Urza, Prince of Kroog (Commander) - Core

Background image for What if Commander Had Sideboards?
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Firdoch Core
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foundry Inspector
72%inclusion184 decks255 decks
58%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
62%inclusion157 decks255 decks
47%synergy
Thought Monitor
53%inclusion135 decks255 decks
45%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
55%inclusion139 decks255 decks
44%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
54%inclusion137 decks255 decks
43%synergy
Training Grounds
44%inclusion113 decks255 decks
42%synergy
Master of Etherium
48%inclusion122 decks255 decks
42%synergy
Steel Overseer
45%inclusion114 decks255 decks
41%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
45%inclusion115 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
42%inclusion106 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion147 decks255 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion139 decks255 decks
-15%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
51%inclusion129 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
44%inclusion113 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Organic Extinction
43%inclusion110 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
43%inclusion109 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Tempered Steel
42%inclusion107 decks255 decks
40%synergy
Sculpting Steel
42%inclusion107 decks255 decks
37%synergy
Meteor Golem
41%inclusion105 decks255 decks
37%synergy
Dispatch
39%inclusion100 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
39%inclusion100 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Bronze Guardian
36%inclusion93 decks255 decks
31%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
36%inclusion91 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
35%inclusion89 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Research Thief
35%inclusion89 decks255 decks
30%synergy
Silver Myr
34%inclusion86 decks255 decks
25%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
34%inclusion86 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Palladium Myr
31%inclusion80 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Gold Myr
30%inclusion77 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
29%inclusion75 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
28%inclusion71 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Shimmer Myr
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
24%inclusion62 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
24%inclusion60 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Digsite Engineer
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion58 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Platoon Dispenser
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Scrap Trawler
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
19%inclusion48 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
17%inclusion43 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Master Transmuter
16%inclusion41 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
-6%synergy
Burnished Hart
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Whirler Rogue
14%inclusion36 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Myr Retriever
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Great Desert Prospector
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Thran Spider
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Malcator, Purity Overseer
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Combat Thresher
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Filigree Attendant
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
10%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion93 decks255 decks
-17%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion91 decks255 decks
-18%synergy
Generous Gift
27%inclusion69 decks255 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion56 decks255 decks
-6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Command
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
19%synergy
Stern Lesson
18%inclusion47 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
18%inclusion45 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
-20%synergy
Disenchant
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Masterful Replication
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Scour for Scrap
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Desynchronization
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
-14%synergy
Access Denied
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Disruption Protocol
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
-15%synergy
Loran's Escape
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Machine Over Matter
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Reality Heist
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
-2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
33%inclusion85 decks255 decks
24%synergy
March of Progress
31%inclusion78 decks255 decks
29%synergy
Dance of the Manse
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
14%synergy
One with the Machine
20%inclusion52 decks255 decks
19%synergy
Voyage Home
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Forging the Anchor
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Repair and Recharge
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Supreme Verdict
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
-17%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Recommission
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Universal Surveillance
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Rise and Shine
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Unwinding Clock
38%inclusion98 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Forge
32%inclusion82 decks255 decks
26%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
29%inclusion74 decks255 decks
24%synergy
Heartstone
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion72 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion51 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Salvation Engine
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Monument
18%inclusion45 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Thopter Shop
18%inclusion45 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
16%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
15%inclusion38 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
15%inclusion35 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
14%inclusion35 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion34 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Nettlecyst
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorworks
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
10%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Forge
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.4%inclusion24 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Semblance Anvil
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Moonsilver Key
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Master's Guide-Mural
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
8.0%inclusion19 decks238 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Mechtitan Core
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Clock of Omens
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Cryogen Relic
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Clay-Fired Bricks
6.3%inclusion16 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Trading Post
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Repurposing Bay
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
27%inclusion70 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Efficient Construction
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
23%synergy
Artificer Class
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
8%synergy
The Antiquities War
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Anointed Procession
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Static Net
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormade
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Karn, Scion of Urza
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
50%inclusion127 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Den
47%inclusion121 decks255 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
32%inclusion82 decks255 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Tower
27%inclusion69 decks255 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Mine
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion62 decks255 decks
-24%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion54 decks231 decks
16%synergy
Inventors' Fair
18%inclusion46 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion45 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Workshop
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Monumental Henge
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Factory
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Factory
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion208 decks255 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion192 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Signet
53%inclusion134 decks255 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion101 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Powerstone Shard
39%inclusion100 decks255 decks
39%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
38%inclusion96 decks255 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Progress
36%inclusion92 decks255 decks
-14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
35%inclusion89 decks255 decks
27%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
25%inclusion64 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
-19%synergy
Hedron Archive
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion53 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion46 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
15%inclusion38 decks255 decks
14%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
12%inclusion31 decks255 decks
12%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
10%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
10%inclusion26 decks255 decks
9%synergy
White Auracite
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.1%inclusion18 decks255 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion253 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion253 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion198 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Razortide Bridge
62%inclusion158 decks255 decks
48%synergy
Prairie Stream
58%inclusion147 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
44%inclusion113 decks255 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion101 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
36%inclusion93 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Port Town
34%inclusion87 decks255 decks
-13%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
31%inclusion80 decks255 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion74 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion68 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Spire of Industry
25%inclusion64 decks255 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion61 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
-24%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion54 decks255 decks
-18%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
21%inclusion53 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion52 decks255 decks
-20%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion50 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion44 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion43 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Power Depot
17%inclusion43 decks255 decks
15%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
16%inclusion42 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Gate
12%inclusion30 decks255 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion28 decks255 decks
-21%synergy
Seachrome Coast
11%inclusion27 decks255 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
-16%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.6%inclusion22 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Skybridge Towers
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
-10%synergy
Nimbus Maze
8.2%inclusion21 decks255 decks
-14%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.5%inclusion19 decks255 decks
-1%synergy
Fortified Beachhead
6.7%inclusion17 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
-7%synergy
Tundra
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
-8%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
3%synergy