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Cid, Timeless Artificer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 2WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Cid, Timeless Artificer is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Artifact creatures and Heroes you control get +1/+1 for each Artificer you control and each Artificer card in your graveyard.
A deck can have any number of cards named Cid, Timeless Artificer.
Cycling {W}{U} ({W}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Reference price of the card: €2.41
Average lands in decks for Cid, Timeless Artificer: 34
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed60
- Interaction51
- Resilience87
- Closing36
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 6 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Etherium Sculptor · Sai, Master Thopterist · Swords to Plowshares · Thopter Spy Network · Voyager Quickwelder · Ornithopter of Paradise · Path to Exile · Mirror Box · Counterspell · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Machinist's Arsenal · Maskwood Nexus · Foundry Inspector · Azorius Signet · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Dispatch · Talisman of Progress · Thought Monitor · Efficient Construction · Dovin's Veto · Solemn Simulacrum · Whirler Rogue · Oltec Matterweaver · Stridehangar Automaton · Thoughtcast · Urza, Prince of Kroog · Esper Sentinel · Shuri, Wakandan Inventor · Silver Myr · Voyage Home · Organic Extinction · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Encroaching Mycosynth · Champions from Beyond · Gold Myr · Kappa Cannoneer · Mechanized Production · Thought Vessel · Fabricate · Hanna, Ship's Navigator · Loran of the Third Path · Gold-Forged Thopteryx · Master Transmuter · Jhoira's Familiar · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Generous Gift · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Thief's Knife · Thopter Fabricator · Cyberdrive Awakener · Dragoon's Lance · Mendicant Core, Guidelight · Automated Artificer · Council of Reeds · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Key to the Side-Door · Paladin's Arms · Uthros Research Craft · Liquimetal Torque · Ornithopter · Phyrexian Metamorph · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Command Tower · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Seat of the Synod · Ancient Den · Hallowed Fountain · Deserted Beach · Razortide Bridge · Adarkar Wastes · Sea of Clouds · Port Town · Path of Ancestry · Academy Ruins · Darksteel Citadel · Reliquary Tower · Floodfarm Verge · Inventors' Fair · Skycloud Expanse · Azorius Chancery · Temple of Enlightenment · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Archway of Innovation · Flooded Strand · Exotic Orchard
🃏 Recommended cards for Cid, Timeless Artificer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cid, Timeless Artificer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cid, Timeless Artificer | 88% | +86% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 60% | +50% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 63% | +49% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 57% | +48% |
| Mirror Box | 48% | +47% |
| Maskwood Nexus | 45% | +45% |
| Machinist's Arsenal | 46% | +44% |
| Voyager Quickwelder | 52% | +44% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 46% | +41% |
| Seat of the Synod | 54% | +39% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 51% | +38% |
| Ancient Den | 51% | +37% |
| Efficient Construction | 40% | +36% |
| Oltec Matterweaver | 35% | +33% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 42% | +33% |
| Thought Monitor | 41% | +33% |
| Stridehangar Automaton | 35% | +32% |
| Razortide Bridge | 45% | +32% |
| Whirler Rogue | 36% | +31% |
| Foundry Inspector | 43% | +30% |
| Urza, Prince of Kroog | 33% | +30% |
| Dispatch | 41% | +28% |
| Encroaching Mycosynth | 29% | +27% |
| Shuri, Wakandan Inventor | 31% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Cid, Timeless Artificer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Sai, Master Thopterist
- Etherium Sculptor
- Thopter Spy Network
- Maskwood Nexus
- Machinist's Arsenal
- Voyager Quickwelder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Cid, Timeless Artificer
- Mirror Box
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Dispatch
- Academy Ruins
- Uthros Research Craft
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Inventors' Fair
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cid, Timeless Artificer
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cid, Timeless Artificer's color identity?
Cid, Timeless Artificer is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Cid, Timeless Artificer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cid, Timeless Artificer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Cid, Timeless Artificer deck run?
Real Cid, Timeless Artificer decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Cid, Timeless Artificer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cid, Timeless Artificer, Sai, Master Thopterist, Etherium Sculptor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cid, Timeless Artificer decks.
What combos does Cid, Timeless Artificer have?
Cid, Timeless Artificer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Cid, Timeless Artificer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sai, Master Thopterist, Etherium Sculptor, Thopter Spy Network are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.