Spotlight · Commander Manabase

Best Manabase for

Sai, Master Thopterist

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

· Mono-Blue

· #778 (3,054 decks)

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. {1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.

Budget

Filters

No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $35.31 budget: $100

Composition 26 Basics 9 Other Nonbasic

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$35.31 9

Archway of Innovation

Tomb of the Spirit Dragon

31% of default decks

$0.35

Uthros, Titanic Godcore

30% of default decks

$10.10

Basics

$1.30 26

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Sai, Master Thopterist decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Otawara, Soaring City

58% of expensive decks

$30.83

Mishra's Workshop

32% of expensive decks

$3000.48

Fomori Vault

30% of expensive decks

$8.59

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

28% of expensive decks

$57.86

Gemstone Caverns

27% of expensive decks

$50.46

Flooded Strand

27% of expensive decks

$15.93

Polluted Delta

26% of expensive decks

$19.69

Scalding Tarn

25% of expensive decks

$38.34

Misty Rainforest

25% of expensive decks

$36.89

Three Tree City

21% of expensive decks

$22.28

Prismatic Vista

15% of expensive decks

$37.29

Strip Mine

15% of expensive decks

$19.80

About This Manabase

Sai, Master Thopterist is a Mono-Blue commander with a U color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.