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Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an 8/8 Robot Villain artifact creature in addition to its other types.
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“Turn your artifacts into 8/8 threats every turn and grind out wins”
Doc Ock, Evil Inventor turns your artifacts into giant threats every combat. The core idea is to load up on utility artifacts—mana rocks, card draw engines, protection pieces—then turn them into 8/8 creatures that attack while keeping their abilities. This means your Sol Ring or Mystic Remora suddenly becomes a threat, and you're not sacrificing utility for pressure. You win by animating a key artifact repeatedly each turn, dealing 8 damage per swing, while your artifact engine keeps the deck running smoothly.
The beauty of Doc Ock is that you're not forced to play a narrow artifact-focused deck. Instead, you build a normal control or midrange shell packed with good artifacts, then get a free 8/8 threat every turn cycle. Late game, you can even animate multiple artifacts in one turn if you're running clones or have extra combat steps. The deck plays like a mid-power control deck that slowly overwhelms opponents through creature combat—very achievable at casual tables.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip expensive mana rocks like Mox Opal; use Signets, Talismans, and Chromatic Lantern instead. Replace pricey card draw artifacts with Coastal Piracy or Bident of Thassa.
Inclusion = % of Doc Ock, Evil Inventor decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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