Legendary Creature — Dragon

Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant

Mana value9EDHREC#7,256

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The Commander

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)

Flying, haste

Whenever Chiss-Goria attacks, exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast an artifact spell from among them this turn. If you do, it has affinity for artifacts.

Guide

Gameplan

Flood the board with cheap artifacts to cast Chiss-Goria for next to nothing, then swing with a hasty 7/7 flier to dig five cards deep for free artifact spells each combat. You snowball mana rocks, artifact creatures, and big bombs into an unbeatable board, then close with evasive damage or an artifact-fueled combo.

Strengths

Comes down absurdly cheap (often for or free) thanks to Affinity, so resilient to removal—just recast it
Flying + haste means immediate, evasive pressure and instant card/value advantage on attack
Built-in repeatable card advantage and free casts snowball your artifact engine hard
Mono-red artifacts has deep support and consistent ramp via Treasures and rocks

Weaknesses

Mono-red means weak interaction, no enchantment removal, and limited card draw outside artifacts
Heavily reliant on a healthy artifact board—mass artifact wipes (Vandalblast, Bane of Progress) are brutal
Commander costs 9 mana base; an empty board makes it nearly uncastable
Attack trigger only finds artifacts, so dead flips happen if you draw too few artifact spells

Key Cards

Sol Ring — Premier cheap rock that both ramps and discounts Chiss-Goria via Affinity.
Mind Stone — Cheap artifact that reduces cost early and cashes in for a card later.
Goblin Engineer — Tutors artifacts to the battlefield, growing your Affinity count and finding combo pieces.
Kuldotha Forgemaster — Sacrifices three artifacts to tutor any artifact straight to play, a top-end payoff.
Etali, Primal Conqueror — A huge artifact bomb you can flip into for free off the attack trigger.
Urza's Saga — Makes Construct tokens scaling with your artifacts while tutoring a cheap rock.

Upgrade Path

Lower your curve with more cheap and zero-cost artifacts (Ornithopter, Chromatic Star, Mishra's Bauble) to maximize Affinity and consistency. Add fast mana (Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Jeska's Will) and protection like Lightning Greaves to make the commander uncounterable pressure. Top with explosive payoffs and combos—Kuldotha Forgemaster lines, Voltaic Key/Time Vault, or Walking Ballista with Hangarback synergies—to convert artifact density into a deterministic win.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Repeated evasive Dragon swings plus free artifact bombs overwhelming the table
▸Casting a giant artifact creature like Etali or Wurmcoil and beating down
▸Kuldotha Forgemaster fetching a finisher or combo piece
▸Goblin/Construct token swarms backed by artifact synergies

Archetypes

Artifacts (Affinity) — Chiss-Goria's cost reduction and free casts reward jamming the board with cheap artifacts.
Big Mana Ramp — Mana rocks and Treasures fuel huge artifact bombs cast at a discount.
Voltron/Aggro — A hasty 7/7 flier with built-in card advantage pressures life totals quickly.
Combo — Artifact tutors and engines enable mana or sacrifice loops to close the game.