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Golbez, Crystal Collector

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $0.36

Whenever an artifact you control enters, surveil 1. At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more artifacts, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Then if you control eight or more artifacts, each opponent loses life equal to that card's power.

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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

51 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	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
33	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
34	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
35	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
36	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
37	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
40	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
41	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
42	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
43	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
44	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
45	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
46	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
47	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
48	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
49	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
50	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
51	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
52	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
53	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
57	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
58	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
59	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
60	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
61	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
62	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
63	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
64	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
65	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
66	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
67	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
75	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
76	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
79	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
80	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
81	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
82	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
83	Dimir Signet	Artifact	2	$0.27
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
90	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
91	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
92	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
93	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
94	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
95	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
96	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
97	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
98	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

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Most played with Golbez, Crystal Collector

The 25 most-played cards in 12 settled top-16 lists running Golbez, Crystal Collector (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Sol Ring	100% · 12 of 12	3
2	Arcane Signet	92% · 11 of 12	3
3	Command Tower	92% · 11 of 12	3
4	Emry, Lurker of the Loch	83% · 10 of 12	3
5	Seat of the Synod	83% · 10 of 12	3
6	Island	75% · 9 of 12	3
7	Matoya, Archon Elder	75% · 9 of 12	3
8	Swamp	75% · 9 of 12	3
9	Vault of Whispers	75% · 9 of 12	3
10	Darksteel Citadel	67% · 8 of 12	3
11	Dimir Signet	67% · 8 of 12	2
12	Etherium Sculptor	67% · 8 of 12	3
13	Fellwar Stone	67% · 8 of 12	2
14	Talisman of Dominance	67% · 8 of 12	2
15	Underground River	67% · 8 of 12	3
16	Sai, Master Thopterist	58% · 7 of 12	2
17	Springleaf Drum	58% · 7 of 12	3
18	Thought Monitor	58% · 7 of 12	3
19	Watery Grave	58% · 7 of 12	1
20	An Offer You Can't Refuse	50% · 6 of 12	1
21	Dark Ritual	50% · 6 of 12	0
22	Enhanced Surveillance	50% · 6 of 12	3
23	Forensic Gadgeteer	50% · 6 of 12	3
24	Foundry Inspector	50% · 6 of 12	1
25	Metalwork Colossus	50% · 6 of 12	2

Combos with Golbez, Crystal Collector

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

Golbez, Crystal Collector + Repository Skaab + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
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Arcbound Reclaimer + Golbez, Crystal Collector + Thran Vigil + Unshakable Tail
Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite Clue tokens
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Golbez, Crystal Collector + Repository Skaab + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns · Lock
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Golbez, Crystal Collector + Repository Skaab + Walk the Aeons
Infinite turns · Lock
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Capture of Jingzhou + Golbez, Crystal Collector + Repository Skaab
Infinite turns · Lock
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Copy Catchers + Golbez, Crystal Collector + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mycosynth Lattice
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite surveil
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Golbez, Crystal Collector + Repository Skaab + Time Stretch
Infinite turns · Lock
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Ashnod's Altar + Copy Catchers + Golbez, Crystal Collector + Mycosynth Lattice
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite surveil
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 12 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 19 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 18, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Ganon
13th of 20 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 0) on Topdeck.ggSep 17, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Stefano Antonio De Rinaldis
9th of 16 — cEDH Open 3 on Topdeck.ggAug 16, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Christoffer Dalen Dørum
8th of 18 — Father's Day Bracket 2 Tournament on Topdeck.ggJun 21, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Nicholas
11th of 26 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S1W10 on Topdeck.ggJun 15, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Ryan Polanco
3rd of 17 — Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Aaron Embrock [ARC]
10th of 20 — Save File Gemstone Cavern Open #3 on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Mikko Visuri
11th of 18 — Magic the Gathering Dual Land cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggMay 23, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Kalani

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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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