Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

Gameplan

Cheat out artifacts for free by stacking ingenuity counters through repeated card draw, then untap Lady Octopus to chain big artifacts into play. You play a low-curve draw-heavy game early, building counters, and convert that into an artifact-fueled board, mana rocks, and ultimately a combo or overwhelming value engine. Each turn you can drop one free artifact whose mana value is at or below your counter total, so the goal is to draw two cards every turn while ramping your counters high enough to dump Karn, Wurmcoil, or combo pieces for free.

Key Cards

• The One Ring — Massive repeatable draw that pumps her counters fast while protecting you the turn it enters.
• Mystic Remora — Cheap, repeatable card draw that reliably triggers both first and second draw counters early.
• Brain Freeze — With storm and draw it's a finisher, but more importantly cheap cantrips feed counters consistently.
• Sai, Master Thopterist — Turns your free artifact casts into a token army and provides draw to add counters.
• Thought Vessel — Free mana rock and no maximum hand size to hoard artifacts you'll cheat in later.
• Seedborn Muse — Untap Lady Octopus on every turn to cast multiple free artifacts per round.
• Karn, Silver Golem — A high-value free cast target and an artifact-animation combo engine once counters are high.

Upgrade Path

Maximize cheap, repeatable card draw (Mystic Remora, The One Ring, Sylvan Library effects in blue like Sensei's Divining Top loops) so you reliably hit two draws each turn and grow counters fast. Add untappers (Seedborn Muse, Wanderwine Prophets effects, or Pemmin's Aura) to cast multiple free artifacts per round, and build toward a tight artifact combo finish. Tighten the curve with strong free-cast targets and add protection (Swiftfoot Boots, counterspells) so the commander survives the inevitable removal.