Introduction:

But before I begin discussing how this theme ties itself together into a seamless bow, I want you to understand the benefits of using this archetype in its pure form. Very few archetypes have access to a card that summons any of their archetype members straight from the deck. But even fewer can be activated at any point of the game, and even less than that also trigger the most important effects of your deck. Sure, the Artifact engine has the same capability, but only if you have Artifact Sanctum. With a Pure Artifact deck, you have a much larger range of combinations that achieves the same result. You have access to all of the strengths of the Artifact engine, but magnified and with added consistency. Trust me, it feels good to pull whatever monster you need straight out of the deck. The questions becomes, does the Artifact archetype bring enough to be successful on their own? I strongly believe that the answer to that question is yes, it does. Hopefully you will believe that too by the time you finish reading, otherwise I didn’t do a good job!

In total, I’ve given you a very brief overview of the archetype, key cards, and main combos. From here on out, the deckbuilding decisions now fall squarely upon your shoulders. Pretty much all of the Tech cards I will mention in the next section are options that have the tendency to pull the deck in different directions. By running Card of Demise, you need to have a way to ensure that you can use the 7 or 8 cards you have in your hand when activating it on your first turn. And for Artifacts, since they are all Level 5, you only have 5 Spell/Trap Zones to fill with archetype cards, so you need to round out your build with outside support to make the most of Demise and your archetype. This is the most important part of a pure Artifact deck, the deckbuilding phase.It determines your strongest matchups, weaker matchups, and which plays you can disrupt or get out of in the first place. Without further ado, let’s get a handle on the tech cards.

Tech Options (that can determine your variation on our theme):

Click open the spoiler below to check out my sample decklist. You may not agree with my tech choices, but this is how I prefer to build and run the deck. Your ‘best build’ will and should most definitely be different.

SpoilerMain Deck:
| Artifact Moralltach
|| Artifact Scythe
||| Artifact Failnaught
|| Artifact Vajra
|| Artifact Lancea
|| Artifact Caduceus
| Artifact Achilleshield
||| Artifact Beagalltach
| Artifact Aegis
| Thunder King Rai-Oh
|| Aroma Jar
||| Dark Sanctuary
||| Card of Demise
||| Pot of Duality
|| Mystical Space Typhoon
||| Artifact Ignition
||| Artifact Sanctum
||| Call of the Haunted

Extra Deck:
|| Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger
|| Constellar Ptolemy M7
| Number 21: Frozen Lady Justice
| Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh
| Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon
|| Constellar Pleaides
|| Number 61: Volcasaurus
|| Artifact Durendal
| Shark Fortress
| Outer Entity Azaroth

Conclusion:

As always, the list above is just my personal build. I strongly encourage you to hoist your ancient weapon and join the fight, you’ll find the mindgames behind this deck to have no equal. After all, psychological warfare with Fairies is always an effective way to play Yugioh. Right Herald of Perfection? Until the next time, keep innovating and building creative decks! Most of all, just enjoy dueling for the fun that it can be!

Reminder, I also take suggestions for future CDS articles! While I will not run out of cool ideas, I do want to be writing articles about strategies you are interested in. So if you desperately wish to see a CDS article about the archetype, theme, or strategy you love, feel free to private message me on the YGOrg Discord server or the YGOrganization Forums with your ideas to keep under consideration: my username is Quincymccoy.