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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
Build your Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: A (86/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed66
- Interaction100
- Resilience95
- Closing94
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.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Foundry Inspector
- Sculpting Steel
- Scrap Trawler
- Myr Retriever
- Jhoira's Familiar
- Steel Hellkite
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Walking Ballista
- Kuldotha Forgemaster
- Cloud Key
- Wurmcoil Engine
- Clock of Omens
- The Mightstone and Weakstone
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Unwinding Clock
- Karn, Legacy Reforged
- Staff of Domination
- Darksteel Forge
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Inventors' Fair
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
- 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 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.