Let’s face it—the best part of Magic isn’t always about crushing foes with unanswerable combos or stockpiling infinite treasures. Sometimes, it’s about the gleeful chaos of rummaging through the metaphorical trash and finding something surprisingly shiny. Meet the DeckStir Community Pick: Daretti, Scrap Savant. If you’ve ever wanted to win games by upcycling junkyard relics, Daretti’s got your back (and your graveyard).
The Commander
Daretti, Scrap Savant is the planar answer to “one goblin’s trash is another goblin’s treasure.” A red planeswalker with a knack for graveyard shenanigans, Daretti’s -2 ability lets you trade an artifact on the field for one in your graveyard. His +2 rummage fits right into the plan, letting you ditch big clunky artifacts early only to bring them back later, fresher than ever. And if you think planeswalkers can’t be commanders? Think again—Daretti’s up there with the spikiest of ‘walkers-turned-captains, especially among those who prefer their wins with a side of mischief.
Game Plan
This deck’s strategy is delightfully straightforward: get big, splashy artifacts into your graveyard and cheat them onto the battlefield. Cards like Faithless Looting and Tormenting Voice help you filter your hand, tossing pricey threats like Wurmcoil Engine or Sundering Titan into the bin. Once safely tucked away, Daretti (or partners in grime like Goblin Welder and Trash for Treasure) wheel and deal those artifacts onto the battlefield—often ahead of schedule.
But what’s a pile of relics without ways to make a mess? Scrap Trawler and Myr Retriever create value loops, ensuring nothing stays dead for long. Need to wipe the board? Nevinyrral’s Disk and Perilous Vault are on call. Feeling greedy? Mind Stone and Hedron Archive draw you deeper into your deck. And let’s not forget the win conditions: Myr Battlesphere will flood the board, while a timely Combustible Gearhulk keeps your opponents on their toes—and occasionally just burns them out.
Power & Bracket
This deck sits comfortably at a 0/10 on the power scale and in Bracket 1, making it an ideal candidate for low-power, high-fun tables. No infinite combos, no oppressive locks—just honest, hard-won value from your own scrapyard. Classic red staples like Cathodion and Pia and Kiran Nalaar bring utility, but there’s nothing here that’ll make a pod clutch their pearls (unless you’re exceptionally lucky with your Gearhulk flips).
Game Changers for this deck are less about raw power, more about synergy: Goblin Engineer and Junk Diver keep the graveyard engine purring, while Mirrorworks and Trading Post bring enough jank to keep things unpredictable. DeckStir’s community has spoken: sometimes, the best games come from creative chaos, not cutthroat optimization.
Should You Build It?
If you love graveyard recursion, artifact nonsense, or simply want to win with the oddest pile of artifacts you can muster, this is your deck. It’s budget-friendly, welcoming to new players, and loaded with nostalgia for anyone who’s ever mourned a lost Myr. You won’t rule high-powered pods, but you’ll be the life of the party—and probably the one with the coolest board state. So, grab your welding torch and your sense of humor: Daretti’s scrapyard awaits.
