DMR #423
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Card of the DayOctober 15, 2026
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Legendary Creature · Human Artificer
Urza, Lord High Artificer has been a fixture for years, and the reason it keeps coming up is simple: it asks every artifact you own to do three jobs at once. Each one makes mana, pumps a body, and feeds a free spell.
- Nonfoil today, DMR #423
- $15.43TCGplayer market
- 7 days to today
- +1.1%$15.26 to $15.43
- EDHREC rank today
- #800Up 5 in 30 days
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The take
The best blue artifact commander because it makes your cheapest permanents your biggest threats and your best mana.
Roughly $15 and ranked around 801 on EDHRec
Plays well with
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry is an artifact creature that taps for mana through Urza and rebuys cheap artifacts from the graveyard, which keeps the Construct and your mana base growing.
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Arcane Signet
It's a cheap artifact that both grows the Construct and taps for {U} through Urza, so it is almost never a dead draw.
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Trinisphere
Urza can lean on artifact mana to ignore the tax effects that cripple opponents, so Trinisphere punishes the table while your deck keeps functioning.
Urza, Lord High Artificer Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $15.43, up 1.1% over 7 days, down 2.0% over 30 days, up 6.0% over 90 days.
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Urza, Lord High Artificer in Sealed Products
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Urza, Lord High Artificer Printings & Prices
Urza, Lord High Artificer has 11 tracked printings across 6 sets, in nonfoil, foil, textured foil and etched finishes, including borderless, inverted and alt art treatments.
DMR #71
CMM #130
DMR #296
MH1 #75
CMM #674
H1R #11
CMM #502
FCA #5
CMM #1060
MB2 #244
Sell Urza, Lord High Artificer: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | FCA #5 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MB2 #244 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | MB2 #244 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | FCA #5 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CMM #1060 | Textured Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CMM #1060 | Textured Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | H1R #11 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FCA #5 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CMM #674 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | FCA #5 | Nonfoil |
Urza, Lord High Artificer Rules Text & Legality
Urza, Lord High Artificer
When Urza enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."
Tap an untapped artifact you control: Add {U}.
{5}: Shuffle your library, then exile the top card. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost.
Urza, Lord High Artificer is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Duel CommanderRestricted
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Urza, Lord High Artificer Rulings
- Dec 8, 2022
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- Dec 8, 2022
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
- Dec 8, 2022
If you don't play the card exiled with Urza's last ability, it remains in exile.
- Dec 8, 2022
The token created by Urza's first ability will count itself, so it'll be at least 1/1.
- Dec 8, 2022
Urza's last ability doesn't change when you can play the exiled card. For example, if you exile a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty. If you exile a land card, you can play it only during your main phase and only if you have an available land play remaining.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Urza, Lord High Artificer has been reprinted 19 times. The Final Fantasy: Through the Ages reprint cut the price 23% in 30 days.
- Jan 13, 2023Dominaria RemasteredDMR #71
- Aug 4, 2023Commander MastersCMM #130
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · foilCMM #130
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · Borderless, foilCMM #1060
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · Inverted, etchedCMM #502
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · BorderlessCMM #674
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · Borderless, foilCMM #674
- Aug 2, 2024Mystery Booster 2 · foilMB2 #244
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy: Through the Ages · Borderless, foilFCA #5
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy: Through the Ages · BorderlessFCA #5
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Urza, Lord High Artificer in Commander
Urza, Lord High Artificer is the #800 most-played card on EDHREC, up 5 places over the last 30 days.
#800
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across all Commander decks Up 5 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 5 in 30 days
Urza, Lord High Artificer FAQ
How much is Urza, Lord High Artificer worth?
Urza, Lord High Artificer is worth about $15.43 for its cheapest playable printing as of Oct 23, 2026.
Is Urza, Lord High Artificer legal in Commander?
Yes. Urza, Lord High Artificer is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Urza, Lord High Artificer been reprinted?
Yes. Urza, Lord High Artificer has been reprinted 19 times, with 11 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Urza, Lord High Artificer expensive?
Urza, Lord High Artificer holds a $15.43 price because Commander demand is high (#800 on EDHREC) and even with 19 reprints, demand keeps pace with supply.
What can I play instead of Urza, Lord High Artificer?
Cards that fill a similar role include Galazeth Prismari, Sai, Master Thopterist, Grand Architect.
