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Urza, Chief Artificer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 3WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Urza, Chief Artificer is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Affinity for artifact creatures (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact creature you control.)
Artifact creatures you control have menace.
At the beginning of your end step, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."
Reference price of the card: €2.29
Average lands in decks for Urza, Chief Artificer: 35
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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 (68/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed54
- Interaction45
- Resilience80
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 5 Island, 1 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Etherium Sculptor · Sai, Master Thopterist · Swords to Plowshares · Baleful Strix · Foundry Inspector · Thopter Spy Network · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Thought Monitor · Bronze Guardian · Ornithopter of Paradise · Master of Etherium · Steel Overseer · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Digsite Engineer · Solemn Simulacrum · March of Progress · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Dispatch · Silver Myr · Counterspell · Gold Myr · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Unwinding Clock · Esper Sentinel · Organic Extinction · Azorius Signet · Cranial Plating · Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge · Thought Vessel · Bident of Thassa · Dimir Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Leaden Myr · Mystic Forge · Chief of the Foundry · Cyberdrive Awakener · Orzhov Signet · Path to Exile · Myr Battlesphere · Skullclamp · Urza, Prince of Kroog · Sharding Sphinx · Despark · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Talisman of Dominance · Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Noxious Gearhulk · Talisman of Progress · Thoughtcast · Cybermen Squadron · Phyrexian Metamorph · One with the Machine · Tempered Steel · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Kappa Cannoneer · Indomitable Archangel · Liquimetal Torque · Vindicate · Smothering Tithe · Talisman of Hierarchy · Unbreakable Formation · Command Tower · Seat of the Synod · Ancient Den · Vault of Whispers · Darksteel Citadel · Razortide Bridge · Mistvault Bridge · Goldmire Bridge · Exotic Orchard · Arcane Sanctum · Spire of Industry · Prairie Stream · Hallowed Fountain · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Godless Shrine · Bojuka Bog · Urza's Saga · Raffine's Tower · Academy Ruins · Path of Ancestry · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Flooded Strand · Skycloud Expanse · Inventors' Fair
🃏 Recommended cards for Urza, Chief Artificer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Urza, Chief Artificer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Seat of the Synod | 87% | +79% |
| Ancient Den | 85% | +77% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 85% | +77% |
| Vault of Whispers | 84% | +76% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 77% | +72% |
| Razortide Bridge | 76% | +70% |
| Mistvault Bridge | 75% | +69% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 74% | +69% |
| Goldmire Bridge | 73% | +67% |
| Foundry Inspector | 71% | +65% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 69% | +64% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 67% | +64% |
| Thought Monitor | 65% | +60% |
| Bronze Guardian | 62% | +58% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 62% | +55% |
| Steel Overseer | 57% | +54% |
| Master of Etherium | 57% | +54% |
| Digsite Engineer | 54% | +52% |
| Urza, Lord High Artificer | 56% | +51% |
| Baleful Strix | 72% | +50% |
| Spire of Industry | 57% | +50% |
| March of Progress | 51% | +49% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 51% | +47% |
| Silver Myr | 49% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Urza, Chief Artificer 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.
- Seat of the Synod
- Ancient Den
- Etherium Sculptor
- Vault of Whispers
- Darksteel Citadel
- Razortide Bridge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
- Mystic Forge
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
- Skullclamp
- Academy Ruins
- Liquimetal Torque
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Unwinding Clock
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
- Cybermen Squadron
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Urza, Chief Artificer
- 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
- 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 + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Urza, Chief Artificer's color identity?
Urza, Chief Artificer is Esper (black, 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 Urza, Chief Artificer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Urza, Chief Artificer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Urza, Chief Artificer deck run?
Real Urza, Chief Artificer 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 Urza, Chief Artificer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Seat of the Synod, Ancient Den, Etherium Sculptor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Urza, Chief Artificer decks.
What combos does Urza, Chief Artificer have?
Urza, Chief Artificer 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 Urza, Chief Artificer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Seat of the Synod, Ancient Den, Etherium Sculptor 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.