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Tony Stark

MSH · mythic · Released 2026-06-26

Power

brawl
tier-2tier-1Build-around bomb
commander
tier-2tier-1Build-around bomb

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

recurring

comes back

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
artifact-mattersequipment-voltronvoltron
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

tutor-artifacttop-deck-manipulationcard-advantagetop-end-finisherevasive-threatequipment-carrieretb-trigger

Risks

slow-setupremoval-magnetpip-heavy

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:
humantype-artifacttype-equipment
anti:

Structural

activated-abilitytriggered-abilityalternative-cost

Rationale

Tony Stark front face is a cheap artifact-tutor/sifter who can transform into The Invincible Iron Man — a 5/5 flying haste legendary that cheats an artifact (auto-equipping Equipment) into play every combat. The bundle is a premier artifact-matters and equipment-voltron card: Tony tutors the best artifact, then Iron Man deploys it for free. Signature in artifact-matters and equipment-voltron; the free-Equipment-attach trigger is uniquely powerful in Izzet equipment builds.

Learnings (3)

  • Tony Stark transforms via his own activated ability at sorcery speed for {4}{U}{R} — this is separate from any other transform mechanic and means he needs to survive a full turn cycle before becoming Iron Man.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The Invincible Iron Man's combat trigger lets you put ANY artifact from hand onto the battlefield for free, not just Equipment — high-cost artifact bombs like Blightsteel Colossus or Darksteel Forge can be cheated in at no mana cost.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Because Tony Stark's loot ability puts unchosen cards on the BOTTOM in a random order (not any order), he pairs unusually well with shuffle effects but doesn't set up the top of the library for future draws.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #19,746