EDH Optimizer
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Legendary Creature — Giant Wizard · 1UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Aegar, the Freezing Flame is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls is dealt excess damage, if a Giant, Wizard, or spell you controlled dealt damage to it this turn, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.05
Average lands in decks for Aegar, the Freezing Flame: 36
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Build your Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Aegar, the Freezing Flame 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (79/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed60
- Interaction98
- Resilience76
- Closing93
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 5 Island, 9 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Cyclone Summoner · Calamity Bearer · Sol Ring · Squash · Quakebringer · Thryx, the Sudden Storm · Glimpse the Cosmos · Inferno Titan · Blasphemous Act · Izzet Signet · Archmage of Runes · Stinkdrinker Daredevil · Thundercloud Shaman · Basalt Ravager · Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp · Crush Underfoot · Sunrise Sovereign · Tectonic Giant · Abrade · Mizzium Mortars · Battle of Frost and Fire · Lightning Bolt · Surtland Elementalist · Borderland Behemoth · Invasion of the Giants · Surtland Flinger · Talisman of Creativity · Flame of Anor · Thought Vessel · Boldwyr Aggressor · Counterspell · Goliath Daydreamer · Prophetic Titan · Fall of the Hammer · Frost Titan · Hamletback Goliath · Fire Giant's Fury · Giant Harbinger · Chain Reaction · Negate · Reflections of Littjara · Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer · Warstorm Surge · Warchief Giant · Giant's Grasp · Giantfall · Harmonic Prodigy · Wizard's Retort · Wizard's Lightning · Galvanic Giant // Storm Reading · Giant's Amulet · Mind Stone · Chaos Warp · Goblin Electromancer · Irencrag Pyromancer · Mana Geyser · Hell to Pay · Crystalline Giant · Herald's Horn · Starstorm · Wizard Class · Ghostfire Slice · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Path of Ancestry · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Epiphany · Shivan Reef · Frostboil Snarl · Izzet Boilerworks · Hall of Storm Giants · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Steam Vents · Riptide Laboratory · Training Center · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Swiftwater Cliffs · Ferrous Lake · Mystic Sanctuary · Volatile Fjord · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Exotic Orchard
🃏 Recommended cards for Aegar, the Freezing Flame
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Aegar, the Freezing Flame, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Summoner | 81% | +80% |
| Calamity Bearer | 80% | +79% |
| Squash | 79% | +78% |
| Quakebringer | 71% | +70% |
| Thryx, the Sudden Storm | 71% | +70% |
| Glimpse the Cosmos | 67% | +66% |
| Inferno Titan | 66% | +65% |
| Stinkdrinker Daredevil | 63% | +63% |
| Thundercloud Shaman | 63% | +62% |
| Sunrise Sovereign | 62% | +62% |
| Crush Underfoot | 62% | +61% |
| Basalt Ravager | 62% | +61% |
| Tectonic Giant | 62% | +61% |
| Bonecrusher Giant | 62% | +61% |
| Surtland Elementalist | 59% | +58% |
| Battle of Frost and Fire | 59% | +58% |
| Mizzium Mortars | 60% | +57% |
| Borderland Behemoth | 58% | +57% |
| Invasion of the Giants | 57% | +57% |
| Surtland Flinger | 55% | +54% |
| Boldwyr Aggressor | 52% | +52% |
| Archmage of Runes | 63% | +50% |
| Goliath Daydreamer | 50% | +49% |
| Prophetic Titan | 49% | +48% |
💰 The best cards for your Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Cyclone Summoner
- Calamity Bearer
- Squash
- Quakebringer
- Thryx, the Sudden Storm
- Glimpse the Cosmos
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Archmage of Runes
- Flame of Anor
- Herald's Horn
- Wizard Class
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Fiery Emancipation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza's Incubator
- Delayed Blast Fireball
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Aegar, the Freezing Flame
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Aegar, the Freezing Flame's color identity?
Aegar, the Freezing Flame is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Aegar, the Freezing Flame come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck run?
Real Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Aegar, the Freezing Flame?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cyclone Summoner, Calamity Bearer, Squash. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks.
What combos does Aegar, the Freezing Flame have?
Aegar, the Freezing Flame has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Aegar, the Freezing Flame deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cyclone Summoner, Calamity Bearer, Squash are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.