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War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Hero · 4R
Color identity: Red
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever War Machine attacks, attacking modified creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Reference price of the card: €0.44
Comes in the precon Avengers Assemble
Average lands in decks for War Machine, Avenging Arsenal: 37
Build your War Machine, Avenging Arsenal deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for War Machine, Avenging Arsenal 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average War Machine, Avenging Arsenal 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed49
- Interaction51
- Resilience80
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (12 nonbasic, 25 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Swiftfoot Boots · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Lightning Greaves · Akki Battle Squad · Iron Man, Tony Stark · Lavaspur Boots · Steel Overseer · The Sound of Drums · Arcane Signet · Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade · Ruby Medallion · Silver Shroud Costume · The Reaver Cleaver · Vandalblast · Doc Ock's Tentacles · Foundry Inspector · Mithril Coat · Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor · Overpowering Attack · Rabbit Battery · Redirect Lightning · Seize the Day · Boots of Speed · Brass Squire · Chainsaw · Deflecting Swat · Delete · Grim Reaper's Sprint · Professional Face-Breaker · Pyretic Ritual · Rogue's Gloves · Seething Song · Captain America's Shield · Colossus Hammer · Demonic Ruckus · Hammer of Nazahn · Improvised Arsenal · Monstrous Rage · Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo · Rising of the Day · Spider-Punk · The Red Terror · Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave · Wild Magic Surge · Big Score · Buster Sword · Inti, Seneschal of the Sun · Jeska's Will · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Mask of Memory · Messenger's Speed · Mind Stone · Red Elemental Blast · The Vision and Scarlet Witch · Thrill of Possibility · Trailblazer's Boots · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Freya Crescent · Iron Myr · Rogue's Passage · Arena of Glory · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Spinerock Knoll · Buried Ruin · Daily Bugle Building · Hall of Oracles · Bonders' Enclave · Forge of Heroes · Hidden Hideout · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for War Machine, Avenging Arsenal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Overseer | 61% | +61% |
| Iron Man, Tony Stark | 61% | +61% |
| Akki Battle Squad | 61% | +60% |
| Lavaspur Boots | 61% | +59% |
| The Sound of Drums | 61% | +58% |
| Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade | 56% | +55% |
| Silver Shroud Costume | 56% | +54% |
| Doc Ock's Tentacles | 50% | +49% |
| Rabbit Battery | 50% | +48% |
| Overpowering Attack | 50% | +46% |
| Seize the Day | 50% | +46% |
| Delete | 44% | +44% |
| Foundry Inspector | 50% | +44% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 56% | +43% |
| Boots of Speed | 44% | +43% |
| Grim Reaper's Sprint | 44% | +43% |
| Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor | 50% | +42% |
| Chainsaw | 44% | +41% |
| Rogue's Gloves | 44% | +41% |
| Brass Squire | 44% | +40% |
| Mithril Coat | 50% | +39% |
| The Red Terror | 39% | +38% |
| Captain America's Shield | 39% | +38% |
| Demonic Ruckus | 39% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your War Machine, Avenging Arsenal 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.
- Steel Overseer
- Lavaspur Boots
- Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
- Doc Ock's Tentacles
- Rabbit Battery
- Overpowering Attack
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Iron Man, Tony Stark
- Akki Battle Squad
- The Sound of Drums
- Silver Shroud Costume
- The Red Terror
- Lightning Greaves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
- Mithril Coat
- Redirect Lightning
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch
- Buster Sword
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
- The Reaver Cleaver + Hellkite Charger → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Hellkite Charger + Sword of Feast and Famine → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite damage, Opponents discard their hands, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute + The Red Terror → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Fiery Emancipation → Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is War Machine, Avenging Arsenal's color identity?
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal 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 War Machine, Avenging Arsenal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average War Machine, Avenging Arsenal deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a War Machine, Avenging Arsenal deck run?
Real War Machine, Avenging Arsenal decks run 37 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 War Machine, Avenging Arsenal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Steel Overseer, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Akki Battle Squad. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in War Machine, Avenging Arsenal decks.
What combos does War Machine, Avenging Arsenal have?
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal has 4 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Hellkite Charger. 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 War Machine, Avenging Arsenal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Steel Overseer, Lavaspur Boots, Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade 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.