Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts. Equipped creatures you control have flying and haste.
How Dalakos decks play in EDH
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, and its legendary creature - merfolk artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. It wants to be suited up, so cheap protection and equipment that grants evasion take priority over expensive gear. The cards below are the ones Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $17.84Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders deck?
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders?
The cards played most often in Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders decks include The Lonely Mountain, Dáin Ironfoot, Dwarven Mauler. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $17.84 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.