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Dyfed, the Guiding Hand
Legendary Planeswalker — Dyfed
+1: Create two tapped Powerstone tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.") −X: Untap X target artifacts. −6: Search your library for an artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Dyfed, the Guiding Hand can be your commander.
Loyalty 4
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“Blue artifact ramp and untap engine searching for game-ending artifacts.”
Combo
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Artifacts, Ramp, Combo
Strategy
Dyfed is all about building an artifact-focused engine that generates mana acceleration while setting up powerful effects. Your core gameplan is to use Dyfed's +1 ability to churn out Powerstone tokens, which ramp you into bigger artifacts while also fueling graveyard synergies if they're sacrificed. The −X ability lets you untap key artifacts for multiple activations per turn—think Rings of Brighthearth, Basalt Monolith, or other mana rocks that tap for value. You're essentially playing a control-to-combo deck that uses artifacts as both your acceleration and your inevitability engine.
The −6 tutor ability is your payoff—finding game-ending artifacts like Blightsteel Colossus, Aetherflux Reservoir, or Torment of Hailfire depending on the board state. Most games follow a pattern of ramping into critical mass with artifacts, then either untapping threats repeatedly for overwhelming value or tutoring a finisher when you've got enough mana. You can go tall with a single huge artifact threat or go wide with artifact tokens if you include token generators in your 99.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive mana rocks like Mox Opal; use Cultivator's Caravan, Everflowing Chalice, and Urza's Bauble for budget untap targets instead.
Signature Cards
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