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Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft · 5
Color identity: Colorless
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 20+.)
10+ | Whenever you attack, Dawnsire deals 100 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.
20+ | Flying
Reference price of the card: €4.76
Average lands in decks for Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought: 36
ArtifactsSpacecraftComboVoltronCharge CountersEldraziRamp+1/+1 Counters
Build your Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (63/100)
- Consistency51
- Speed62
- Interaction71
- Resilience82
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Forsaken Monument · All Is Dust · Foundry Inspector · Stuffy Doll · Palladium Myr · Echoes of Eternity · The Eternity Elevator · Null Elemental Blast · Metalwork Colossus · Mystic Forge · Thran Dynamo · Ugin, the Ineffable · Traxos, Scourge of Kroog · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Extinguisher Battleship · Eldritch Immunity · Surge Conductor · Everflowing Chalice · Jhoira's Familiar · Glaring Fleshraker · Solemn Simulacrum · Steel Overseer · Thought Vessel · Warping Wail · Mind Stone · Unwinding Clock · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Sculpting Steel · Anticausal Vestige · Coretapper · Cryptothrall · Basilisk Collar · Bygone Colossus · Manifold Key · Zenith Chronicler · Cloud Key · Abstruse Archaic · Stonecoil Serpent · Darksteel Juggernaut · Hedron Archive · Selective Obliteration · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Darksteel Forge · Karn, Legacy Reforged · Kozilek's Command · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Worn Powerstone · Aetheric Amplifier · Endbringer · Moxite Refinery · Lightning Greaves · Lupine Prototype · Swiftfoot Boots · Titan's Presence · Shimmer Myr · Skittering Cicada · Mycosynth Golem · Expedition Map · Myr Retriever · Commander's Plate · Scrap Trawler · Canoptek Spyder · Urza's Tower · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Buried Ruin · Darksteel Citadel · Karn's Bastion · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Witch's Clinic · Reliquary Tower · Urza's Cave · Inventors' Fair · Temple of the False God · Urza's Workshop · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Bonders' Enclave · Thespian's Stage · The Mycosynth Gardens · Urza's Saga · Muraganda Raceway · Zhalfirin Void · Arcane Lighthouse · Scavenger Grounds · Urza's Factory · Blast Zone
🃏 Recommended cards for Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stuffy Doll | 82% | +78% |
| Traxos, Scourge of Kroog | 70% | +63% |
| Extinguisher Battleship | 65% | +57% |
| Surge Conductor | 64% | +55% |
| Coretapper | 55% | +52% |
| Witch's Clinic | 60% | +52% |
| Karn's Bastion | 67% | +50% |
| Metalwork Colossus | 75% | +48% |
| Basilisk Collar | 54% | +47% |
| Bygone Colossus | 54% | +46% |
| The Eternity Elevator | 78% | +45% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 55% | +38% |
| Cryptothrall | 55% | +37% |
| Lupine Prototype | 38% | +37% |
| Darksteel Juggernaut | 45% | +37% |
| Moxite Refinery | 39% | +36% |
| Aetheric Amplifier | 39% | +36% |
| Zenith Chronicler | 51% | +34% |
| Foundry Inspector | 83% | +33% |
| Steel Overseer | 59% | +31% |
| Energy Chamber | 32% | +29% |
| Ultima, Origin of Oblivion | 70% | +28% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 47% | +27% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 63% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought 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.
- Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- Extinguisher Battleship
- Surge Conductor
- Coretapper
- Karn's Bastion
- Metalwork Colossus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stuffy Doll
- Witch's Clinic
- Basilisk Collar
- Eldritch Immunity
- Scrawling Crawler
- Strionic Resonator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Cryptothrall
- Karn, Legacy Reforged
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Shadowspear
- Darksteel Forge
- Canoptek Spyder
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- 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
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought's color identity?
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought deck run?
Real Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought decks run 36 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 Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stuffy Doll, Traxos, Scourge of Kroog, Extinguisher Battleship. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought decks.
What combos does Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought have?
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought deck cost?
You can start cheap: Traxos, Scourge of Kroog, Extinguisher Battleship, Surge Conductor 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.