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Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem · 2B
Color identity: Black
Armix, Filigree Thrasher is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Armix attacks, you may discard a card. When you do, target creature defending player controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control plus the number of artifact cards in your graveyard.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Armix, Filigree Thrasher: 36
Artifacts-1/-1 CountersAffinityAggroBurnDredgeFlashbackGraveyard
Build your Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Armix, Filigree Thrasher 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: D (44/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed50
- Interaction36
- Resilience72
- Closing11
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (17 nonbasic, 19 Swamp)
Foundry Inspector · Cranial Plating · Sol Ring · Workshop Assistant · Charcoal Diamond · Sculpting Steel · Automated Warfare System · Collective Drone · Arcane Signet · Go for the Throat · Technomancer · Marionette Master · Myr Retriever · Shimmer Myr · Solemn Simulacrum · Adaptive Omnitool · Deadly Dispute · Defile · Golem Foundry · Jhoira's Familiar · Mutilate · Phyrexian Arena · Scrap Trawler · Skorpekh Lord · Emergency Weld · Feed the Swarm · Junk Diver · Leaden Myr · Lightning Greaves · Mystic Forge · Necron Overlord · Noxious Gearhulk · Phyrexian Scriptures · Swiftfoot Boots · Unwinding Clock · Doombot Harbinger · Demonic Junker · Dread Return · Meteor Golem · Mind Stone · Pactdoll Terror · Resurrection Orb · Sceptre of Eternal Glory · Their Name Is Death · Their Number Is Legion · Thought Vessel · Wurmcoil Engine · Bolas's Citadel · Caged Sun · Chief of the Foundry · Clay Revenant · Dark Ritual · Geode Golem · Glaze Fiend · Marionette Apprentice · Monumental Corruption · Reanimate · Thieves' Tools · Triplicate Titan · Wayfarer's Bauble · Anrakyr the Traveller · Arcbound Condor · Damnation · Vault of Whispers · Darksteel Citadel · Cabal Coffers · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Inventors' Fair · Bojuka Bog · Mortuary Mire · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Treasure Vault · Barren Moor · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Armix, Filigree Thrasher
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Armix, Filigree Thrasher, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry Inspector | 88% | +85% |
| Vault of Whispers | 68% | +63% |
| Cranial Plating | 64% | +61% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 60% | +59% |
| Workshop Assistant | 56% | +54% |
| Automated Warfare System | 50% | +50% |
| Collective Drone | 50% | +50% |
| Sculpting Steel | 52% | +49% |
| Technomancer | 48% | +46% |
| Shimmer Myr | 44% | +43% |
| Marionette Master | 44% | +42% |
| Myr Retriever | 44% | +41% |
| Adaptive Omnitool | 41% | +40% |
| Golem Foundry | 40% | +40% |
| Buried Ruin | 44% | +39% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 40% | +39% |
| Skorpekh Lord | 40% | +37% |
| Scrap Trawler | 40% | +37% |
| Emergency Weld | 36% | +35% |
| Phyrexian Scriptures | 36% | +35% |
| Unwinding Clock | 36% | +35% |
| Necron Overlord | 36% | +35% |
| Junk Diver | 36% | +34% |
| Mystic Forge | 36% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Foundry Inspector
- Cranial Plating
- Darksteel Citadel
- Workshop Assistant
- Sculpting Steel
- Technomancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vault of Whispers
- Collective Drone
- Mystic Forge
- Wurmcoil Engine
- Their Name Is Death
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Unwinding Clock
- Resurrection Orb
- Inventors' Fair
- Sceptre of Eternal Glory
- Cryptothrall
- Karn, Legacy Reforged
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Armix, Filigree Thrasher
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Ashnod's Altar + Thran Vigil → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Thran Vigil + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Armix, Filigree Thrasher's color identity?
Armix, Filigree Thrasher is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Armix, Filigree Thrasher come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: D (44/100).
How many lands should a Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck run?
Real Armix, Filigree Thrasher decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Armix, Filigree Thrasher?
The three highest-synergy cards are Foundry Inspector, Vault of Whispers, Cranial Plating. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Armix, Filigree Thrasher decks.
What combos does Armix, Filigree Thrasher have?
Armix, Filigree Thrasher has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Armix, Filigree Thrasher deck cost?
You can start cheap: Foundry Inspector, Cranial Plating, Darksteel Citadel are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.