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Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist · 1U
Color identity: Blue
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Add {U} for each counter on Nardole. Spend this mana only to cast noncreature spells.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg: 36
+1/+1 CountersArtifactsRampComboControlExtra TurnsPlaneswalkers
Build your Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg 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 (56/100)
- Consistency26
- Speed47
- Interaction86
- Resilience81
- Closing43
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Tezzeret's Gambit · Flux Channeler · Inexorable Tide · Sol Ring · Experimental Augury · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Arcane Signet · Essence Capture · Thrummingbird · Wizard Class · Clockspinning · Astrologian's Planisphere · Coretapper · Everflowing Chalice · Reject Imperfection · Ring of Evos Isle · Wingspan Mentor · Contentious Plan · Counterspell · Danny Pink · Mass Manipulation · Radstorm · Replicating Ring · Serum Snare · Steady Progress · Steel Overseer · Twiddle · Contagion Engine · Dreamtide Whale · Finale of Revelation · Midnight Clock · Ripples of Potential · Shark Typhoon · Solemn Simulacrum · Swiftfoot Boots · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Blitzball Stadium · Deepglow Skate · Energy Chamber · Freed from the Real · Ichormoon Gauntlet · Jace, Arcane Strategist · Mind Stone · Myr Scrapling · Pongify · Pull from Tomorrow · Reality Shift · Slip Out the Back · Thought Vessel · Moxite Refinery · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Blue Sun's Zenith · Brokers Veteran · Combat Tutorial · Fuel for the Cause · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Preordain · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Sapphire Medallion · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Thran Dynamo · Vexing Radgull · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Karn's Bastion · Forge of Heroes · Mystic Sanctuary · Nesting Grounds · Reliquary Tower · Tyrite Sanctum · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 72% | +67% |
| Inexorable Tide | 68% | +64% |
| Flux Channeler | 68% | +63% |
| Experimental Augury | 60% | +55% |
| Lulu, Stern Guardian | 53% | +51% |
| Essence Capture | 48% | +46% |
| Thrummingbird | 48% | +43% |
| Clockspinning | 44% | +41% |
| Astrologian's Planisphere | 41% | +40% |
| Wingspan Mentor | 40% | +40% |
| Coretapper | 40% | +39% |
| Ring of Evos Isle | 40% | +39% |
| Karn's Bastion | 44% | +39% |
| Reject Imperfection | 40% | +37% |
| Forge of Heroes | 36% | +36% |
| Danny Pink | 36% | +35% |
| Mass Manipulation | 36% | +34% |
| Replicating Ring | 36% | +34% |
| Radstorm | 36% | +34% |
| Steady Progress | 36% | +33% |
| Serum Snare | 36% | +33% |
| Twiddle | 36% | +33% |
| Steel Overseer | 36% | +32% |
| Contentious Plan | 36% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg 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.
- Tezzeret's Gambit
- Inexorable Tide
- Flux Channeler
- Experimental Augury
- Lulu, Stern Guardian
- Essence Capture
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Karn's Bastion
- Radstorm
- Contagion Engine
- Wizard Class
- Ripples of Potential
- Dreamtide Whale
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Danny Pink
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- The Aetherspark
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite planeswalker activations
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil → Infinite turns, Lock
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Enter the Infinite → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Win the game
- Jace, Cunning Castaway + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg's color identity?
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 9 % of the time and floods 36 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg deck run?
Real Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg 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 Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tezzeret's Gambit, Inexorable Tide, Flux Channeler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg decks.
What combos does Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg have?
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tezzeret's Gambit, Inexorable Tide, Flux Channeler 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.