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Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

Legendary Artifact Creature — Spider Hero · from $1.92

Vigilance {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature and/or Vehicle you control. {2}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among artifacts you control: Draw a card.

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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 · 32 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
14	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
15	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
16	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
17	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
18	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
19	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
20	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
21	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
22	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
23	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
24	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
25	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
26	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
27	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
28	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
29	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
30	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
31	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
32	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
33	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
34	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
35	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
36	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
37	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
38	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
39	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
40	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
41	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
42	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
43	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
44	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
45	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
46	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
47	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
48	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
49	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
50	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
51	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
52	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
53	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
54	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
55	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
56	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
57	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
58	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
59	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
60	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
61	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
62	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
63	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
64	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
65	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
66	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
67	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
68	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
69	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
70	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
71	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
72	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
73	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
74	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
75	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
76	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
77	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
78	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
79	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
80	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
81	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
82	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87
83	Decanter of Endless Water	Artifact	3	$3.00
84	Whispersilk Cloak	Artifact	3	$2.16
85	Blackblade Reforged	Artifact	2	$2.72
86	Sapphire Medallion	Artifact	2	$7.88
87	Aetherflux Reservoir	Artifact	4	$19.85
88	Vanquisher's Banner	Artifact	5	$2.27
89	Spire of Industry	Land	0	$0.23
90	Helm of the Host	Artifact	4	$5.22
91	Demolition Field	Land	0	$0.31
92	Gilded Lotus	Artifact	5	$0.62
93	Mystic Forge	Artifact	4	$2.58
94	High Market	Land	0	$0.39
95	Walking Ballista	Creature	0	$5.52
96	Psychosis Crawler	Creature	5	$0.68
97	Pearl Medallion	Artifact	2	$6.51
98	Urza's Cave	Land	0	$2.47
99	Geier Reach Sanitarium	Land	0	$0.76
100	Expedition Map	Artifact	1	$1.36

Curve of these staples

Combos with Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

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

Cryptic Trilobite + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Voltaic Construct
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures · Infinite +1/+1 counters on all Vehicles you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Sol Ring + Surge Conductor
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mox Opal + Surge Conductor
Infinite colored mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Basalt Monolith + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Surge Conductor
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Crystalline Crawler + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Voltaic Construct + Workhorse
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures · Infinite +1/+1 counters on all Vehicles you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mana Vault + Surge Conductor
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Grim Monolith + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Surge Conductor
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Arcbound Reclaimer + Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mox Amber + Surge Conductor
Infinite colored mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo

Top finishes

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

16th of 16 — Laughing Dragon Weekly Bronze Tournament 07/10 on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Erik Dudgeon
12th of 19 — CommandFest CEDH Friday 1130 AM on Topdeck.ggJul 3, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Erik Dudgeon

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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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