EDH Optimizer
Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
More Than Meets the Eye {2}{U}{R}{W} (You may cast this card converted for {2}{U}{R}{W}.)
At the beginning of each end step, bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When Optimus Prime dies, return it to the battlefield converted under its owner's control.
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Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Trample
Whenever you attack, bolster 2. The chosen creature gains trample until end of turn. When that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, convert Optimus Prime.
Reference price of the card: €1.40
Average lands in decks for Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader: 36
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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+ (65/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed53
- Interaction60
- Resilience78
- Closing79
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 3 Island, 2 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist // Jetfire, Air Guardian · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Steel Overseer · Etherium Sculptor · Foundry Inspector · Arcee, Sharpshooter // Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe · Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle · Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer · Path to Exile · Dispatch · Counterspell · Abzan Falconer · Wake the Past · Patrolling Peacemaker · Arcbound Shikari · Inspirit, Flagship Vessel · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Herald of Secret Streams · Solemn Simulacrum · Azorius Signet · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Thopter Spy Network · Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain · Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion · Organic Extinction · Surge Conductor · Talisman of Conviction · Talisman of Progress · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Boros Charm · Swiftfoot Boots · Boros Signet · Kilo, Apogee Mind · Talisman of Creativity · Tezzeret's Gambit · Izzet Signet · Lux Artillery · Cayth, Famed Mechanist · Chaos Warp · Esper Sentinel · Fellwar Stone · Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist · Together Forever · Bronze Guardian · Generous Gift · Resourceful Defense · The Ozolith · Abzan Battle Priest · Damning Verdict · Goldbug, Humanity's Ally // Goldbug, Scrappy Scout · Thoughtcast · Unwinding Clock · Cyberdrive Awakener · Akki Battle Squad · Blasphemous Act · Fabricate · Thrummingbird · Unbreakable Formation · Envoy of the Ancestors · Shorikai, Genesis Engine · Command Tower · Mystic Monastery · Exotic Orchard · Clifftop Retreat · Glacial Fortress · Seat of the Synod · Sulfur Falls · Ancient Den · Great Furnace · Prairie Stream · Raugrin Triome · Razortide Bridge · Hallowed Fountain · Karn's Bastion · Rustvale Bridge · Sacred Foundry · Silverbluff Bridge · Steam Vents · Battlefield Forge · Evolving Wilds · Shivan Reef · Spire of Industry · Sea of Clouds · Adarkar Wastes · Reliquary Tower · Spectator Seating
🃏 Recommended cards for Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist | 60% | +59% |
| Arcee, Sharpshooter | 54% | +53% |
| Prowl, Stoic Strategist | 54% | +53% |
| Ratchet, Field Medic | 51% | +50% |
| Steel Overseer | 59% | +48% |
| Foundry Inspector | 55% | +48% |
| Enthusiastic Mechanaut | 59% | +46% |
| Abzan Falconer | 47% | +46% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 55% | +42% |
| Arcbound Shikari | 43% | +41% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 43% | +40% |
| Herald of Secret Streams | 42% | +39% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 40% | +36% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 40% | +36% |
| Dispatch | 49% | +35% |
| Wake the Past | 45% | +35% |
| Inspirit, Flagship Vessel | 43% | +34% |
| Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion | 38% | +32% |
| Together Forever | 32% | +32% |
| Slicer, Hired Muscle | 32% | +31% |
| Alibou, Ancient Witness | 37% | +30% |
| Organic Extinction | 38% | +30% |
| Seat of the Synod | 43% | +29% |
| Abzan Battle Priest | 30% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader 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.
- Steel Overseer
- Foundry Inspector
- Enthusiastic Mechanaut
- Abzan Falconer
- Etherium Sculptor
- Arcbound Shikari
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
- Great Furnace
- Damning Verdict
- Akki Battle Squad
- Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Uncivil Unrest
- Unwinding Clock
- Danny Pink
- Esper Sentinel
- Inventors' Fair
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader's color identity?
Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader deck run?
Real Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader 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 Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist, Arcee, Sharpshooter, Prowl, Stoic Strategist. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader decks.
What combos does Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Steel Overseer, Foundry Inspector, Enthusiastic Mechanaut 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.