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Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus
Legendary Artifact Creature — Gnome // Legendary Artifact Creature — Gnome · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Tetzin or another double-faced artifact you control enters, mill three cards. You may put an artifact card from among them into your hand.
Craft with six artifacts {4} ({4}, Exile this artifact, Exile the six from among other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
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Vigilance, trample
Whenever The Golden-Gear Colossus enters or attacks, transform up to one other target double-faced artifact you control. Create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus: 35
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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+ (65/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed65
- Interaction35
- Resilience86
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 4 Island, 2 Mountain)
Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph · The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools · Clay-Fired Bricks // Cosmium Kiln · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dowsing Device // Geode Grotto · Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun · Inverted Iceberg // Iceberg Titan · Braided Net // Braided Quipu · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Master's Guide-Mural // Master's Manufactory · Spring-Loaded Sawblades // Bladewheel Chariot · The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Etherium Sculptor · Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison · Eye of Ojer Taq // Apex Observatory · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca · Organic Extinction · Wake the Past · Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Dispatch · Foundry Inspector · Oteclan Landmark // Oteclan Levitator · Threefold Thunderhulk · Sai, Master Thopterist · Swords to Plowshares · Fabrication Foundry · Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass · Chrome Host Seedshark · Foreboding Statue // Forsaken Thresher · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan · Market Gnome · Sunbird Standard // Sunbird Effigy · Dire Flail // Dire Blunderbuss · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon · Path to Exile · Thought Monitor · Dance of the Manse · Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain · Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader · Counterspell · Urza, Prince of Kroog · Waterlogged Hulk // Watertight Gondola · Thoughtcast · Mirrodin Besieged · Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul · Forensic Gadgeteer · Kappa Cannoneer · Thopter Spy Network · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Cyberdrive Awakener · Sevinne's Reclamation · Solemn Simulacrum · Bronze Guardian · Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death · Conqueror's Galleon // Conqueror's Foothold · Command Tower · Seat of the Synod · Silverbluff Bridge · Razortide Bridge · Ancient Den · Rustvale Bridge · Great Furnace · Mystic Monastery · Exotic Orchard · Darksteel Citadel · Spire of Industry · Glacial Fortress · Raugrin Triome · Hallowed Fountain · Sulfur Falls · Buried Ruin · Clifftop Retreat · Archway of Innovation · Power Depot · Sacred Foundry · Steam Vents · Academy Ruins · Sea of Clouds · Shivan Reef · Training Center
🃏 Recommended cards for Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Moons Smithy | 92% | +89% |
| Matzalantli, the Great Door | 88% | +87% |
| Brass's Tunnel-Grinder | 88% | +86% |
| Unstable Glyphbridge | 87% | +86% |
| The Everflowing Well | 86% | +85% |
| Clay-Fired Bricks | 82% | +81% |
| Dowsing Device | 80% | +78% |
| Azor's Gateway | 78% | +77% |
| Inverted Iceberg | 77% | +76% |
| Braided Net | 76% | +75% |
| Master's Guide-Mural | 74% | +73% |
| Spring-Loaded Sawblades | 68% | +67% |
| The Enigma Jewel | 68% | +67% |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 76% | +66% |
| Golden Guardian | 66% | +65% |
| Eye of Ojer Taq | 65% | +64% |
| Treasure Map | 64% | +63% |
| Thaumatic Compass | 63% | +62% |
| Dowsing Dagger | 58% | +57% |
| Silverbluff Bridge | 69% | +56% |
| Razortide Bridge | 68% | +56% |
| Illustrious Wanderglyph | 58% | +56% |
| Oteclan Landmark | 56% | +55% |
| Seat of the Synod | 69% | +55% |
💰 The best cards for your Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus 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.
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Silverbluff Bridge
- Razortide Bridge
- Seat of the Synod
- Rustvale Bridge
- Etherium Sculptor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Great Furnace
- Dispatch
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Academy Ruins
- Cyberdrive Awakener
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
- Inventors' Fair
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Goblin Welder
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus's color identity?
Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus is Jeskai (red, blue 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 Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 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 11 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus deck run?
Real Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus 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 Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thousand Moons Smithy, Matzalantli, the Great Door, Brass's Tunnel-Grinder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus decks.
What combos does Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus deck cost?
You can start cheap: Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Silverbluff Bridge, Razortide Bridge 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.