urza by Exagram

Format: Commander

Commander: Urza, Lord High Artificer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-blue artifact midrange strategy commanded by Urza, Lord High Artificer. It focuses on deploying low-cost artifacts and mana rocks in the opening turns to accelerate Urza onto the battlefield on Turn 4. Urza immediately converts every artifact into a mana source while generating a massive Construct token that scales with the board. The deck leverages this sudden mana surplus to deploy high-impact threats such as Kappa Cannoneer, Nettlecyst, Myr Battlesphere, and Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut, overwhelming opponents with combat damage across Turns 5 to 7. Continuous card advantage engines like Vedalken Archmage, Rhystic Study, and Shimmer Dragon keep the hand refilled. While the list lacks dedicated tutors and fast infinite combos, its dense synergy, robust recovery, and one-sided resets like Cyclonic Rift make it a potent, resilient combat powerhouse.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 All Is Dust
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Broodstar
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivator's Caravan
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Juggernaut
  • 1 Duplicant
  • 1 Enter the Infinite
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fall from Favor
  • 1 Forsaken Monument
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Foundry of the Consuls
  • 1 Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 28 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Launch Mishap
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Master of Etherium
  • 1 Mazemind Tome
  • 1 Memory Guardian
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mind's Eye
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Misleading Signpost
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Palladium Myr
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Remote Isle
  • 1 Research Thief
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Shimmer Dragon
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spire Golem
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Tamiyo's Logbook
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Whirler Rogue