<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Vision" href="#" target="_blank">The Vision</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.carissasusilo.com/">Carissa Susilo</a></em></p>
<p>A few spoilers for the upcoming <em>Marvel's Superheroes</em> set trickled out during MagicCon: Las Vegas, and one of them just might have done the impossible: a colorless commander that doesn't bore me to tears. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Vision" href="#" target="_blank">The Vision</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of the more interesting designs I've seen from the spoilers so far, and in this deck tech, I'm going to take a shot at building him! I'm hoping to get a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mishra&#039;s Workshop" href="#" target="_blank">Mishra&#039;s Workshop</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck that fills the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Golos, Tireless Pilgrim" href="#" target="_blank">Golos, Tireless Pilgrim</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-shaped void in my heart.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Vision"></div></div>
<h2>What Does The Vision Do?</h2>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Vision" href="#" target="_blank">The Vision</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a 2/5 with flying and vigilance for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-4" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you get to choose one of the following options that haven't been chosen this turn: Vision gains double strike, Vision gains indestructible, or draw a card.</p>
<p>The Vision has all the makings of a perfect colorless Voltron commander! Ideally, a deck with him at the helm will be able to trigger Vision twice each turn to draw a card and prepare Vision to swing for huge amounts of damage, while being able to hold up some instants to give Vision indestructible in response to removal on the opponents' turns.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for The Vision</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mishra&#039;s Workshop"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Planar Nexus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Urza&#039;s Tower"></div></div>
<p>Step one for my vision for this deck is a lot of mana production. In powerful formats, like Legacy and Vintage, colorless decks get by using tons of lands that can tap for more than one mana and powerful mana rocks, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Vault" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Vault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Monolith" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Monolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mishra&#039;s Workshop" href="#" target="_blank">Mishra&#039;s Workshop</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the most powerful of the bunch, adding three mana to cast artifact spells. Notably, this can be used to cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Vision" href="#" target="_blank">The Vision</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> way ahead of schedule!</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Planar Nexus" href="#" target="_blank">Planar Nexus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a wild land that has all nonbasic land types. This allows for build-your-own <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Tomb" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Tomb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combinations with lands like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza&#039;s Tower" href="#" target="_blank">Urza&#039;s Tower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza&#039;s Mine" href="#" target="_blank">Urza&#039;s Mine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza&#039;s Power Plant" href="#" target="_blank">Urza&#039;s Power Plant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cloudpost" href="#" target="_blank">Cloudpost</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I've included as many land tutors as I could scrounge together to boost the deck's ability to get Planar Nexus out as consistently as possible to enable these. Plus, since this deck was constructed on a Mishra's Workshop budget, I also added a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Candelabra of Tawnos" href="#" target="_blank">Candelabra of Tawnos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to untap all these lands. I wouldn't advise looking at the price tag on this deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sphere of Resistance"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lodestone Golem"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue"></div></div>
<p>After using all of these powerful lands to make tons of mana, the next step is to constrain your opponents' ability to cast spells. This is another category where a lot of Vintage staples pop up. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sphere of Resistance" href="#" target="_blank">Sphere of Resistance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thorn of Amethyst" href="#" target="_blank">Thorn of Amethyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Trinisphere" href="#" target="_blank">Trinisphere</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lodestone Golem" href="#" target="_blank">Lodestone Golem</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue" href="#" target="_blank">God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are all here to keep the other decks at the table in check while this deck spends a few turns getting its engines going.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Buster Sword"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chimil, the Inner Sun"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wondrous Crucible"></div></div>
<p>Once this deck has landed a stax piece or two and established a lot of mana generation, it's time to start whacking the value piñata! <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Buster Sword" href="#" target="_blank">Buster Sword</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a slam dunk inclusion here as it will trigger twice when Vision connects after gaining double strike.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chimil, the Inner Sun" href="#" target="_blank">Chimil, the Inner Sun</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wondrous Crucible" href="#" target="_blank">Wondrous Crucible</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both pull double duty as protection pieces that can generate heaps of value over time. This deck excels at putting these artifacts into play really early in the game, which puts it in a great position to really maximize the incremental card advantage they provide.</p>
<h2>How Does The Vision Win the Game?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nettlecyst"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Adaptive Omnitool"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Excalibur, Sword of Eden"></div></div>
<p>The Vision's primary win condition is commander damage. Given that he naturally gives himself double strike and comes with built-in evasion, nearly any way to boost his power creates a path to eliminating players. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nettlecyst" href="#" target="_blank">Nettlecyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Adaptive Omnitool" href="#" target="_blank">Adaptive Omnitool</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are classic Voltron Equipment pieces that are right at home here, giving Vision easy one-shot potential due to the sheer number of artifacts this deck wants to put into play.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Krark-Clan Ironworks"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Glaring Fleshraker"></div></div>
<p>There are two combo angles of attack this deck can take when the Voltron plan simply isn't enough. First is the iconic <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark-Clan Ironworks" href="#" target="_blank">Krark-Clan Ironworks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combo, which outputs infinite colorless mana, cast triggers, death triggers, and more with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scrap Trawler" href="#" target="_blank">Scrap Trawler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Myr Retriever" href="#" target="_blank">Myr Retriever</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and a cost-reducer like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Foundry Inspector" href="#" target="_blank">Foundry Inspector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In order for this to kill the table, an outlet like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glaring Fleshraker" href="#" target="_blank">Glaring Fleshraker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aetherflux Reservoir" href="#" target="_blank">Aetherflux Reservoir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Walking Ballista" href="#" target="_blank">Walking Ballista</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will have to join in on the fun.</p>
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<p>In a similar vein to the Krark-Clan Ironworks combo, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mystic Forge" href="#" target="_blank">Mystic Forge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sensei&#039;s Divining Top" href="#" target="_blank">Sensei&#039;s Divining Top</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and a cost-reducer like Foundry Inspector will provide infinite casts and card draw, which can combine with Aetherflux Reservoir or Glaring Fleshraker to burn the table out. I'm a huge fan of this combo in the deck as all three pieces are just good artifacts that the deck is happy to include regardless.</p>
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<h2>The Vision Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="The Vision" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Vision
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Foundry Inspector
*1 Glaring Fleshraker
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 Jhoira&#039;s Familiar
*1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
*1 Lodestone Golem
*1 Myr Retriever
*1 Palladium Myr
*1 Scrap Trawler
*1 Scrawling Crawler
*1 Silent Arbiter
*1 Steel Overseer
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
*1 Walking Ballista
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Adaptive Omnitool
*1 Aetherflux Reservoir
*1 Buster Sword
*1 Candelabra of Tawnos
*1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
*1 Cloud Key
*1 Commander&#039;s Plate
*1 Conqueror&#039;s Flail
*1 Coveted Jewel
*1 Crawlspace
*1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
*1 Expedition Map
*1 Genji Glove
*1 God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue
*1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
*1 Loxodon Warhammer
*1 Manifold Key
*1 Mind&#039;s Eye
*1 Moonsilver Key
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Nettlecyst
*1 Oblivion Stone
*1 Pip-Boy 3000
*1 Sensei&#039;s Divining Top
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sphere of Resistance
*1 The Aetherspark
*1 The Eternity Elevator
*1 The One Ring
*1 Thorn of Amethyst
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Thran Power Suit
*1 Trinisphere
*1 Voltaic Key
*1 Wondrous Crucible
*1 World Map
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Karn, Living Legacy
*1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
*1 Ugin, Eye of the Storms
*1 Ugin, the Ineffable
*1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
[/Planeswalkers]
[Sorceries]
*1 All Is Dust
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Eldritch Immunity
*1 Kozilek&#039;s Command
*1 Null Elemental Blast
*1 Spatial Contortion
*1 Warping Wail
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Ancient Tomb
*1 Buried Ruin
*1 City of Traitors
*1 Cloudpost
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Demolition Field
*1 Echoing Deeps
*1 Emergence Zone
*1 Eye of Ugin
*1 Fountainport
*1 Ghost Quarter
*1 Mishra&#039;s Factory
*1 Mishra&#039;s Workshop
*1 Planar Nexus
*8 Snow-Covered Wastes
*1 Strip Mine
*1 Sunken Citadel
*1 Talon Gates of Madara
*1 Thespian&#039;s Stage
*1 Urza&#039;s Cave
*1 Urza&#039;s Mine
*1 Urza&#039;s Power Plant
*1 Urza&#039;s Saga
*1 Urza&#039;s Tower
*1 Urza&#039;s Workshop
*1 Vesuva
*1 War Room
*1 Wasteland
*1 Witch&#039;s Clinic
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>This build of The Vision is easily a Bracket 3 (Upgraded) deck, with my typical "talk to the table" warning that comes with decks that play a bunch of stax pieces. This deck plays the kind of <em>Magic</em> that I find fun, but when playing amongst random people I wouldn't be surprised or offended if the table banded together to take me out after I resolve a turn two or three <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lodestone Golem" href="#" target="_blank">Lodestone Golem</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (even if said Lodestone Golem really isn't that big of a deal).</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mishra&#039;s Workshop"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Candelabra of Tawnos"></div></div>
<p>This is easily the most expensive deck I've ever built for an article, so I'd also like to take a moment to point out that cutting just two cards, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mishra&#039;s Workshop" href="#" target="_blank">Mishra&#039;s Workshop</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Candelabra of Tawnos" href="#" target="_blank">Candelabra of Tawnos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, reduces the cost of this deck by around $5,000, and neither of them are required to make the deck function. I just find them to be both beautiful and extraordinarily fun to play with. Don't let yourself be intimidated out of playing this awesome commander just because my favorite way to play it cost as much as a used car!</p>


the vision

Building a Mishra's Workshop Deck With The Vision