Commander Intelligence
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence - Synergies
Support packages and cards that fit this commander's plan.
Synergy Summary
Support packages to check
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence has 159 connected cards across Bobblehead package, Trigger and copy engines, Colorless ramp and cost reducers support packages. Start with the role on each card, then use the support package to decide whether it fits the commander plan.
Support Package Map
Cards that fit this commander
Cards are grouped from existing roles, support-package notes, and attached market context. These are cards to check, not a full decklist.
Bobblehead package7 cards
Bobbleheads are nontoken artifacts, so each real Bobblehead can trigger Ultron. Token copies count for later Bobblehead effects, but token artifacts do not retrigger Ultron when they enter.
Bobblehead board pumpStrength BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Bobblehead filteringPerception BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Bobblehead life bufferEndurance BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Token and combat supportCharisma BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Bobblehead card drawIntelligence BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Haste-style pressureAgility BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->
Alternate-win checkLuck BobbleheadPIP versionView card ->Trigger and copy engines13 cards
These cards copy triggered abilities, double artifact ETBs, or create artifact copies. Each Ultron trigger still asks for its own {2} payment.
Artifact ETB doublerPanharmoniconSLD versionView card ->
Robot trigger doublerRoaming ThroneSLD versionView card ->
Colorless trigger and spell copierEchoes of EternityPMH3 versionView card ->
Triggered ability copyStrionic ResonatorLCC versionView card ->
Flexible copy engineLithoform EnginePZNR versionView card ->
Artifact copy engineMirrorworksMBS versionView card ->
Flexible artifact cloneSculpting SteelBRR versionView card ->
Land-based artifact copyThe Mycosynth GardensPONE versionView card ->
Legend rule supportMirror BoxPNEO versionView card ->
Legend rule supportMirror GalleryBOK versionView card ->
Temporary artifact copyMirage MirrorSLD versionView card ->
Repeatable artifact imprintPrototype PortalPLST versionView card ->
Creature copy equipmentHelm of the HostBRR versionView card ->Colorless ramp and cost reducers19 cards
Ultron is mana hungry. Prioritize rocks, cost reducers, and big colorless mana before assuming every artifact can be copied.
Baseline colorless rampSol RingLEA versionView card ->
Ramp and redrawMind StoneDCI versionView card ->
Two-mana rockThought VesselSLD versionView card ->Budget two-mana rockGuardian IdolColorless ramp and cost reducersView card ->
Ramp plus artifact setupLiquimetal TorqueBRC versionView card ->
Scalable colorless rockEverflowing ChaliceF11 versionView card ->
Budget big rockWorn PowerstoneLCC versionView card ->
Creature rampPalladium MyrSOM versionView card ->
Big mana combo rockBasalt MonolithLEA versionView card ->
Big mana rockThran DynamoSLD versionView card ->
Colorless mana engineForsaken MonumentPZNR versionView card ->
Artifact cost reducerFoundry InspectorBRR versionView card ->
Cost reducerCloud KeyBRR versionView card ->
High-risk reducerSemblance AnvilBRR versionView card ->
Artifact and legendary reducerJhoira's FamiliarDOM versionView card ->
Colorless cost reducerUgin, the IneffableSLD versionView card ->
Premium artifact mana creatureMetalworkerUDS versionView card ->
Premium burst manaMana VaultLEB versionView card ->
Premium big mana rockGrim MonolithULG versionView card ->ETB artifacts and copy targets22 cards
Artifact ETB abilities see copied noncreature artifacts enter as artifacts, but creature ETB payoffs do not see those noncreature artifacts enter as creatures.
Cheap draw artifactIchor WellspringBRR versionView card ->
Land-search artifactMycosynth WellspringSLD versionView card ->Artifact token fodderServo SchematicETB artifacts and copy targetsView card ->Treasure death triggerPrized StatueETB artifacts and copy targetsView card ->Life and death drawCircuit MenderETB artifacts and copy targetsView card ->Flying draw artifactSkyscannerETB artifacts and copy targetsView card ->
High-risk draw and manaCoveted JewelSLD versionView card ->
Ramp and redraw creatureSolemn SimulacrumMPS versionView card ->
Colorless removal ETBMeteor GolemSLD versionView card ->Repeatable permanent answerSpine of Ish SahETB artifacts and copy targetsView card ->
Top-end artifact ETBPortal to PhyrexiaBRO versionView card ->
Token finisher artifactMyr BattlesphereSLD versionView card ->
Resilient artifact creatureWurmcoil EngineBRR versionView card ->
Death-trigger finisherTriplicate TitanC21 versionView card ->
Removal finisherCityscape LevelerPBRO versionView card ->
Creature answerDuplicantMPS versionView card ->
Legendary draw artifactThe One RingLTR versionView card ->
Marvel artifact checkArc ReactorMSH versionView card ->
Marvel artifact payoffThe Ten RingsMSH versionView card ->
Marvel artifact version checkCosmic CubeMSH versionView card ->
Marvel artifact creature checkThe VisionMSH versionView card ->
Separate Ultron card checkUltron, Machine OverlordMSC versionView card ->Robot, Villain, and token payoffs13 cards
Copied noncreature artifacts become 2/2 Robot Villains after entering. Treat Robot and Villain payoffs as deck-fit checks, not automatic market signals.
Artifact creature payoffCybermen SquadronWHO versionView card ->
Artifact creature role playerCyberman PatrolWHO versionView card ->
Artifact creature protectionCryptothrall40K versionView card ->
Artifact creature countersSteel OverseerMPS versionView card ->Artifact creature anthemChief of the FoundryRobot, Villain, and token payoffsView card ->
Typal rock and anthemPatchwork BannerSLD versionView card ->
Token combat finisherGraaz, Unstoppable JuggernautONE versionView card ->
Colorless cast and token payoffGlaring FleshrakerMH3 versionView card ->
Artifact mana payoffKarn, Legacy ReforgedMB2 versionView card ->
Marvel artifact upgrade checkIron Spider, Stark UpgradeLMAR versionView card ->
Token drawIdol of OblivionONC versionView card ->Untap, haste, and activated abilities12 cards
Copied artifacts that become creatures can have summoning sickness. Haste and untap effects matter most for rocks, Bobbleheads, and activated artifact engines.
Artifact untapVoltaic KeyPMEI versionView card ->
Untap and evasionManifold KeyTSR versionView card ->
Artifact-board untap engineClock of Omens5DN versionView card ->
Table-cycle untapUnwinding ClockBRR versionView card ->
Activated ability hasteThousand-Year ElixirSPG versionView card ->
Creature untapMagewright's StonePLST versionView card ->
Commander untap rockPatriar's SealCLB versionView card ->
Team hasteCrashing DrawbridgeCMM versionView card ->
Haste and protectionLightning GreavesMPS versionView card ->
Hexproof and hasteSwiftfoot BootsBRR versionView card ->
Top-end haste anthemAkroma's MemorialSLD versionView card ->
Legendary ability copierThe Peregrine DynamoDMC versionView card ->Artifact recursion and sacrifice14 cards
Sacrifice engines, Retriever effects, and artifact recursion help turn copied artifacts into value, but loops need exact pieces before they should be called deterministic.
Artifact recursion engineScrap TrawlerBRR versionView card ->
Artifact recursion creatureMyr RetrieverC14 versionView card ->
Second RetrieverJunk DiverUDS versionView card ->
Artifact sacrifice manaKrark-Clan IronworksSLC versionView card ->Artifact value toolboxTrading PostArtifact recursion and sacrificeView card ->Budget artifact recursionWorkshop AssistantArtifact recursion and sacrificeView card ->
Artifact recursion utilityCodex ShredderSLD versionView card ->
Graveyard protection artifactPerpetual TimepieceOTC versionView card ->
Myr recursion and manaMyr ReservoirSOM versionView card ->
Artifact tutor outletKuldotha Forgemaster2XM versionView card ->
Creature sacrifice manaAshnod's AltarBRR versionView card ->
Artifact sacrifice outletArcbound RavagerMPS versionView card ->
Artifact mill outletGrinding Station5DN versionView card ->
Budget creature sacrifice outletSpawning PitJ22 versionView card ->Card advantage and velocity9 cards
Colorless decks need artifact draw, exile-cast engines, and utility lands so the copy plan does not run out of real nontoken artifacts.
Topdeck artifact engineMystic ForgeBRR versionView card ->
Colorless drawEndless Atlas40K versionView card ->
Selection and draw artifactMazemind TomeBRR versionView card ->
Colorless table drawMind's EyeBRR versionView card ->
Slow draw artifactStaff of NinPM13 versionView card ->
Cheap draw artifactEye of VecnaPAFR versionView card ->Budget artifact cantripSpare SuppliesCard advantage and velocityView card ->
Ramp and drawHedron ArchiveSLD versionView card ->Top-end ramp and drawDreamstone HedronCard advantage and velocityView card ->Interaction and protection15 cards
Colorless interaction is narrow. Market reads should stay neutral unless the exact card page shows current price and supply evidence.
Colorless sweeperAll Is DustPGPX versionView card ->
Colorless planeswalker sweeperUgin, the Spirit DragonSLP versionView card ->
Colorless permanent answerKarn LiberatedSLP versionView card ->
Flexible colorless instantWarping WailSPG versionView card ->Colorless answerNull Elemental BlastInteraction and protectionView card ->Colorless creature interactionSpatial ContortionInteraction and protectionView card ->Colorless permanent removalIntroduction to AnnihilationInteraction and protectionView card ->Expensive colorless answerScour from ExistenceInteraction and protectionView card ->
Graveyard artifactSoul-Guide LanternBRR versionView card ->
Zero-mana graveyard artifactTormod's CryptDRK versionView card ->
Cheap artifact protectionWelding Jar2XM versionView card ->
Top-end artifact protectionDarksteel Forge2XM versionView card ->
Board protection bodySoul of New PhyrexiaPM15 versionView card ->
Flash artifact supportLiberator, Urza's BattlethopterSLD versionView card ->Artifact flash enablerShimmer MyrInteraction and protectionView card ->Utility lands and premium mana17 cards
Use lands that produce colorless or utility. Command Tower and similar color-identity fixers do not produce mana in a colorless Commander deck.
Colorless commander draw landWar RoomCMR versionView card ->
Artifact tutor landInventors' FairEOS versionView card ->
Artifact recursion landBuried RuinPIP versionView card ->
Card-draw landArch of OrazcaPRIX versionView card ->
Graveyard hate landScavenger GroundsEOS versionView card ->Problem-land answerDemolition FieldUtility lands and premium manaView card ->
Budget ramp landMyriad LandscapePIP versionView card ->
Late-game colorless rampShrine of the Forsaken GodsPBFZ versionView card ->Artifact-creature life bufferTomb of the Spirit DragonUtility lands and premium manaView card ->Powerstone token landHall of TagsinUtility lands and premium manaView card ->
Land tutorUrza's CaveMH3 versionView card ->
Colorless board answerBlast ZoneEOS versionView card ->
Premium fast mana landAncient TombEOS versionView card ->
Vintage crossover manaMishra's WorkshopATQ versionView card ->
Artifact land utilityPower DepotEOS versionView card ->Artifact-friendly utility landScene of the CrimeUtility lands and premium manaView card ->
Marvel utility land checkCastle DoomMSH versionView card ->Optional combo packages5 cards
Basalt Monolith plus Forsaken Monument is a clean big-mana loop. KCI, Retriever, Mirrorworks, X-spell, and copy loops are conditional and need a full rules check.
Activated ability copierRings of BrighthearthMPS versionView card ->
Untap and draw sinkStaff of DominationBRR versionView card ->
Mana outlet and rules trapWalking BallistaPIP versionView card ->
X artifact caveatHangarback WalkerMPS versionView card ->
Affinity top-endMycosynth GolemSLD versionView card ->Rules traps and cards to reconsider13 cards
Ultron only triggers from another nontoken artifact. Tokens do not retrigger it, colored cards are illegal in colorless Commander, and several familiar rocks produce no mana here.
Colorless commander nonboArcane SignetPIP versionView card ->
Colorless commander nonboCommand TowerMB2 versionView card ->
Colorless commander nonboCommander's SphereSLD versionView card ->
Illegal color identityThought MonitorPMH2 versionView card ->
Illegal color identityEmry, Lurker of the LochMUL versionView card ->
Illegal color identityKappa CannoneerNEC versionView card ->
Illegal color identitySai, Master ThopteristPM19 versionView card ->
Illegal color identityGoblin EngineerH1R versionView card ->
Illegal color identityGoblin WelderG11 versionView card ->
Illegal color identityCyberdrive AwakenerNEC versionView card ->
Illegal color identityMondrak, Glory DominusONE versionView card ->
Illegal color identityAnointed ProcessionPAKH versionView card ->Illegal color identityRobot DominationRules traps and cards to reconsiderView card ->