Urza's by RiajoJosan

Format: Commander

Commander: Urza, Lord High Artificer

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

This deck is an optimized competitive Commander (cEDH) artifact combo and stax build piloted by Urza, Lord High Artificer. Urza functions as a premier mana engine, an asymmetric stax enabler, and an infinite mana outlet from the command zone. The primary game plan accelerates early mana using cheap artifacts and fast mana rocks, deploys Urza to turn every artifact into a blue mana generator, and assembles infinite mana combos such as Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal or Basalt Monolith with Power Artifact. Once infinite mana is established, Urza's activated ability exiles the entire library to cast every spell without paying mana costs, finishing the game immediately with Walking Ballista. Alternatively, the deck can establish oppressive, asymmetric locks using Winter Orb, Static Orb, or Karn, the Great Creator alongside Mycosynth Lattice. Backed by free countermagic like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship, the deck protects its combo turns while disrupting opposing fast wins.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arcum Dagsson
• 1 Back to Basics
• 1 Basalt Monolith
• 1 Blightsteel Colossus
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Chief Engineer
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Darksteel Citadel
• 1 Darksteel Forge
• 1 Darksteel Relic
• 1 Displacer Kitten
• 1 Dramatic Reversal
• 1 Efficient Construction
• 1 Etherium Sculptor
• 1 Everflowing Chalice
• 1 Expedition Map
• 1 Extraplanar Lens
• 1 Fabricate
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Force of Negation
• 1 Force of Will
• 1 Foundry Inspector
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 1 Grand Architect
• 1 Howling Mine
• 1 Hullbreaker Horror
• 1 Intruder Alarm
• 1 Isochron Scepter
• 1 Jace's Archivist
• 1 Jeweled Amulet
• 1 Karn, the Great Creator
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Master Transmuter
• 1 Memnarch
• 1 Memnite
• 1 Mirrodin Besieged
• 1 Mishra's Bauble
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mycosynth Lattice
• 1 Myr Retriever
• 1 Mystic Forge
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1 Ornithopter
• 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
• 1 Phyrexian Revoker
• 1 Phyrexian Walker
• 1 Pithing Needle
• 1 Power Artifact
• 1 Prismatic Vista
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Riddlesmith
• 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1 Scrap Trawler
• 1 Sensei's Divining Top
• 15 Snow-Covered Island
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spellbook
• 1 Static Orb
• 1 Storage Matrix
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 Training Grounds
• 1 Tribute Mage
• 1 Trinisphere
• 1 Trinket Mage
• 1 Trophy Mage
• 1 Urza's Bauble
• 1 Urza's Mine
• 1 Urza's Power Plant
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Urza's Tower
• 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1 Vedalken Archmage
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Welding Jar
• 1 Windfall
• 1 Winter Orb
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine