<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>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Make sure to check back for more precon guides from us Scrap Trawlers. You can also check out our budget content over on </span><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/scraptrawlers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitch</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/scraptrawlers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">YouTube</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and follow us on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/scraptrawlers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Don’t forget to upgrade your Precon on a budget!</span></p>


Tinker Time - Precon Primer

<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 again everyone! I’m Bert from the Scrap Trawlers channel, where we do EDH on a budget. Last time we showed off the new <em>Tinker Time</em> deck from <em>March of the Machine</em>, so now we're back to give that deck some upgrades so it can work to its full potential. So that we can go over the upgrades properly let's take a look at the decklist and talk about the areas that we want to improve upon. Here is 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>

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to the Tinker Shop!</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before we get into the upgrades portion of the article, let's first recall our face commander <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>. Gimbal gives us an unique take on both the Temur color group and the artifact strategy. Gimbal is Temur (red, green, blue) and two colorless for a Gremlin Artificer that cares about artifact creatures and artifact tokens with different names. This gives us a few ways we can build the deck. I plan on taking some good value artifact creatures to create a board state where we can be able to create our artifact tokens in peace. Gimbal looks to want to play as a midrange deck, so this fits in the plan that I have made for the deck. Lets get started, shall we?</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What's New on Gimbal’s Menu</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rose Room Treasurer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mythos of Illuna"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="March of Progress"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just like always, we want to shore up some of the weak sides of our precon. To do that we'll be adding cards to increase our overall card draw and ramp, and increase the overall synergy of the deck. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let's get started with some ramp, shall we?</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I only wanted to add a couple of cards, as we already have a few ramp spells and Treasure production. For some additional Treasures, here is a pet card of mine: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rose Room Treasurer" href="#" target="_blank">Rose Room Treasurer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Alliance is a powerful ability that triggers on each creature entering our battlefield, including token creatures. It’s a four mana spell and not <em>true</em> ramp, but we add to the overall mana production of the deck. Some actual mana rocks I'm adding are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Liquimetal Torque" href="#" target="_blank">Liquimetal Torque</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>,<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cursed Mirror" href="#" target="_blank">Cursed Mirror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mind stone" href="#" target="_blank">Mind stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Out of these cards, Liquimetal Torque is my favorite, as it sets up some really good plays with our deck, allowing us to give something trample through Gimbal, or make a copy of something we normally wouldn't be able to. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next I have some cards that will add to our overall draw package. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cathartic Pyre" href="#" target="_blank">Cathartic Pyre</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chart a Course" href="#" target="_blank">Chart a Course</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Big Score" href="#" target="_blank">Big Score</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are just some simple card draw options that'll give us value throughout the entire game with Cathartic Pyre and Big Score providing secondary effects. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thought Monitor" href="#" target="_blank">Thought Monitor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> being an artifact creature means copy it and power it up with some of our other cards we're adding. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Idol of Oblivion" href="#" target="_blank">Idol of Oblivion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is another pet card of mine, but it will definitely draw you a bunch of extra cards over the game. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Idol of Oblivion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Arterial Alchemy"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chart a Course"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lastly we have some cards that will just add to the overall synergies of the deck. To add to our token productions, I've added two cards to get a bit more Blood flowing. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arterial Alchemy" href="#" target="_blank">Arterial Alchemy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Olivia’s Attendants" href="#" target="_blank">Olivia’s Attendants</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> give us access to Blood, which makes our draws a bit smoother while also increasing our token production for Gimbal’s ability.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I felt the deck could do with a few more cards that make it easier to make copies. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="March of Progress" href="#" target="_blank">March of Progress</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mythos of Illuna" href="#" target="_blank">Mythos of Illuna</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skitterbeam Battalion" href="#" target="_blank">Skitterbeam Battalion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sicarian Infiltrator" href="#" target="_blank">Sicarian Infiltrator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> do that and then more! For a spicy pick I even added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fae Offering" href="#" target="_blank">Fae Offering</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for some additional token creation.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Picky Eater</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Workshop Elders"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dance with Calamity"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Path of the Animist"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gimbal’s menu needs a bit of refinement, so we have a few cards to cut. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ichor Elixir" href="#" target="_blank">Ichor Elixir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fractured Powerstone" href="#" target="_blank">Fractured Powerstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> have been cut for some of the ramp that was mentioned earlier. However, if you and your friends have an inkling to play Planechase, keep them in so you can get those rolls.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also cut from the deck are the super expensive cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Workshop Elders" href="#" target="_blank">Workshop Elders</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>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass’s Bounty" href="#" target="_blank">Brass’s Bounty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, just to make our curve a bit smoother. Super niche cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Path of the Animist" href="#" target="_blank">Path of the Animist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Weirding Wood" href="#" target="_blank">Weirding Wood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aid from the Cowl" href="#" target="_blank">Aid from the Cowl</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Everquill Phoenix" href="#" target="_blank">Everquill Phoenix</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> have also been cut to add space for some synergistic cards that will give us a bit more staying power. Path of the Animist does a great impression of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Explosive Vegetation" href="#" target="_blank">Explosive Vegetation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but since the focus of the card is mainly Planechase, we can cut it. Both Weirding Wood and Everquill Phoenix are present in the deck so that they can create their unique tokens, but they seem like a bit of a deep dive and can be replaced with something that meshes with the deck more. Aid from the Cowl seems a bit random to me, so I went ahead and cut it so that we can make space for more goodness.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we make cuts like these, it's important to keep in mind that you can keep cards that you like and find another cut somewhere else. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exquisite Taste</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Faerie Artisans"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wurmcoil engine"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Adrix and Nev, Twincasters"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here we'll go over some cards that aren't included in my modified list due to their price points, but will power up your Gimbal deck to new heights. The first and by far one of my favorites is going to be <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Faerie Artisans" href="#" target="_blank">Faerie Artisans</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This little gem will create an artifact token copy of whatever creature last entered the battlefield under our opponents' control. Faerie Artisans not only makes our opponent sequence their plays so that we end up with a weaker creature, but also gives us another artifact token for Gimbal to count. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another awesome card that we can include is going to be <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wurmcoil Engine" href="#" target="_blank">Wurmcoil Engine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. A solid six mana 6/6 that has deathtouch and lifelink that will make two Wurm artifact creature tokens on death, this is just more of what we want. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Adrix and Nev, Twincasters" href="#" target="_blank">Adrix and Nev, Twincasters</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will also take us to new heights being a hard to remove token doubler that helps us create a stronger board state. Last but certainly not least we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Old Gnawbone" href="#" target="_blank">Old Gnawbone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> which is just absurd in a deck like this. We care about the number of different tokens that get created but we also need mana to cast spells, and we have the creatures to get through to our opponents. Having this monstrous Dragon on our side is going to make a huge difference in our token creation, and I am here for every bit of it.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finished Product</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well here is our modified list:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Tinker Time Precon Upgrade" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Academy Manufactor
*1 Cutthroat Negotiator
*1 Feldon of the Third Path
*1 Gilded Goose
*1 Junk Winder
*1 Master of Etherium
*1 Olivia&#039;s Attendants
*1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
*1 Rashmi and Ragavan
*1 Rose Room Treasurer
*1 Sandsteppe War Riders
*1 Schema Thief
*1 Sharding Sphinx
*1 Shimmer Dragon
*1 Sicarian Infiltrator
*1 Skitterbeam Battalion
*1 Thopter Assembly
*1 Thought Monitor
*1 Tireless Provisioner
*1 Tireless Tracker
*1 Vedalken Humiliator
*1 Whirler Rogue
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
*1 Combine Chrysalis
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 Gruul Signet
*1 Idol of Oblivion
*1 Inspiring Statuary
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Liquimetal Torque
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Replicating Ring
*1 Simic Signet
*1 Skyclave Relic
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Spine of Ish Sah
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Cathartic Pyre
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Perplexing Test
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Vampires&#039; Vengeance
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Chart a Course
*1 Crack Open
*1 Echo Storm
*1 Fiery Confluence
*1 March of Progress
*1 Mythos of Illuna
*1 Reverse Engineer
*1 Rise and Shine
*1 Root Out
*1 Saheeli&#039;s Artistry
*1 Thoughtcast
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Arterial Alchemy
*1 Curse of Opulence
*1 Fae Offering
*1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
*1 Imprisoned in the Moon
*1 Thopter Spy Network
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
[/Planeswalkers]
[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]"></span></div>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We've increased the functionality of the deck a bit, so I hope that you take these changes out in the wild and show your friends how strong precons, Gimbal specifically, can be. </span></p>
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