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Maskwood Nexus

CLB · rare · Released 2022-06-10

Power

brawl
fringe→tier-2Build-around bomb
commander
fringeBuild-around bomb

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

dead

does nothing alone

build around

needs a shell

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

sticky

hard to remove

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-wide
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

token-producerlordcombo-piece

Risks

slow-setupremoval-magnetrequires-tribe-density

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:

—

anti:

—

Structural

static-abilityactivated-ability

Rationale

Maskwood Nexus is a 4-mana artifact that grants every creature type to all your creatures (and creature spells/cards), making it a universal tribal enabler — typal_synergy_flexible: true because it benefits whichever tribe your deck is built around. The activated ability (3+T) can slowly generate Shapeshifter tokens that also count as every tribe. It's a signature piece in tribal combo shells (e.g. Reaper King, Arcades, any lord-stacking tribal deck) where counting as every type unlocks multiple lord bonuses simultaneously; the token-generation mode is relevant in tokens-go-wide as a mana sink.

Learnings (3)

  • Maskwood Nexus retroactively applies to creature cards in your graveyard and hand as well — this means graveyard-based tribal payoffs (e.g. Haakon, Stromgald Scourge, which requires a Knight in the graveyard) can be unlocked regardless of your actual creature types.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Combining Maskwood Nexus with a single lord creates a global anthem for your entire board, since every creature shares every type with every other; stacking multiple lords of different tribes becomes extremely powerful under this effect.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The token creation ability at {3}+{T} is mana-intensive and slow; Maskwood Nexus is most impactful the turn it resolves for the static effect rather than as a token engine, so it reads better than it plays in fair midrange shells without a combo line.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #486

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