Make artifacts that also advance the board or replace themselves, then attack through growing machines and flying threats.
Make artifacts that also advance the board or replace themselves, then attack through growing machines and flying threats.
Commit when repeated useful cards and enough support make a complete deck in these colors.
Four checks while you draft
Can I affect the board before the payoff?
An artifact that replaces itself immediately, counts for artifact rewards, then draws two more cards when sacrificed later.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Cast Automaton before Forge to gain a counter and replace the Forge card. With Iron Man out, creating the artifact before combat enables his attack draw.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Make artifacts that also advance the board or replace themselves, then attack through growing machines and flying threats.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
The key card is present but its support is thin.
Prioritize useful support such as Futurist Forge or Machinesmith Automaton.
Cast Automaton before Forge to gain a counter and replace the Forge card. With Iron Man out, creating the artifact before combat enables his attack draw.
Your deck already enables the plan but is losing the early turns.
Take a castable early creature or efficient answer before a second expensive payoff.
An artifact count is not enough if the artifacts do not defend or attack. Keep a real creature curve and removal.
The support is missing
Favor independently useful creatures and interaction if the narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
An artifact count is not enough if the artifacts do not defend or attack. Keep a real creature curve and removal.
Remove the scaling threat before artifact entries accumulate; destroying a spent artifact may leave their strongest creature untouched.
Jessica Jones, Private Eye66.1% GIH · 342 instances
Justice, Vance Astrovik62.2% GIH · 331 instances
Aerial Doombot60.8% GIH · 873 instances
Thirst for Knowledge60.1% GIH · 168 instances
Iron Man, Master of Machines60.0% GIH · 728 instances
Red Hulk59.6% GIH · 166 instances17Lands ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Leader, Super-Genius 2UUHis combat trigger filters and grows a creature while his replacement effect adds another draw. Keep a creature available as a target and protect the engine.
The Wondrous Wasp 1UFlash can interrupt combat while the enter trigger removes abilities from a creature. The ability removal lasts only while Wasp remains; it does not stop normal untapping.17Lands Pick-Two Draft ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · 100-instance minimum
Futurist ForgeAn artifact that replaces itself immediately, counts for artifact rewards, then draws two more cards when sacrificed later.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Deployment DroneTwo bodies from one card provide teamwork power and an evasive attacker. The Soldier token is not a Hero.
Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| Pick-Two | One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|---|
| When Iron Man, Master of Machines is already in your pool, pair useful support such as Futurist Forge with the early play or answer your deck still lacks. Two rewards alone do not supply the support. | With one pick, fill the missing early play, answer or support card before adding another narrow payoff. The plan must work without drawing its key card. | Compare complete builds from the cards you opened. Keep the castable curve and interaction even if the draft theme is only partly supported. |
Cast Automaton before Forge to gain a counter and replace the Forge card. With Iron Man out, creating the artifact before combat enables his attack draw.
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