WitchLegendary Artifact Creature — HumanBreya, Etherium Shaper
Mana value4Rank#5,747
The Commander
When Breya enters, create two 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
, Sacrifice two artifacts: Choose one —
• Breya deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
• You gain 5 life.
Guide
Gameplan
Breya is an artifact-matters value engine and combo hub in four colors. You flood the board with artifacts and tokens, then use Breya's sacrifice ability as repeatable removal, life gain, or a damage outlet. The deck closes by either grinding incremental advantage or assembling a two-card artifact loop that turns Breya's ping into infinite damage.
Strengths
- Four colors gives access to the best artifact support, tutors, and interaction in the format
- Breya itself is a built-in removal/burn/lifegain engine that comes with two free artifacts (Thopters)
- Naturally supports multiple infinite combos that win on the spot
- Deep redundancy in artifact tokens, sac fodder, and cost reducers
Weaknesses
- Artifact-heavy lists fold hard to mass artifact removal like Vandalblast or Bane of Progress
- Four-color mana base needs significant investment to be consistent
- Combo lines are well-known and easily disrupted by experienced tables
- Can be glass-cannon and exposed to graveyard hate or stax that locks the sac ability
Key Cards
- Krark-Clan Ironworks — Generates explosive mana from sacrificing artifacts, fueling Breya activations and combo turns.
- Thopter Foundry — Combos with Sword of the Meek and Ashnod's Altar for infinite Thopters, life, and Breya fodder.
- Time Sieve — With Thopter Assembly or token engines it loops extra turns to lock the game.
- Goblin Welder — Reanimates and recurs artifacts repeatedly, enabling abuse of expensive bombs and combo pieces.
- Nim Deathmantle — Pairs with Ashnod's Altar and a token maker for infinite recursion and sacrifice value.
Upgrade Path
Add fast mana and rocks (Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Mox Opal) to power out Breya and combos faster, then tighten the mana base with original duals, fetches, and Mana Confluence. Lean into compact two-card loops like Time Sieve + Thopter Assembly and protect them with counterspells and tutors (Demonic Tutor, Whir of Invention) to make the deck a true combo threat.
Core Cards
- Shimmer Myr
- Beacon of Unrest
- Dimir Aqueduct
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Nomad Outpost
- Ethersworn Adjudicator
- Crumbling Necropolis
- Chief Engineer
- Etherium Sculptor
- Cranial Plating
- Blinkmoth Urn
- Baleful Strix
Seeded from a single deck — rates appear once more public decks exist.
Win Conditions
- ▸Infinite artifact-sacrifice loop (e.g. Time Sieve / Thopter Foundry + Ashnod's Altar) feeding Breya's 3 damage to each opponent
- ▸Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar loops for infinite tokens and drain
- ▸Going wide with Thopters plus an anthem or Bitterblossom-style swarm
- ▸Grinding opponents out with repeated Breya removal and incremental card advantage
Archetypes
- Artifacts/Combo — Breya's sac ability is the payoff for infinite artifact-sacrifice loops that deal lethal damage.
- Aristocrats — Constant artifact tokens give endless sacrifice fodder for drain and value engines.
- Midrange Value — Breya provides removal, lifegain, and bodies, supporting a grindy artifact-goodstuff plan.
Combos
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Breya, Etherium Shaper
→ Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB
- Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Breya, Etherium Shaper
→ Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Breya, Etherium Shaper + Eldrazi Displacer + Ashnod's Altar
→ Infinite colorless mana, Infinite damage, Infinite ETB
- Breya, Etherium Shaper + Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks
→ Infinite colorless mana, Infinite damage, Infinite ETB
- Urza, Lord High Artificer + Deadeye Navigator + Breya, Etherium Shaper
→ Infinite ETB, Cast all spells in your library, Exile your library
Combos via Commander Spellbook.