Art: Yoshitaka Amano · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Urza, Lord High Artificer

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · from $15.06

When Urza enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control." Tap an untapped artifact you control: Add {U}. {5}: Shuffle your library, then exile the top card. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost.

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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

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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Most played with Urza, Lord High Artificer

The 25 most-played cards in 89 settled top-16 lists running Urza, Lord High Artificer (any pairing) 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	Sol Ring	98% · 87 of 89	15
2	Lotus Petal	94% · 84 of 89	15
3	Mox Opal	94% · 84 of 89	16
4	Rhystic Study	94% · 84 of 89	16
5	Mystic Remora	92% · 82 of 89	13
6	Urza's Saga	92% · 82 of 89	14
7	Ancient Tomb	91% · 81 of 89	14
8	Flusterstorm	91% · 81 of 89	14
9	Force of Will	91% · 81 of 89	14
10	Mana Vault	91% · 81 of 89	14
11	Fierce Guardianship	90% · 80 of 89	14
12	Force of Negation	90% · 80 of 89	14
13	Hullbreaker Horror	90% · 80 of 89	14
14	Island	90% · 80 of 89	16
15	Swan Song	90% · 80 of 89	16
16	The One Ring	89% · 79 of 89	16
17	Basalt Monolith	88% · 78 of 89	14
18	Chrome Mox	88% · 78 of 89	14
19	Forensic Gadgeteer	88% · 78 of 89	16
20	Whir of Invention	88% · 78 of 89	16
21	Gemstone Caverns	87% · 77 of 89	14
22	Otawara, Soaring City	87% · 77 of 89	14
23	Dramatic Reversal	85% · 76 of 89	10
24	Mindbreak Trap	85% · 76 of 89	14
25	Pact of Negation	84% · 75 of 89	14

Combos with Urza, Lord High Artificer

The 10 most popular of 110 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Etherium Sculptor + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Forensic Gadgeteer + Foundry Inspector + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Mechanized Production + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Worldwalker Helm
Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite blue mana · Exile your library · Cast all spells in your library · Infinite Map tokens
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Cloud Key + Forensic Gadgeteer + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam + Sai, Master Thopterist + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Artifact Castable for {0} that survives
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens
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Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite blue mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Exile your library · Cast all spells in your library · Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
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Forensic Gadgeteer + Jhoira's Familiar + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Three Steps Ahead + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Worldwalker Helm
Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite blue mana · Exile your library · Cast all spells in your library · Infinite Map tokens
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Artificer Class + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Worldwalker Helm
Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite blue mana · Exile your library · Cast all spells in your library · Infinite Map tokens
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Deadeye Navigator + Panharmonicon + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite tapped creature tokens
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 92 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

8th of 24 — Spellbook Reality Fracture CEDH Turner on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Sit&Game by My-Tradingcards
14th of 27 — Demonic Battlegrounds 3 - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Eisenherz [INTIM]
16th of 33 — cEDH @ Sit&Game 26.09.26 (Circuit-Event for Deutsche Meisterschaft) on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Sit&Game by My-Tradingcards
8th of 38 — Monthly cEDH Tournament - Badlands on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Cody royer
11th of 24 — Cards 'n' Boards Commander Cup 2026 European Championship und deutsche Meisterschaften Qualifier on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–0–4 · by Sit&Game by My-Tradingcards
12th of 36 — The Family Jewelz: Cash on the Stack on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–3 · by Luis Sarmiento
13th of 18 — cEDH Singularity Series #10 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Mitchell Mallouk
13th of 26 — ETB Newmarket - cEDH Tournament Septemper on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Jordan McFarlane [ZLH]

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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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