Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckU
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Harness the brilliance of the Tolarian Academy by deploying cheap artifacts, generating massive mana with Urza, and overwhelming opponents with colossal threats and card advantage.
Asked for“tolarian deck”
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 · 61 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
10
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
23
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
generates flying blockers and attackers
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
2ULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
recurs key artifacts from the graveyard
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
unblockable ward threat that grows rapidly
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
turns small artifacts into flying 4/4s
Sharding Sphinx
4UUArtifact Creature — Sphinx
snowballs combat into an army of Thopters
Master Transmuter
3UArtifact Creature — Human Artificer
cheats high-cost artifacts into play
Whirler Rogue
2UUCreature — Human Rogue Artificer
creates tokens and grants unblockable
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
versatile clone for artifacts and creatures
Steel Hellkite
6Artifact Creature — Dragon
evasive creature and scalable board wipe
Mechanized Production
2UUEnchantment — Aura
creates artifact tokens and serves as an alternate win con
Blightsteel Colossus
12Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
lethal one-shot indestructible beater
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient lifelink and deathtouch powerhouse
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
un-counterable finisher that bounces opponents' boards
Tezzeret the Seeker
3UULegendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret
tutors artifacts and untaps mana rocks
Ugin, the Ineffable
6Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
cost reducer, token creator, and removal
The Reality Chip
1ULegendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
plays cards off the top of the library
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
scalable artifact creature that dies into fliers
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
scalable finisher and infinite mana sink
