Karn, Argent Defender 
Karn, Argent Defender Commander decklist played by Charles radtke at The Family Jewelz: Cash on the Stack (17 Oct 2026).
- Player
- Charles radtke
- Finish
- #24 of 25, 0-5
- Archetype
- Karn, Argent Defender
- Format
- Commander
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- TopDeck.gg
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Commander
Main deck (100)
Commander
Main deck (100)
Creatures (12)
- 1 Darksteel Angel
- 1 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
- 1 Glaring Fleshraker
- 1 Karn, Legacy Reforged
- 1 Karn, Silver Golem
- 1 Platinum Angel
- 1 Platinum Emperion
- 1 Scrawling Crawler
- 1 Silent Arbiter
- 1 Soulless Jailer
- 1 Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
- 1 Walking Ballista
Planeswalkers (5)
- 1 Karn Liberated
- 1 Karn, the Great Creator
- 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- 1 Ugin, Eye of the Storms
- 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Instants (6)
- 1 Desecrate Reality
- 1 Kozilek's Command
- 1 Null Elemental Blast
- 1 Scour from Existence
- 1 Warping Wail
- 1 Zuko's Exile
Sorceries (2)
Artifacts (44)
- 1 Basalt Monolith
- 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
- 1 Commander's Plate
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
- 1 Cursed Totem
- 1 Darksteel Forge
- 1 Defense Grid
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
- 1 Erratic Portal
- 1 Expedition Map
- 1 Forsaken Monument
- 1 Grim Monolith
- 1 Inscribed Tablet
- 1 Karn's Sylex
- 1 Kill Switch
- 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
- 1 Liquimetal Coating
- 1 Liquimetal Torque
- 1 Lotus Petal
- 1 Mana Vault
- 1 Manifold Key
- 1 Meekstone
- 1 Mox Diamond
- 1 Mox Opal
- 1 Mycosynth Lattice
- 1 Mystic Forge
- 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
- 1 Oblivion Stone
- 1 Planar Bridge
- 1 Planar Portal
- 1 Portal to Phyrexia
- 1 Pristine Talisman
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Stonespeaker Crystal
- 1 Tangle Wire
- 1 The Echoverse Fulcrum
- 1 The One Ring
- 1 Thran Dynamo
- 1 Torpor Orb
- 1 Trinisphere
- 1 Unwinding Clock
- 1 Ur-Golem's Eye
- 1 Voltaic Key
- 1 World Map
Lands (30)
- 1 Ancient Tomb
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Emergence Zone
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Guildless Commons
- 1 Hall of Echoes
- 1 Mishra's Workshop
- 1 Planar Nexus
- 1 Scorched Ruins
- 1 Snow-Covered Wastes
- 1 Strip Mine
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
- 1 Urza's Cave
- 1 Urza's Factory
- 1 Urza's Mine
- 1 Urza's Power Plant
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Urza's Tower
- 1 Urza's Workshop
- 1 Wasteland
- 5 Wastes
- 1 Zhalfirin Void
Compared with the average Karn, Argent Defender list
Too few decks of this archetype in the 7 days up to Oct. 17, 2026 to compute an average list.
Combos in this deck
4 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
- Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument
- Activated abilities of permanents your opponents control can't be activated, Activated abilities can't be activated…: Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice
- Destroy all permanents opponents control each turn, Lock…: Darksteel Forge + Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk + Unwinding Clock
- Permanents your opponents control do not untap, Lock…: Kill Switch + Mycosynth Lattice + Unwinding Clock































































































