Robert Darrow's The Armory
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍)
vinVintage
Approx. Value:
$438.14
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Avg. CMC 3.52
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Tarkir: Dragonstorm
releases on April 11, 2025!

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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Main Deck - 100 cards, 76 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (27)
1 Archon of Justice
$0.18 Creature - Archon
1 Auriok Windwalker
$0.39 Creature - Human Wizard
1 Brass Squire
$1.65 Artifact Creature - Myr
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
$10.01 Legendary Creature - Cat Soldier
1 Bruna, the Fading Light
$1.86 Legendary Creature - Angel Horror
1 Etched Champion
$0.29 Artifact Creature - Soldier
1 Felidar Sovereign
$2.10 Creature - Cat Beast
1 Geist-Honored Monk
$0.27 Creature - Human Monk
1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
$20.75 Legendary Creature - Angel Horror
1 Griffin Sentinel
$0.02 Creature - Griffin
1 Guardian of the Gateless
$0.19 Creature - Angel
1 Hundred-Handed One
$0.18 Creature - Giant
1 Kemba, Kha Regent
$0.29 Legendary Creature - Cat Cleric
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
$42.81 Legendary Creature - Eldrazi
1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged
$1.08 Legendary Creature - Human Soldier // Legendary Planeswalker - Gideon
1 Leonin Abunas
$1.11 Creature - Cat Cleric
1 Leonin Shikari
$3.83 Creature - Cat Soldier
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
$17.00 Legendary Creature - Angel
1 Palace Guard
$0.11 Creature - Human Soldier
1 Pilgrim's Eye
$0.07 Artifact Creature - Thopter
1 Puresteel Paladin
$1.05 Creature - Human Knight
1 Raksha Golden Cub
$0.86 Legendary Creature - Cat Soldier
1 Serra Ascendant
$23.27 Creature - Human Monk
1 Solemn Simulacrum
$0.39 Artifact Creature - Golem
1 Sram, Senior Edificer
$2.03 Legendary Creature - Dwarf Advisor
1 Stoneforge Mystic
$21.54 Creature - Kor Artificer
1 Stonehewer Giant
$5.49 Creature - Giant Warrior
Sorcery (3)
1 Mass Calcify
$1.17 Sorcery
1 Terminus
$0.20 Sorcery
1 Wrath of God
$2.24 Sorcery
Artifact (29)
1 Akroma's Memorial
$30.60 Legendary Artifact
1 Basilisk Collar
$2.62 Artifact - Equipment
1 Champion's Helm
$2.10 Artifact - Equipment
1 Darksteel Plate
$8.45 Artifact - Equipment
1 Deathrender
$3.83 Artifact - Equipment
1 General's Kabuto
$5.53 Artifact - Equipment
1 Helm of Kaldra
$3.43 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Kusari-Gama
$5.48 Artifact - Equipment
1 Lightning Greaves
$4.47 Artifact - Equipment
1 Loxodon Warhammer
$0.89 Artifact - Equipment
1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
$0.36 Artifact - Equipment
1 Nim Deathmantle
$3.45 Artifact - Equipment
1 Quietus Spike
$0.55 Artifact - Equipment
1 Shield of Kaldra
$6.46 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Sol Ring
$1.21 Artifact
1 Spidersilk Net
$0.07 Artifact - Equipment
1 Surestrike Trident
$1.06 Artifact - Equipment
1 Swiftfoot Boots
$1.64 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Body and Mind
$15.37 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
$24.53 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
$30.81 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Kaldra
$19.06 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
$9.30 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of the Animist
$9.55 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of Vengeance
$0.41 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of War and Peace
$7.10 Artifact - Equipment
1 Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
$3.48 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Umezawa's Jitte
$9.40 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Whispersilk Cloak
$1.99 Artifact - Equipment
Enchantment (8)
1 Angelic Destiny
$1.81 Enchantment - Aura
1 Endless Horizons
$6.79 Enchantment
1 Entangler
$1.32 Enchantment - Aura
1 Faith's Fetters
$0.02 Enchantment - Aura
1 Prison Term
$0.45 Enchantment - Aura
1 Sigarda's Aid
$6.80 Enchantment
1 Spirit Mantle
$2.37 Enchantment - Aura
1 True Conviction
$4.53 Enchantment
Planeswalker (2)
1 Gideon Jura
$0.35 Legendary Planeswalker - Gideon
1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
$0.54 Legendary Planeswalker - Nahiri
Land (31)
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
$15.90 Land
1 Karoo
$0.27 Land
25 Plains
$0.08 Basic Land - Plains
1 Secluded Steppe
$0.22 Land
1 Urza's Mine
$0.88 Land - Urza’s Mine
1 Urza's Power Plant
$0.48 Land - Urza’s Power-Plant
1 Urza's Tower
$0.73 Land - Urza’s Tower
Sideboard - 11 cards, 11 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (6)
1 Aegis of the Gods
$1.24 Enchantment Creature - Human Soldier
1 Jazal Goldmane
$0.43 Legendary Creature - Cat Warrior
1 Leonin Arbiter
$0.41 Creature - Cat Cleric
1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
$1.10 Creature - Elephant Soldier
1 Victory's Herald
$0.26 Creature - Angel
1 Weathered Wayfarer
$0.66 Creature - Human Nomad Cleric
Instant (1)
1 Second Sunrise
$3.57 Instant
Sorcery (2)
1 Roar of Reclamation
$0.45 Sorcery
1 Sudden Disappearance
$0.18 Sorcery
Enchantment (2)
1 Concerted Effort
$5.29 Enchantment
1 Reconnaissance
$3.46 Enchantment

Notes
 
League of AUGH
Summer13:  Rank 4th of 13

tiny commander conversion (The Armory>Local Militia) http://deckbox.org/sets/923427
[CMC<=3, 50 cards, 25 life/10 poison/no commander damage]
Remove all >3 cmc and the following:
10 plains
1 karoo
1 secluded steppe
1 pilgrim's eye
1 kusari-gama
1 nim deathmantle
1 helm of kaldra
1 whispersilk cloak
1 sol ring (banned)
1 umezawa's jitte (banned)
1 sword of body and mind (banned)
Comments
  • Robert Darrow | 07-Apr-2016 09:01
    So here is a disgusting final Board state:
    133 life
    13 plains
    karoo
    Elite inquisitor (summon sick)
    Kozilek, butcher of truth (Equiped with Loxodon Warhammer)
    Brimaz, King of Oreskos (commander; Equiped with Sword of the Animist, Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of War and Peace, Spidersilk Net, and Masterwork of Ingenuity[Loxodon Warhammer])
    Cat Soldier(Token; Equiped with Sword of Kaldra, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang, and General's Kabuto; Enchanted with Entangler)
    Palace guard
    Guardian of the Gateless(Equiped with Quietus Spike)
    Darksteel Plate(unequiped)
    Sensei's Divining Top
    Gideon Jura(14 loyalty; 6/6 Human soldier)

    [/Loxodon Warhammer]
    • patrick ellett | 12-Apr-2016 21:35
      thats nasty
      i feel sorry for whomever your opponents were
      • Robert Darrow | 13-Apr-2016 16:02
        well one was https://deckbox.org/sets/436798 the other was a freshly unboxed unmodified Marath, will of the wild Commander deck

  • Robert Darrow | 29-Oct-2014 07:06
    Assault Suit: "here have kemba while she has indestructable"

    • patrick ellett | 29-Oct-2014 16:49
      Would you run the lithomancer as the armorer to the armory?
      • Robert Darrow | 29-Oct-2014 19:05
        certainly just need to figure out what the hell I'm swapping out!
        GORRAMIT this set is gonna be a headache
        • patrick ellett | 29-Oct-2014 19:24
          i feel like the entire white deck is just love for you
          • Robert Darrow | 29-Oct-2014 20:44
            as far as I can tell it is but that fundamentaly poses a problem of giving too much to consider adding to The Armory, We Have an AUGH and possibly Behemonoth
            • patrick ellett | 30-Oct-2014 06:56
              id do it. i just saw Masterwork of Ingenuity, a one drop artifact that enters as a copy of any equipment on the table.
  • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 04:27
    holy shit you got a jitte
    is it working well or has it not come up yet?
    • Robert Darrow | 26-Oct-2014 04:45
      It has charged and worked very well.


      At one point it was on a double striker.
      • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 04:46
        goddamnit augh
        but congratulations your armory has almost reached its pinacle.  all you need is a batterskull
        • Robert Darrow | 26-Oct-2014 04:50
          Almost got one then decided against spending 20 on it and got Damnation instead because the 4 cost wipe will work better for Bump/Ascended than a 5 cost living weapon equipment in the armory
          • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 04:53
            ah yes
            damnation
            its much handier 
            still worth picking a batterskull up eventually though.
            • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 04:53
              actually now that i think of it, there isnt any living weapon in here at all. is that purposeful?
              • Robert Darrow | 26-Oct-2014 04:58
                actually yes seemed a bit wonky for the equipment to just outright make a black token on entry especially once I added 'Hewer and Might bring it in just to have the token just die
                • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 05:02
                  the fact the token is black is awkward for a mono-white edh deck to make, but batterskull is just too handy to not have around
                • Robert Darrow | 26-Oct-2014 05:03
                  not to mention that having to decide to let the creature die just to wait for a cat on the next turn in the early day's lead to the general avoidance of even the +1/+1 cheap card
                  • patrick ellett | 26-Oct-2014 05:50
                    ah
                    alright then.
  • patrick ellett | 22-Jul-2014 18:10
    What about the Avarice Amulet? Its pretty good and would lead to some very augh-ish lines of play
    • Robert Darrow | 22-Jul-2014 19:02
      the armory is getting rather tight on choices and the amulet costs too much with out doing something for the toughness or survivability increase
      • patrick ellett | 22-Jul-2014 19:03
        Alright then
  • patrick ellett | 11-Jul-2014 04:29
    I dont know how much you've played with top in the deck, but is it working out for you?
    • Robert Darrow | 11-Jul-2014 14:35
      yet to play with it been busy with work

  • Robert Darrow | 30-May-2014 16:36
    in recent games this deck has managed concerting with the 3 Mirrodin swords inplay equipped I now just need the last 2 Mirrodin swords and a loxodon gatekeeper to swap for Kismet
    • patrick ellett | 31-May-2014 15:31
      Good luck with that. Which swords are missing?
      • Robert Darrow | 01-Jun-2014 18:21
        had been L&S and W&P
        • patrick ellett | 01-Jun-2014 18:50
          good luck getting your hands on them. I take it your going for the Modern Masters version of L&S for a more consistent art style?
          • Robert Darrow | 02-Jun-2014 04:08
            Nah I like the old art just fine and the fire ice i have is the original so consistancy would be only original prints
            • patrick ellett | 02-Jun-2014 04:09
              fair enough
              • Robert Darrow | Edited 02-Jun-2014 04:49
                know any one who would trade a EN W&P for a JP W&P straight across

                • patrick ellett | 02-Jun-2014 15:57
                  I don't think so. sorry man, i haven't gotten into the local nerd scene at all really.
  • Robert Darrow | 02-Apr-2014 20:04
    hey look my deck cost less than $100
    • patrick ellett | 04-Apr-2014 00:39
      half of it is because most of these cards don't have a price on them because tcgplayer is picky about their pricing apparently
      • Robert Darrow | 04-Apr-2014 01:03
        no TCGplayer told deckbox to stop using them so those are amazon's prices

        • patrick ellett | 04-Apr-2014 01:04
          fuck if you can get a sword of fire and ice for 0.00 it's awesome
          • Robert Darrow | Edited 04-Apr-2014 01:17
            unfortunately it doesn't just list them as < Null >
            fun fact though is price sorting still uses the old data in some cases





  • Robert Darrow | 25-Mar-2014 06:26
    If I started adding the 5 swords to armory what 5 cards would you cut from first cut to last in order. I would also love the order I should add the swords as well. ANYONE AND EVERYONE I WANT YOUR ANSWERS
    • Robert Darrow | Edited 25-Mar-2014 06:30
      The 5 swords I mean are sword of fire and ice, sword of feast and famine, sword of body and mind, sword of war and peace, & sword of light and shadow.
    • patrick ellett | 30-Mar-2014 22:15
      Fireshrieker, Griffin sentinel, Vorrac Battlehorns, Geist Honored Monk. You get your hands on them? I noticed you've already put SoFaI in
      • Robert Darrow | 30-Mar-2014 22:30
        need the other 4 and any order I should try for the swords?

        • patrick ellett | 30-Mar-2014 22:32
          I'd go feast and famine next, it allows you to untap your lands and the slight discard on the side is always nice
          • patrick ellett | 30-Mar-2014 22:32
            other than that, it shouldn't matter

  • patrick ellett | 23-Feb-2014 14:29
    That creature list is looking really scary now, to be honest.

  • patrick ellett | 08-Nov-2013 17:00
    why move the ring of thune to the sideboard for the journeyer's kite?
    • Robert Darrow | 08-Nov-2013 19:24
      experimenting because the vigilance is somewhat a redundance what with
      24% of the creatures being vigilant already plus more mana will keep
      this running better.
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