Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckU
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Generate high volumes of mana through Urza's ability to turn artifacts into Mox Sapphires, then win via infinite mana loops or card advantage.
Asked for“A mono blue deck. I want it to be as competitive as possible,preferably Bracket 4 or 5, but please keep the budget BELOW $500.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 60 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Urza, Lord High Artificer
2UULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Card Draw
12
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
2UUULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Protection and flash enablement
Vedalken Archmage
2UUCreature — Vedalken Wizard
Draws cards for casting artifacts
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
19
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Generates flying tokens that Urza can tap
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
Finisher that turns mana rocks into attackers
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
Huge unblockable artifact threat
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove threat and draw
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Scalable threat and token maker
Utility
6
The Reality Chip
1ULegendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
Library manipulation engine
