The Commander
When Pia and Kiran Nalaar enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Pia and Kiran Nalaar deals 2 damage to any target.
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with artifact tokens (especially Thopters), then convert that artifact surplus into reach via Pia and Kiran's sacrifice ability, pinging down creatures, planeswalkers, or players. You play a midrange artifact-aggro game, building wide and finishing with burn or a big alpha strike.
Strengths
- Comes with immediate value, leaving three bodies if removed
- Built-in repeatable removal and reach that scales with your artifact count
- Strong synergy with artifact tokens, treasure, and sacrifice payoffs
- Mono-red gives access to cheap, consistent ramp and tutors for artifacts
Weaknesses
- Mono-red lacks card advantage and struggles to recover from board wipes
- Sacrifice ability is mana-intensive at per activation
- No native card draw or recursion in the command zone
- Vulnerable to artifact hate which hits both tokens and engine pieces
Key Cards
- Goblin Bombardment — Free sacrifice outlet that turns every Thopter and artifact into reliable burn without paying mana.
- Reckless Fireweaver — Pings each opponent whenever an artifact enters, turning token floods into direct damage.
- Krark-Clan Ironworks — Converts spent artifacts into explosive mana for big sacrifice-fueled turns.
- Pia Nalaar — Adds another Thopter and a sacrifice outlet that synergizes with the artifact theme.
- Welding Jar — Cheap recurring artifact fodder for the sacrifice ability and damage triggers.
Upgrade Path
Add artifact ETB-damage payoffs (Reckless Fireweaver, Disciple of the Vault, Marionette Master) and free sacrifice outlets (Goblin Bombardment, Ashnod's Altar) to convert tokens into damage efficiently. Improve card advantage with red wheels and artifact-matters draw like Reckless Handling, Inventors' Fair, and treasure ramp such as Dockside Extortionist. Push toward combo finishes with Krark-Clan Ironworks plus Disciple of the Vault for instant kills.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Repeatedly pinging opponents with Pia and Kiran plus artifact ETB damagers like Reckless Fireweaver and Marionette Master
- ▸Going wide with Thopters and treasures, then alpha striking with an anthem or Impact Tremors-style payoffs
- ▸Mass sacrifice combos converting many artifacts into lethal burn
Archetypes
- Artifact Aristocrats — Sacrificing artifacts to Pia and Kiran or other outlets generates value and damage triggers.
- Tokens — The Thopters plus treasure and artifact token generators build a wide board to sacrifice or swing.
- Spellslinger Burn — Reach from the sacrifice ability and ETB-damage payoffs let you burn the table out.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
