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Gilded Alarm Engine

Karn, Gilded Guardian{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}

by koRx 100 cards ≈ $195.39 11 Updated
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Decklist · 100 cards · 100 unique

Commander 1

Creatures 16

Instants 17

Sorceries 9

Artifacts 14

Enchantments 6

Lands 37

Strategy notes

Gilded Alarm Engine is a five-color Commander combo-control deck built around Intruder Alarm as its main engine. The core plan is to generate repeated untaps with token makers like Krenko, Mob Boss, Goblin Rabblemaster, and Hanweir Garrison, letting the deck snowball into huge boards, repeated value, or explosive combo turns.

It plays like a value-driven midrange/control shell with lots of ramp and fixing from signets, talismans, and mana dorks, plus strong interaction like Counterspell, Negate, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Blasphemous Act, and Austere Command to survive until its engine comes online. Cards like Opposition further reward going wide by turning tokens into a soft lock.

The deck usually wins by:

  • Going infinite or near-infinite with Intruder Alarm and creature/token production
  • Overwhelming the table with a massive token army
  • Grinding value through strong standalone threats like Archon of Cruelty, Serra’s Emissary, and reanimation pieces

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