If you want a pro's opinion on how to build a deck with a solid mana base in a format like Modern, Reid Duke has a course that touches on this
Secret Lair X KEXP: Where the Music Matters Finally, we have another KEXP Secret Lair dedicated to music
Preston Blink | Commander | Paige Smith Commander (1) 1 Preston, the Vanisher Creatures (30) 1 Blade Splicer 1 Captain of the Watch 1 Charming Prince 1 Distinguished Conjurer 1 Felidar Guardian 1 Fiend Hunter 1 Gallant Cavalry 1 Inspiring Overseer 1 Knight of the White Orchid 1 Kor Cartographer 1 Mage's Attendant 1 Meteor Golem 1 Palace Jailer 1 Pegasus Guardian 1 Priest of Ancient Lore 1 Rambunctious Mutt 1 Resolute Reinforcements 1 Restoration Angel 1 Roving Harper 1 Rumor Gatherer 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Soul Warden 1 Soul's Attendant 1 Spirited Companion 1 Stonehorn Dignitary 1 Sun Titan 1 Thraben Inspector 1 Wall of Omens 1 Welcoming Vampire 1 White Plume Adventurer Instants (12) 1 Acrobatic Maneuver 1 Cloudshift 1 Cosmic Intervention 1 Ephemerate 1 Flicker of Fate 1 Justiciar's Portal 1 Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau 1 Lae'zel's Acrobatics 1 Otherworldly Journey 1 Return to Dust 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier 1 Swords to Plowshares Sorceries (4) 1 Austere Command 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave 1 Hour of Reckoning 1 Makindi Stampede // Makindi Mesas Enchantments (8) 1 Anointed Procession 1 Felidar Retreat 1 Flickerform 1 Intangible Virtue 1 Journey to Nowhere 1 Oblivion Ring 1 Teleportation Circle 1 Valor in Akros Artifacts (9) 1 Arcane Signet 1 Conjurer's Closet 1 Heraldic Banner 1 Marble Diamond 1 Mind Stone 1 Oketra's Monument 1 Panharmonicon 1 Skullclamp 1 Sol Ring Truthfully, I'm generally used to seeing my Blink Commander decks being either Bant or Azorius colors more than anything
Protection Against Red Heres where you can splash other colors to help deal with this
Look at some of the current decks in Brawl, and land counts dont get too low
It rarely matters what the artifact token is if you can make a lot of it, and in blue-based Artifact builds, being able to make extra artifacts for casting three different types of spells adds up quickly
