts]"></span></div>


<h2>Big Beats</h2>
<p>The ultimate goal of this deck is combat, benefitting from both your and your opponents' spells. Your creatures start big or get bigger and make for some impressively large creatures swinging in to deal damage. If you're stuck, continuing to cast from exile can help you with a few well-placed burn spells. Foretell <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Impending Flux" href="#" target="_blank">Impending Flux</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> face down and wait for the moment for it to make the most impact. And a few Etali swings should get you right where you need to be.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Precon Upgrade Guide" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Thirteenth Doctor
*1 Yasmin Khan
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Chaos Wand
*1 Confession Dial
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 River Song&#039;s Diary
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sonic Screwdriver
*1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
*1 TARDIS
*1 Talisman of Curiosity
*1 Talisman of Impulse
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Decaying Time Loop
*1 Flatline
*1 Growth Spiral
*1 Surge of Brilliance
*1 Think Twice
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Bigger on the Inside
*1 Carpet of Flowers
*1 Elven Chorus
*1 Heaven Sent
*1 Return the Past
*1 The Flux
*1 Visions of Phyrexia
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Clara Oswald
*1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
*1 Flaming Tyrannosaurus
*1 Graham O&#039;Brien
*1 Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
*1 Karvanista, Loyal Lupari // Lupari Shield
*1 Keeper of Secrets
*1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
*1 Lunar Hatchling
*1 Maelstrom Wanderer
*1 Memory Worm
*1 Osgood, Operation Double
*1 Plargg and Nassari
*1 Ryan Sinclair
*1 Sisterhood of Karn
*1 The Foretold Soldier
*1 The Fugitive Doctor
*1 The Twelfth Doctor
*1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Cultivate
*1 Escape to the Wilds
*1 Farseek
*1 Impending Flux
*1 Into the Time Vortex
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Last Night Together
*1 Ponder
*1 Preordain
*1 Quantum Misalignment
*1 Search for Tomorrow
*1 Start the TARDIS
*1 Throes of Chaos
*1 Truth or Consequences
*1 Twice Upon a Time // Unlikely Meeting
*1 Wreck and Rebuild
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*1 Desolate Lighthouse
*1 Dreamroot Cascade
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fiery Islet
*4 Forest
*1 Frontier Bivouac
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Gallifrey Council Chamber
*1 Game Trail
*4 Island
*3 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Ominous Cemetery
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Sheltered Thicket
*1 Stormcarved Coast
*1 Temple of Abandon
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
*1 Waterlogged Grove
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2>In Conclusion</h2>
<p>It might be my coming off of MTG Summit and getting to play <a href="http://mentalmisplay.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mental Misplay's</a> <a href="https://www.moxfield.com/decks/-N7GAMykgU6NmcuTkzmRQA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Etali deck</a> there, but I think this deck is going to be a lot of fun. I only made a few changes in this one because it's so flavorful and synergistic. If you want to power it up a bit more, I highly suggest looking at ways to copy Etali or another creature that allows you to cast spells from exile for free. Remember friends, free spells are good spells.</p>
<p>Let me know in the comments how you upgraded <em>Paradox Power</em> or other ways you like to cast from exile.</p>
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<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/fajareka">Fajareka Setiawan</a>)</h6>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello all, I am Bert from the Scrap Trawlers, where we do EDH on a budget. Today we are going to be taking a look at the <em>Tinker Time</em> precon from <em>March of the Machine</em>. The star of the show this time around is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, putting us in the artifact wheel house. We'll go over how the deck plays, the strengths and weaknesses, and which new and reprinted cards are going to be worth looking at. Let’s get to it!</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Workshop Captain</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So taking a look at our face commander again, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a five mana Temur commander that cares about artifacts, which is a first. He gives artifact creatures we control trample while also creating a Gremlin artifact creature token at our end step that cares about the number of differently named artifact tokens that we have! That second ability makes Gimbal really interesting as we'll get to run a bunch of different token creators; so be sure to have your game pieces ready! This deck also comes with some Planechase cards, but unless your playgroup wants to play, you may end up trading these away. Well with that in mind, let's take a look at the list.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Tinker Time Precon" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="&nbsp;
[Commander]
*1 Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
[/Commander]
&nbsp;
[Creatures]
*1 Academy Manufactor
*1 Cutthroat Negotiator
*1 Everquill Phoenix
*1 Feldon of the Third Path
*1 Gilded Goose
*1 Hedron Detonator
*1 Hellkite Igniter
*1 Junk Winder
*1 Master of Etherium
*1 Pain Distributor
*1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
*1 Rashmi and Ragavan
*1 Sandsteppe War Riders
*1 Schema Thief
*1 Sharding Sphinx
*1 Shimmer Dragon
*1 Thopter Assembly
*1 Tireless Provisioner
*1 Tireless Tracker
*1 Vedalken Humiliator
*1 Whirler Rogue
*1 Workshop Elders
[/Creatures]
&nbsp;
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
*1 Combine Chrysalis
*1 Fractured Powerstone
*1 Gruul Signet
*1 Ichor Elixir
*1 Inspiring Statuary
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Replicating Ring
*1 Simic Signet
*1 Skyclave Relic
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Spine of Ish Sah
[/Artifacts]
&nbsp;
[Sorceries]
*1 Brass&#039;s Bounty
*1 Crack Open
*1 Dance with Calamity
*1 Echo Storm
*1 Fiery Confluence
*1 Path of the Animist
*1 Reverse Engineer
*1 Rise and Shine
*1 Root Out
*1 Saheeli&#039;s Artistry
*1 Thoughtcast
[/Sorceries]
&nbsp;
[Instants]
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Masterful Replication
*1 Perplexing Test
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Spell Swindle
*1 Stroke of Genius
*1 Struggle // Survive
*1 Vampires&#039; Vengeance
[/Instants]
&nbsp;
[Enchantments]
*1 Aid from the Cowl
*1 Curse of Opulence
*1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
*1 Imprisoned in the Moon
*1 Thopter Spy Network
*1 Weirding Wood
[/Enchantments]
&nbsp;
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
[/Planeswalkers]
&nbsp;
[Lands]
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*1 Evolving Wilds
*1 Exotic Orchard
*7 Forest
*1 Frontier Bivouac
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Game Trail
*8 Island
*8 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Simic Growth Chamber
*1 Temple of Abandon
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
[/Lands]
&nbsp;"></span></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After taking a look at the deck, I believe we have a cohesive artifact deck that not only creates the tokens that Gimbal wants, but also has a bunch of different outlets to use them. This deck is definitely feeling more midrange where we can have a bit of control over the game so that we can get our more powerful creatures out. Let’s give a look to where our deck excels. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Workshop Dynamos and Workshop Woes</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Shimmer Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Root Out"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bloodforged Battle-axe"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a midrange deck we aim to control the board early so that we can get our value creatures on and continue to outpace our opponents. The problem is that the current iteration of the deck has a 3.84 average mana value, which makes it a bit hard to outpace anyoe. What this does is put a lot of our plays on the later part of the game, making it rough to keep up a healthy pace in the early game. However, to put this in a more positive light, the longer a game goes the more threats we will have. Setting up the board is very important and right now with such a high average mana value it makes it hard to do that.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another issue with the deck is the lack of card draw sources to keep that hand full and able to continue dishing out threats. These are both things that we address in the precon upgrade guide, so be sure to check that out! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enough about what's wrong with the deck! This deck's removal package is amazing. Not only does it have cards for creatures and artifacts and enchantments, but it also possesses spells that care about Gimbal’s second ability. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crack Open" href="#" target="_blank">Crack Open</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Root Out" href="#" target="_blank">Root Out</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both destroy and create a relevant token for Gimbal. I wasn’t that high on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vampires’ Vengeance" href="#" target="_blank">Vampires’ Vengeance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but it's almost somewhat of a board wipe and produces a Blood token for us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The value cards are also present, with a reprint to another one of my favorite cards, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shimmer Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Shimmer Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which gives us something to do with excess artifact tokens. The rest of the reprints are lackluster but provide good synergies for the deck. Looking at <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodforged Battle-axe" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodforged Battle-axe</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Combine Chrysalis" href="#" target="_blank">Combine Chrysalis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sharding Sphinx" href="#" target="_blank">Sharding Sphinx</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. They've all played a vital role in their respective strategies before now, and I think that they'll also provide some power to this deck as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The deck's main focus of creating copies of both token and nontoken permanants is something that it does well, using cards like the new <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Schema Thief" href="#" target="_blank">Schema Thief</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and a card that I have been pretty high on for a while, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Saheeli&#039;s Artistry" href="#" target="_blank">Saheeli&#039;s Artistry</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">New Inventions</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rashmi and Ragavan"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Schema Thief"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sandsteppe War Riders"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New cards that make an appearance in this deck are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sandsteppe War Riders" href="#" target="_blank">Sandsteppe War Riders</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dance with Calamity" href="#" target="_blank">Dance with Calamity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cutthroat Negotiator" href="#" target="_blank">Cutthroat Negotiator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pain Distributor" href="#" target="_blank">Pain Distributor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Schema Thief" href="#" target="_blank">Schema Thief</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and our alternate commander <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rashmi and Ragavan" href="#" target="_blank">Rashmi and Ragavan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I am expecting Schema Thief to be an absolute house, making copies of, at worst, mana rocks which the deck will love so that it can make stronger gremlins. Sandsteppe War riders will be interesting to see how much you can get it to Bolster for, but the other cards I am indifferent on in this deck . For example, Pain Distributor is going to do some work in playgroups that are worried about Treasures, but for us we'll just be pinging our opponent for one damage sometimes and I am not quite sure that it's worth it here. Dance with Calamity is a nine mana spell that truly does high-mana spell things, but I don't know if it's at its best here. I am excited to see if any of them make a true splash in the format. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cutthroat Negotiator" href="#" target="_blank">Cutthroat Negotiator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will probably have a better home in a dedicated Pirate deck but the additional Treasure it can provide gives us some good value. Last but not least, our alternate commander <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rashmi and Ragavan" href="#" target="_blank">Rashmi and Ragavan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an interesting pair to say the least. They still care about artifacts just as Gimbal does, just in a different way. It has the thievery of Ragavan and the first spell clause of Rashmi! Those effects together make for an interesting and powerful combination. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Final thoughts</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <em>Tinker Time</em> precon is definitely one worth picking up. Temur artifacts is an interesting take on the color grouping, and this precon is very cohesive and synergistic. Sometimes precons are lacking in a bunch of different areas, but this one in particular doesn’t have any glaring weaknesses. It just needs some parts that can help it pop off a bit more. Come back next time so we can go over some upgrades for the deck!</span></p>
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