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Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.) At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the greatest mana value or tied for the greatest mana value, draw a card.
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“Protect big artifacts & draw cards whenever you have the highest mana value.”
Control
Intermediate
Card advantage, Combo
Artifacts, Ramp, Superfriends
Strategy
Padeem turns your artifacts into untouchable threats while rewarding you for playing big, powerful ones. Your game plan is to assemble a small army of high-impact artifacts—mana rocks, card draw engines, and utility pieces—then protect them with Padeem's hexproof ability while drawing extra cards whenever you have the mana value advantage. This lets you out-resource your opponents over time, since they can't remove your key pieces.
You'll win through a mix of card advantage and incremental damage. Your artifacts generate value every turn (Welcoming Vampire effects, mana ramp, card draw), and Padeem's upkeep trigger keeps your hand full. Eventually you'll have enough mana and resources to cast threats too large for opponents to ignore, or assemble a combo finish with cards like Thopter Foundry and Sword of the Meek. The deck plays like a control deck that inevitably takes over the game.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip Mana Crypt and Scalding Tarn; use Darksteel Ingot and Traveler's Amulet instead. Swap FoN and Jace for budget draw like Mystic Reflection and Tireless Tracker.
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