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Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

Legendary Creature — Elf Artificer · from $0.29

Tap an untapped nontoken artifact you control: Add {G}. Tap two untapped nontoken artifacts you control: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.

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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

61 of 100 at $5 or less · 38 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	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
22	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
23	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
42	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
43	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
44	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
45	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
46	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
50	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
51	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
52	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
53	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
54	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
55	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
59	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
60	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
61	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
62	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
63	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
64	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
65	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
66	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
67	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
68	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
69	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
70	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
76	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
77	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
78	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
79	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
82	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
83	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
84	Spire Garden	Land	0	$6.11
85	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
90	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
91	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
92	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
93	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
100	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40

Curve of these staples

Most played with Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

The 25 most-played cards in 6 settled top-16 lists running Meria, Scholar of Antiquity at 16+ player events since Mar 21, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 6 of 6	1
2	Archdruid's Charm	100% · 6 of 6	1
3	Birds of Paradise	100% · 6 of 6	1
4	Boseiju, Who Endures	100% · 6 of 6	1
5	Chrome Mox	100% · 6 of 6	1
6	City of Traitors	100% · 6 of 6	1
7	Command Tower	100% · 6 of 6	1
8	Conqueror's Flail	100% · 6 of 6	1
9	Deflecting Swat	100% · 6 of 6	1
10	Delighted Halfling	100% · 6 of 6	1
11	Finale of Devastation	100% · 6 of 6	1
12	Formidable Speaker	100% · 6 of 6	1
13	Gaea's Cradle	100% · 6 of 6	1
14	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 6 of 6	1
15	Goblin Engineer	100% · 6 of 6	1
16	Goblin Welder	100% · 6 of 6	1
17	Great Furnace	100% · 6 of 6	1
18	Grove of the Burnwillows	100% · 6 of 6	1
19	Haywire Mite	100% · 6 of 6	1
20	Hexing Squelcher	100% · 6 of 6	1
21	Jeweled Amulet	100% · 6 of 6	1
22	Karplusan Forest	100% · 6 of 6	1
23	Legolas's Quick Reflexes	100% · 6 of 6	1
24	Lion's Eye Diamond	100% · 6 of 6	1
25	Lotus Petal	100% · 6 of 6	1

Combos with Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

The 10 most popular of 16 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Heartstone + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Pili-Pala
Infinite colored mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Foundry Inspector + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Farmstead Gleaner + Heartstone + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cloud Key + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Glaring Fleshraker + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Jhoira's Familiar + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Animation Module + Extruder + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Sword of the Meek
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Animation Module + Arcbound Ravager + Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Sword of the Meek
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Meria, Scholar of Antiquity + Ravenous Robots + Semblance Anvil + Sensei's Divining Top + Weapons Manufacturing
Near-infinite artifact ETB · Near-infinite artifact LTB · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite tapped Munitions tokens · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

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

5th of 19 — Commander Invitational Qualifier- CCS Raleigh Sunday on Topdeck.ggSep 13, 2026 · 0–1–0 · by Samuel Darden
14th of 61 — Beyond CEDH August on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Samuel Darden
6th of 32 — cEDH Tournament — 1.25K "Red Rumble" at Dice City on Topdeck.ggAug 16, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Samuel Darden
2nd of 37 — Lifelink Games $1k cEDH Championship on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 3–1–2 · by Samuel Darden
7th of 105 — Mana in the Bank 2: MELEE on Topdeck.ggJul 25, 2026 · 2–1–3 · by Samuel Darden
8th of 17 — Thunder Games March CEDH on Topdeck.ggMar 21, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Niles

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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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