EDH Optimizer
The Fantasticar
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 3
Color identity: Colorless
The Fantasticar is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may have The Fantasticar become an artifact creature until end of turn.
Whenever you cast your fourth noncreature spell each turn, you may sacrifice The Fantasticar. If you do, create four 4/4 colorless Construct artifact creature tokens with flying and haste.
Reference price of the card: €4.37
Average lands in decks for The Fantasticar: 35
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Build your The Fantasticar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Fantasticar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Fantasticar 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: B+ (76/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed91
- Interaction43
- Resilience89
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Everflowing Chalice · Mishra's Bauble · Mystic Forge · Urza's Bauble · Mind Stone · Welding Jar · Tormod's Crypt · Expedition Map · Conjurer's Bauble · Cloud Key · Glaring Fleshraker · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Foundry Inspector · Lotus Petal · Kozilek's Command · Forsaken Monument · Thought Vessel · Chromatic Star · Lodestone Bauble · All Is Dust · Basalt Monolith · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Sensei's Divining Top · Mox Opal · Null Elemental Blast · Paradise Mantle · Soul-Guide Lantern · Thran Dynamo · Spellbook · Warping Wail · Astral Cornucopia · Relic of Progenitus · Voltaic Key · Manifold Key · Ugin, the Ineffable · Jeweled Amulet · Jhoira's Familiar · Fellwar Stone · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Arc Reactor · Bone Saw · Semblance Anvil · Candy Trail · Chromatic Sphere · Claws of Gix · Mana Vault · The One Ring · World Map · Cathar's Shield · Ichor Wellspring · Zuran Orb · Dark Sphere · Scrap Trawler · Liquimetal Torque · Moonsilver Key · Campfire · Clown Car · Fountain of Youth · The Ten Rings · Accorder's Shield · Grim Monolith · Myr Retriever · Darksteel Relic · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Urza's Mine · War Room · Urza's Saga · Urza's Workshop · Urza's Cave · Command Beacon · Inventors' Fair · Buried Ruin · Thespian's Stage · Crystal Vein · Darksteel Citadel · Planar Nexus · Fomori Vault · Zhalfirin Void · Blast Zone · Talon Gates of Madara · Bonders' Enclave · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Mishra's Workshop · Ancient Tomb · Deserted Temple · Muraganda Raceway · The Mycosynth Gardens
🃏 Recommended cards for The Fantasticar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Fantasticar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mishra's Bauble | 89% | +85% |
| Urza's Bauble | 81% | +79% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 71% | +69% |
| Welding Jar | 72% | +69% |
| Conjurer's Bauble | 67% | +65% |
| Lotus Petal | 64% | +59% |
| Chromatic Star | 59% | +57% |
| Lodestone Bauble | 57% | +56% |
| Paradise Mantle | 55% | +54% |
| Spellbook | 53% | +52% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 55% | +51% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 52% | +51% |
| Astral Cornucopia | 52% | +50% |
| Jeweled Amulet | 49% | +49% |
| Tezzeret, Cruel Captain | 65% | +45% |
| Krark-Clan Ironworks | 56% | +45% |
| Bone Saw | 44% | +43% |
| Command Beacon | 67% | +43% |
| Chromatic Sphere | 43% | +42% |
| Claws of Gix | 42% | +42% |
| Candy Trail | 43% | +41% |
| Mox Opal | 55% | +41% |
| Cathar's Shield | 41% | +40% |
| Zuran Orb | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your The Fantasticar 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.
- Mishra's Bauble
- Tormod's Crypt
- Welding Jar
- Conjurer's Bauble
- Chromatic Star
- Spellbook
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Urza's Bauble
- Lodestone Bauble
- Paradise Mantle
- Relic of Progenitus
- Jeweled Amulet
- Krark-Clan Ironworks
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Lotus Petal
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Mox Opal
- Clown Car
- Talon Gates of Madara
- Mishra's Workshop
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Fantasticar
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Fantasticar's color identity?
The Fantasticar is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Fantasticar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Fantasticar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 3 % of the time and floods 36 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a The Fantasticar deck run?
Real The Fantasticar 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 The Fantasticar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mishra's Bauble, Urza's Bauble, Tormod's Crypt. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Fantasticar decks.
What combos does The Fantasticar have?
The Fantasticar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 The Fantasticar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mishra's Bauble, Tormod's Crypt, Welding Jar 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.