CommanderTestLabor DE
Price
€99.54of €100.00
Overall win rate
9%22 wins in 255 scored games
Games
270 (15)played in 27 tournaments, 15 not scored (time limit)
Rank
59in the rankings up to €100 · Elo 1282 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 10 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
8complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €100 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €100.77, above €100.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (28)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (6)

Sorceries (3)

Artifacts (22)

Enchantments (5)

Lands (34)

Breya, Etherium Shaper
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (8)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
    22 versions, each with one of: Krark-Clan Ironworks · Ashnod's Altar · Junk Diver · Sai, Master Thopterist · Crime Novelist · Mirrodin Besieged and 4 more
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite death triggers
    Example – 20 versions with these cards: Ashnod's Altar · Nim Deathmantle · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Eldrazi Displacer · Myr Battlesphere · Breya, Etherium Shaper · Marionette Master · Pia and Kiran Nalaar and 4 more
  • Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers
    4 versions, each with one of: Time Sieve · Ashnod's Altar · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Crime Novelist
  • Breya, Etherium Shaper + Crime Novelist + Urza, Prince of Kroog + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    2 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • Thopter Assembly + Time Sieve → Infinite turns, Lock
  • Time Sieve + Myr Battlesphere + Emry, Lurker of the Loch → Infinite turns, Lock
  • Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Sewer-veillance Cam + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Sword of the Meek + Weapons Manufacturing + Stridehangar Automaton + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite creature LTB

Commander Spellbook lists 52 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 52 entries
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Thopter Foundry + Time Sieve + Sword of the Meek → Infinite turns, Lock
  • Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Marionette Apprentice → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Thopter Assembly + Time Sieve → Infinite turns, Lock
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Breya, Etherium Shaper → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana
  • Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Crime Novelist + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Marionette Master → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite death triggers
  • Time Sieve + Myr Battlesphere + Emry, Lurker of the Loch → Infinite turns, Lock
  • Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Breya, Etherium Shaper → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Myr Battlesphere → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite death triggers
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Enthusiastic Mechanaut → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Crime Novelist + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Eldrazi Displacer + Ashnod's Altar + Breya, Etherium Shaper → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Battlesphere → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana
  • Mirrodin Besieged + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Breya, Etherium Shaper + Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana
  • Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Enthusiastic Mechanaut → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Efficient Construction + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Efficient Construction + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Mirrodin Besieged + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Eldrazi Displacer + Ashnod's Altar + Marionette Master → Infinite blinking, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Eldrazi Displacer + Ashnod's Altar + Myr Battlesphere → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Crime Novelist + Ashnod's Altar + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Marionette Master + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Eldrazi Displacer → Infinite blinking, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Myr Battlesphere + Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Mirrodin Besieged + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Nim Deathmantle + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Weapons Manufacturing → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Myr Battlesphere + Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Skullclamp → Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers
  • Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Sewer-veillance Cam + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Crime Novelist + Ashnod's Altar + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Efficient Construction + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Mirrodin Besieged + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Efficient Construction + Myr Retriever + Junk Diver + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
  • Urza, Prince of Kroog + Myr Battlesphere + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite copies of artifacts you control, Infinite creature tokens
  • Crime Novelist + Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
  • Sword of the Meek + Weapons Manufacturing + Stridehangar Automaton + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Urza, Prince of Kroog + Myr Battlesphere + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite copies of artifacts you control, Infinite creature tokens
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Pia and Kiran Nalaar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB
  • Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Eldrazi Displacer + Ashnod's Altar + Pia and Kiran Nalaar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers
  • Pia and Kiran Nalaar + Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers
  • Breya, Etherium Shaper + Crime Novelist + Urza, Prince of Kroog + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Breya, Etherium Shaper + Crime Novelist + Urza, Prince of Kroog + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers

What the games show

From 255 analysed games in 27 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 84% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Attacks get through: 11% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 19%) logged (1969 attackers in 215 games)

Weaknesses

  • Often eliminated first: in 51% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (130 of 255 games)
  • Rarely eliminates opponents: 0.24 per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (255 games)
  • Little pressure: only avg 19 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 31) logged (255 games)
  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (22 wins)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 255 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Thopter Token avg 5.3hit in 169 of 255 games
  2. Breya, Etherium Shaper avg 4.0hit in 105 of 255 games
  3. Reckless Fireweaver avg 2.7hit in 34 of 255 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Reckless Fireweaver avg 20.5hit in 34 of 255 games
  2. Breya, Etherium Shaper avg 9.6hit in 105 of 255 games
  3. Thopter Token avg 7.9hit in 169 of 255 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Thopter Token 20×255 games in deck
  2. Breya, Etherium Shaper 11×255 games in deck
  3. Mechanized Production 6×245 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Organic Extinction 152×avg 0.6 per game · 255 games in deck
  2. Phyrexian Scriptures 140×avg 0.6 per game · 246 games in deck
  3. Swords to Plowshares 47×avg 0.2 per game · 255 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 11% of 1969 attackers blocked in total, 15% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Goblin Token 8×blocked in 4 games
  2. Soldier Token 8×blocked in 4 games
  3. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 4×blocked in 4 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Mirrodin Besieged 0%cast in 0 of 65 games
  2. Marionette Master 8%cast in 20 of 255 games
  3. Organic Extinction 8%cast in 21 of 255 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 22 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–99%
  • turns 10–1123%
  • turns 12–1314%
  • turn 14+55%

Combos in play logged Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Foundry Inspector: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Etherium Sculptor: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Thopter Foundry + Time Sieve + Sword of the Meek: all pieces cast in 3 games, 2 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.98

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8
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22
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17
3
11
4
1
5
3
6
3
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
16 / 12
Card draw
13 / 11
Removal
7 / 7
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
2 / 2
Strategy
25 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 65 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
28
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
6
Sorceries
3
Artifacts
22
Enchantments
5
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

Ashnod's Altar
€9.71
Krark-Clan Ironworks
€9.03
Time Sieve
€5.05
Skullclamp
€4.63
Mirrodin Besieged
€4.11
Fabricate
€4.07
Stridehangar Automaton
€3.23
Lightning Greaves
€3.08

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Sharding Sphinx instead of Urza, Chief Artificer · win rate 10% with, 4% without (200 / 55 games)
  • no clear difference Deadly Dispute instead of Talisman of Conviction · win rate 7% with, 10% without (89 / 166 games)
  • no clear difference Thopter Assembly instead of Sharding Sphinx · win rate 7% with, 9% without (56 / 199 games)
  • no clear difference Thirst for Knowledge instead of Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · win rate 9% with, 8% without (179 / 76 games)

7 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €99.54 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 34 · average place 52.6 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 27 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?