Art: Kekai Kotaki · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Urabrask // The Great Work
RLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · from $16.08
First strike
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Urabrask deals 1 damage to target opponent. Add {R}.
{R}: Exile Urabrask, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast three or more instant and/or sorcery spells this turn.
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — This Saga deals 3 damage to target opponent and each creature they control.
II — Create three Treasure tokens.
III — Until end of turn, you may cast instant and sorcery spells from any graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
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
54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 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 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 14 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 15 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 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 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 33 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 34 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 35 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 36 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 37 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 38 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 39 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 40 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 41 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 42 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 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 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 48 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 49 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 50 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 51 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 52 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 53 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 54 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 55 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 56 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 57 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 58 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 59 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 60 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 61 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 62 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 63 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 64 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 65 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 66 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 67 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 68 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 69 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 70 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 71 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 72 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 73 | Thrill of Possibility | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 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 | Gamble | Sorcery | 1 | $16.21 |
| 80 | Mox Opal | Artifact | 0 | $229.58 |
| 81 | Unclaimed Territory | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 82 | Mox Diamond | Artifact | 0 | $1108.66 |
| 83 | Foundry Inspector | Creature | 3 | $0.28 |
| 84 | Everflowing Chalice | Artifact | 0 | $0.28 |
| 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 | Unexpected Windfall | Instant | 4 | $1.87 |
| 90 | Jet Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $13.02 |
| 91 | Etali, Primal Storm | Creature | 6 | $0.46 |
| 92 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | Creature | 1 | $39.93 |
| 93 | Darksteel Citadel | Artifact | 0 | $0.45 |
| 94 | Mana Geyser | Sorcery | 5 | $0.52 |
| 95 | Ruby Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $14.04 |
| 96 | Scavenger Grounds | Land | 0 | $0.23 |
| 97 | Seething Song | Instant | 3 | $6.78 |
| 98 | The Ozolith | Artifact | 1 | $60.88 |
| 99 | Shadowspear | Artifact | 1 | $21.06 |
| 100 | Phyrexian Altar | Artifact | 3 | $54.22 |
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Most played with Urabrask // The Great Work
The 25 most-played cards in 9 settled top-16 lists running Urabrask // The Great Work at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Tomb | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Arid Mesa | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Bloodstained Mire | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Chrome Mox | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Crash Through | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Crimson Wisps | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Deflecting Swat | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Demand Answers | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Desperate Ritual | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Dragon's Rage Channeler | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 12 | Expedite | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 13 | Faithless Looting | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Final Fortune | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Gamble | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 16 | Gemstone Caverns | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 17 | Grapeshot | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Heroes' Hangout | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 19 | Highway Robbery | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Jeska's Will | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 21 | Light Up the Stage | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 22 | Lotus Petal | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Mana Vault | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 24 | Might of the Meek | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
| 25 | Mountain | 100% · 9 of 9 | 2 |
Combos with Urabrask // The Great Work
5 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Reiterate + Seething Song + Urabrask // The Great Work
Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Goldspan Dragon + Seething Anger + Urabrask // The Great Work
Infinite damage · Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
Seething Anger + Spellbinding Soprano + Urabrask // The Great Work
Infinite damage · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
Memory Crystal + Sculpting Steel + Searing Touch + Urabrask // The Great Work
Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
Memory Crystal + Sculpting Steel + Seething Anger + Urabrask // The Great Work
Infinite damage · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 10 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 5th of 26 — Rule Them All - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by Giorgio Della Valle
- 2nd of 25 — TOP COMMANDER 1 OTONO on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 3–0–1 · by Andres alejandro solarte
- 5th of 81 — Trigger on the Stack CEDH CEDH FOR MOX DIAMOND, VOLCANIC ISLAND, SAVANNAH, & YAWGMOTH’S WILL !!! on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 4–1–1 · by Connor Matthews
- 6th of 61 — MBG August 8th Mox Diamond Event on Topdeck.ggAug 8, 2026 · 3–3–0 · by Connor Matthews
- 5th of 33 — DIAPERGEDDON 2026 on Topdeck.ggJun 20, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Connor Matthews
- 2nd of 16 — Cruzada Gogorkiana; Visitando Neoleon on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Andres alejandro solarte
- 5th of 61 — Rule Them All - cEDH European Qualifier on Topdeck.ggMay 17, 2026 · 3–1–2 · by Valerio Ferioli
- 16th of 33 — LA GIOSTRA DEL REGNO ATTO III: LA BATTAGLIA DELLE CHIUSE (II) on Topdeck.ggMay 10, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by Valerio Ferioli
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.