Art: Carlos Dattoli · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Iron Man, Armored Avenger

Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Hero · from $1.10

Flying Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Whenever Iron Man attacks, other attacking modified creatures gain flying until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

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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

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Most played with Iron Man, Armored Avenger

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Iron Man, Armored Avenger at 16+ player events since Jun 12, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in
1	Aether Vial	100% · 5 of 5
2	Agatha's Soul Cauldron	100% · 5 of 5
3	An Offer You Can't Refuse	100% · 5 of 5
4	Ancient Tomb	100% · 5 of 5
5	April, Reporter of the Weird	100% · 5 of 5
6	Arcane Signet	100% · 5 of 5
7	Benthic Biomancer	100% · 5 of 5
8	Cavern of Souls	100% · 5 of 5
9	Chain of Vapor	100% · 5 of 5
10	Chrome Mox	100% · 5 of 5
11	City of Traitors	100% · 5 of 5
12	Clever Impersonator	100% · 5 of 5
13	Commandeer	100% · 5 of 5
14	Curiosity	100% · 5 of 5
15	Danny Pink	100% · 5 of 5
16	Defense Grid	100% · 5 of 5
17	Dispel	100% · 5 of 5
18	Disrupting Shoal	100% · 5 of 5
19	Faerie Mastermind	100% · 5 of 5
20	Fellwar Stone	100% · 5 of 5
21	Fierce Guardianship	100% · 5 of 5
22	Flare of Denial	100% · 5 of 5
23	Flash Photography	100% · 5 of 5
24	Flesh Duplicate	100% · 5 of 5
25	Flusterstorm	100% · 5 of 5

Combos with Iron Man, Armored Avenger

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

Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Pensive Professor
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Mindless Automaton + Teferi's Ageless Insight
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Alhammarret's Archive + Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Mindless Automaton
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Mindless Automaton + Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Mindless Automaton + Thought Reflection
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Iron Man, Armored Avenger + Mind Over Matter + Sage of Hours + The Ten Rings
Lock · Near-infinite turns
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Top finishes

5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 16 — BlueHouse Brawl - September - 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 11, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Mitchy
10th of 16 — BlueHouse Brawl - August - 2026 on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Mitchy
11th of 16 — BlueHouse Brawl - July - 2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 24, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Mitchy
6th of 16 — BlueHouse Brawl - June - 2026 on Topdeck.ggJun 19, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Mitchy
11th of 16 — The Showdown Before Hot Heels on Topdeck.ggJun 12, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Mitchy

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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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