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Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
Legendary Artifact Creature — Spider Hero · 3
Color identity: Colorless
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Vigilance
{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature and/or Vehicle you control.
{2}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among artifacts you control: Draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.84
Average lands in decks for Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade: 35
+1/+1 CountersArtifactsModularTokensAggroComboVehiclesHistoric
Build your Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade deck starts over 4,000 games
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+ (65/100)
- Consistency76
- Speed67
- Interaction53
- Resilience83
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Steel Overseer · Foundry Inspector · Forsaken Monument · Hangarback Walker · Surge Conductor · All Is Dust · Mystic Forge · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Null Elemental Blast · Marketback Walker · Unwinding Clock · Palladium Myr · Walking Ballista · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Manifold Key · Stonecoil Serpent · Jhoira's Familiar · Threefold Thunderhulk · Thran Dynamo · Animation Module · Eldritch Immunity · Mind Stone · Ornithopter of Paradise · Scrap Trawler · Patchwork Automaton · Ugin, the Ineffable · Echoes of Eternity · Glaring Fleshraker · Thought Vessel · Voltaic Key · Arcbound Reclaimer · Shimmer Myr · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · The Ozolith · Warping Wail · Big Mother Mouser · Cryptothrall · Mindless Automaton · Cloud Key · Everflowing Chalice · Canoptek Spyder · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcbound Crusher · Sculpting Steel · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Lightning Greaves · Myr Retriever · Swiftfoot Boots · Giggling Skitterspike · Iron Apprentice · Voltaic Servant · Arcbound Ravager · Clock of Omens · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Selective Obliteration · Sonic Screwdriver · Towashi Guide-Bot · Ultron, Artificial Malevolence · Cyberman Patrol · The Eternity Elevator · Commander's Plate · Hedron Archive · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Karn's Bastion · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Buried Ruin · Darksteel Citadel · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Rogue's Passage · Inventors' Fair · Urza's Cave · Urza's Workshop · Muraganda Raceway · Urza's Saga · Bonders' Enclave · Temple of the False God · Scavenger Grounds · The Mycosynth Gardens · Zhalfirin Void · Urza's Factory · Thespian's Stage · Fomori Vault · Adventurer's Inn
🃏 Recommended cards for Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Surge Conductor | 79% | +70% |
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 70% | +64% |
| Steel Overseer | 91% | +64% |
| Hangarback Walker | 79% | +61% |
| Marketback Walker | 67% | +59% |
| Karn's Bastion | 72% | +55% |
| Animation Module | 57% | +52% |
| Walking Ballista | 66% | +47% |
| Arcbound Reclaimer | 49% | +45% |
| Threefold Thunderhulk | 59% | +45% |
| Mindless Automaton | 48% | +44% |
| The Ozolith | 49% | +44% |
| Patchwork Automaton | 52% | +42% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 60% | +41% |
| Big Mother Mouser | 48% | +39% |
| Arcbound Crusher | 44% | +38% |
| Iron Apprentice | 39% | +36% |
| Canoptek Spyder | 46% | +35% |
| Voltaic Servant | 39% | +35% |
| Giggling Skitterspike | 40% | +34% |
| Foundry Inspector | 84% | +34% |
| Sting, the Glinting Dagger | 35% | +33% |
| Arcbound Ravager | 37% | +32% |
| Cryptothrall | 48% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade 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.
- Surge Conductor
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic
- Steel Overseer
- Hangarback Walker
- Marketback Walker
- Animation Module
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Karn's Bastion
- Walking Ballista
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger
- Arcbound Ravager
- Clock of Omens
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Canoptek Spyder
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Cryptothrall
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Unwinding Clock
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
- 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 creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, 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 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade's color identity?
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade 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 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.7 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 11 % of the time and floods 32 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade deck run?
Real Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade decks run 35 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 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade?
The three highest-synergy cards are Surge Conductor, Marvin, Murderous Mimic, Steel Overseer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade decks.
What combos does Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade have?
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade 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 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade deck cost?
You can start cheap: Surge Conductor, Marvin, Murderous Mimic, Steel Overseer 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.