Lyla, Holographic Assistant
ULegendary Artifact Creature — Illusion Advisor · from $3.81
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
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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Combos with Lyla, Holographic Assistant
The 10 most popular of 12 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Pensive Professor
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Benthic Biomancer + Lyla, Holographic Assistant
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Curiosity + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Walking Ballista
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage
Curiosity + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Triskelion
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Ophidian Eye + Walking Ballista
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Mindless Automaton + Teferi's Ageless Insight
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Ophidian Eye + Triskelion
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Mindless Automaton + Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Mind Over Matter + O'aka, Traveling Merchant
Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting
Alhammarret's Archive + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Mindless Automaton
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 1st of 17 — 802 spring fling on Topdeck.ggMay 3, 2026 · 2–1–1 · by Mitchy
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.