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Karn, Gilded Guardian - Decklist

Creatures 34$17.28

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness1Alibou, Ancient Witness$0.26
  2. Breya, Etherium Shaper1Breya, Etherium Shaper$0.36
  3. Bronze Guardian1Bronze Guardian$0.27
  4. Cataclysmic Gearhulk1Cataclysmic Gearhulk$0.29
  5. Coalstoke Gearhulk1Coalstoke Gearhulk$0.79
  6. Combustible Gearhulk1Combustible Gearhulk$0.25
  7. Cult of Skaro1Cult of Skaro$0.30
  8. Cyberdrive Awakener1Cyberdrive Awakener$1.65
  9. Emry, Lurker of the Loch1Emry, Lurker of the Loch$0.64
  10. Enigma Sphinx1Enigma Sphinx$0.27
  11. Enthusiastic Mechanaut1Enthusiastic Mechanaut$0.22
  12. Etherium Sculptor1Etherium Sculptor$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Ethersworn Sphinx1Ethersworn Sphinx$0.23
  2. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  3. Gold-Forged Thopteryx1Gold-Forged Thopteryx$0.27
  4. Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain1Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain$0.38
  5. Kappa Cannoneer1Kappa Cannoneer$0.22
  6. Krang, Master Mind1Krang, Master Mind$0.63
  7. Magister Sphinx1Magister Sphinx$1.42
  8. Memnarch, the Warden1Memnarch, the Warden$1.01
  9. Mendicant Core, Guidelight1Mendicant Core, Guidelight$0.65
  10. Noxious Gearhulk1Noxious Gearhulk$0.45
  11. Oildeep Gearhulk1Oildeep Gearhulk$1.11
  12. Pinnacle Emissary1Pinnacle Emissary$1.46

Creatures continued

  1. Pyrewood Gearhulk1Pyrewood Gearhulk$0.83
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist1Sai, Master Thopterist$0.32
  3. Shardless Agent1Shardless Agent$0.32
  4. Sharuum the Hegemon1Sharuum the Hegemon$0.33
  5. Sphinx of the Guildpact1Sphinx of the Guildpact$0.08
  6. Thought Monitor1Thought Monitor$0.26
  7. Transguild Courier1Transguild Courier$0.22
  8. Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier1Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier$0.71
  9. Voyager Quickwelder1Voyager Quickwelder$0.31
  10. Winter, Cursed Rider1Winter, Cursed Rider$0.13

Instants 3$2.87

  1. Cloudshift1Cloudshift$1.29
  2. Dispatch1Dispatch$0.40
  3. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18

Sorceries 3$1.11

  1. Organic Extinction1Organic Extinction$0.28
  2. Thoughtcast1Thoughtcast$0.61
  3. Wake the Past1Wake the Past$0.22

Artifacts 20$10.85

  1. Ancient Cornucopia1Ancient Cornucopia$1.57
  2. Cranial Ram1Cranial Ram$0.16
  3. Cursed Mirror1Cursed Mirror$0.29
  4. Demonic Junker1Demonic Junker$0.29
  5. Encroaching Mycosynth1Encroaching Mycosynth$0.39
  6. Executioner's Capsule1Executioner's Capsule$0.09
  7. Fieldmist Borderpost1Fieldmist Borderpost$0.22
  8. Infinite Guideline Station1Infinite Guideline Station$0.20
  9. Inspirit, Flagship Vessel1Inspirit, Flagship Vessel$1.62
  10. Lux Artillery1Lux Artillery$0.30

Artifacts continued

  1. Repurposing Bay1Repurposing Bay$0.54
  2. Scourglass1Scourglass$0.23
  3. Sculpting Steel1Sculpting Steel$1.66
  4. Sewer-veillance Cam1Sewer-veillance Cam$0.28
  5. Solar Array1Solar Array$0.29
  6. Solitary Cell1Solitary Cell$0.23
  7. Thopter Foundry1Thopter Foundry$0.24
  8. Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph1Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph$0.29
  9. Uthros Research Craft1Uthros Research Craft$1.71
  10. Veinfire Borderpost1Veinfire Borderpost$0.25

Enchantments 1$0.67

  1. Phyrexian Scriptures1Phyrexian Scriptures$0.67

Lands 38 / 38$21.45

  1. Ancient Den1Ancient Den$1.42
  2. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Cascading Cataracts1Cascading Cataracts$1.75
  5. Castle Doom1Castle Doom$0.42
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darkmoss Bridge1Darkmoss Bridge$0.32
  8. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  9. Drossforge Bridge1Drossforge Bridge$1.14
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Forest1Forest$0.09
  4. Goldmire Bridge1Goldmire Bridge$0.34
  5. Island1Island$0.07
  6. Mistvault Bridge1Mistvault Bridge$0.81
  7. Mountain1Mountain$0.08
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Plains1Plains$0.05
  10. Power Depot1Power Depot$0.56

Lands continued

  1. Razortide Bridge1Razortide Bridge$0.26
  2. Rustvale Bridge1Rustvale Bridge$0.20
  3. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  4. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  5. Slagwoods Bridge1Slagwoods Bridge$0.25
  6. Snow-Covered Forest1Snow-Covered Forest$0.99
  7. Snow-Covered Island1Snow-Covered Island$1.06
  8. Snow-Covered Mountain1Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50
  9. Snow-Covered Plains1Snow-Covered Plains$0.38
  10. Snow-Covered Swamp1Snow-Covered Swamp$0.59

Lands continued

  1. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  2. Tanglepool Bridge1Tanglepool Bridge$0.29
  3. Thornglint Bridge1Thornglint Bridge$0.21
  4. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  5. Tree of Tales1Tree of Tales$1.38
  6. Urza's Mine1Urza's Mine$0.66
  7. Urza's Power Plant1Urza's Power Plant$0.59
  8. Urza's Tower1Urza's Tower$0.90

About this Karn, Gilded Guardian deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Karn, Gilded Guardian, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $54.64 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Karn, Gilded Guardian decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Enthusiastic Mechanaut, Etherium Sculptor and Alibou, Ancient Witness. The picks most particular to this commander are Breya, Etherium Shaper, Thought Monitor and Voyager Quickwelder, which turn up here far more often than in other Five-color decks.

Its average mana value is 4.39. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Uthros Research Craft ($1.71), Sculpting Steel ($1.66) and Cyberdrive Awakener ($1.65); 41 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.82, and with no limit $630.03; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.39
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match62%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 8 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 6 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 12 cards

The curve and the average cover Karn, Gilded Guardian and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Karn, Gilded Guardian at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Karn, Gilded Guardian decks usually play.

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With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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