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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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11%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foundry Inspector
72%inclusion187 decks258 decks
59%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
63%inclusion162 decks258 decks
48%synergy
Thought Monitor
54%inclusion140 decks258 decks
46%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
55%inclusion142 decks258 decks
45%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
54%inclusion140 decks258 decks
44%synergy
Master of Etherium
50%inclusion128 decks258 decks
43%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
43%inclusion110 decks258 decks
41%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
45%inclusion116 decks258 decks
40%synergy
Steel Overseer
44%inclusion114 decks258 decks
40%synergy
Training Grounds
42%inclusion109 decks258 decks
40%synergy
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Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion150 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion139 decks258 decks
-16%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
49%inclusion127 decks258 decks
38%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
45%inclusion116 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
43%inclusion111 decks258 decks
40%synergy
Meteor Golem
42%inclusion109 decks258 decks
38%synergy
Organic Extinction
42%inclusion109 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Tempered Steel
41%inclusion107 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Sculpting Steel
40%inclusion104 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Dispatch
40%inclusion102 decks258 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
39%inclusion101 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
37%inclusion95 decks258 decks
35%synergy
Bronze Guardian
36%inclusion94 decks258 decks
31%synergy
Research Thief
35%inclusion91 decks258 decks
30%synergy
Silver Myr
34%inclusion88 decks258 decks
25%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
34%inclusion88 decks258 decks
33%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
34%inclusion87 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Palladium Myr
32%inclusion82 decks258 decks
29%synergy
Gold Myr
31%inclusion79 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
30%inclusion77 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
29%inclusion76 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
27%inclusion70 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Shimmer Myr
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Digsite Engineer
24%inclusion62 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
24%inclusion61 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Platoon Dispenser
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
21%inclusion55 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Scrap Trawler
21%inclusion53 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion50 decks248 decks
16%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
19%inclusion43 decks225 decks
17%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
18%inclusion47 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Master Transmuter
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
16%inclusion41 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Whirler Rogue
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
14%inclusion36 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Myr Retriever
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Combat Thresher
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Great Desert Prospector
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Thran Spider
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Filigree Attendant
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Malcator, Purity Overseer
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
9%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
37%inclusion95 decks258 decks
-17%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion92 decks258 decks
-17%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion71 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion61 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Stern Lesson
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Command
19%inclusion49 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
-20%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion36 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Masterful Replication
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Access Denied
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Disruption Protocol
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
-14%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Desynchronization
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Machine Over Matter
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Loran's Escape
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
-16%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Reality Heist
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
24%synergy
March of Progress
31%inclusion79 decks258 decks
29%synergy
Dance of the Manse
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
15%synergy
One with the Machine
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Voyage Home
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Forging the Anchor
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Repair and Recharge
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
-18%synergy
Recommission
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Universal Surveillance
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
6%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Rise and Shine
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-13%synergy
Echo Storm
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Unwinding Clock
37%inclusion96 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Forge
31%inclusion81 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
30%inclusion78 decks258 decks
25%synergy
Heartstone
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion72 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Salvation Engine
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion48 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Thopter Shop
18%inclusion47 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Monument
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion39 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
14%inclusion31 decks221 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
9%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Nettlecyst
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorworks
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Forge
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Master's Guide-Mural
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Key
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Semblance Anvil
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Moonsilver Key
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
8.1%inclusion18 decks223 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Clay-Fired Bricks
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Clock of Omens
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Mechtitan Core
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Repurposing Bay
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Trading Post
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Tinker's Tote
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Efficient Construction
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Artificer Class
15%inclusion39 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
7%synergy
The Antiquities War
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Static Net
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
7%synergy
All That Glitters
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
48%inclusion123 decks258 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Den
45%inclusion117 decks258 decks
31%synergy
Buried Ruin
32%inclusion83 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Mine
26%inclusion68 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Tower
26%inclusion68 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
26%inclusion68 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion60 decks258 decks
-26%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion50 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
16%inclusion41 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion36 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Workshop
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Factory
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Monumental Henge
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Factory
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-14%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion207 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion189 decks258 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
55%inclusion141 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion104 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Powerstone Shard
39%inclusion101 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
38%inclusion97 decks258 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion89 decks258 decks
-15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion85 decks258 decks
25%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
23%inclusion60 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
16%inclusion39 decks239 decks
16%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
15%inclusion36 decks239 decks
14%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
15%inclusion35 decks239 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
14%inclusion34 decks239 decks
14%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
14%inclusion33 decks239 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
12%inclusion28 decks239 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Sisay's Ring
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion256 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion256 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion200 decks258 decks
-8%synergy
Razortide Bridge
61%inclusion158 decks258 decks
47%synergy
Prairie Stream
58%inclusion149 decks258 decks
-9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion111 decks258 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion106 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
36%inclusion93 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
36%inclusion93 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
31%inclusion79 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion76 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
-24%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion56 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion55 decks258 decks
-18%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
21%inclusion55 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Sea of Clouds
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
-19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion50 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Power Depot
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
15%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Gate
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
-20%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
-10%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-17%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
-10%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Nimbus Maze
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
-15%synergy
Fortified Beachhead
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Tundra
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-3%synergy