"Saheeli The gifted: Phyrexian Metallic Victory!"

"Saheeli The gifted: Phyrexian Metallic Victory!"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Saheeli has always been a favorite despite her having a limited role in the whole Kaladesh storyline. My hope is that we could still see Dinobots on Kaladesh when we return there someday now that she is friends with fellow planeswalker Huatli.

I never thought I would see her soon but here she is in commander 2018 with a version that is just begging for a Metallic victory.

So for 2 colorless and Izzet colored mana you can cast Saheeli the gifted and she enters with 4 starting loyalty counters which you can start to add +1 to right away.

You could create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact token to protect her or if you do not have enough artifacts into play. 

Of course if you already have a Darksteel Citadel , The Great Furnace , Seat of the Synod , Sol ring and Izzet signet out you could also use her "limited artifact affinity" imbuing skill and cast a spell for 1 less colorless mana. With just those 5 artifacts out you could cast a 5 mana artifact like an Aetherflux Reservoir or Gilded Lotus or Thran Dynamo or Paradox Engine almost the same turn that you cast Saheeli. Or You could cast a Chain Veil for free! 

Saheeli and her last ability is just the piece the resistance here as you can win using a Mechanized production or if you ever want to use her in a grixis deck a Revel in Riches. You just need to have at least 5 treasures or Clues or Servos or Thopters and Saheeli can double them with her last ability.

What I was thinking is something more convoluted but deadly and it goes in conjunction with Brudiclad , Telchor Engineer. So if you managed to plop down a Blightsteel Colossus with a Quicksilver Amulet (which is the dream) and on the first main phase you use Saheeli's Ultimate ability. You now have a token of the BC. On your attack phase  , Brudiclad , Telchor Engineer , creates a 2/1 Myr token and you get to choose one of the tokens you have in play(choose the BC one) and you have 2 BC tokens and 1 regular BC that could attack(assuming you have a Lightning Greaves in play). If they all go unblocked watch as your opponents foam at the mouth from the poison counters. Of course that is the Phyrexian Dream.

Or if you have enough mana your could just do a Rites of Replication on the BC and spread the Phyrexian love around until all is One. Rites of Replication fits in to this deck as well.

I guess this is enough salivating about the possibilities for one day. Hopefully I can buy this card sometime soon.