Edgar, Master Machinist
Once during each of your turns, you may cast an artifact spell from your graveyard. If you cast a spell this way, that artifact enters tapped. Tools — Whenever Edgar attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest mana value among artifacts you control.
How Edgar decks play in EDH
Edgar, Master Machinist is a Boros commander in white and red costing 2RW, and its legendary creature - human artificer noble line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Edgar, Master Machinist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.84Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Edgar, Master Machinist 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 Edgar, Master Machinist deck?
Edgar, Master Machinist has a Boros colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Edgar, Master Machinist?
The cards played most often in Edgar, Master Machinist decks include Ragged Short Spear, Kíli the Resourceful, Getaway Barrel. 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 Edgar, Master Machinist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.84 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 Edgar, Master Machinist 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.