Urza, Prince of Kroog (Commander) - Core

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Levi Perry
Sep 25, 2025
What if Commander Had Sideboards?
Commander is casual, but what if there were a way to heighten the competitiveness? Levi examines the effect sideboards would have on EDH.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Foundry Inspector
72%inclusion180 decks251 decks
58%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
61%inclusion153 decks251 decks
46%synergy
Thought Monitor
52%inclusion130 decks251 decks
44%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
52%inclusion131 decks251 decks
42%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
52%inclusion131 decks251 decks
42%synergy
Training Grounds
43%inclusion108 decks251 decks
41%synergy
Master of Etherium
47%inclusion117 decks251 decks
41%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
44%inclusion111 decks251 decks
40%synergy
Steel Overseer
43%inclusion109 decks251 decks
39%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
42%inclusion105 decks251 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion145 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion133 decks251 decks
-16%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
48%inclusion121 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Organic Extinction
45%inclusion112 decks251 decks
36%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
43%inclusion109 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Sculpting Steel
41%inclusion104 decks251 decks
36%synergy
Meteor Golem
41%inclusion104 decks251 decks
38%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
39%inclusion99 decks251 decks
38%synergy
Tempered Steel
39%inclusion99 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Unwinding Clock
39%inclusion97 decks251 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
38%inclusion95 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Bronze Guardian
36%inclusion91 decks251 decks
31%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
34%inclusion86 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
34%inclusion86 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
34%inclusion85 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Research Thief
33%inclusion84 decks251 decks
29%synergy
Silver Myr
32%inclusion81 decks251 decks
24%synergy
Palladium Myr
30%inclusion76 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
29%inclusion74 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Gold Myr
29%inclusion72 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
26%inclusion65 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Shimmer Myr
25%inclusion62 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Digsite Engineer
24%inclusion59 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion56 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
22%inclusion55 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Platoon Dispenser
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
20%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
21%inclusion52 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Scrap Trawler
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Master Transmuter
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Whirler Rogue
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Myr Retriever
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Great Desert Prospector
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Thran Spider
12%inclusion29 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Combat Thresher
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Filigree Attendant
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Duplicant
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Malcator, Purity Overseer
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dispatch
39%inclusion97 decks251 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion89 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion87 decks251 decks
-19%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion66 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Command
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Stern Lesson
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
19%synergy
Dovin's Veto
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
-19%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Scour for Scrap
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Masterful Replication
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Desynchronization
13%inclusion30 decks239 decks
9%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Access Denied
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
-15%synergy
Disruption Protocol
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Machine Over Matter
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Loran's Escape
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Reality Heist
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Cerebral Download
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
23%synergy
March of Progress
29%inclusion73 decks251 decks
27%synergy
Dance of the Manse
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Voyage Home
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
12%synergy
One with the Machine
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
16%inclusion40 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Forging the Anchor
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Repair and Recharge
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
-17%synergy
Time Wipe
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
-4%synergy
Recommission
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Universal Surveillance
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Rise and Shine
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Echo Storm
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mystic Forge
30%inclusion75 decks251 decks
24%synergy
Heartstone
29%inclusion73 decks251 decks
29%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion68 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Salvation Engine
22%inclusion34 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion51 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion50 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Monument
18%inclusion45 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
17%inclusion43 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Thopter Shop
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
16%inclusion39 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion36 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
3%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorworks
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Nettlecyst
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Forge
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Cryogen Relic
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Semblance Anvil
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Master's Guide-Mural
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Mechtitan Core
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Clay-Fired Bricks
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Trading Post
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Clock of Omens
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
28%inclusion71 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Efficient Construction
26%inclusion66 decks251 decks
23%synergy
Artificer Class
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
8%synergy
The Antiquities War
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Static Net
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.9%inclusion18 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormade
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
3%synergy
All That Glitters
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
48%inclusion120 decks251 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Den
46%inclusion115 decks251 decks
31%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion82 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Tower
27%inclusion68 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Mine
27%inclusion67 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
27%inclusion67 decks251 decks
25%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
-24%synergy
Archway of Innovation
24%inclusion58 decks244 decks
16%synergy
Inventors' Fair
18%inclusion46 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion44 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion40 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Workshop
12%inclusion31 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Monumental Henge
11%inclusion27 decks244 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Factory
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Factory
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
-12%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion203 decks251 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion188 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Signet
52%inclusion131 decks251 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion101 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Powerstone Shard
37%inclusion94 decks251 decks
37%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
37%inclusion94 decks251 decks
33%synergy
Thran Dynamo
36%inclusion91 decks251 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
35%inclusion89 decks251 decks
-15%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
27%inclusion67 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion56 decks251 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
-7%synergy
Hedron Archive
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion48 decks251 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion47 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
14%inclusion35 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
13%inclusion33 decks251 decks
13%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion32 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
11%synergy
White Auracite
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
0%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
7.5%inclusion18 decks239 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.8%inclusion17 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Thran Turbine
6.0%inclusion15 decks251 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion249 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion249 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion194 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Razortide Bridge
61%inclusion154 decks251 decks
47%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion140 decks251 decks
-10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
44%inclusion111 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion103 decks251 decks
3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
37%inclusion93 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion83 decks251 decks
-14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion80 decks251 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion73 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion65 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Spire of Industry
25%inclusion64 decks251 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
24%inclusion59 decks251 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
22%inclusion54 decks251 decks
21%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion53 decks251 decks
-18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion51 decks251 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion49 decks251 decks
-20%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Power Depot
16%inclusion41 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion39 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Gate
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
-20%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion24 decks214 decks
-15%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
11%inclusion28 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion25 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion24 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
-9%synergy
Nimbus Maze
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
-13%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Skybridge Towers
8.4%inclusion21 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
8.0%inclusion20 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
0%synergy
Fortified Beachhead
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.7%inclusion14 decks244 decks
-7%synergy
Tundra
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
5.2%inclusion13 decks251 decks
-2%synergy