EDH Optimizer
Oswald Fiddlebender
Legendary Creature — Gnome Artificer · 1W
Color identity: White
Oswald Fiddlebender is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Magical Tinkering — {W}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed artifact's mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €1.67
Average lands in decks for Oswald Fiddlebender: 33
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Build your Oswald Fiddlebender deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Oswald Fiddlebender 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Oswald Fiddlebender 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+ (58/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed60
- Interaction47
- Resilience99
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (11 nonbasic, 22 Plains)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Scrap Trawler · Ichor Wellspring · Myr Retriever · Lightning Greaves · Sculpting Steel · Thousand-Year Elixir · Path to Exile · Esper Sentinel · Basalt Monolith · Rings of Brighthearth · Ethersworn Canonist · Prized Statue · Magewright's Stone · Staff of Domination · Manifold Key · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Dispatch · Solemn Simulacrum · Swiftfoot Boots · Enlightened Tutor · Foundry Inspector · Junk Diver · Skrelv, Defector Mite · Chromatic Star · Patriar's Seal · Voltaic Key · Lotus Petal · Mycosynth Wellspring · Mystic Forge · Portable Hole · Mox Amber · Mox Opal · Myr Welder · Clock of Omens · Mana Vault · Pithing Needle · Sevinne's Reclamation · Mind Stone · Ornithopter · Vexing Bauble · Workshop Assistant · Liquimetal Torque · Palladium Myr · Peter Parker's Camera · Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle · The One Ring · Grafdigger's Cage · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Everflowing Chalice · Fellwar Stone · Torpor Orb · Silence · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Generous Gift · Mishra's Bauble · Thran Dynamo · Walking Ballista · Archaeomancer's Map · Bronze Guardian · Chrome Mox · Damping Sphere · Grand Abolisher · Metalworker · Ancient Den · Darksteel Citadel · Buried Ruin · Urza's Saga · Treasure Vault · Inventors' Fair · The Mycosynth Gardens · Ancient Tomb · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Gemstone Caverns · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Oswald Fiddlebender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Oswald Fiddlebender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Den | 74% | +67% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 64% | +61% |
| Scrap Trawler | 62% | +60% |
| Myr Retriever | 60% | +57% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 60% | +57% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 54% | +53% |
| Sculpting Steel | 54% | +52% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 51% | +50% |
| Basalt Monolith | 51% | +49% |
| Prized Statue | 49% | +48% |
| Magewright's Stone | 48% | +47% |
| Ethersworn Canonist | 49% | +46% |
| Staff of Domination | 46% | +45% |
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 45% | +45% |
| Manifold Key | 45% | +43% |
| Treasure Vault | 44% | +42% |
| Buried Ruin | 52% | +42% |
| Junk Diver | 40% | +38% |
| Voltaic Key | 38% | +37% |
| Patriar's Seal | 38% | +37% |
| Mycosynth Wellspring | 37% | +36% |
| Chromatic Star | 38% | +36% |
| Portable Hole | 36% | +35% |
| Dispatch | 42% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Oswald Fiddlebender 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.
- Ancient Den
- Darksteel Citadel
- Scrap Trawler
- Myr Retriever
- Ichor Wellspring
- Sculpting Steel
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Basalt Monolith
- Magewright's Stone
- Ethersworn Canonist
- Patriar's Seal
- Dispatch
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Staff of Domination
- Urza's Saga
- Lotus Petal
- Mox Opal
- Mana Vault
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Oswald Fiddlebender
- 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
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Oswald Fiddlebender's color identity?
Oswald Fiddlebender is white: 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 Oswald Fiddlebender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Oswald Fiddlebender deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 12 % of the time and floods 36 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Oswald Fiddlebender deck run?
Real Oswald Fiddlebender decks run 33 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 Oswald Fiddlebender?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ancient Den, Darksteel Citadel, Scrap Trawler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Oswald Fiddlebender decks.
What combos does Oswald Fiddlebender have?
Oswald Fiddlebender 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 Oswald Fiddlebender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ancient Den, Darksteel Citadel, 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.