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Oswald Fiddlebender

Legendary Creature — Gnome Artificer · from $2.17

Magical Tinkering — {W}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed artifact's mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

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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

49 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	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
33	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
34	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
35	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
36	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
37	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
41	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
42	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
48	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
49	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
50	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
53	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
54	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
55	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
56	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
57	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
58	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
59	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
60	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
61	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
62	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
63	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
64	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
65	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
66	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
67	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
68	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
69	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
70	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
71	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
72	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
73	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
80	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
81	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
82	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
83	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
84	Grand Abolisher	Creature	2	$17.97
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
90	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
91	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow	Creature	4	$6.26
92	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
93	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
94	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
95	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
96	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
97	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87
98	Sun Titan	Creature	6	$0.20
99	Authority of the Consuls	Enchantment	1	$3.64
100	Decanter of Endless Water	Artifact	3	$3.00

Curve of these staples

Most played with Oswald Fiddlebender

The 25 most-played cards in 34 settled top-16 lists running Oswald Fiddlebender at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Den	100% · 34 of 34	10
2	Ancient Tomb	100% · 34 of 34	10
3	Arcane Signet	100% · 34 of 34	10
4	Basalt Monolith	100% · 34 of 34	10
5	Enlightened Tutor	100% · 34 of 34	10
6	Esper Sentinel	100% · 34 of 34	10
7	Ethersworn Canonist	100% · 34 of 34	10
8	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 34 of 34	10
9	Grafdigger's Cage	100% · 34 of 34	10
10	Grim Monolith	100% · 34 of 34	10
11	Immovable Rod	100% · 34 of 34	10
12	Lightning Greaves	100% · 34 of 34	10
13	Lotus Petal	100% · 34 of 34	10
14	Magewright's Stone	100% · 34 of 34	10
15	Mana Vault	100% · 34 of 34	10
16	Marvin, Murderous Mimic	100% · 34 of 34	10
17	Metalworker	100% · 34 of 34	10
18	Mox Amber	100% · 34 of 34	10
19	Mox Opal	100% · 34 of 34	10
20	Peter Parker's Camera	100% · 34 of 34	10
21	Pili-Pala	100% · 34 of 34	10
22	Portable Hole	100% · 34 of 34	10
23	Prized Statue	100% · 34 of 34	10
24	Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field	100% · 34 of 34	10
25	Rings of Brighthearth	100% · 34 of 34	10

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 39 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

8th of 16 — Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Duncan Ivens [PACT]
1st of 39 — Give Me My Money on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 4–2–0 · by Harry Licata [OT3]
13th of 33 — cEDH @ Sit&Game 26.09.26 (Circuit-Event for Deutsche Meisterschaft) on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Nils Lange
5th of 38 — King of Games Series 18 on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Ptw
4th of 17 — Huddersfield September cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Chris Gardner
7th of 88 — cEDH Nationals Deutschland - Open on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 3–2–3 · by Duncan Ivens
11th of 182 — Breach the Bay 2 Redemption Event on Topdeck.ggAug 23, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by [Hooligan] Justin (🎻🐐)
10th of 29 — Halifax cEDH 1: Rhystic Gaslighting on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Cole Noble

All 39 finishes →

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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