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Urza, Prince of Kroog
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · {2}{W}{U} · Blue/White commander
What Urza, Prince of Kroog actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Activated ability{6}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact you control, except it's a 1/1 Soldier creature in addition to its other types.
- Static ability · anthemArtifact creatures you control get +2/+2.
What an Urza, Prince of Kroog deck needs
Plays as copy engine. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- artifacts (its text counts them)
- artifact creatures (its anthem pumps only them)
- non-creature permanents worth copying (it copies them, not creatures)
- token payoffs — anthems, sacrifice outlets and go-wide finishers (it makes tokens on repeat)
- mana rocks and dorks beyond the curve (its ability turns spare mana into value)
The Urza, Prince of Kroog deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 10× Mana from a NONLAND permanent — a commander that doubles nonland mana gets nothing from lands
- 22× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
Best cards for Urza, Prince of Kroog
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
Mana from a NONLAND permanent — a commander that doubles nonland mana gets nothing from lands
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Mana Vault1 mana
- Sol Ring1 mana
- Astral Cornucopia0 mana
A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
- Ornithopter0 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Kozilek's Unsealing3 mana
- Replicating Ring3 mana
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer5 mana
- Hero of Bladehold4 mana
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate0 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Cosmogrand Zenith3 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Intangible Virtue2 mana
- Caretaker's Talent3 mana
- Inspiring Leader3 mana
- Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
- Gideon's Memorial2 mana
- Mite Overseer4 mana
- Phantom General4 mana
- Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Generous Gift3 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Supreme Verdict4 mana
- Wrath of God4 mana
- Day of Judgment4 mana
- Shatter the Sky4 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Winds of Abandon2 mana
- Depopulate4 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- Faerie Mastermind2 mana
Combos with Urza, Prince of Kroog
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Urza, Prince of Kroog is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Myr Battlesphere + Mechanized Production3,474 decks
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Worldwalker Helm2,434 decks
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Threefold Thunderhulk1,195 decks
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Triplicate Titan + Ashnod's Altar1,184 decks
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Mondrak, Glory Dominus + Anointed Procession + Ashnod's Altar984 decks
- Urza, Prince of Kroog + Phyrexian Triniform + Ashnod's Altar923 decks
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