Bosh, Iron Golem

Bosh, Iron Golem is a red artifact sacrifice outlet that turns your expendable artifacts into direct damage. The core gameplan is to build up a collection of cheap artifacts—especially mana rocks, utility pieces, and token generators—then sacrifice them to Bosh's activated ability for damage. Each artifact becomes a mini-Shock or bigger, depending on its mana value. You're looking at a mid-to-late game where you've assembled a critical mass of artifacts and can start converting them into damage, ideally finishing opponents with a flurry of sacrifices.

The deck wins through a combination of commander damage (Bosh swings for 6 thanks to trample) and chip damage from sacrificed artifacts stacking up. You'll want mana acceleration artifacts early, cheap utility pieces mid-game, and then anything with a decent mana value late to close out the game. Card draw and artifact tutoring help you find the right pieces. Some builds lean into artifact tokens or recurring artifacts to turn Bosh's ability into a repeatable damage engine rather than a one-shot effect.

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