Unleash the Power of Urtet: A Myr-acle Commander Deck Guide

In The Lore: Who Is Urtet?

The looming danger of Phyrexia has been a crucial aspect of Magic: The Gathering's lore. Many Commanders have highlighted the efforts made by the other planes to combat this existential threat. One of the most prominent heroes in this fight is Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch. This cute mechanical Myr embodies Memnarch's creativity, who was the first ruler of Mirrodin when it was still known as Argentum.

Although Memnarch is no longer around, Urtet continues to explore the world and experiment with objects he comes across. His inventions have equipped the Mirrodin resistance with gadgets that give them a fighting chance against the Phyrexian threat. Players who want to take advantage of Urtet's abilities in Magic: The Gathering must understand how his build complements the game's existing Myr offerings.

Urtet played a crucial role in the story of Magic: The Gathering as a faithful servant of Memnarch, the first ruler of Mirrodin. Memnarch was entrusted with Mirari, a powerful artifact, and the responsibility of overseeing Mirrodin after the planeswalker Karn left. Despite being the one who brought life to Mirrodin, Memnarch's corruption by the Phyrexian oil led to his downfall. Urtet, one of his creations, was the only one that carried on his legacy. As a curious technician, Urtet loved exploring the realm and collecting trinkets, which later proved to be useful for the Mirran survivors in their battle against the Phyrexian assault.

Remnant Of Memnarch: Key Characteristics

To effectively utilize “Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch” in a Magic: The Gathering deck, it is crucial to understand the card's basic mechanics. As one of the original Myrs, Urtet's abilities align perfectly with his core skillset. His capabilities include:

Despite its small size, Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch, is a powerful card in Magic: The Gathering. With a low cost and easy summoning, it's simple to get on the field and start generating Myr Artifact Creature Tokens. These tokens can quickly overwhelm enemies, especially with Urtet's ability to untap all Myrs at the start of combat. And with the added bonus of a counter buff that gives all Myrs +3/+3, Urtet can turn weak tokens into unstoppable forces. To truly harness Urtet's potential, players must understand its unique abilities and incorporate them into their strategy.

- Strengths: A Myr For Every Color

Thanks to Urtet's nature as an Artifact Creature and his Artifact-summoning focus, players won't need to build a deck with a particular color focus, making setups easier. Additionally, Urtet's colorless attribute allows him to be integrated into any color-coded Myr deck, boosting their creature offerings. With Urtet's toolkit heavily focused on Myrs, it's easy to build a straightforward and resource-friendly Myr deck, making most Urtet decks cheap but powerful in the long-term.

Multicolored Mayhem: The main challenge in using an Urtet deck lies in activating his +3/+3 effect, which requires a steep cost of 5 Mana. Players need to ramp up their Lands quickly to ensure they can afford this massive stat boost. Predictable Myr: As Urtet relies heavily on Myr cards, opponents can easily predict his playstyle. Those with anti-Artifact cards can easily shut down an Urtet offensive if they know what to expect.

Remnant Of Memnarch Strategies: A Myr For Every Strategy

Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch, is often associated with Myr creature types, but the use of Myr spells allows for diverse strategies for decks with this Commander. Utilizing Urtet's buffs with token-doubling effects can create overwhelming armies for aggressive gameplay. To increase efficiency and unpredictability, consider building an Urtet deck around a specific strategy rather than including Myr creatures of all colors.

In fast-paced Commander battles, the lack of synergies in a traditional Urtet deck that includes most of the Myrs available in Magic: The Gathering can do more harm than good. To remedy this, Improving the Standard is necessary, especially when using Urtet's buffs and untap mechanics within his staple deck. This can be achieved by replacing some Myrs in the standard deck with more useful alternatives.

For instance, "Mirror Entity" is a Changeling that can transform the base stats of all creatures based on Mana provided, making it a neat alternative while waiting for Urtet or when there's extra Mana prior to Urtet's buffs. Other non-Myrs that can prove to be useful include "Alibou, Ancient Witness" and "Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer," which provide Haste to all Artifacts; and "Etherium Sculptor" and "Foundry Inspector," which reduce the Mana cost of Artifacts.

Deck 2: Mana Pumping Action

For those looking to dominate Magic: The Gathering with an Urtet deck, the Mana Pumping Action strategy is the perfect solution. This deck addresses the challenge of acquiring enough Mana to activate Urtet's powerful 5-cost +3/+3 buff through cards such as the "Timeless Lotus" and "Chromatic Orrery," both of which can provide 5 Mana to Urtet on demand. The "Cryptolith Rite" card allows players to tap any creature for 1 Mana and take advantage of Urtet's untap ability, reducing the risk of using it in combat.

On top of the traditional token-pumping cards, there are summon punishers that can deal significant damage to opponents. Take for example, "Cabal Paladin" which deals 2 damage for every historic spell cast, including Artifacts. Another example is "Reckless Fireweaver" which inflicts 1 damage to opponents whenever creatures enter the battlefield. Similarly, "Purophos, God of the Forge" deals 2 damage for the same effect. With these cards, players can spawn a Myr Token after casting a Myr creature, and it will punish their opponent for 10 damage, much like an aggro Red deck.

For players who want to create an almost indestructible army, they can add spells like "Illusionist's Bracers" and "Doubling Season" to the mix. The former doubles the counters given, while the latter does the same and doubles any tokens that appear.

Deck 3: The More, The Merrier

Maximizing token output is a key strategy when using Urtet in The More, The Merrier deck. The focus is on getting Urtet out early while building up Mana supply through ramps without resorting to rare Magic: The Gathering cards. Token boosts should be the main damage dealers of the team, and players can achieve this by using “Parallel Lives” to double Urtet's minion-generation output. “Lux Artillery” is also useful for adding Sunburst to Artifacts cast, giving them a significant boost even before Urtet procs his buff. With “All Will Be One,” Urtet’s +3/+3 buff also translates to 3 damage to the opponent, which can hurt them before players even attack.

Deck 4: Pure Punishment

Pure Punishment is the perfect build for players who want to incite a robot uprising. This deck functions similarly to Urtet decks, but with added combat enhancements. With key cards like "Shared Animosity," which boosts creatures with the same creature type during combat, and "Haunted One," which grants +2/+0 to itself and all other creatures when untapped, Pure Punishment is a force to be reckoned with. Thanks to Urtet's untap mechanic, "Haunted One" can easily trigger a +4/+0 boost, in addition to Urtet's +3/+3 buff.

Some cards in the deck offer smaller buffs to other Artifacts but at a more affordable cost. These include "Steel Overseer," which adds +1/+1 to Artifact creatures, and "Urza, Prince of Kroog" and "Tempered Steel," which both add +2/+2. Cost reducers like "Herald's Horn" and "Urza's Incubator" can assist in activating Urtet's token production effects, leading to more potential damage.

Deck 5: To Infinity And Beyond

Experienced Magic: The Gathering players can easily set up an Urtet deck in the early game, but the challenge lies in protecting their vulnerable robots until Urtet can enhance them. However, by utilizing To Infinity And Beyond, players can not only achieve near-infinite Mana, but also generate countless Myr Tokens. This powerful combo enables players to accumulate as much Mana as they need to achieve any desired victory condition.

To achieve infinite Mana, players can use the "Cryptolith Rite" to allow 4 Myrs to produce 1 Mana each when tapped. By tapping all 4 Myrs and paying an additional Mana, players can trigger "Myr Matrix" to bring another Myr Token into play. This activates "Intruder Alarm," which untaps all creatures when an Artifact creature enters play, effectively restarting the cycle.

Another strategy involves using "Cryptolith Rite" with 4 Myrs. Players can tap 1 Myr and another to activate "Myr Galvanizer" and untap all creatures, leaving 1 floating Mana. They can then tap 1 Myr to produce 2 floating Mana and tap 2 more Myrs to activate "Clock of Omens" and untap "Myr Galvanizer." Finally, they can tap the last Myr to activate "Galvanizer" and untap everything, allowing them to repeat the cycle.