Use white’s extra bodies and blue’s artifact creatures to hold the ground, then grow a flyer with artifact entries.
Use white’s extra bodies and blue’s artifact creatures to hold the ground, then grow a flyer with artifact entries.
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 flyer that replaces itself on death contributes to machines, sneak setup and trading without exhausting your hand.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Cavalry’s Robot triggers Donatello while providing another blocker. Commando’s Mutagen adds another artifact and can later improve the flyer.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Use white’s extra bodies and blue’s artifact creatures to hold the ground, then grow a flyer with artifact entries.
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 Buzz Bots or Crustacean Commando.
Cavalry’s Robot triggers Donatello while providing another blocker. Commando’s Mutagen adds another artifact and can later improve the flyer.
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.
This color combination has no official archetype label in the verified guide. Use the overlap only if the artifact payoffs and early bodies are present.
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.
This color combination has no official archetype label in the verified guide. Use the overlap only if the artifact payoffs and early bodies are present.
Answer the flyer that converts artifacts into damage. Ground removal alone may leave their easiest route to victory intact.
The Last Ronin's Technique71.8% GIH · 124 instances
Mighty Mutanimals67.9% GIH · 262 instances
Quintessential Katana65.4% GIH · 136 instances
Grounded for Life64.4% GIH · 306 instances
Sewer-veillance Cam63.6% GIH · 456 instances
High-Flying Ace63.5% GIH · 115 instances17Lands ↗ · Mar 3–Apr 4, 2026 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Agent Bishop, Man in Black 2WAdds counters at each of your combats without needing to attack. Establish two useful targets and protect him long enough to collect repeated upgrades.
Sally Pride, Lioness Leader 3WWBuild some creatures before casting her to maximize Mutant tokens. Her attack then distributes counters across that army; do not expose her to an unprofitable attack.
April O'Neil, Hacktivist 3UVary the card types among spells you cast to draw more at your end step. Artifact creatures count as both types, making cheap machines useful follow-ups.
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter 4UUExchange a small creature or token for a stronger opposing creature on entry or after connecting. Both exchange targets must remain legal for the exchange to happen; Kitsune herself cannot be one of them.
Don & Leo, Problem Solvers 3W/UW/UAt your end step, reuse enter abilities on an artifact and a creature. Choose two distinct nontoken permanents for two returns; exiled tokens cannot return. Their vigilance also leaves a large blocker after attacking.
Shadowspear 1Equip a substantial attacker for trample and lifelink. Its separate one-mana ability can also strip opposing hexproof and indestructible before your removal spell.
Umezawa's Jitte 2Any combat damage by the equipped creature adds two counters, even when blocked. Keep a carrier alive and use the first counters to control combat or remove small creatures.17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Mar 3–Apr 4, 2026 · 100-instance minimum
Buzz BotsAn artifact flyer that replaces itself on death contributes to machines, sneak setup and trading without exhausting your hand.
April O'Neil, Kunoichi Trainee
Crustacean CommandoA defensive body plus a Mutagen supports artifacts and counters. Spend the Mutagen in a main phase when its counter matters.
Mechanized Ninja CavalryProvides a creature and a Robot for two mana. Both bodies help alliance; the Robot also supports artifact rewards.
Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Cavalry’s Robot triggers Donatello while providing another blocker. Commando’s Mutagen adds another artifact and can later improve the flyer.
Uneasy Alliance
