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Arcum Dagsson

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · from $16.53

{T}: Target artifact creature's controller sacrifices it. That player may search their library for a noncreature artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
27	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
28	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
29	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
30	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
31	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
36	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
37	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
38	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
44	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
48	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
49	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
50	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
51	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
52	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
53	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
56	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
57	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
58	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
59	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
60	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
61	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
62	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
65	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
66	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
67	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
68	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
69	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
70	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
71	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
72	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
73	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
74	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
75	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
76	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
77	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
78	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
79	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
80	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
81	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Preordain	Sorcery	1	$0.64
84	Opt	Instant	1	$0.16
85	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
86	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
87	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
88	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
92	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
93	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
94	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
95	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
96	Archmage Emeritus	Creature	4	$0.60
97	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
98	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
99	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
100	Force of Negation	Instant	3	$45.50

Curve of these staples

Most played with Arcum Dagsson

The 25 most-played cards in 201 settled top-16 lists running Arcum Dagsson at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Crashing Drawbridge	100% · 201 of 201	54
2	Fierce Guardianship	100% · 201 of 201	54
3	Mana Vault	100% · 201 of 201	54
4	Minamo, School at Water's Edge	100% · 201 of 201	54
5	Mox Opal	100% · 201 of 201	54
6	The One Ring	100% · 201 of 201	54
7	Urza's Saga	100% · 201 of 201	54
8	Ancient Tomb	99% · 200 of 201	53
9	Encroaching Mycosynth	99% · 200 of 201	53
10	Force of Will	99% · 200 of 201	53
11	Lotus Petal	99% · 200 of 201	54
12	Marvin, Murderous Mimic	99% · 200 of 201	54
13	Mind Over Matter	99% · 200 of 201	53
14	Mystic Remora	99% · 200 of 201	54
15	Portal to Phyrexia	99% · 200 of 201	54
16	Sol Ring	99% · 200 of 201	54
17	City of Traitors	99% · 199 of 201	54
18	Chromatic Orrery	99% · 198 of 201	54
19	God-Pharaoh's Statue	99% · 198 of 201	53
20	Mox Diamond	99% · 198 of 201	53
21	Otawara, Soaring City	99% · 198 of 201	53
22	Corridor Monitor	98% · 197 of 201	54
23	Flusterstorm	98% · 197 of 201	53
24	Island	98% · 197 of 201	54
25	Mindbreak Trap	98% · 197 of 201	53

Combos with Arcum Dagsson

2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Arcum Dagsson + Intruder Alarm + March of the Machines + Myr Turbine
Put all noncreature artifact cards from your library onto the battlefield
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcum Dagsson + Genesis Chamber + Intruder Alarm + March of the Machines
Infinite untap of creatures you control · Put all noncreature artifact cards from your library onto the battlefield · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 219 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

9th of 28 — Down Under Spring Scrimmage #1 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Tommy T
14th of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by [CONE] Chris (BAN RHYSTIC)
6th of 16 — Commander Invitational Qualifier 1k! - WZKD Games on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Niko R [TOODEEP]
13th of 119 — BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–2–2 · by FlexGod [TYRNT]
14th of 29 — cEDH Monthly - Reality Fracture Collector Box on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Benjamin Morabito
15th of 49 — Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Ehren H.
12th of 22 — TITANS OF THE UNDERGROUND FNM LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER on Topdeck.ggOct 2, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Bill Comminos
1st of 26 — C&S Presents: The Summit on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Michael Gauthreaux

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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