Oswald Fiddlebender

Wmono-white{1}{W}$2.21
Legendary Creature — Gnome Artificer
Oswald Fiddlebender card art

Magical Tinkering — {W}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed artifact's mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

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How Oswald Fiddlebender decks play in EDH

Oswald Fiddlebender is a mono-white commander costing 1W, and its legendary creature - gnome artificer 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. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Oswald Fiddlebender decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $90.89

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Ramp (2)

Bilbo's Gambit
Bilbo's Gambit
$1.51
Gleaming Splendor
Gleaming Splendor
$31.76

Card draw (3)

The Queen of Dale
The Queen of Dale
$15.78
Staff of Domination
Staff of Domination
$11.14
Ichor Wellspring
Ichor Wellspring
$0.47

Removal (5)

Giant's Boulder
Giant's Boulder
$0.23
The Echoverse Fulcrum
The Echoverse Fulcrum
$4.85
Goblin Cannon
Goblin Cannon
$0.25
Myr Welder
Myr Welder
$2.58
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
$1.01

Creatures (4)

Pili-Pala
Pili-Pala
$2.66
Dross Scorpion
Dross Scorpion
$0.30
Scrap Trawler
Scrap Trawler
$1.46
Myr Retriever
Myr Retriever
$1.62

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Glasses of Urza
Glasses of Urza
$0.53
Servo Schematic
Servo Schematic
$0.29
Ugin's Nexus
Ugin's Nexus
$1.51
Magewright's Stone
Magewright's Stone
$9.35
Nimblewright Schematic
Nimblewright Schematic
$0.14
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
$3.45

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Oswald Fiddlebender deck questions

What colours can I use in a Oswald Fiddlebender deck?

Oswald Fiddlebender has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Oswald Fiddlebender?

The cards played most often in Oswald Fiddlebender decks include Bilbo's Gambit, Giant's Boulder, Gleaming Splendor. 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 Oswald Fiddlebender deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $90.89 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 Oswald Fiddlebender 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.

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