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Urabrask // The Great Work
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Color identity: Red
Urabrask // The Great Work is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Urabrask deals 1 damage to target opponent. Add {R}.
{R}: Exile Urabrask, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast three or more instant and/or sorcery spells this turn.
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(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — This Saga deals 3 damage to target opponent and each creature they control.
II — Create three Treasure tokens.
III — Until end of turn, you may cast instant and sorcery spells from any graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Reference price of the card: €14.47
Average lands in decks for Urabrask // The Great Work: 33
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed64
- Interaction40
- Resilience73
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (4 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Grapeshot · Storm-Kiln Artist · Faithless Looting · Ruby Medallion · Overmaster · Seething Song · Guttersnipe · Lightning Bolt · Thrill of Possibility · Runaway Steam-Kin · Expedite · Crash Through · Renegade Tactics · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Light Up the Stage · Arcane Signet · Warlord's Fury · Desperate Ritual · Pyretic Ritual · Chaos Warp · Jeska's Will · Mana Geyser · Crimson Wisps · Abrade · Electrostatic Field · Big Score · Demand Answers · Fiery Inscription · Strike It Rich · Firebrand Archer · Kessig Flamebreather · Needle Drop · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Wrenn's Resolve · Blasphemous Act · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Ashling, Flame Dancer · Ancestral Anger · Reverberate · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Vandalblast · Gamble · Unexpected Windfall · Might of the Meek · Cathartic Reunion · Coruscation Mage · Past in Flames · Rile · Dragon's Rage Channeler · Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power · Reckless Impulse · Artist's Talent · Tormenting Voice · Bolt Bend · Gut Shot · Deflecting Swat · Underworld Breach · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Magmatic Insight · Thermo-Alchemist · Flashback · Pyroblast · Rite of Flame · Erebor Flamesmith · Grab the Prize · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Forgotten Cave · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Urabrask // The Great Work
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Urabrask // The Great Work, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Grapeshot | 81% | +72% |
| Overmaster | 76% | +72% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 81% | +65% |
| Crash Through | 69% | +63% |
| Expedite | 72% | +62% |
| Guttersnipe | 75% | +60% |
| Renegade Tactics | 67% | +60% |
| Warlord's Fury | 63% | +59% |
| Runaway Steam-Kin | 73% | +56% |
| Light Up the Stage | 66% | +55% |
| Birgi, God of Storytelling | 66% | +54% |
| Crimson Wisps | 58% | +51% |
| Desperate Ritual | 61% | +49% |
| Electrostatic Field | 55% | +49% |
| Needle Drop | 50% | +48% |
| Pyretic Ritual | 61% | +47% |
| Fiery Inscription | 51% | +45% |
| Strike It Rich | 51% | +44% |
| Seething Song | 76% | +44% |
| Kessig Flamebreather | 50% | +43% |
| Wrenn's Resolve | 50% | +43% |
| Firebrand Archer | 50% | +42% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 75% | +41% |
| Ancestral Anger | 46% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Urabrask // The Great Work 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.
- Grapeshot
- Overmaster
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Crash Through
- Expedite
- Guttersnipe
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pyretic Ritual
- Seething Song
- Kessig Flamebreather
- Ashling, Flame Dancer
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Gut Shot
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Jeska's Will
- Ruby Medallion
- Gamble
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Urabrask // The Great Work's color identity?
Urabrask // The Great Work is red: 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 Urabrask // The Great Work come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Urabrask // The Great Work deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 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 22 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Urabrask // The Great Work deck run?
Real Urabrask // The Great Work decks run 33 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 Urabrask // The Great Work?
The three highest-synergy cards are Grapeshot, Overmaster, Storm-Kiln Artist. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Urabrask // The Great Work decks.
What combos does Urabrask // The Great Work have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Urabrask // The Great Work. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Urabrask // The Great Work deck cost?
You can start cheap: Grapeshot, Overmaster, Storm-Kiln Artist 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.