Mishra, Artificer Prodigy
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for a card with the same name as that spell and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
How Mishra decks play in EDH
Mishra, Artificer Prodigy is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 1UBR, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Mishra, Artificer Prodigy decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $568Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (2)
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What colours can I use in a Mishra, Artificer Prodigy deck?
Mishra, Artificer Prodigy has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Mishra, Artificer Prodigy?
The cards played most often in Mishra, Artificer Prodigy decks include Grandmother Goby, Fateful Discovery, Memnarch, the Warden. 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 Mishra, Artificer Prodigy deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $568 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 Mishra, Artificer Prodigy 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.