EDH Optimizer
Scotty, Chief Engineer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Scotty, Chief Engineer is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Tap an untapped artifact you control: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Average lands in decks for Scotty, Chief Engineer: 37
Build your Scotty, Chief Engineer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Scotty, Chief Engineer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Scotty, Chief 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 (49/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed54
- Interaction52
- Resilience78
- Closing20
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (2 nonbasic, 35 Island)
Adaptive Omnitool · Aether Spellbomb · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bident of Thassa · Bloodthirsty Blade · Broodstar · Counterspell · Crashing Drawbridge · Crawlspace · Curse of Verbosity · Darksteel Juggernaut · Dissipation Field · Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale · Enduring Curiosity · Etherium Sculptor · Ever-Watching Threshold · Everflowing Chalice · Faerie Mastermind · Fealty to the Realm · Filigree Attendant · Flesh Duplicate · Howling Mine · Ichor Wellspring · Jeering Homunculus · Kang Dynasty · Kraken's Eye · Krang, Master Mind · Lightning Greaves · Master of Etherium · Memnite · Misleading Signpost · Mocking Doppelganger · Nettlecyst · Ornithopter · Pongify · Portal Mage · Propaganda · Psychic Impetus · Public Enemy · PuPu UFO · Quietus Spike · Ransom Note · Renegade Silent · Resculpt · Sapphire Medallion · Seal of Removal · Sewer-veillance Cam · Shambling Suit · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Sol Ring · Spellbook · Starwinder · Swiftfoot Boots · The Indomitable · The Ooze · The Unagi of Kyoshi Island · Unctus, Grand Metatect · Vow of Flight · Welding Jar · Witch's Oven · Witching Well · Darksteel Citadel · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Scotty, Chief Engineer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Scotty, Chief Engineer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Witch's Oven | 100% | +100% |
| Fealty to the Realm | 100% | +100% |
| Vow of Flight | 100% | +100% |
| Jeering Homunculus | 100% | +100% |
| Shambling Suit | 100% | +100% |
| Renegade Silent | 100% | +100% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 100% | +100% |
| Ransom Note | 100% | +100% |
| Public Enemy | 100% | +100% |
| Kang Dynasty | 100% | +100% |
| Seal of Removal | 100% | +100% |
| Kraken's Eye | 100% | +99% |
| Psychic Impetus | 100% | +99% |
| Portal Mage | 100% | +99% |
| Ever-Watching Threshold | 100% | +99% |
| The Ooze | 100% | +99% |
| Broodstar | 100% | +99% |
| Quietus Spike | 100% | +99% |
| Filigree Attendant | 100% | +99% |
| Darksteel Juggernaut | 100% | +99% |
| Mocking Doppelganger | 100% | +99% |
| Dowsing Dagger | 100% | +99% |
| Curse of Verbosity | 100% | +99% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 100% | +99% |
💰 The best cards for your Scotty, Chief 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.
- Witch's Oven
- Fealty to the Realm
- Vow of Flight
- Jeering Homunculus
- Shambling Suit
- Renegade Silent
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Ooze
- Mocking Doppelganger
- Flesh Duplicate
- The Indomitable
- Crawlspace
- Dissipation Field
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
- Faerie Mastermind
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Scotty, Chief Engineer's color identity?
Scotty, Chief Engineer is blue: 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 Scotty, Chief Engineer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Scotty, Chief Engineer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 25 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Scotty, Chief Engineer deck run?
Real Scotty, Chief Engineer decks run 37 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 Scotty, Chief Engineer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Witch's Oven, Fealty to the Realm, Vow of Flight. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Scotty, Chief Engineer decks.
What combos does Scotty, Chief Engineer have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Scotty, Chief Engineer. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Scotty, Chief Engineer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Witch's Oven, Fealty to the Realm, Vow of Flight 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.