Creative Energy Precon Upgrade Guide: Satya, Aetherflux Genius
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Creative Energy
- Commander
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Colors
- White, Blue, Red
- Released
- 14 June 2024
- Card value
- ≈ $77.46
- Key cards
- Akroma’s Will, Goldspan Dragon, Professional Face-Breaker
Creative Energy is the Jeskai deck from Modern Horizons 3 Commander, led by Satya, Aetherflux Genius. Every time Satya attacks she makes a tapped and attacking token copy of another nontoken creature you control and gives you two energy; at the next end step you keep the copy only by paying energy equal to its mana value. The upgrade is simple: give her creatures whose copies are worth making.
Below you’ll find the full interactive decklist, what the deck does well, where it struggles and our recommended upgrades, split into budget ($4.91), mid-range ($16.10), premium ($35.41). Start with the cheapest swaps and work your way up.
The decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Satya, Aetherflux Genius$0.35
Creatures (26)
- 1Aethergeode Miner$0.28
- 1Aethersquall Ancient$0.21
- 1Aetherstorm Roc$0.32
- 1Aethertide Whale$0.19
- 1Amped Raptor$0.17
- 1Angel of Invention$0.44
- 1Aurora Shifter$0.31
- 1Blaster Hulk$0.26
- 1Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer$0.35
- 1Burnished Hart$0.30
- 1Cayth, Famed Mechanist$0.40
- 1Combustible Gearhulk$0.36
- 1Goldspan Dragon$11.66
- 1Grenzo, Havoc Raiser$0.38
- 1Lightning Runner$0.23
- 1Myr Battlesphere$0.39
- 1Overclocked Electromancer$0.25
- 1Professional Face-Breaker$6.90
- 1Razorfield Ripper$0.27
- 1Roil Cartographer$0.24
- 1Salvation Colossus$0.27
- 1Silverquill Lecturer$0.36
- 1Skyclave Apparition$0.29
- 1Solemn Simulacrum$0.36
- 1Sphinx of the Revelation$0.40
- 1Whirler Virtuoso$0.23
Instants (3)
- 1Akroma’s Will$15.87
- 1Glimmer of Genius$0.26
- 1Swords to Plowshares$1.70
Sorceries (6)
- 1Austere Command$0.44
- 1Confiscation Coup$0.22
- 1Farewell$5.38
- 1Jolted Awake$0.13
- 1Localized Destruction$0.25
- 1Tezzeret’s Gambit$0.35
Artifacts (23)
- 1Aether Refinery$0.32
- 1Aethersphere Harvester$0.22
- 1Aetherworks Marvel$0.32
- 1Arcane Signet$0.71
- 1Bespoke Battlewagon$0.16
- 1Bident of Thassa$0.52
- 1Coalition Relic$0.39
- 1Conversion Apparatus$0.35
- 1Coveted Jewel$0.36
- 1Decoction Module$0.21
- 1Filigree Racer$0.22
- 1Gonti’s Aether Heart$0.52
- 1Hourglass of the Lost$0.36
- 1Izzet Generatorium$0.19
- 1Midnight Clock$0.36
- 1Sol Ring$2.34
- 1Solar Transformer$0.29
- 1Stone Idol Generator$0.30
- 1Talisman of Conviction$0.35
- 1Talisman of Creativity$2.00
- 1Talisman of Progress$0.40
- 1Unstable Amulet$0.21
- 1Wayfarer’s Bauble$0.38
Enchantments (3)
- 1Era of Innovation$0.23
- 1Legion Loyalty$0.37
- 1Scurry of Gremlins$0.15
Lands (38)
- 1Adarkar Wastes$0.35
- 1Aether Hub$0.20
- 1Azorius Chancery$0.29
- 1Battlefield Forge$0.35
- 1Castle Vantress$0.34
- 1Command Tower$0.37
- 1Demolition Field$0.38
- 1Frostboil Snarl$0.31
- 1Furycalm Snarl$0.33
- 3Island$0.15
- 2Island$0.22
- 1Izzet Boilerworks$0.39
- 3Mountain$0.12
- 2Mountain$0.15
- 1Mystic Gate$5.62
- 1Mystic Monastery$0.34
- 5Plains$0.20
- 5Plains$0.18
- 1Port Town$0.22
- 1Prairie Stream$0.27
- 1Shivan Reef$0.37
- 1Temple of Enlightenment$0.27
- 1Temple of Epiphany$0.31
- 1Temple of Triumph$0.30
Hover a card to see it (tap on mobile). Prices are for the precon printing, via Scryfall.
What the deck does well
- Satya’s attack trigger turns every enter-the-battlefield creature into repeatable value without spending extra mana.
- Strong staples like Skyclave Apparition, Combustible Gearhulk and Swords to Plowshares are already in the box.
- Plenty of energy makers such as Aethertide Whale and Whirler Virtuoso let you keep your best copies.
Where it struggles
- Several cards barely interact with Satya, like Era of Innovation, Bident of Thassa and Unstable Amulet.
- Grenzo, Havoc Raiser and Legion Loyalty pull in different directions instead of feeding the copy plan.
- Clunky top-end like Aethersquall Ancient and Coveted Jewel slows the deck or hands opponents value.
Recommended upgrades
Pick a budget tab. Every row tells you which card to take out and what to put in.
Cheap swaps (under $2 each) that fix the biggest problems first.
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourglass of the Lost | Flametongue Kavu | $0.08 €0.08 | A cheap creature whose enter trigger removes a blocker, and Satya can copy it. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Legion Loyalty | Inspiring Overseer | $0.15 €0.12 | A cheap flyer that gains life and draws a card every time it enters. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Unstable Amulet | Siege-Gang Commander | $0.26 €0.10 | Each copy brings three more goblins, and the goblins can be sacrificed for damage. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Silverquill Lecturer | Mulldrifter | $0.28 €0.31 | A Satya copy of Mulldrifter draws two more cards on entering, adding card flow the deck lacks. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Localized Destruction | Harnessed Lightning | $0.30 €0.20 | Cheap instant removal that also tops up your energy for keeping copies. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Scurry of Gremlins | Restoration Angel | $0.31 €0.29 | Flash blink that saves a creature or reuses an enter effect, and copies well. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Bident of Thassa | Swiftfoot Boots | $1.71 €0.96 | Satya already has haste, so the Boots’ hexproof is what matters: it keeps the commander that runs the whole deck safe from targeted removal. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Grenzo, Havoc Raiser | Port Razer | $1.82 €1.51 | Extra combats mean extra Satya attack triggers, and a copied Port Razer that connects can grant yet another combat. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $4.91 | |||
Stronger synergy pieces and better interaction ($2–$8 each).
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Era of Innovation | Conjurer’s Closet | $3.19 €2.45 | Blinks your best enter-trigger creature every end step for steady, repeatable value. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Amped Raptor | Guide of Souls | $3.81 €3.30 | Each creature entering, Satya copies included, gains you 1 life and 1 energy, and you can spend three energy on attack to give a creature two +1/+1 counters and flying. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Plains | Spirebluff Canal | $4.49 €3.92 | Fast blue-red dual land that fixes a mana base leaning heavily on basics. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Coveted Jewel | Panharmonicon | $4.61 €4.96 | Doubles the enter triggers of every Satya copy without handing opponents a free mana rock. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $16.10 | |||
Premium upgrades. None of these are on the official Game Changers list, so the deck stays friendly for most casual tables.
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overclocked Electromancer | Moonshaker Cavalry | $9.45 €7.35 | A token copy still triggers on entering, giving your team flying and +X/+X (X = creatures you control) in the middle of an attack. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Aethersquall Ancient | Terror of the Peaks | $25.96 €24.57 | Every creature that enters, including each Satya token copy, deals damage equal to its power to any target. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $35.41 | |||
Where to buy the precon
Don’t own the deck yet? Find Creative Energy on TCGplayer or on Cardmarket.
Verdict
Creative Energy has a fun, flexible commander, but too many cards ignore what Satya actually does. Swap the filler for creatures with strong enter triggers, extra combats and protection and it becomes a fast, swingy casual deck.
