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Sami, Ship's Engineer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 2RW
Color identity: Red · White · Boros
Sami, Ship's Engineer is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, if you control two or more tapped creatures, create a tapped 2/2 colorless Robot artifact creature token.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Sami, Ship's Engineer: 36
TokensArtifactsTap / UntapVehicles+1/+1 CountersAggroSpacecraftControl
Build your Sami, Ship's Engineer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sami, Ship's Engineer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sami, Ship's Engineer 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 (53/100)
- Consistency31
- Speed63
- Interaction57
- Resilience51
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Wedgelight Rammer · Dawnstrike Vanguard · Flight-Deck Coordinator · Pinnacle Kill-Ship · Frontline War-Rager · Starfighter Pilot · Lumen-Class Frigate · Warmaker Gunship · Zookeeper Mechan · Chrome Companion · Oreplate Pangolin · Kavaron Turbodrone · Luxknight Breacher · Melded Moxite · Rescue Skiff · Drill Too Deep · Focus Fire · Kavaron Harrier · Wurmwall Sweeper · The Seriema · Auxiliary Boosters · Dockworker Drone · Slagdrill Scrapper · Galvanizing Sawship · Zealous Display · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Debris Field Crusher · Vaultguard Trooper · Orbital Plunge · Dispatch · Invasive Maneuvers · The Eternity Elevator · Starport Security · Swords to Plowshares · Banishing Light · Path to Exile · Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon · Sami, Wildcat Captain · Steel Overseer · Talisman of Conviction · Knight Luminary · Plasma Bolt · Pulsar Squadron Ace · Radiant Strike · Weftstalker Ardent · Dauntless Scrapbot · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Cut Propulsion · Iron Myr · Sunstar Chaplain · Boros Signet · Emergency Eject · Red Tiger Mechan · Blasphemous Act · Gold Myr · Hardlight Containment · Kav Landseeker · Ornithopter of Paradise · Pain for All · Arabella, Abandoned Doll · Extinguisher Battleship · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Sacred Foundry · Command Bridge · Battlefield Forge · Rugged Prairie · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Kavaron, Memorial World · Secluded Starforge · Sundown Pass · Boros Garrison · Evolving Wilds · Furycalm Snarl · Temple of Triumph · Great Furnace · Path of Ancestry · Radiant Summit · Ancient Den · Exotic Orchard · Wind-Scarred Crag · Rustvale Bridge
🃏 Recommended cards for Sami, Ship's Engineer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sami, Ship's Engineer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wedgelight Rammer | 55% | +55% |
| Dawnstrike Vanguard | 50% | +50% |
| Flight-Deck Coordinator | 50% | +49% |
| Pinnacle Kill-Ship | 49% | +49% |
| Starfighter Pilot | 48% | +48% |
| Frontline War-Rager | 48% | +48% |
| Lumen-Class Frigate | 46% | +46% |
| Warmaker Gunship | 46% | +45% |
| Chrome Companion | 45% | +45% |
| Zookeeper Mechan | 46% | +45% |
| Oreplate Pangolin | 45% | +44% |
| Kavaron Turbodrone | 44% | +44% |
| Rescue Skiff | 44% | +43% |
| Luxknight Breacher | 44% | +43% |
| Melded Moxite | 44% | +43% |
| Drill Too Deep | 42% | +42% |
| Focus Fire | 42% | +42% |
| Kavaron Harrier | 41% | +41% |
| Wurmwall Sweeper | 41% | +40% |
| Command Bridge | 40% | +39% |
| The Seriema | 40% | +38% |
| Dockworker Drone | 38% | +37% |
| Auxiliary Boosters | 38% | +37% |
| Slagdrill Scrapper | 37% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Sami, Ship's Engineer 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.
- Wedgelight Rammer
- Dawnstrike Vanguard
- Flight-Deck Coordinator
- Pinnacle Kill-Ship
- Starfighter Pilot
- Frontline War-Rager
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- Adagia, Windswept Bastion
- Dispatch
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Ultron, Machine Overlord
- Throne of the God-Pharaoh
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Exalted Sunborn
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sami, Ship's Engineer
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, 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
- Smothering Tithe + Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Infinite self-discard triggers for all players, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Sensei's Divining Top + Echoes of Eternity + Glaring Fleshraker → Infinite card draw, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sami, Ship's Engineer's color identity?
Sami, Ship's Engineer is Boros (red 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 Sami, Ship's Engineer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sami, Ship's Engineer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 33 % of the time and floods 30 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Sami, Ship's Engineer deck run?
Real Sami, Ship's Engineer 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 Sami, Ship's Engineer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wedgelight Rammer, Dawnstrike Vanguard, Flight-Deck Coordinator. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sami, Ship's Engineer decks.
What combos does Sami, Ship's Engineer have?
Sami, Ship's Engineer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Sami, Ship's Engineer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wedgelight Rammer, Dawnstrike Vanguard, Flight-Deck Coordinator 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.