Digging four cards deep every turn for cheap artifacts while enabling an Izzet artifact storm structure makes Tony Stark from Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) an incredible value engine in Magic: The Gathering.
As a 1/3 Human Artificer Hero costing two mana (), Tony Stark tap-filters the top four cards of your deck to place any artifact directly into your hand for just . With an Izzet color identity courtesy of his transformation cost, Tony Stark tutors Fast Mana, Equipment, and Combo Pieces directly into your hand before gearing up to transform and suits up for lethal late-game combat.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Tony Stark list, detailing how to abuse tap-dig abilities, accelerate artifact combos, and transform into a game-winning suit.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Tony Stark requires early artifact mana acceleration, tap/untap mechanics, high artifact density, and win-condition combos.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Cast Tony Stark on Turn 2. Tap him immediately using to filter through the top four cards of your library, securing key fast-mana rocks like Sol Ring or Mana Vault.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Untap Tony using synergies like Unwinding Clock or Clock of Omens to dig multiple times per turn cycle, assembling artifact pieces like Aetherflux Reservoir or Sensei’s Divining Top.
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Late Game (Turns 5+): Execute an infinite storm or mana combo using Isochron Scepter or transform Tony Stark to take over the board with suit-powered combat strikes.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Tap Engine & Artifact Synergies
The top community lists on Moxfield optimize Tony Stark by maximizing artifact density and abusing tap/untap activated abilities to draw key combo pieces.
Unwinding Clock / Clock of Omens
Untap multipliers. Allows Tony Stark to tap and activate his dig ability on every opponent’s turn, searching 16+ cards deep around the table every single round.
Etherium Sculptor / Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Artifact cost reducers and secondary card draw. Reduces artifact casting costs down to or single mana symbols to facilitate massive storm turns.
Aetherflux Reservoir / Sensei’s Divining Top / Bolas’s Citadel
Primary win-condition framework. Easily tutored by Tony’s dig ability to rapidly gain life and blast opponent life totals with death-ray damage.
Fierce Guardianship / Deflecting Swat / Counterspell
Izzet interaction suite. Free countermagic keeps Tony Stark protected from removal while holding open resources to dig on opponent turns.
3. Copy & Paste Tony Stark 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Tony Stark
1 Aetherflux Reservoir
1 Ancient Tomb
1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
1 Arcane Signet
1 Arid Mesa
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Birgi, God of Storytelling
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Brainstorm
1 Chaos Warp
1 City of Brass
1 Clock of Omens
1 Command Tower
1 Counterspell
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Dockside Extortionist
1 Dramatic Reversal
1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Expressive Iteration
1 Fabricate
1 Fierce Guardianship
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Force of Will
1 Gamble
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Great Furnace
1 Isochron Scepter
1 Jeska's Will
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Steam Vents
1 Storm-Kiln Artist
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Talisman of Creativity
1 Teferi, Master of Time
1 Thiele's Research
1 Thought Vessel
1 Timetwister
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
1 Urza's Saga
1 Vandalblast
1 Volcanic Island
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Whir of Invention
1 Wooded Foothills
15 Island
15 Mountain
Summary: Dig for Tech, Suit Up, Blast the Table
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Tony Stark because turning commander taps into repeatable 4-card artifact digs provides unparalleled Izzet consistency. By digging out key artifacts on command and setting up instant-speed protection, Tony Stark engineers effortless board dominance. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, build your armor, and dominate your Commander pod.
