How to Play Aerid Konstrari Artifact Tokens in Commander

Bracket 3 · Our Aerid Konstrari decklist · Artifact Tokens

Our Aerid list is Gruul artifact tokens. Aerid makes Heartwood mana tokens, the deck piles up Treasures, Meteorites and Powerstones, and every artifact that enters pings the table.

The deck makes artifacts with Roxanne, Tireless Provisioner and Goldspan Dragon, doubles them with Doubling Season and Parallel Lives, copies Aerid with Helm of the Host, and wins with Ingenious Artillerist, Craterclaw Colossus or Hellkite Tyrant.

Strategy
Artifact Tokens
Bracket
3
Avg. mana value
3.43
Lands
34
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01The Commander

Aerid Konstrari is a four-mana 5/4 flier. When Aerid enters or dies, you create a Heartwood token, a red and green artifact that taps for {R} or {G}.

Aerid's {6} ability makes another Heartwood, then gives Aerid +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control. With a dozen artifacts out, one activation turns Aerid into a 17-power flier.

Agatha of the Vile Cauldron makes the {6} ability cheaper, and Seedborn Muse untaps your lands and Heartwoods on each opponent's turn, so you can activate Aerid again.

02How This Deck Wins

  1. 1

    Ramp into Aerid

    Birds of Paradise, Fanatic of Rhonas, Nature's Lore and Sol Ring get Aerid out early and start the Heartwoods.

  2. 2

    Flood the board with artifacts

    Roxanne, Starfall Savant, Tireless Provisioner, Sarinth Greatwurm and Goldspan Dragon make tokens, and Doubling Season or Parallel Lives doubles them.

  3. 3

    Cash them in

    Ping the table with Ingenious Artillerist and Reckless Fireweaver, swing with Craterclaw Colossus or a pumped Aerid, or win at upkeep with Hellkite Tyrant.

03Deck at a Glance

Bracket 3 · Artifact Tokens · 100 cards

Composition

  • Commander1
  • Creatures23
  • Instants & sorceries22
  • Artifacts & enchantments20
  • Planeswalkers0
  • Lands34
  • Tokens9

Mana Curve

00
51
212
143
104
55
56
57+

Color Split

74colored
symbols
  • Red 47%
  • Green 53%

By the Numbers

3.43avg. mana value
34lands (15 basic)
2Game Changers
9token types included

Cards by Role

Artifact Token Makers11
Doublers and Copies12
Artifact Payoffs9
Ramp and Card Draw23
Interaction and Protection10

04Artifact Token Makers

Every token is mana now and damage later.

Roxanne, Starfall SavantMakes Meteorites, and artifact tokens tap for an extra mana.
Tireless ProvisionerA Treasure or Food every land drop.
Sarinth GreatwurmA Powerstone whenever any land enters.
Goldspan DragonTreasures on attack, and they tap for two.
Woodwork ProdigyGets prepared each upkeep, so you can cast a copy of its Heartwood spell.

Also in this role

Professional Face-Breaker
Old Gnawbone
The Reaver Cleaver
City of Death
Big Score
Idol of Oblivion

05Doublers and Copies

Twice the tokens, twice the triggers.

Doubling SeasonTwice the tokens and twice the counters.
Parallel LivesTwice the tokens.
Second HarvestCopies every token you control at instant speed.
Helm of the HostA nonlegendary hasty copy of Aerid every combat, each with a Heartwood.
PanharmoniconArtifact and creature enter triggers happen twice.

Also in this role

Jaxis, the Troublemaker
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
Twinflame
Electroduplicate
Molten Duplication
Devastating Onslaught
Blade of Selves

06Artifact Payoffs

Turn a pile of artifacts into a win.

Ingenious ArtilleristEach opponent takes damage for every artifact that enters.
Reckless Fireweaver1 damage to each opponent per artifact.
Weftstalker Ardent1 damage to each opponent per creature or artifact.
Craterclaw ColossusHasty team pump of +X/+0 and trample, X being your artifacts.
Hellkite TyrantSteals artifacts on hit and wins at upkeep with twenty.

Also in this role

Depthshaker Titan
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Sarinth Steelseeker
Unwinding Clock

07Ramp and Card Draw

Big creatures draw big hands.

The Great HengeCheap with Aerid out, then draws for every nontoken creature.
Seedborn MuseUntaps everything on each opponent's turn.
Garruk's UprisingTrample, and a card for every 4-power creature.
Rishkar's ExpertiseDraws a hand and casts a free spell.
Jeska's WillWith Aerid out, add mana and play the top three cards.

Also in this role

Birds of Paradise
Fanatic of Rhonas
Delighted Halfling
Goblin Anarchomancer
Herd Heirloom
Sol Ring
Arcane Signet
Gruul Signet
Talisman of Impulse
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Three Visits
Disciple of Freyalise
Greater Good
Lifestream's Blessing
Return of the Wildspeaker
Demand Answers
Rhythm of the Wild

08Interaction and Protection

Keep Aerid and the board alive.

Deflecting SwatFree redirect while you control Aerid.
Heroic InterventionHexproof and indestructible for your whole board.
Beast WithinDestroys any permanent.
Chaos WarpAnswers anything.
Blasphemous ActA cheap reset if you fall behind.

Also in this role

Bolt Bend
Untimely Malfunction
Vandalblast
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots

09Combos and Key Interactions

+

Aerid Konstrari + Helm of the Host

Each combat Helm makes a nonlegendary, hasty copy of Aerid. Each copy is a 5/4 flier that makes a Heartwood as it enters.

+

Aerid Konstrari + Roxanne, Starfall Savant

Heartwood is an artifact token, so with Roxanne each Heartwood taps for two mana and Aerid's {6} ability gets much easier to activate.

+

Ingenious Artillerist + Second Harvest

Second Harvest copies every token at once, so each opponent takes damage equal to the number of artifact tokens copied.

10How to Play

Opening hand

Keep hands with three lands and a mana creature or rock. Aerid on turn three with a ramp piece starts the Heartwoods early.

1

Early gameturns 1-3

Play Birds of Paradise, Fanatic of Rhonas or Sol Ring and ramp with Nature's Lore or Three Visits.

2

Mid gameturns 4-7

Cast Aerid, then token makers like Tireless Provisioner and Roxanne, Starfall Savant, and a doubler like Doubling Season.

3

Late gameturn 8+

Ping with Ingenious Artillerist, swing with Craterclaw Colossus, or pump Aerid with the {6} ability for a lethal hit.

Tips

  • Aerid's death trigger still makes a Heartwood, so a wipe leaves you mana behind.
  • Aerid's pump counts every artifact, including Treasures, Food, Powerstones and artifact lands.
  • Deflecting Swat and both modes of Jeska's Will need you to control a commander.
  • Depthshaker Titan turns your Heartwoods and Treasures into 3/3 hasty attackers, but you sacrifice them at the next end step.

Common mistakes

  • Cracking Treasures early when Aerid's pump and Hellkite Tyrant want them on the board.
  • Activating Aerid's pump before blockers are declared when a smaller attack would do.
  • Overextending into a wipe without Heroic Intervention up.
  • Forgetting Powerstone mana can't cast nonartifact spells.

Watch out for

  • Artifact wipes like Vandalblast.
  • Removal on Aerid.
  • Fliers that block Aerid.
  • Effects that stop tokens.

11Bracket and Rule 0

1Exhibition
2Core
3Upgraded
4Optimized
5cEDH
Bracket3

Our list runs 2 Game Changers (Jeska's Will, Seedborn Muse), within the Bracket 3 limit of three.

This is a Bracket 3 (Upgraded) style deck with two Game Changers, Jeska's Will and Seedborn Muse. There are no two-card infinite combos, but Hellkite Tyrant can win at upkeep with twenty artifacts, so mention it at Rule 0.

12Full Decklist

Every card in our Aerid Konstrari proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.

Commander

  • 1Aerid Konstrari1RGG

Creatures (23)

  • 1Birds of ParadiseG
  • 1Delighted HalflingG
  • 1Agatha of the Vile CauldronRG
  • 1Fanatic of Rhonas1G
  • 1Goblin AnarchomancerRG
  • 1Reckless Fireweaver1R
  • 1Sarinth Steelseeker1G
  • 1Ingenious Artillerist2R
  • 1Professional Face-Breaker2R
  • 1Tireless Provisioner2G
  • 1Weftstalker Ardent2R
  • 1Woodwork Prodigy2R/G
  • 1Jaxis, the Troublemaker3R
  • 1Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink3R
  • 1Goldspan Dragon3RR
  • 1Roxanne, Starfall Savant3RG
  • 1Seedborn Muse3GG
  • 1Disciple of Freyalise3GGG
  • 1Hellkite Tyrant4RR
  • 1Sarinth Greatwurm4RG
  • 1Craterclaw Colossus4RRR
  • 1Depthshaker Titan5RR
  • 1Old Gnawbone5GG

Instants (11)

  • 1Demand Answers1R
  • 1Heroic Intervention1G
  • 1Untimely Malfunction1R
  • 1Beast Within2G
  • 1Chaos Warp2R
  • 1Deflecting Swat2R
  • 1Big Score3R
  • 1Bolt Bend3R
  • 1Second Harvest2GG
  • 1Return of the Wildspeaker4G
  • 1Lifestream's Blessing4GG

Sorceries (11)

  • 1Devastating OnslaughtXXR
  • 1VandalblastR
  • 1Farseek1G
  • 1Molten Duplication1R
  • 1Nature's Lore1G
  • 1Three Visits1G
  • 1Twinflame1R
  • 1Electroduplicate2R
  • 1Jeska's Will2R
  • 1Rishkar's Expertise4GG
  • 1Blasphemous Act8R

Artifacts (14)

  • 1Sol Ring1
  • 1Arcane Signet2
  • 1Blade of Selves2
  • 1Gruul Signet2
  • 1Herd Heirloom1G
  • 1Idol of Oblivion2
  • 1Lightning Greaves2
  • 1Swiftfoot Boots2
  • 1Talisman of Impulse2
  • 1The Reaver Cleaver2R
  • 1Helm of the Host4
  • 1Panharmonicon4
  • 1Unwinding Clock4
  • 1The Great Henge7GG

Enchantments (6)

  • 1City of Death2G
  • 1Garruk's Uprising2G
  • 1Rhythm of the Wild1RG
  • 1Greater Good2GG
  • 1Parallel Lives3G
  • 1Doubling Season4G

Lands (34)

  • 1Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1Cinder Glade
  • 1Command Tower
  • 1Commercial District
  • 1Darksteel Citadel
  • 1Exotic Orchard
  • 1Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 7Forest
  • 1Great Furnace
  • 1Karplusan Forest
  • 1Kessig Wolf Run
  • 8Mountain
  • 1Rockfall Vale
  • 1Rootbound Crag
  • 1Slagwoods Bridge
  • 1Spire Garden
  • 1Stomping Ground
  • 1Thornspire Verge
  • 1Tree of Tales
  • 1Wooded Foothills
  • 1Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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Aerid turns every artifact into power. Make tokens, double them, and fly in for the win.

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