Art: Matt Stewart · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
WUBLegendary Creature — Human Artificer · from $0.34
{2}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of up to one target artifact token you control. Mill two cards.
{1}{W}{U}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice two artifact tokens, Exile an artifact or creature card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of the exiled card, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. Activate only as a sorcery.
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
56 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 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 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 16 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 17 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 18 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 19 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 20 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 21 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 31 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 32 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 33 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 34 | Watery Grave | Land | 0 | $9.86 |
| 35 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 36 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 37 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 38 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 39 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 40 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 41 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 42 | Godless Shrine | Land | 0 | $8.47 |
| 43 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 44 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 45 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 46 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 47 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 48 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 49 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 50 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 51 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 52 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 53 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 54 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 55 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Sunken Hollow | Land | 0 | $0.29 |
| 58 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 59 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 60 | Isolated Chapel | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 61 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 62 | Talisman of Dominance | Artifact | 2 | $0.49 |
| 63 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 64 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 65 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 66 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 67 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 68 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 69 | Drowned Catacomb | Land | 0 | $0.50 |
| 70 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 71 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 72 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 73 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 74 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 75 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 76 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 77 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 78 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 79 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 80 | Caves of Koilos | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 81 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 82 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 83 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 84 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 85 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 86 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 87 | Talisman of Hierarchy | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 88 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 89 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 90 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 91 | Underground River | Land | 0 | $0.51 |
| 92 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 93 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 94 | Morphic Pool | Land | 0 | $28.50 |
| 95 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 96 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 97 | Anguished Unmaking | Instant | 3 | $1.58 |
| 98 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 99 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 100 | Dimir Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.27 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
The 10 most popular of 26 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Ashnod's Altar + Corridor Monitor + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Corridor Monitor + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Intruder Alarm + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor + Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite Clue tokens
Intruder Alarm + Priest of Gix + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite black mana · Infinite copies of artifact tokens you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite self-mill · Infinite untap of creatures
Basalt Monolith + Corridor Monitor + Illusionist's Bracers + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite self-mill
Ashnod's Altar + Pestermite + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Krark-Clan Ironworks + Pestermite + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Ashnod's Altar + Deceiver Exarch + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Ashnod's Altar + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor + Village Bell-Ringer
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Deceiver Exarch + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.