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Alania, Divergent Storm
Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard · 3UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Alania, Divergent Storm is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you've cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Alania, Divergent Storm: 34
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Build your Alania, Divergent Storm deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Alania, Divergent Storm 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Alania, Divergent Storm deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed48
- Interaction77
- Resilience83
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (20 nonbasic, 7 Island, 7 Mountain)
Stormcatch Mentor · Sol Ring · Coruscation Mage · Arcane Signet · Valley Floodcaller · Thundertrap Trainer · Pearl of Wisdom · Kitsa, Otterball Elite · Daring Waverider · Ral, Crackling Wit · Stormsplitter · Harnesser of Storms · Tempest Angler · Frantic Search · Izzet Signet · Storm-Kiln Artist · Stormchaser's Talent · Bria, Riptide Rogue · Big Score · Archmage Emeritus · Counterspell · Kindlespark Duo · Talisman of Creativity · Chaos Warp · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Flame of Anor · Opt · Lightning Bolt · Otterball Antics · Snap · Harmonic Prodigy · Frolicking Familiar // Blow Off Steam · Twinning Staff · Mana Geyser · Thought Vessel · Run Away Together · Season of Weaving · Brainstorm · Artist's Talent · Ponder · Resonating Lute · Unexpected Windfall · Blasphemous Act · Expressive Iteration · Lightshell Duo · Alania's Pathmaker · Goblin Electromancer · Mizzix's Mastery · Thousand-Year Storm · Preordain · Prismari Command · Seething Song · Guttersnipe · Abrade · Crackle with Power · Electrodominance · Rapid Augmenter · Jeska's Will · Thieving Otter · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Negate · Pongify · Fellwar Stone · Arcane Denial · Sorcerer Class · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Reliquary Tower · Frostboil Snarl · Cascade Bluffs · Stormcarved Coast · Temple of Epiphany · Izzet Boilerworks · Steam Vents · Mystic Sanctuary · Path of Ancestry · Lilypad Village · Exotic Orchard · Training Center · Ferrous Lake · Rockface Village · Swiftwater Cliffs · Scalding Tarn · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Alania, Divergent Storm
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Alania, Divergent Storm, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Floodcaller | 79% | +71% |
| Thundertrap Trainer | 75% | +71% |
| Stormcatch Mentor | 93% | +71% |
| Pearl of Wisdom | 73% | +69% |
| Coruscation Mage | 87% | +67% |
| Daring Waverider | 67% | +64% |
| Kitsa, Otterball Elite | 69% | +62% |
| Stormsplitter | 67% | +61% |
| Harnesser of Storms | 64% | +60% |
| Tempest Angler | 61% | +56% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 67% | +56% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 57% | +52% |
| Bria, Riptide Rogue | 56% | +51% |
| Kindlespark Duo | 51% | +48% |
| Otterball Antics | 46% | +43% |
| Frolicking Familiar | 44% | +41% |
| Twinning Staff | 44% | +41% |
| Run Away Together | 42% | +38% |
| Season of Weaving | 42% | +38% |
| Flame of Anor | 47% | +36% |
| Lightshell Duo | 37% | +35% |
| Alania's Pathmaker | 36% | +35% |
| Lilypad Village | 36% | +34% |
| Artist's Talent | 39% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Alania, Divergent Storm 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.
- Thundertrap Trainer
- Stormcatch Mentor
- Pearl of Wisdom
- Coruscation Mage
- Daring Waverider
- Harnesser of Storms
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Valley Floodcaller
- Kitsa, Otterball Elite
- Stormsplitter
- Stormchaser's Talent
- Season of Weaving
- Flame of Anor
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ral, Crackling Wit
- Bria, Riptide Rogue
- Twinning Staff
- Three Tree City
- Ruby Medallion
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Alania, Divergent Storm
- 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
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Alania, Divergent Storm's color identity?
Alania, Divergent Storm 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 Alania, Divergent Storm come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Alania, Divergent Storm deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Alania, Divergent Storm deck run?
Real Alania, Divergent Storm decks run 34 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 Alania, Divergent Storm?
The three highest-synergy cards are Valley Floodcaller, Thundertrap Trainer, Stormcatch Mentor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Alania, Divergent Storm decks.
What combos does Alania, Divergent Storm have?
Alania, Divergent Storm 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 Alania, Divergent Storm deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thundertrap Trainer, Stormcatch Mentor, Pearl of Wisdom 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.