Sculpting Steel

Public decks that run Sculpting Steel

• Growing Threat - March of the Machine Commander, led by Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
• Lorehold Legacies - Commander 2021, led by Osgir, the Reconstructor
• Necron Dynasties - Warhammer 40,000 Commander, led by Szarekh, the Silent King

Commanders that run Sculpting Steel most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Magda, Brazen Outlaw: 7,986 decks
• Breya, Etherium Shaper: 5,000 decks
• Urza, Lord High Artificer: 4,260 decks
• Zhulodok, Void Gorger: 4,169 decks
• Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch: 4,043 decks
• Urza, Chief Artificer: 3,925 decks
• Osgir, the Reconstructor: 3,696 decks
• Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man: 3,297 decks

Often played with Sculpting Steel

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Skorpekh Destroyer
• Sautekh Immortal
• Spinnerette, Arachnobat
• Tomb Blade
• Lychguard
• Hexmark Destroyer
• Necron Overlord
• Petting Zookeeper
• Resolute Veggiesaur
• Squirrel Squatters

Rulings

• 2004-12-01: Any "enters" abilities of the copied artifact will trigger when Sculpting Steel enters. Any "as enters" or "enters with" abilities of the chosen artifact will also work. For example, if Sculpting Steel copies an artifact creature with sunburst, the copy will get +1/+1 counters based on the number of different colors of mana used to pay Sculpting Steel's total cost. If Sculpting Steel copies a noncreature artifact with sunburst, the copy will get charge counters based on the number of different colors of mana used to pay Sculpting Steel's total cost.
• 2007-07-15: Sculpting Steel doesn't copy whether the original artifact is tapped or untapped. It also doesn't copy any counters on that artifact, any Auras or Equipment attached to that artifact, or any effects that are currently affecting that artifact — you get exactly what's printed on the chosen card and nothing more. So if you copy an animated Chimeric Staff, for example, you get a normal, nonanimated Chimeric Staff.
• 2007-07-15: If the chosen artifact is a token, your Sculpting Steel copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Your Sculpting Steel is not considered to be a token.
• 2007-07-15: You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Sculpting Steel stays on the battlefield as an artifact that doesn't do much of anything.
• 2007-07-15: If the chosen artifact is copying something else (for example, if the chosen artifact is another Sculpting Steel), then your Sculpting Steel enters as whatever the chosen artifact copied.