Leonardo da Vinci
{3}{U}{U}: Until end of turn, Thopters you control have base power and toughness X/X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. {2}{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. If the discarded card was an artifact card, exile it from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 0/2 Thopter artifact creature with flying in addition to its other types.
How Leonardo da Vinci decks play in EDH
Leonardo da Vinci is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Leonardo da Vinci decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.41Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (7)
Removal (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci deck?
Leonardo da Vinci has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Leonardo da Vinci?
The cards played most often in Leonardo da Vinci decks include Memnarch, the Warden, Fateful Discovery, Darksteel Angel. 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 Leonardo da Vinci deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.41 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 Leonardo da Vinci 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.