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Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

Card: Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter · 3

Color identity: Colorless

Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).

Rules text:
Flash
Flying
You may cast colorless spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast that spell is greater than Liberator's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Liberator.

Reference price of the card: €4.61

Average lands in decks for Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter: 35

ArtifactsEldraziComboFlashBig ManaHistoricRamp+1/+1 Counters

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🎲 How the average Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter 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.

2.6average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
13 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
15 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn
25 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: A (86/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)

Sol Ring · Forsaken Monument · Mystic Forge · All Is Dust · Ugin, the Ineffable · Thran Dynamo · Foundry Inspector · Mind Stone · Unwinding Clock · Null Elemental Blast · Palladium Myr · Everflowing Chalice · Thought Vessel · Echoes of Eternity · Hedron Archive · Glaring Fleshraker · Warping Wail · Sculpting Steel · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Basalt Monolith · Jhoira's Familiar · Solemn Simulacrum · Cloud Key · Manifold Key · Kozilek, the Great Distortion · Scrap Trawler · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Expedition Map · Myr Retriever · Ugin, the Spirit Dragon · Darksteel Monolith · Endbringer · Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands · Worn Powerstone · Lightning Greaves · Mind's Eye · Sensei's Divining Top · Swiftfoot Boots · Commander's Plate · Kozilek's Command · Titan's Presence · Meteor Golem · The One Ring · Walking Ballista · Karn, Legacy Reforged · Mirage Mirror · Steel Overseer · Voltaic Key · Darksteel Forge · Moonsilver Key · Eldritch Immunity · Steel Hellkite · Dreamstone Hedron · Kuldotha Forgemaster · Metalwork Colossus · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Rise of the Eldrazi · Staff of Domination · Wurmcoil Engine · It That Heralds the End · Kozilek, Butcher of Truth · Not of This World · Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger · Artisan of Kozilek · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Buried Ruin · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · War Room · Darksteel Citadel · Reliquary Tower · Inventors' Fair · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Cave · Urza's Workshop · Urza's Saga · Temple of the False God · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Blast Zone · Bonders' Enclave · Scavenger Grounds · Thespian's Stage · Zhalfirin Void · The Mycosynth Gardens · Ancient Tomb · Sanctum of Ugin · Urza's Factory · Eldrazi Temple

🃏 Recommended cards for Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Unwinding Clock 69% +28%
Foundry Inspector 72% +21%
Sculpting Steel 53% +20%
Karn, Legacy Reforged 35% +19%
Staff of Domination 31% +19%
Scrap Trawler 44% +19%
Myr Retriever 43% +17%
Walking Ballista 36% +16%
Kuldotha Forgemaster 32% +16%
Cloud Key 47% +15%
Jhoira's Familiar 50% +15%
Wurmcoil Engine 31% +14%
Steel Hellkite 33% +14%
Moonsilver Key 34% +14%
Buried Ruin 67% +13%
Wandering Archaic 41% +13%
Clock of Omens 26% +12%
Darksteel Forge 34% +12%
Mirage Mirror 35% +11%
Manifold Key 45% +11%
Mind's Eye 40% +11%
Sensei's Divining Top 39% +11%
Voltaic Key 35% +11%
Lodestone Golem 20% +11%

💰 The best cards for your Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter 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.

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Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Walking Ballista€6.92 · 36% inclusion
  • Kuldotha Forgemaster€4.35 · 32% inclusion
  • Cloud Key€2.02 · 47% inclusion
  • Wurmcoil Engine€7.29 · 31% inclusion
  • Clock of Omens€3.53 · 26% inclusion
  • The Mightstone and Weakstone€3.40 · 21% inclusion
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Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Unwinding Clock€13.79 · 69% inclusion
  • Karn, Legacy Reforged€12.94 · 35% inclusion
  • Staff of Domination€10.53 · 31% inclusion
  • Darksteel Forge€18.45 · 34% inclusion
  • Sensei's Divining Top€21.24 · 39% inclusion
  • Inventors' Fair€11.37 · 55% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

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Frequently asked questions

What is Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter's color identity?

Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter 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 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.6 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 13 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: A (86/100).

How many lands should a Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter deck run?

Real Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter 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 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter?

The three highest-synergy cards are Unwinding Clock, Foundry Inspector, Sculpting Steel. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter decks.

What combos does Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter have?

Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter 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 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter deck cost?

You can start cheap: Foundry Inspector, Sculpting Steel, Scrap Trawler 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.

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