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Average Decklist

Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian
Chief of the Foundry
Chief of the Foundry
Cyberman Patrol
Cyberman Patrol
Darksteel Juggernaut
Darksteel Juggernaut
Diversion Unit
Diversion Unit
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
Guidelight Synergist
Guidelight Synergist
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Kappa Cannoneer
Kappa Cannoneer
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Master of Etherium
Master of Etherium
Nesting Bot
Nesting Bot
Oltec Matterweaver
Oltec Matterweaver
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Palladium Myr
Palladium Myr
Phyrexian Metamorph
Phyrexian Metamorph
Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist
Silver Myr
Silver Myr
Steel Overseer
Steel Overseer
Urza, Lord Protector
Urza, Lord Protector
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Voyager Quickwelder
Voyager Quickwelder
Instants (8)
Dispatch
Dispatch
Dovin's Veto
Dovin's Veto
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Sink into Stupor
Sink into Stupor
Teferi's Protection
Teferi's Protection
Three Steps Ahead
Three Steps Ahead
Whir of Invention
Whir of Invention
Sorceries (4)
One with the Machine
One with the Machine
Redress Fate
Redress Fate
United Battlefront
United Battlefront
Voyage Home
Voyage Home
Artifacts (26)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Assimilation Aegis
Assimilation Aegis
Celestial Armor
Celestial Armor
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
Darksteel Forge
Darksteel Forge
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
Forsaken Monument
Forsaken Monument
Gilded Lotus
Gilded Lotus
Guidelight Pathmaker
Guidelight Pathmaker
Idol of Oblivion
Idol of Oblivion
Mox Amber
Mox Amber
Perilous Snare
Perilous Snare
Racers' Scoreboard
Racers' Scoreboard
Repurposing Bay
Repurposing Bay
Salvation Engine
Salvation Engine
Sculpting Steel
Sculpting Steel
Shadowspear
Shadowspear
Simulacrum Synthesizer
Simulacrum Synthesizer
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
The Mightstone and Weakstone
The Mightstone and Weakstone
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Thousand Moons Smithy
Thousand Moons Smithy
Thran Dynamo
Thran Dynamo
Unwinding Clock
Unwinding Clock
Winged Boots
Winged Boots
Enchantments (5)
Mechanized Production
Mechanized Production
Omniscience
Omniscience
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network
Unstoppable Plan
Unstoppable Plan
Planeswalkers (1)
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Lands (25)
Adarkar Wastes
Adarkar Wastes
Amonkhet Raceway
Amonkhet Raceway
Archway of Innovation
Archway of Innovation
Buried Ruin
Buried Ruin
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darksteel Citadel
Darksteel Citadel
Demolition Field
Demolition Field
Deserted Beach
Deserted Beach
Floodfarm Verge
Floodfarm Verge
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Inventors' Fair
Inventors' Fair
Lonely Arroyo
Lonely Arroyo
Meticulous Archive
Meticulous Archive
Muraganda Raceway
Muraganda Raceway
Mystic Gate
Mystic Gate
Nimbus Maze
Nimbus Maze
Razortide Bridge
Razortide Bridge
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds
Skycloud Expanse
Skycloud Expanse
Urza's Mine
Urza's Mine
Urza's Power Plant
Urza's Power Plant
Urza's Tower
Urza's Tower
Basics (2)
Island
4 Islands
Plains
3 Plains