
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer1/3$0.51
Haste , : Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from an artifact source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 8
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Mechanized Production + Myr Battlesphere
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Myr Battlesphere by paying {7}. Myr Battlesphere enters the battlefield, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying Myr Battlesphere's trigger. Resolve both Myr Battlesphere triggers, creating eight 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Mechanized Production triggers, creating a token copy of the artifact it is attached to and causing you to win the game.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Sands of Time
- Infinite Mana during the upkeep step
- Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce during the upkeep step
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce during the upkeep step
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
All other permanents must be able to produce at least {1}{U}{R}. Tawnos does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
At the beginning of the upkeep step, Sands of Time triggers. In response, tap all of your mana producing permanents. Activate Tawnos, copying the Sands of Time trigger. Let the copy resolve, untapping all your creatures, lands, and artifacts. Repeat from step 2.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Magistrate's Scepter + Energy Chamber
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Magistrate's Scepter has three charge counters on it.
Steps
Activate Magistrate's Scepter, removing 3 charge counters to take an extra turn. Activate Tawnos, copying the extra turn ability. Pass the turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, Energy Chamber triggers, putting a charge counter on Magistrate's Scepter. Activate Magistrate's Scepter, putting a charge counter on itself. Activate Tawnos, copying the trigger. Pass the turn. Repeat.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Etrata, the Silencer + The Peregrine Dynamo
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.
Steps
Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate The Peregrine Dynamo by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying The Peregrine Dynamo's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Peregrine Dynamo triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Etrata, the Silencer + Strionic Resonator
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.
Steps
Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Strionic Resonator by paying {2} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying Strionic Resonator's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Strionic Resonator triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Etrata, the Silencer + Lithoform Engine
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.
Steps
Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Lithoform Engine's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying Lithoform Engine's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Lithoform Engine triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Etrata, the Silencer + Peter Parker's Camera
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.
Steps
Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Peter Parker's Camera by paying {2}, removing a film counter from it and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying Peter Parker's Camera's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Peter Parker's Camera triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice + Biorganic Carapace + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Biorganic Carapace is attached to an artifact creature you control that does not have summoning sickness and that cannot be blocked by an opponent. You control a permanent that can tap to produce {U} and a permanent that can tap to produce {R}. You control at least two modified creatures.
Steps
Deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Biorganic Carapace attached, triggering it. Holding priority, activate Tawnos by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, copying the creature's trigger. Resolve the copy of the creature's ability, drawing a card for each modified creature you control. Holding priority, activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Tawnos. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent. Activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding {U/R}. Repeat from step 5 one additional time. Repeat from step 2.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Saheeli, Radiant CreatorTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is an Artificer, which Saheeli, Radiant Creator can use.
- The ArchimandriteTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is an Artificer, which The Archimandrite can use.
- Éowyn, ShieldmaidenTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Human, which Éowyn, Shieldmaiden can use.
- Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey untaps your creatures and Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice taps your creatures.
- Jhoira, Weatherlight CaptainTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain can use.
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic BridgeTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge can use.
- Jodah, the UnifierTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Jodah, the Unifier can use.
- Sauron, the Dark LordTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Sauron, the Dark Lord can use.
- Sisay, Weatherlight CaptainTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Sisay, Weatherlight Captain can use.
- Shaun, Father of SynthsTawnos, Urza's Apprentice is a Legendary permanent, which Shaun, Father of Synths can use.