Overview
Invent Superiority is an artifact deck with sacrifice outlets. Breya, Etherium Shaper is a 4/4 artifact creature that creates two 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying when it enters. For {2} and two sacrificed artifacts, it deals 3 damage to a target player or planeswalker, gives a creature -4/-4, or gains you 5 life. Thopters and cheap artifacts are the fuel.
The 99 cards are 30 creatures, 1 planeswalker, 17 artifacts, one enchantment, 4 instants, 9 sorceries and 37 lands. Many of the creatures are artifact creatures, such as Master of Etherium, Baleful Strix, Sharuum the Hegemon, Myr Battlesphere, Silas Renn, Seeker Adept and Sphinx Summoner, and other cards tutor for or recur artifacts, including Trinket Mage, Sanctum Gargoyle, Myr Retriever, Hanna, Ship's Navigator and Trash for Treasure. Sacrifice and engine cards such as Thopter Foundry, Trading Post, Skullclamp and Cranial Plating connect it together.
Key Cards
Playing the Deck
The early game is about mana and cheap artifacts. Sol Ring, Everflowing Chalice, Fellwar Stone, Commander's Sphere, Vedalken Engineer and Etherium Sculptor ramp you or make artifacts cheaper, Trinket Mage and Ichor Wellspring find or replace cards, and Baleful Strix and Myr Retriever provide early value. Skullclamp turns small creatures into cards.
The middle of the game is about the engine. Breya, Etherium Shaper makes Thopters, Thopter Foundry and Trading Post turn artifacts into value, Master of Etherium and Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer pump the team, and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept and Sharuum the Hegemon recur artifacts. Faerie Artisans copies the creatures opponents play.
The late game is about huge artifacts and resets. Myr Battlesphere, Soul of New Phyrexia and Filigree Angel are large, Hellkite Tyrant steals artifacts, and Open the Vaults, Beacon of Unrest and Grave Upheaval bring things back. Nevinyrral's Disk, Coastal Breach and Phyrexian Rebirth reset the board.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths: The deck has plenty of artifact synergy and a great sacrifice engine in Breya, so it can turn almost every card into value. It also has good interaction, including Executioner's Capsule, Dispeller's Capsule, Parting Thoughts, Whipflare, Trial // Error and Ethersworn Adjudicator.
Weaknesses: The deck is four colours, so its mana is demanding, and many of the best cards are artifacts, so artifact removal and sweepers slow it down. Nevinyrral's Disk and Phyrexian Rebirth help against opponents but hurt your own board, and several of the sacrifice effects need careful sequencing.
Want to improve it? See the Invent Superiority upgrade guide: twelve swaps with the data behind each one.
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✦ Build with The OracleFrequently Asked Questions
What cards are in the Invent Superiority decklist?
The Invent Superiority precon is a 100-card Commander deck led by Breya, Etherium Shaper. The full Invent Superiority decklist, with every card, current prices and a button to copy the list into your deck builder, is on this page.
When was Invent Superiority released?
Invent Superiority was released on November 11, 2016 as part of Commander 2016.
Who is the commander of Invent Superiority?
Invent Superiority is led by Breya, Etherium Shaper, a Four-colour (W/U/B/R) legendary artifact creature.
How many creatures are in Invent Superiority?
The 99 cards besides Breya, Etherium Shaper include 30 creatures.
How many lands does Invent Superiority have?
Invent Superiority has 37 lands in the 99 cards besides Breya, Etherium Shaper, including basic lands.
Full Decklist
All 100 cards from the out-of-the-box Invent Superiority precon, with current prices. Click any card to expand it.