
More importantly however, Urza allows for all artifacts under his owner's control to be tapped in order to create one blue mana. Possessing invaluable abilities that each synergize with each other, when Urza enters the battlefield, he creates an artifacts creature token which gets +1/+1 for each artifact under its owner's control. One of the most integral figures in the lore of Magic: The Gathering, it's only fitting that Urza, Lord High Artificer would be one of the strongest commanders in the entire Commander format. With the heavy focus of artifacts in the Lorehold school of Strixhaven, a multitude of strong new artifact commanders have been added to the game in the past year. As new artifacts are printed in every Magic set, it should be no surprise that new artifact commanders are also frequently added to the game.


Updated by Paul DiSalvo on : Artifacts can offer a wide variety of incredible effects whether they be mana acceleration, card draw, improvements to one’s creatures through equipment, or offense in the form of powerful artifact creatures. RELATED: Strongest Mono-Blue Commanders In Magic: The Gathering So today we're going to delve into the strongest and most viable options players have to choose from when constructing an artifact-based Commander deck.

While one would be hard-pressed to find a Commander deck that does not run any artifacts at all, there are numerous Commanders who incentivize players to run a significant amount of artifacts due to the synergies provided by the respective commanders. Often providing static abilities and helpful utility in numerous fashions, artifacts are often vital to keeping a Commander deck running smoothly. Artifacts are an integral part of Magic: The Gathering, especially within the Commander format.
