#NAME:Master of Ether
#DESC:"Surrounded by the things I built
#DESC: my power will grow
#DESC: boundlessly."

# Cards considered, but not included:
# Gaea's Cradle - would make the deck even stronger, but doesn't
#   fit the theme.
#
# Cards removed from the deck:
# Sculpting Steel - reported to lead to crashes

# Land(s)
Ancient Den (MRD) * 4        # 20 artifact lands for huge bonuses on Master of Etherium and Tolarian Academy.
Great Furnace (MRD) * 4
Seat of the Synod (MRD) * 4
Tree of Tales (MRD) * 4
Vault of Whispers (MRD) * 4
Academy Ruins (TSP) * 1      # brings back artifacts
Tolarian Academy (VMA) * 1   # Generates massive amounts of mana in this deck - which the AI usually wastes.
Island (10E) * 3

# Creature(s)
Cathodion (C14) * 4          # 3-drop 3/3 creature without a down-side since manaburn was abolished
Coiled Tinviper (TPR) * 1    # first strike attacker
Glaze Fiend (ALA) * 2        # temp. bonus for playing artifacts
Master of Etherium (ALA) * 4 # gets stronger with every artifact
Ornithopter (MRD) * 4        # cheap artifact, later air defense
Salvage Slasher (CFX) * 2    # grows stronger with artifacts in graveyard - nice effect if opponent has destroyed all artifacts
Scarecrone (EVE) * 2         # brings back artifacts
Silver Myr (MRD) * 4         # artifact source of blue mana (which is needed for the 6 Vedalken)
Steel Wall (MRD) * 2         # mainly for defending
Vedalken Archmage (MRD) * 2  # draws card when summoning artifact
Yotian Soldier (MRD) * 2     # cheap defender

# Artifact(s)
Akroma's Memorial (FUT) * 2  # massive bonuses incl. Trample
Nuisance Engine (MRD) * 4    # create more cheap artifacts