How about Commander Cube
Since the extra combat phase comes from an enters-the-battlefield trigger (ETB) , you can also abuse this Aura if you can find a way to flicker it
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Looking back, 0/0 Germs made design a bit tricky, as all Equipment had to provide a toughness boost, but it started a trend of design that would spawn many more mechanics
The rest of this cycle is worth checking out even if the effects arent quite as strong, because itll make your mana base more functional
Red Death, Shipwrecker doesn't fit the theme of the deck except as a mana producer, and can easily be replaced with an artifact creature with the same basic function which also interacts with your artifact theme