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Unctus, Grand Metatect
Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken · {1}{U}{U} · Blue commander
What Unctus, Grand Metatect actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Activated ability{U/P}: Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue artifact in addition to its other colors and types. Activate only as a sorcery.
- Static ability · anthemOther artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
- AbilityOther blue creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card."
What an Unctus, Grand Metatect deck needs
Plays as artifact creatures. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- artifact creatures (they get +1/+1)
- blue creatures that tap — attackers and tap abilities (each tap loots)
The Unctus, Grand Metatect deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 24× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- 6× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 3× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 2× Answer a whole board at once
- 8× Refill your hand
- 3× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- 11× Get ahead on mana
- 8× A creature with an activated ability worth copying or borrowing
Best cards for Unctus, Grand Metatect
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
- Ornithopter0 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Titan's Presence3 mana
- Icy Prison2 mana
- Kozilek's Command2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Muddle the Mixture2 mana
- Personal Tutor1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Desynchronization4 mana
- Wave Goodbye4 mana
- Whelming Wave4 mana
- Consuming Tide4 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
- Evacuation5 mana
- Perplexing Test5 mana
- Cyclonic Rift2 mana
Refill your hand
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
- Faerie Mastermind2 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Combat Research1 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Cryptothrall4 mana
- Lost in the Maze2 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
Get ahead on mana
- Sol Ring1 mana
- Palladium Myr3 mana
- Worn Powerstone3 mana
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mana Vault1 mana
- Wayfarer's Bauble1 mana
A creature with an activated ability worth copying or borrowing
- Ornithopter of Paradise2 mana
- Hangarback Walker0 mana
- Crashing Drawbridge2 mana
- Steel Overseer2 mana
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch3 mana
- Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory3 mana
- Palladium Myr3 mana
- Dour Port-Mage2 mana
Combos with Unctus, Grand Metatect
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Unctus, Grand Metatect is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Freed From The Real4,917 decks
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Aphetto Alchemist4,467 decks
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Pemmin's Aura3,618 decks
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Ioreth Of The Healing House + Vizier Of Tumbling Sands2,981 decks
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Vizier Of Tumbling Sands + Kelpie Guide2,849 decks
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Ioreth Of The Healing House + Kelpie Guide2,841 decks
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