Is Uthros Research Craft good in Commander?

Uthros Research Craft

Artifact — Spacecraft

Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 12+.)
3+ | Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card. Put a charge counter on this Spacecraft.
12+ | Flying
This Spacecraft gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.

CMC: 3
Mana cost
Color identity: U
Rarity: rare
Set: Edge of Eternities Commander
Price: $1.77
EDHREC rank: #2211

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Uthros Research Craft puts a meaningful artifact engine on the board at a cost low enough that it rarely feels like a tempo loss. Falco Spara, Pactweaver decks and Inspirit, Flagship Vessel builds both leverage it as a repeatable value piece that compounds over time.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

Inspirit, Flagship Vessel

89.0% of decks · synergy 0.76

Inspirit, Flagship Vessel runs Uthros Research Craft in nearly 90% of its builds because the Craft slots directly into the vehicle and crewing synergy Inspirit assembles — it's not a fringe include, it's a core piece.

Kilo, Apogee Mind

75.3% of decks · synergy 0.62

Kilo, Apogee Mind's artifact-matters engine turns Uthros Research Craft into a reliable trigger source, and the 75% inclusion rate reflects how naturally it fits the deck's throughput plan.

Aloy, Savior of Meridian

58.1% of decks · synergy 0.55

Aloy, Savior of Meridian reaches for Uthros Research Craft because the Craft's artifact typing feeds Aloy's resource-generation loop, showing up in over half of registered lists.

Mm'menon, the Right Hand

57.0% of decks · synergy 0.50

Mm'menon, the Right Hand wants efficient artifacts that pull their weight early, and Uthros Research Craft's low-cost entry point lines up cleanly with Mm'menon's game plan of building incremental advantage.

Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

53.6% of decks · synergy 0.47

Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor treats Uthros Research Craft as another artifact body to count and exploit, with just over half of Lady Octopus decks running it as a reliable piece of the invention engine.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	not legal
pioneer	not legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where Uthros Research Craft does its best work — the format's longer game gives the Craft time to generate value, and the artifact synergy commanders it slots into are concentrated here. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically on the books, but the Craft isn't doing anything in those formats that faster, more broken options can't do better. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if the commander supports artifacts, since the compressed game length still allows the Craft to contribute. Anywhere it's not legal, you're not missing much — this is a Commander card through and through.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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