Urza, Powerstone Prodigy

Umono-blue{2}{U}$0.19
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy card art

Vigilance {1}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Whenever you discard one or more artifact cards, create a tapped Powerstone token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (The token is an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")

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How Urza decks play in EDH

Urza, Powerstone Prodigy 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 draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Urza, Powerstone Prodigy decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $18.75

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (5)

Thrór's Map
Thrór's Map
$0.33
Shardless Outlander
Shardless Outlander
$0.29
Stone Retrieval Unit
Stone Retrieval Unit
$0.13
Daily Bugle Newspaper
Daily Bugle Newspaper
$0.31
Stern Lesson
Stern Lesson
$0.32

Card draw (8)

Fateful Discovery
Fateful Discovery
$3.38
Memnarch, the Warden
Memnarch, the Warden
$5.94
Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
$0.21
Hollow One
Hollow One
$0.30
Wreck Remover
Wreck Remover
$0.16
Skybox Ferry
Skybox Ferry
$0.12
Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor
$0.31
Mnemonic Sphere
Mnemonic Sphere
$0.16

Removal (2)

The Echoverse Fulcrum
The Echoverse Fulcrum
$4.85
Runaway Boulder
Runaway Boulder
$0.16

Counterspells (1)

Mirrorshell Crab
Mirrorshell Crab
$0.30

Creatures (4)

Lumengrid Augur
Lumengrid Augur
$0.27
Thran Spider
Thran Spider
$0.25
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
$0.69
Containment Construct
Containment Construct
$0.27

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Urza, Powerstone Prodigy 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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Urza deck questions

What colours can I use in a Urza, Powerstone Prodigy deck?

Urza, Powerstone Prodigy 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 Urza, Powerstone Prodigy?

The cards played most often in Urza, Powerstone Prodigy decks include Thrór's Map, 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 Urza, Powerstone Prodigy deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $18.75 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 Urza, Powerstone 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.

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