→ Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells, Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
→ Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells, Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
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Equipped creatures you control have flying and haste.
Dalakos ramps into your artifacts and supercharges Equipment by giving equipped creatures flying and haste. You play a low-curve artifact/equipment shell, suit up a creature, and swing for evasive lethal damage as early as possible while protecting your threat. Alternatively you go wide on artifacts and grind value, using Dalakos's mana to power costly artifact bombs and abilities.
Built-in ramp that accelerates artifact spells and abilities every turn
Turns any Equipment-carrying creature into an evasive, immediate threat with flying + haste
Cheap three-mana commander that fits comfortably into aggressive Voltron curves
Izzet gives access to top-tier card advantage, tutors, and counterspells
Flying + haste lets you race and end games quickly before opponents stabilize
Heavily commander-dependent; without Dalakos your equipped creatures lose evasion and speed
Vulnerable to creature/equipment removal and board wipes that undo your investment
Colorless mana restriction limits Dalakos's mana to artifacts only, not spells or interaction
Voltron lines can be hated out by edicts, fog effects, and damage prevention
Two-color identity lacks efficient enchantment/artifact removal and recursion of black/green
Cost-reduced finisher that gives double strike and trample, turning one swing into a kill with Dalakos's flying.
Tighten the curve with the best cheap Equipment (the Swords, Hammer of Nazahn, Embercleave) and enablers like Stoneforge Mystic, Puresteel Paladin, and Sigarda's Aid for free attaches. Add protection (Swiftfoot Boots, Heroic Intervention, counterspells) so your single threat survives removal, and lean on Izzet card advantage and fast mana like Sol Ring and Mana Crystals to deploy and equip in the same turn. For higher power, include a backup commander-independent finisher and more interaction to avoid being a one-creature deck.
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Artificer
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