Grand Architect
Creature — Vedalken Artificer · 
Grand Architect is part of 22 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Staff of Domination and Training Grounds.
Grand Architect
Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target artifact creature becomes blue until end of turn.
Tap an untapped blue creature you control: Add 
. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.
- Mana value
- 3
- Power/Toughness
- 1/3
- Produces
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Grand Architect across all of its 22 combos.
Roles in combos
What Grand Architect provides to the combos it is part of.
- Free Creature Tappers
Combos with Grand Architect
22 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Pili-Pala
Grand Architect
Results in combo:
Infinite blue mana
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
Karn, the Great Creator
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Grand Architect
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
Rise and Shine
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
Karn, Silver Golem
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
March of the Machines
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
Ensoul Artifact
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
Urza, Prince of Kroog
Encroaching Mycosynth
Training Grounds
Grand Architect
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite copies of nonland permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Grand Architect
Mycosynth Lattice
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Exile each opponent's library
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Grand Architect
Prismite
Training Grounds
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
Urza, Prince of Kroog
Mycosynth Lattice
Training Grounds
Grand Architect
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Grand Architect
Stonework Packbeast
Training Grounds
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Grand Architect
Staff of Domination
Mightstone's Animation
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Grand Architect
Crossroads Candleguide
Training Grounds
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Grand Architect
Signpost Scarecrow
Training Grounds
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Color Identity: G, W, U
Cards in combo:
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Intruder Alarm
Grand Architect
Unctus, Grand Metatect
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Infinite self-discard triggers
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Sphinx's Disciple
Mind Over Matter
Grand Architect
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Color Identity: G, W, U
Cards in combo:
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Intruder Alarm
Grand Architect
Painter's Servant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures
Color Identity: G, W, U
Cards in combo:
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Intruder Alarm
Grand Architect
Cerulean Wisps
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of creatures
Color Identity: G, W, U
Cards in combo:
Urza, Prince of Kroog
Encroaching Mycosynth
Biomancer's Familiar
Grand Architect
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
