Shared Commander deck
Urza, Lord High Artificer deck
Urza, Lord High Artificer · Colorless · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Strategy
This is an artifact-centric ramp and combo deck helmed by Urza, Lord High Artificer. Urza turns every untapped artifact into a mana source with his tap-for-{U} ability, generating explosive mana that fuels his {5} impulse-draw ability and a flood of cheap artifacts. The Construct token Urza creates grows with every artifact you control, giving you an early threat while you build toward combo finishes and card advantage engines.
Early: Prioritize fast mana with Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Grim Monolith, Basalt Monolith, and Worn Powerstone to accelerate into Urza. Deploy cost reducers like Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, and Sapphire Medallion so subsequent artifacts nearly cast themselves. Land Mystic Remora or Rhystic Study early to tax opponents and keep cards flowing. Emry, Lurker of the Loch and the tutor package (Trinket Mage, Tribute Mage, Trophy Mage) help assemble your pieces.
Mid: Cast Urza to make your Construct and enable his mana ability. Chain cheap artifacts to trigger Sai, Master Thopterist for Thopters, Vedalken Archmage to draw, and Forensic Gadgeteer to investigate. Kappa Cannoneer and Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter grow with each artifact entering. Protect your board with Padeem, Consul of Innovation granting hexproof, and hold up counters like Counterspell, Swan Song, Mana Drain, and An Offer You Can't Refuse.
Late: Use Urza's mana to power his {5} impulse-draw for free spells, or generate infinite mana with Basalt Monolith and its untap ability plus enough value. Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal, combined with Urza and nonland mana rocks producing more than the reversal costs, untaps everything for a mana loop. Unwinding Clock untaps all your artifacts on every turn for repeated mana. Sweep the board with overloaded Cyclonic Rift, then deploy your finisher.
Win conditions: Walking Ballista, fueled by infinite mana from the Isochron Scepter plus Dramatic Reversal loop with Urza, pings all opponents for lethal by adding and removing +1/+1 counters. Alternatively, use infinite mana with Blue Sun's Zenith or Stroke of Genius to draw an opponent out of their library. The Construct token from Urza and Kappa Cannoneer can also close games as evasive beaters after a Cyclonic Rift overload clears blockers.
- Isochron Scepter - Combo piece that repeatedly copies imprinted Dramatic Reversal
- Dramatic Reversal - Untaps all nonland permanents to loop mana with Urza and rocks for infinite mana
- Walking Ballista - Infinite-mana payoff that pings any target for lethal damage
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch - Cheap recursion engine casting artifacts from the graveyard
- Sai, Master Thopterist - Generates Thopters and card draw from artifact spells
- Cyclonic Rift - Overloaded board wipe that clears the way for your attackers
- Rhystic Study - Card-advantage engine taxing opponents' spells
~$528.68
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
When Urza enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."
Tap an untapped artifact you control: Add {U}.
{5}: Shuffle your library, then exile the top card. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost.
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Creatures (22)
Etherium Sculptor
Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
$0.8
Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Foundry Inspector
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.36
Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
$0.63
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
{T}: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Sai, Master Thopterist
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
$0.34
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
{1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.
Trinket Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.3
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Tribute Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
$1.13
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 2, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Trophy Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.73
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Walking Ballista
Artifact Creature — Construct
$5.95
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Vedalken Archmage
Creature — Vedalken Wizard
$12.56
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card.
Forensic Gadgeteer
Creature — Vedalken Artificer Detective
$1.87
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Thought Monitor
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.39
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
The Reality Chip
Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
$4.02
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
As long as The Reality Chip is attached to a creature, you may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.
Reconfigure {2}{U} ({2}{U}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer
$1.2
Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the greatest mana value or tied for the greatest mana value, draw a card.
Spellskite
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
$6.7
{U/P}: Change a target of target spell or ability to this creature. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
Phyrexian Metamorph
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
$2.33
({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
Shimmer Myr
Artifact Creature — Myr
$0.39
Flash
You may cast artifact spells as though they had flash.
Kappa Cannoneer
Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
$0.37
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Ward {4}
Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It can't be blocked this turn.
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
$7.06
Flash
Flying
You may cast colorless spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast that spell is greater than Liberator's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Liberator.
Displacer Kitten
Creature — Cat Beast
$24.88
Avoidance — Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, exile up to one target nonland permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Hullbreaker Horror
Creature — Kraken Horror
$5.33
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one —
• Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Instants (17)
Whir of Invention
Instant
$6.72
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Swan Song
Instant
$10.24
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Instant
$3.02
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Mana Drain
Instant
$55.36
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.
Mystical Tutor
Instant
$14.99
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Cyclonic Rift
Instant
$28.87
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Pongify
Instant
$1.88
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Rapid Hybridization
Instant
$1.04
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
Reality Shift
Instant
$0.23
Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
Into the Roil
Instant
$0.08
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.
Blink of an Eye
Instant
$0.14
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.
Blue Sun's Zenith
Instant
$1.88
Target player draws X cards. Shuffle Blue Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.
Frantic Search
Instant
$0.66
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Sorceries (3)
Fabricate
Sorcery
$6.75
Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Windfall
Sorcery
$4.83
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Artifacts (18)
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.43
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Mind Stone
Artifact
$0.24
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Fellwar Stone
Artifact
$0.87
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Everflowing Chalice
Artifact
$0.28
Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.
{T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.
Basalt Monolith
Artifact
$3.88
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{3}: Untap this artifact.
Grim Monolith
Artifact
$36.29
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{4}: Untap this artifact.
Mana Vault
Artifact
$86.84
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap this artifact.
At the beginning of your draw step, if this artifact is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
Coldsteel Heart
Snow Artifact
$1.11
This artifact enters tapped.
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.
Mishra's Bauble
Artifact
$1.2
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top card of target player's library. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Sensei's Divining Top
Artifact
$36.61
{1}: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
{T}: Draw a card, then put this artifact on top of its owner's library.
Isochron Scepter
Artifact
$8.07
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand.
{2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Unwinding Clock
Artifact
$19.79
Untap all artifacts you control during each other player's untap step.
Tormod's Crypt
Artifact
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target player's graveyard.
Enchantments (2)
Mystic Remora
Enchantment
$9.84
Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.
Rhystic Study
Enchantment
$63.71
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.
Lands (37)
Academy Ruins
Legendary Land
$5.2
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Inventors' Fair
Legendary Land
$17.94
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Buried Ruin
Land
$0.41
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Halimar Depths
Land
$0.35
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
{T}: Add {U}.
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1.12
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Faerie Conclave
Land
$0.56
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
{1}{U}: This land becomes a 2/1 blue Faerie creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
Lonely Sandbar
Land
$0.19
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Desert of the Mindful
Land — Desert
$0.1
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Myriad Landscape
Land
$0.25
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Basic lands: 26 Island
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