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Winter, Cursed Rider
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Ward—Pay 2 life. Artifacts you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life." Exhaust — {2}{U}{B}, {T}, Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard: Each other nonartifact creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
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“Blue-Black artifact graveyard control with recyclable board wipes.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Artifacts, Graveyard, Control
Strategy
Winter, Cursed Rider is a controlling artifact-focused commander that turns your graveyard into a board wipe engine. You're filling your graveyard with cheap artifacts while building a board presence, then using the exhaust ability to clear opposing creatures at key moments. The deck plays a tempo game: protect Winter and your artifact threats with ward effects, mill artifacts into your graveyard, then cash them in for explosive removal. You win by grinding out opponents with creature-heavy board clears, artifact synergies, and commander damage once the table is cleared.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive artifact tutors like Mystical Tutor; use self-mill like Stitcher's Supplier and Satyr Wayfinder instead, then lean on bulk artifact lords like Phosphor Aerialist and Cranial Plating for value.
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