EDH Optimizer
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: €0.03
Average lands in decks for Sami, Ship's Engineer: 35
ArtifactsTokensTap / Untap+1/+1 CountersAggroSpacecraftVehiclesControl
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 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 (54/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed62
- Interaction59
- Resilience51
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Wedgelight Rammer · Dawnstrike Vanguard · Flight-Deck Coordinator · Frontline War-Rager · Pinnacle Kill-Ship · Starfighter Pilot · Warmaker Gunship · Zookeeper Mechan · Chrome Companion · Luxknight Breacher · Oreplate Pangolin · Kavaron Turbodrone · Lumen-Class Frigate · Melded Moxite · Rescue Skiff · Focus Fire · Kavaron Harrier · Drill Too Deep · Wurmwall Sweeper · Dockworker Drone · The Seriema · Auxiliary Boosters · Slagdrill Scrapper · Vaultguard Trooper · Zealous Display · Debris Field Crusher · Galvanizing Sawship · Invasive Maneuvers · Orbital Plunge · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Starport Security · The Eternity Elevator · Banishing Light · Knight Luminary · Path to Exile · Swords to Plowshares · Plasma Bolt · Dispatch · Pulsar Squadron Ace · Radiant Strike · Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon · Talisman of Conviction · Cut Propulsion · Steel Overseer · Sunstar Chaplain · Weftstalker Ardent · Dauntless Scrapbot · Emergency Eject · Sami, Wildcat Captain · Iron Myr · Pain for All · Red Tiger Mechan · Kav Landseeker · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Boros Signet · Extinguisher Battleship · Gold Myr · Hardlight Containment · Blasphemous Act · Ornithopter of Paradise · Rust Harvester · Systems Override · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Sacred Foundry · Command Bridge · Battlefield Forge · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Kavaron, Memorial World · Rugged Prairie · Secluded Starforge · Sundown Pass · Evolving Wilds · Boros Garrison · Furycalm Snarl · Temple of Triumph · Path of Ancestry · Wind-Scarred Crag · Ancient Den · Exotic Orchard · Great Furnace · 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 | 54% | +54% |
| Dawnstrike Vanguard | 51% | +50% |
| Flight-Deck Coordinator | 50% | +50% |
| Frontline War-Rager | 49% | +49% |
| Pinnacle Kill-Ship | 49% | +49% |
| Starfighter Pilot | 49% | +48% |
| Warmaker Gunship | 46% | +46% |
| Zookeeper Mechan | 46% | +45% |
| Luxknight Breacher | 45% | +45% |
| Chrome Companion | 45% | +45% |
| Oreplate Pangolin | 45% | +44% |
| Kavaron Turbodrone | 44% | +44% |
| Lumen-Class Frigate | 44% | +43% |
| Rescue Skiff | 43% | +43% |
| Focus Fire | 42% | +42% |
| Kavaron Harrier | 42% | +42% |
| Melded Moxite | 44% | +42% |
| Drill Too Deep | 41% | +41% |
| Wurmwall Sweeper | 41% | +41% |
| Dockworker Drone | 39% | +39% |
| Command Bridge | 39% | +39% |
| Vaultguard Trooper | 38% | +38% |
| Auxiliary Boosters | 38% | +38% |
| Slagdrill Scrapper | 38% | +38% |
💰 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
- Frontline War-Rager
- Pinnacle Kill-Ship
- Starfighter Pilot
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
- Wildfire Awakener
- Throne of the God-Pharaoh
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
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 + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- 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 LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 34 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Sami, Ship's Engineer deck run?
Real Sami, Ship's Engineer 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 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 + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. 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.