Budget idea from the same colorless ramp and cost reducers support package.
Commander Intelligence
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence has 159 connected upgrade cards across Bobblehead package, Trigger and copy engines, Colorless ramp and cost reducers support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades6 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Card-draw landArch of OrazcaPRIX versionNeoPrice $2.11View card ->
Artifact and legendary reducerJhoira's FamiliarDOM versionNeoPrice $2.27View card ->
Cheap artifact protectionWelding Jar2XM versionNeoPrice $2.80View card ->
Token drawIdol of OblivionONC versionNeoPrice $3.44View card ->
Second RetrieverJunk DiverUDS versionNeoPrice $3.82View card ->
Ramp plus artifact setupLiquimetal TorqueBRC versionNeoPrice $4.25View card ->Power Upgrades6 cards
Higher-impact cards from authored role or support-package notes. Check price confidence before treating the signal as stable.
Budget creature sacrifice outletSpawning PitJ22 versionNeoPrice $5.37View card ->
Illegal color identityCyberdrive AwakenerNEC versionNeoPrice $5.56View card ->
High-risk draw and manaCoveted JewelSLD versionNeoPrice $6.23View card ->
Typal rock and anthemPatchwork BannerSLD versionNeoPrice $7.23View card ->
Late-game colorless rampShrine of the Forsaken GodsPBFZ versionNeoPrice $7.55View card ->
Artifact copy engineMirrorworksMBS versionNeoPrice $7.67View card ->Flavor Upgrades6 cards
Theme-forward cards only shown when existing notes support the flavor or identity fit.
Top-end haste anthemAkroma's MemorialSLD versionNeoPrice $86.06View card ->
Marvel utility land checkCastle DoomMSH versionNeoPrice $1.50View card ->
Token and combat supportCharisma BobbleheadPIP versionNeoPrice $21.03View card ->Artifact creature anthemChief of the FoundryRobot, Villain, and token payoffsNeoPrice Price pendingView card ->
Marvel artifact version checkCosmic CubeMSH versionNeoPrice $13.23View card ->
Team hasteCrashing DrawbridgeCMM versionNeoPrice $3.89View card ->Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Colorless mana engineForsaken MonumentPZNR versionNeoPrice $15.08View card ->
Bobblehead board pumpStrength BobbleheadPIP versionNeoPrice $25.65View card ->
Illegal color identityMondrak, Glory DominusONE versionNeoPrice $92.95View card ->
Artifact tutor landInventors' FairEOS versionNeoPrice $129.84View card ->
Colorless commander nonboArcane SignetPIP versionNeoPrice $173.41View card ->
Big mana combo rockBasalt MonolithLEA versionNeoPrice $441.39View card ->Wait / Check Price First6 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Repeatable artifact imprintPrototype PortalPLST versionNeoPrice $2.72View card ->
Illegal color identityKappa CannoneerNEC versionNeoPrice $3.35View card ->
Legendary ability copierThe Peregrine DynamoDMC versionNeoPrice $3.65View card ->
Colorless drawEndless Atlas40K versionNeoPrice $4.67View card ->
Land-based artifact copyThe Mycosynth GardensPONE versionNeoPrice $5.31View card ->
Legend rule supportMirror BoxPNEO versionNeoPrice $8.36View card ->Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Utility lands and premium manaUrza's Cave$0.91
Cave finds War Room, Inventors' Fair, Buried Ruin, or premium mana lands when the deck needs a specific land role.
ETB artifacts and copy targetsArc Reactor$1.15
Arc Reactor is a strong version-check card for Ultron lists, but the exact text and counter-copy rules need review before combo claims.
Artifact recursion and sacrificePerpetual Timepiece$1.17
Timepiece protects against decking or graveyard pressure in recursion builds, but it is not a core engine.
Card advantage and velocityStaff of Nin$1.54
Staff is a budget-friendly top-end draw option for slower Ultron builds.
Colorless ramp and cost reducersPalladium Myr$1.61
Palladium Myr can ramp and later benefit from artifact-creature payoffs, but it is more fragile than noncreature rocks.
Interaction and protectionSoul of New Phyrexia$1.75
Soul protects artifact boards and can be used from the graveyard, but it asks for a lot of mana.
Budget Replacements5 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.
Budget idea from the same etb artifacts and copy targets support package.
Budget idea from the same robot, villain, and token payoffs support package.
Budget idea from the same untap, haste, and activated abilities support package.
Budget idea from the same artifact recursion and sacrifice support package.
Niche Role Players12 cards
Low-cost role players and niche cards that may be better here than they look.
Artifact and legendary reducerJhoira's Familiar$2.27
Familiar supports artifact chains while also being an artifact creature that can be recurred.
Artifact recursion creatureMyr Retriever$4.32
Retriever is one of the cleanest recursion pieces for KCI-style and value-sacrifice packages.
Artifact-board untap engineClock of Omens$4.94
Clock gets better as Ultron makes expendable artifact creatures and Bobblehead copies.
Card-draw landArch of Orazca$2.11
Arch gives colorless decks a mana sink once Ultron has built a large permanent count.
Cheap artifact protectionWelding Jar$2.80
Jar protects Ultron or a key artifact while also being a zero-mana trigger piece.
Death-trigger finisherTriplicate Titan$4.68
Titan is expensive but turns copy and sacrifice plans into a wide evasive board.
Flexible colorless instantWarping Wail$4.41
Wail gives colorless Ultron rare stack interaction and emergency ramp.
Illegal color identityThought Monitor$4.18
Thought Monitor looks like an artifact-draw payoff, but it is illegal in a colorless Commander deck.
Illegal color identitySai, Master Thopterist$4.19
Sai would reward artifact casting, but it cannot be played in a colorless Ultron Commander deck.
Myr recursion and manaMyr Reservoir$2.52
Reservoir is narrow unless the list leans into Myr Battlesphere, Palladium Myr, and other Myr bodies.
Ramp plus artifact setupLiquimetal Torque$4.25
Torque is a nontoken artifact trigger and can make removal or artifact-count lines more flexible.
Second RetrieverJunk Diver$3.82
Diver adds redundancy for artifact sacrifice loops and rebuild turns.