EDH Optimizer
Pia, Determined Rebuilder
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 2R
Color identity: Red
Pia, Determined Rebuilder is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Pia enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
{5}{R}: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Pia, Determined Rebuilder: 35
Build your Pia, Determined Rebuilder deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Pia, Determined Rebuilder 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Pia, Determined Rebuilder 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: D (40/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed49
- Interaction28
- Resilience71
- Closing5
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Breya's Apprentice · Thopter Engineer · Chief of the Foundry · Commander's Sphere · Inspiring Statuary · Ornithopter · Chain Reaction · Foundry Inspector · Furnace Hellkite · Junk Diver · Loyal Apprentice · Pia and Kiran Nalaar · Professional Face-Breaker · Seize the Spoils · Springleaf Drum · Stridehangar Automaton · Abrade · Aetherjacket · Buried Treasure · Cathartic Reunion · Craterclaw Colossus · Dragonspark Reactor · Faithless Looting · Filigree Familiar · Fireball · Frogmite · Frogmyr Enforcer · Goldvein Pick · Golem Foundry · Harried Dronesmith · Mana Geyser · Mizzium Mortars · Mouser Foundry · Quicksmith Genius · Retrofitter Foundry · Sojourner's Companion · The Underworld Cookbook · Tormod's Crypt · Voyager Staff · Arcbound Stinger · Basilisk Collar · Big Score · Blitzball · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Chaos Warp · Cursed Mirror · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Faithless Salvaging · Fellwar Stone · Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut · Hangarback Walker · Hellkite Igniter · Hellkite Tyrant · HYDRA Assault Robot · Ingenious Artillerist · Lunatic Pandora · Myr Battlesphere · Pia Nalaar · Pia's Revolution · Pilgrim's Eye · Powerstone Shard · Pristine Talisman · Foundry of the Consuls · The Gold Saucer · Buried Ruin · Darksteel Citadel · Forgotten Cave · High Market · Great Furnace · Muraganda Raceway · Scavenger Grounds · Smoldering Crater · Volatile Fault
🃏 Recommended cards for Pia, Determined Rebuilder
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Pia, Determined Rebuilder, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry of the Consuls | 70% | +70% |
| Thopter Engineer | 70% | +70% |
| Breya's Apprentice | 70% | +69% |
| Chief of the Foundry | 60% | +60% |
| Ornithopter | 60% | +58% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 60% | +58% |
| Commander's Sphere | 60% | +53% |
| Pia and Kiran Nalaar | 50% | +49% |
| Furnace Hellkite | 50% | +49% |
| Stridehangar Automaton | 50% | +49% |
| The Gold Saucer | 50% | +49% |
| Junk Diver | 50% | +48% |
| Loyal Apprentice | 50% | +45% |
| Foundry Inspector | 50% | +44% |
| Springleaf Drum | 50% | +43% |
| Aetherjacket | 40% | +40% |
| Golem Foundry | 40% | +40% |
| Harried Dronesmith | 40% | +40% |
| The Underworld Cookbook | 40% | +40% |
| Buried Treasure | 40% | +40% |
| Frogmite | 40% | +40% |
| Retrofitter Foundry | 40% | +40% |
| Sojourner's Companion | 40% | +39% |
| Mouser Foundry | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Pia, Determined Rebuilder 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 of the Consuls
- Thopter Engineer
- Breya's Apprentice
- Chief of the Foundry
- Ornithopter
- Inspiring Statuary
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Craterclaw Colossus
- Weapons Manufacturing
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Hellkite Tyrant
- Basilisk Collar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Smaug the Magnificent
- Giggling Skitterspike
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Pia, Determined Rebuilder
- Cogwork Assembler + Powerstone Shard → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pia, Determined Rebuilder's color identity?
Pia, Determined Rebuilder is red: 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 Pia, Determined Rebuilder come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Pia, Determined Rebuilder deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 22 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: D (40/100).
How many lands should a Pia, Determined Rebuilder deck run?
Real Pia, Determined Rebuilder 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 Pia, Determined Rebuilder?
The three highest-synergy cards are Foundry of the Consuls, Thopter Engineer, Breya's Apprentice. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Pia, Determined Rebuilder decks.
What combos does Pia, Determined Rebuilder have?
Pia, Determined Rebuilder has 1 known combo. The most popular one is Cogwork Assembler + Powerstone Shard. 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 Pia, Determined Rebuilder deck cost?
You can start cheap: Foundry of the Consuls, Thopter Engineer, Breya's Apprentice 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.