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Colorless Stax

Artifact Stax

Featured list~$2076Liga Paulista Premodern - 7a Etapa - Medieval Cards, São Paulo, Brazil

Overview

"Colorless Stax is an artifact prison deck that powers out fast mana from Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, and Thran Dynamo (often via Metalworker) to deploy lock pieces ahead of the opponent. Tangle Wire, Sphere of Resistance, Winter Orb, and Smokestack strangle the opponent's resources while Karn, Silver Golem, Masticore, and Black Vise close out the game."

Game Plan

Ramp into a Smokestack and Tangle Wire lock that the opponent can't develop through, then grind them out with Masticore, Karn, Silver Golem, or Black Vise damage.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

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Sample Decklists

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Aruan Fonseca

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$1986
Creature (15)
$277
Sorcery (4)
$168
Artifact (17)
$332
Enchantment (2)
$57.76
Land (22)
$1151

Sideboard (15)

$90.76
Est. Total$2076

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Urza1289

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$4867
Creature (8)
$878
Artifact (31)
$688

Sideboard (15)

$168
Est. Total$5034

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Patrick Schweizer

Patrick Schweizer

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$4832
Creature (8)
$878
Artifact (32)
$686

Sideboard (15)

$159
Est. Total$4991

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 39 decks with known dates2021-10-02 to 2026-06-07

Mana Base

Average21.1lands
Median21lands
Range1824lands
Spells38.9avg non-land
Based on 39 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

flex Cards(30-80%)

fringe Cards(<30%)

26%
4.0x
15%
2.0x
13%
1.0x
8%
3.3x
5%
4.0x
5%
4.0x
5%
3.5x
5%
3.0x
5%
3.0x
5%
2.0x
5%
2.0x
5%
1.5x
3%
4.0x
3%
4.0x
3%
4.0x
3%
4.0x
3%
2.0x
3%
1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Tormod'S Crypt
48.9%
2.6x
Defense Grid
38.6%
2.5x
Naturalize
32.8%
3.3x
Ensnaring Bridge
31.8%
2.3x
Phyrexian Furnace
30.9%
2.3x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Cursed Totem
29.1%
2.1x
Tsabo'S Web
26%
2.9x
Hidden Gibbons
22%
3.9x
Crumbling Sanctuary
20.4%
2.1x
Null Brooch
20.1%
2.5x
Rejuvenation Chamber
19.6%
3.6x
Bottle Gnomes
15.8%
2.7x
Powder Keg
13.1%
2.5x
Masticore
12.9%
1.0x
Chill
12%
2.7x
Brass Man
12%
4.0x
Voltaic Key
12%
1.0x
Pyroclasm
11.6%
2.8x
Caller Of The Claw
9.8%
1.7x
Carpet Of Flowers
9.4%
2.0x
Phyrexian Processor
9.3%
1.6x
Overload
9.1%
2.3x
Tranquil Domain
7.5%
1.5x
Engineered Plague
7.3%
2.6x
Tsunami
6.9%
3.0x
Shattering Pulse
6.4%
1.0x
Zuran Orb
6.2%
1.6x
Compost
6.1%
1.6x
Pyroblast
6.1%
2.4x
Smokestack
5.9%
1.0x
Caltrops
5.7%
3.0x
Cursed Scroll
5.2%
1.0x
Shield Sphere
5.2%
2.0x
Dystopia
4.6%
3.0x
Perish
4.6%
2.0x
Karn, Silver Golem
4.5%
1.0x
Black Vise
4%
3.4x
Swords To Plowshares
3.9%
4.0x
Circle Of Protection: Red
3.9%
2.0x
Verdant Force
3.9%
1.0x
Enlightened Tutor
3.9%
1.0x
Winter Orb
3.6%
1.8x
Goblin Goon
3.4%
3.0x
Nevinyrral'S Disk
3.4%
2.0x
Hydroblast
3.4%
2.0x
Breath Of Darigaaz
3.4%
2.0x
Annul
3.4%
2.0x
Gaea'S Blessing
3.2%
1.0x
Wall Of Tears
3.1%
4.0x
Fade Away
3.1%
3.0x
Tempting Wurm
2.9%
4.0x
Krosan Reclamation
2.8%
2.0x
Wash Out
2.7%
2.0x
Arcane Laboratory
2.7%
3.0x
Jeweled Torque
2.7%
1.0x
Infest
2.7%
1.0x
Hibernation
2.7%
3.0x
Glacial Chasm
2.7%
1.0x
Blue Elemental Blast
2.7%
3.0x
Serrated Arrows
2.7%
1.0x
Chain Of Vapor
2.7%
1.0x
Propaganda
2.7%
1.0x
Icy Manipulator
2.5%
1.0x
Well Of Life
2.5%
1.0x
Smother
2.4%
1.0x
Jester'S Cap
1.6%
1.0x

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