Discarding for Profit With Doctor Doom, King of Latveria

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doctor Doom" href="#" target="_blank">Doctor Doom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://dvpalumbo.com/">David Palumbo</a></em></p>
<p>Last month (or last year, if you prefer), we had a myriad of spoilers from the <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/msh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Marvel Super Heroes</em></a> set. This week, I'll be providing a Commander deck tech on...</p>
<p>*A knock on the door*</p>
<p>I'm not expecting anyone right now. I wonder who it could be. *Opens the Door, and staggers back a little* Wait, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doctor Doom" href="#" target="_blank">Doctor Doom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>?</p>
<p>Doom: Yes, it is I.</p>
<p>Me: *stammers a bit, but corrects myself* I must ask: Are you <em>the</em> Doom, or are you a Doombot?</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doctor Doom"></div></div>
<p>Doom: Look into my eyes, and know that you are speaking with the one true Doom. Lord of Latveria. Godfather of one Valeria Richards. One-time Sorcerer Supreme, and Leader of the World. Also, the nemesis of the so-called Fantastic Four and their leader Reed Richards.</p>
<p>Me: *takes a moment to digest what was said, and looks past the metal mask* It <em>is</em> you. I welcome you to my humble abode. How can I help?</p>
<p>Doom: I've heard of a game Reed now plays, called <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>. It so happens that both of us got a card, and I need a deck to defeat him. I've heard about <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/j-jonah-jameson-commander-deck-tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the time</a> when you appeared on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="J. Jonah Jameson" href="#" target="_blank">J. Jonah Jameson</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s broadcast. He was a fool for shouting you off as he did. I can see the potential in you.</p>
<p>Me: I can assist you, but may I ask if you're new to the game? I'd like to go over your game plan, if you'll indulge me.</p>
<p>Doom: As you were.</p>
<p>Me: Right.</p>
<h3>The Plot Thickens</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Genesis of the Daleks"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Horn of Greed|mar|98"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Death in Heaven"></div></div>
<p>Me: To begin, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doctor Doom" href="#" target="_blank">your card</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> costs six mana, so we need to ramp pretty hard when you get there. At that point, we're going to need you to stick around. Fortunately, your card has indestructible built into it. We just need to control an artifact creature or a Plan. There's plenty of ways to do that. Even your card comes with a pair of 3/3 Doombots.</p>
<p>But, we can always use more. For starters, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death in Heaven" href="#" target="_blank">Death in Heaven</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will keep graveyard-centric decks honest, and makes artifact creatures on top of that. In addition, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Genesis of the Daleks" href="#" target="_blank">Genesis of the Daleks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will keep dropping artifact creatures, and the number will grow for each lore counter on the card.</p>
<p>In the end, we force an opponent into a choice: Destroy the Daleks and lose a load of life, or wipe the board of non-Daleks. However, it's likely that the wipe will happen because opponents will see this coming and try to reduce the number of Daleks. There's a few more in there, but don't count on them being out at the same time as the Saga.</p>
<p>Doom: I noticed you have a card of me tooting Namor's horn.</p>
<p>Me: That was for a little fun. It gave me and everyone else a good laugh. That said, the real card I should be covering in its place is the one Plan card that's been revealed so far: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doom Reigns Supreme" href="#" target="_blank">Doom Reigns Supreme</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Your card is the only one with the Villain type in this list, so the build-up will be slow, but at least it'll be indestructible while it's out. I won't keep you for too long, so let me show you the first list. And, if this isn't to your liking, I have something up my sleeve as well.</p>
<h3>The Plan's Schematics</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-Dr. Doom" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Doctor Doom
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Al Bhed Salvagers
*1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
*1 Canoptek Spyder
*1 Canoptek Wraith
*1 Cryptothrall
*1 Cyberman Patrol
*1 Cybermen Squadron
*1 Dalek Drone
*1 Dalek Squadron
*1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
*1 Imotekh the Stormlord
*1 Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
*1 Morbid Opportunist
*1 Noxious Gearhulk
*1 Plasmancer
*1 Psychomancer
*1 Royal Warden
*1 Skorpekh Lord
*1 Technomancer
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Biotransference
*1 Black Market Connections
*1 Death in Heaven
*1 Doom Reigns Supreme
*1 Genesis of the Daleks
*1 Phyrexian Arena
*1 The War in Heaven
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Beacon of Unrest
*1 Cruel Tutor
*1 Damnation
*1 Day of Black Sun
*1 Diresight
*1 Doomsday Confluence
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Mutilate
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Read the Bones
*1 Reanimate
*1 Their Name Is Death
*1 Toxic Deluge
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Chaos Shrine&#039;s Black Crystal
*1 Cybership
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Gilded Lotus
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Horn of Greed
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Night Scythe
*1 Phoenix Fleet Airship
*1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
*1 Sculpting Steel
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Darkness Crystal
*1 The Soul Stone
*1 Thought Vessel
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Darkness
*1 Deadly Dispute
*1 Dismember
*1 Espers to Magicite
*1 Overkill
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Cabal Coffers
*1 Inventors&#039; Fair
*1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
*1 Myriad Landscape
*31 Swamp
*1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h3>All Laid Bare</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Biotransference"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cybermen Squadron"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skorpekh Lord"></div></div>
<p>Me: This list is my traditional <em>Universes Beyond</em> only list. People find the whole thing polarizing, but you wouldn't have come to me if it didn't exist. Certainly, this list's game plan is to amass an army of artifact creatures. It's your typical Bracket 2 fanfare, and simple to understand.</p>
<p>Firstly, both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cybermen Squadron" href="#" target="_blank">Cybermen Squadron</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyberman Patrol" href="#" target="_blank">Cyberman Patrol</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> do two different things, but achieving the same goal. On the one hand, Squadron gives every nonlegendary artifact creature the myriad ability, so you can attack other opponents as well. This is useful when you have an "enters the battlefield" ability (or ETB for short) that you want to double or triple up on. On the other, Patrol makes blocking difficult, especially if life totals are low.</p>
<p>In a similar vein, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skorpekh Lord" href="#" target="_blank">Skorpekh Lord</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives your artifact creatures a small boost and, more importantly, menace. This'll make blocking your artifact army much more difficult. That said, I have to say the best card in the deck is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Biotransference" href="#" target="_blank">Biotransference</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While the first ability doesn't do much here, it makes your card an artifact creature, thus making it indestructible.</p>
<p>Not only that, each artifact you cast creates an artifact creature token.</p>
<p>Doom: I would like to point out that Reed is playing under Bracket 3.</p>
<p>Me: Figures, but fear not. I have just the deck. *goes and pulls out an elaborate deckbox, and presents it* Allow me to introduce you to...</p>
<h3>The Reedslayer</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Reedslayer" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Doctor Doom
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Aetherflux Reservoir
*1 Bolas&#039;s Citadel
*1 Bontu&#039;s Monument
*1 Horn of Greed
*1 Jet Medallion
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Phoenix Fleet Airship
*1 Resurrection Orb
*1 Sensei&#039;s Divining Top
*1 The Darkness Crystal
*1 The One Ring
*1 The Soul Stone
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Biotransference
*1 Black Market Connections
*1 Doom Reigns Supreme
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Crypt Ghast
*1 Cryptothrall
*1 Cyberman Patrol
*1 Cybermen Squadron
*1 Foundry Inspector
*1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
*1 Imotekh the Stormlord
*1 Jhoira&#039;s Familiar
*1 Leaden Myr
*1 Marionette Apprentice
*1 Marionette Master
*1 Morbid Opportunist
*1 Noxious Gearhulk
*1 Plasmancer
*1 Psychomancer
*1 Scrap Trawler
*1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
*1 Skorpekh Lord
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Wurmcoil Engine
*1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Bubbling Muck
*1 Damnation
*1 Demonic Tutor
*1 Doomsday Confluence
*1 Exsanguinate
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Living Death
*1 Mutilate
*1 Read the Bones
*1 Reanimate
*1 Their Name Is Death
*1 Torment of Hailfire
*1 Toxic Deluge
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Dark Ritual
*1 Darkness
*1 Deadly Dispute
*1 Deadly Rollick
*1 Defile
*1 Dismember
*1 Fake Your Own Death
*1 Feign Death
*1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
*1 Not Dead After All
*1 Saw in Half
*1 Sudden Spoiling
*1 Withering Torment
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Cabal Coffers
*1 Cabal Stronghold
*1 Lake of the Dead
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
*30 Swamp
*1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h3>The Master Plan</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Torment of Hailfire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bolas&#039;s Citadel"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sheoldred, the Apocalypse"></div></div>
<p>Me: This deck I dubbed "The Reedslayer." I pulled out every stop I could to ensure this deck is worthy to your eyes. Normally, I'd explain what in-universe cards would work in your deck. However, as you need to put a stop to Reed's plans, I present this list instead.</p>
<p>To start, I looked over Reed's card, and he draws a card if he casts a noncreature spell before combat. Thus, I included <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sheoldred, the Apocalypse" href="#" target="_blank">Sheoldred, the Apocalypse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as a foil to that ability. We're in black, and that has plenty of way to remove creatures, including Reed himself, so he won't copy anything.</p>
<p>Included in the deck are what are called "scam" cards. The intent is to cast this on your card, shielding it from removal and putting it back on the battlefield. In doing this, more Doombots are created. Otherwise, there's ways to make an absurd amount of mana, and finishers to exploit said mana.</p>
<p>There's also an infinite combo in the list: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aetherflux Reservoir" href="#" target="_blank">Aetherflux Reservoir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bolas&#039;s Citadel" href="#" target="_blank">Bolas&#039;s Citadel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sensei&#039;s Divining Top" href="#" target="_blank">Sensei&#039;s Divining Top</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Here's how it works: You have all three out. You tap the Top to put it back on top of the deck, drawing a card. However, with the Citadel out, the Top can be cast again for one life, and you get that life back (and more!) with Reservoir. This way, you go through the deck, and gain so much life it'll completely annihilate Richards with the Reservoir's activated ability.</p>
<h3>Further Upgrades</h3>
<p>Doom: This is beautiful. So evil, yet an excellent way to foil his plans. I will make use of this deck, and report back to you after Richards and his so-called Fantastic Four have been stopped.</p>
<p>Me: *gives Doom the deck* One more thing. If you want to push this deck into Bracket 4, it's quite simple to do. There are other <a href="https://edhrec.com/top/game-changers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Game Changers</a> that tutor, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vampiric Tutor" href="#" target="_blank">Vampiric Tutor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, to get that combo faster. Cheap and fast mana rocks as well as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deadly Rollick" href="#" target="_blank">Deadly Rollick</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (not a Game Changer) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yawgmoth&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Yawgmoth&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will go a long way.</p>
<h3>One Week Later</h3>
<p>And that's a wrap for this article. I went above and beyond to present a deck that's worthy of Victor von Doom. I sure hope he's succeeded. In any case, join me next time when we return to <em>ATLA </em>when I go over the last character I'll cover from that set.</p>
<p>*I go and walk outside*</p>
<p>Doom: Ah, there you are.</p>
<p>Me: Oh, I didn't see you there. Welcome back.</p>
<p>Doom: I must applaud you. This deck destroyed the <em>Fantastic Four</em>, and put a stop to their plans. You have done well.</p>
<p>Me: I heard about that. What on Earth was he thinking? It would've been bad for everyone. To be honest, I especially feel bad for Susan, whom he tends to sideline to focus on his plans.</p>
<p>Doom: There is no need. She made her choice. I, however, must reward you. I offer you a place in Latveria as a new citizen. What do you say?</p>
<p>Me: I would be honored. I'll begin the move immediately.</p>


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Discarding for Profit With Doctor Doom, King of Latveria

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