Commander sample deck

The Motherlode, Excavator Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew The Motherlode, Excavator Commander shell for Energy, R role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Artifact Creature — RobotEnergy

8 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderThe Motherlode, Excavator

VariantMidrange

StrategyEnergy

Full retail if you own nothing$418

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a The Motherlode, Excavator build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from The Motherlode, Excavator on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 8 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 27 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Chrome Mox - $153.88
Jeska's Will - $40.02
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - $37.71
Shadowspear - $21.59
Hexing Squelcher - $19.51
Extraplanar Lens - $13.21

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Aether Hub, 1 Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift, 1 Darksteel Citadel, 1 Fountainport, 1 Great Furnace, 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core, 25 Mountain, 1 Scene of the Crime, 1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove, 1 Treasure Vault, 1 Tyrite Sanctum, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 Voldaren Estate

Ramp (10)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Chrome Mox, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Dragon's Hoard, 1 Hedron Archive, 1 Jeska's Will, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Mycosynth Wellspring, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum

Card Draw (8)

1 Aetherflux Conduit, 1 Big Score, 1 Daretti, Scrap Savant, 1 Energy Refractor, 1 Ichor Wellspring, 1 Seize the Spoils, 1 Staff of Compleation, 1 Unexpected Windfall

Interaction (10)

1 Abrade, 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Extraplanar Lens, 1 Meteor Golem, 1 Soul-Guide Lantern, 1 Tibalt's Trickery, 1 Tormod's Crypt, 1 Vandalblast, 1 Warping Wail

Board Wipes (3)

1 Blasphemous Act, 1 Extinguisher Battleship, 1 Fiery Confluence

Protection (4)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Decoction Module, 1 Hexing Squelcher, 1 Shadowspear

Theme and Utility (27)

1 Aether Refinery, 1 Aether Revolt, 1 Aetherworks Marvel, 1 Amped Raptor, 1 Animation Module, 1 Assaultron Dominator, 1 Behemoth of Vault 0, 1 Blaster Hulk, 1 Choreographed Sparks, 1 Electrostatic Pummeler, 1 Fabrication Module, 1 Flashback, 1 Galvanic Discharge, 1 Gamble, ...

Common questions

Is this The Motherlode, Excavator deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.