Metalhead
When Metalhead enters, return up to one other target artifact or creature to its owner's hand. {R}, Sacrifice another artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Metalhead. He gains menace and haste until end of turn.
How Metalhead decks play in EDH
Metalhead is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 4U, and its legendary artifact creature - robot turtle line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Metalhead decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $14.02Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (4)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Metalhead 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 Metalhead deck?
Metalhead 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 Metalhead?
The cards played most often in Metalhead decks include Bilbo's Burglaring, Baxter Stockman, Mouser Foundry. 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 Metalhead deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $14.02 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 Metalhead 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.