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Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Haste {U}{R}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from an artifact source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
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“Copy artifact abilities for explosive value and card advantage.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Artifacts, Ramp, Tokens
Strategy
Tawnos is all about turning your artifacts into engines of value by copying their activated and triggered abilities. You'll load up on artifact creatures and artifacts with repeatable effects—think Gilded Lotus, Mycosynth Wellspring, or Ashnod's Altar—then use Tawnos to duplicate those abilities for explosive turns. The deck wants to generate mana, draw cards, or create tokens by simply activating the same artifact twice (or more). It's a slow-burn value strategy that snowballs into overwhelming card advantage and inevitably wins through combat or by having so many resources you can't lose.
The beauty of Tawnos is flexibility: you can tune him toward artifact ramp, token generation, card draw, or even mana combo depending on your meta and budget. Since his ability has a steep activation cost, you'll want to ensure your deck can reliably generate blue and red mana and that your artifact suite rewards you generously for each activation. This isn't a fast deck—it's about grinding out incremental advantages until opponents have no answers.
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, Star Compass, or Chromatic Lantern instead. Budget copies of draw engines like Spine of Ish Sah or Grinding Station work just fine.
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