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Tawnos, the Toymaker
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 3GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Tawnos, the Toymaker is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a Beast or Bird creature spell, you may copy it, except the copy is an artifact in addition to its other types. (The copy becomes a token.)
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Tawnos, the Toymaker: 35
BeastsTokensBirdsClonesArtifactsMutateSpell CopyAggro
Build your Tawnos, the Toymaker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tawnos, the Toymaker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tawnos, the Toymaker 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+ (61/100)
- Consistency91
- Speed60
- Interaction48
- Resilience65
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 3 Island, 11 Forest)
Sol Ring · Krosan Warchief · Trygon Predator · Arcane Signet · Rampaging Baloths · Thunderfoot Baloth · Cultivate · Birds of Paradise · Curiosity Crafter · Garruk's Packleader · Radagast, Wizard of Wilds · Garruk's Uprising · Manglehorn · Rampant Growth · Wirewood Savage · Elder Gargaroth · Hydroid Krasis · Arboreal Grazer · Beast Within · Thragtusk · Craterhoof Behemoth · Kodama's Reach · Armored Scrapgorger · Growth Spiral · Reflections of Littjara · Frenzied Baloth · Counterspell · Combine Chrysalis · Nature's Lore · Owlbear Cub · Gemrazer · Twinning Staff · Second Harvest · Migratory Greathorn · Adrix and Nev, Twincasters · Farseek · Goobbue Gardener · Simic Signet · Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth · Mockingbird · Heroic Intervention · Gilded Goose · Parcelbeast · Beast Whisperer · Double Major · Realmwalker · The Goose Mother · Three Visits · Trumpeting Gnarr · Auspicious Starrix · Negate · Pouncing Shoreshark · Axebane Ferox · Dreamtail Heron · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Curiosity · Ezuri's Predation · Woodland Liege · Owlbear · Elemental Bond · Return of the Wildspeaker · Shamanic Revelation · Caller of the Pack · Phyrexian Ingester · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Yavimaya Coast · Reliquary Tower · Simic Growth Chamber · Breeding Pool · Temple of Mystery · Flooded Grove · Rejuvenating Springs · Vineglimmer Snarl · Mosswort Bridge · Evolving Wilds · Myriad Landscape · Tangled Islet · Exotic Orchard · Overflowing Basin · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Misty Rainforest · Thornwood Falls · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Tawnos, the Toymaker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tawnos, the Toymaker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Krosan Warchief | 74% | +74% |
| Trygon Predator | 74% | +68% |
| Thunderfoot Baloth | 70% | +66% |
| Curiosity Crafter | 67% | +64% |
| Garruk's Packleader | 66% | +64% |
| Radagast, Wizard of Wilds | 63% | +62% |
| Wirewood Savage | 59% | +59% |
| Manglehorn | 61% | +58% |
| Elder Gargaroth | 58% | +57% |
| Rampaging Baloths | 71% | +56% |
| Thragtusk | 55% | +55% |
| Arboreal Grazer | 55% | +52% |
| Armored Scrapgorger | 51% | +49% |
| Frenzied Baloth | 50% | +48% |
| Hydroid Krasis | 58% | +48% |
| Owlbear Cub | 46% | +46% |
| Combine Chrysalis | 48% | +44% |
| Reflections of Littjara | 51% | +43% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 61% | +43% |
| Gemrazer | 45% | +43% |
| Craterhoof Behemoth | 53% | +42% |
| Birds of Paradise | 68% | +41% |
| Twinning Staff | 44% | +40% |
| Migratory Greathorn | 42% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Tawnos, the Toymaker 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.
- Krosan Warchief
- Trygon Predator
- Thunderfoot Baloth
- Curiosity Crafter
- Garruk's Packleader
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Birds of Paradise
- Mockingbird
- Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
- Beast Whisperer
- Ledger Shredder
- Siege Behemoth
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Twinning Staff
- Life Finds a Way
- Parallel Lives
- Traveling Chocobo
- Three Tree City
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tawnos, the Toymaker
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Twinning Staff + Narset's Reversal → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Kodama of the East Tree + Simic Growth Chamber + Scute Swarm → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tawnos, the Toymaker's color identity?
Tawnos, the Toymaker is Simic (green and blue): 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 Tawnos, the Toymaker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tawnos, the Toymaker deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Tawnos, the Toymaker deck run?
Real Tawnos, the Toymaker 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 Tawnos, the Toymaker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Krosan Warchief, Trygon Predator, Thunderfoot Baloth. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tawnos, the Toymaker decks.
What combos does Tawnos, the Toymaker have?
Tawnos, the Toymaker has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Tawnos, the Toymaker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Krosan Warchief, Trygon Predator, Thunderfoot Baloth 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.