urza by RareLuke

Format: Commander

Commander: Urza, Lord High Artificer

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This competitive Commander deck is built around Urza, Lord High Artificer, combining rapid artifact mana acceleration, asymmetric resource denial, and compact infinite combos. In the opening turns, the deck deploys low-cost artifacts and fast mana rocks to cast Urza ahead of curve. Once on the battlefield, Urza transforms every artifact into an untapped mana source, accelerating development and enabling powerful control lines. The deck can pivot between oppressive stax locks—using Winter Orb and Static Orb tapped down symmetrically to freeze opponents—and fast combo finishes. Its primary win conditions utilize Isochron Scepter with Dramatic Reversal or Power Artifact with Basalt Monolith to generate infinite mana. This infinite mana feeds directly into Urza's activated ability, allowing you to cast your entire library and win on the spot with Codex Shredder loops or mass bounce from Cyclonic Rift and Hullbreaker Horror, all backed by premier free countermagic.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aether Spellbomb
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Codex Shredder
  • 1 Copy Artifact
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Jeweled Amulet
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 March of Swirling Mist
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Power Artifact
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Resculpt
  • 1 Reshape
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 10 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Static Orb
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Tormod's Crypt
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza's Bauble
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Winter Orb