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Golden Argosy
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 4
Color identity: Colorless
Golden Argosy is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Whenever Golden Argosy attacks, exile each creature that crewed it this turn. Return them to the battlefield tapped under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
Reference price of the card: €0.34
Average lands in decks for Golden Argosy: 36
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Build your Golden Argosy deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Golden Argosy 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Golden Argosy deck starts over 4,000 games
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+ (60/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed58
- Interaction54
- Resilience72
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Circuit Mender · Meteor Golem · Skyscanner · Solemn Simulacrum · Myr Battlesphere · Sol Ring · Glaring Fleshraker · All Is Dust · Anticausal Vestige · Echoes of Eternity · Duplicant · Forsaken Monument · Scampering Surveyor · Null Elemental Blast · Panharmonicon · Sandstone Oracle · Mind Stone · Threefold Thunderhulk · Canoptek Spyder · Ugin, the Ineffable · Foundry Inspector · Dauntless Scrapbot · Stone Retrieval Unit · Thought Vessel · Warping Wail · Mystic Forge · Clockwork Fox · Thran Spider · Eldritch Immunity · H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit · Thran Dynamo · Eldrazi Confluence · Searchlight Companion · Precursor Golem · Atraxa's Skitterfang · Pilgrim's Eye · Selective Obliteration · Bronze Walrus · Pierce Strider · Canoptek Scarab Swarm · Mirrorworks · Palladium Myr · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Conjurer's Closet · Everflowing Chalice · Arcbound Crusher · Sculpting Steel · Hedron Archive · Skittering Surveyor · Ticket Tortoise · Genesis Chamber · Summon: Bahamut · Ugin's Mastery · Jhoira's Familiar · Kozilek's Command · Cloud Key · Triskelion · Worn Powerstone · Knight Paladin · Thought-Knot Seer · Manifold Key · Unwinding Clock · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Buried Ruin · Reliquary Tower · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · War Room · Urza's Cave · Access Tunnel · Temple of the False God · Scavenger Grounds · Urza's Workshop · Zhalfirin Void · Inventors' Fair · Muraganda Raceway · Guildless Commons · Darksteel Citadel · Thespian's Stage · Urza's Saga · Demolition Field · Urza's Factory · Planar Nexus · The Mycosynth Gardens · Arcane Lighthouse
🃏 Recommended cards for Golden Argosy
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Golden Argosy, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Mender | 95% | +93% |
| Skyscanner | 90% | +87% |
| Scampering Surveyor | 78% | +75% |
| Panharmonicon | 76% | +72% |
| Myr Battlesphere | 88% | +69% |
| Duplicant | 78% | +68% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 80% | +63% |
| Sandstone Oracle | 70% | +63% |
| Meteor Golem | 93% | +62% |
| Stone Retrieval Unit | 62% | +61% |
| Dauntless Scrapbot | 63% | +61% |
| Clockwork Fox | 59% | +59% |
| Thran Spider | 58% | +55% |
| Canoptek Spyder | 66% | +54% |
| Searchlight Companion | 53% | +53% |
| Threefold Thunderhulk | 67% | +52% |
| H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit | 57% | +52% |
| Precursor Golem | 51% | +50% |
| Pierce Strider | 48% | +48% |
| Atraxa's Skitterfang | 49% | +48% |
| Bronze Walrus | 48% | +47% |
| Pilgrim's Eye | 49% | +46% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 46% | +44% |
| Canoptek Scarab Swarm | 47% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Golden Argosy 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.
- Circuit Mender
- Skyscanner
- Scampering Surveyor
- Myr Battlesphere
- Duplicant
- Anticausal Vestige
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Panharmonicon
- Conjurer's Closet
- Knight Paladin
- Eldrazi Confluence
- Thought-Knot Seer
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Canoptek Spyder
- Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- Amulet of Vigor
- Summon: Bahamut
- Thunderhawk Gunship
- Nautiloid Ship
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Golden Argosy
- 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
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Golden Argosy's color identity?
Golden Argosy 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 Golden Argosy come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Golden Argosy deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 14 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Golden Argosy deck run?
Real Golden Argosy 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 Golden Argosy?
The three highest-synergy cards are Circuit Mender, Skyscanner, Scampering Surveyor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Golden Argosy decks.
What combos does Golden Argosy have?
Golden Argosy 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 Golden Argosy deck cost?
You can start cheap: Circuit Mender, Skyscanner, Scampering Surveyor 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.