EDH Optimizer
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
Legendary Creature — Sphinx · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
Alhammarret, High Arbiter is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
As Alhammarret enters, each opponent reveals their hand. You choose the name of a nonland card revealed this way.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name (as long as this creature is on the battlefield).
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Alhammarret, High Arbiter: 37
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Build your Alhammarret, High Arbiter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Alhammarret, High Arbiter 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Alhammarret, High Arbiter 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed41
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (6 nonbasic, 31 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · High Tide · Mind Stone · Negate · Sapphire Medallion · Aetherize · Propaganda · Telepathy · Thought Vessel · Atemsis, All-Seeing · Kefnet's Monument · Arcane Denial · Solemn Simulacrum · Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign · Defiler of Dreams · Imprisoned in the Moon · Hedron Archive · Ponder · Sky Diamond · Sphinx of Foresight · Brainstorm · Burnished Hart · Midnight Clock · Pongify · Preordain · Spark Double · Sphinx of Uthuun · Thran Dynamo · Thryx, the Sudden Storm · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Archaeomancer · Archmage's Charm · Curse of the Swine · Extravagant Replication · Fact or Fiction · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Lantern of Insight · Mirror Box · Prognostic Sphinx · Rewind · Clone · Ormos, Archive Keeper · Snap · Clever Impersonator · Cyclonic Rift · Fabricate · Fellwar Stone · Mirror Image · Opt · Triskaidekaphile · Wall of Stolen Identity · Witness Protection · Consult the Star Charts · Fatespinner · Frantic Search · Mana Drain · Phyrexian Metamorph · Rhystic Study · Treasure Cruise · Undercover Operative · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Castle Vantress · Temple of the False God · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Alhammarret, High Arbiter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Alhammarret, High Arbiter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Telepathy | 50% | +48% |
| Atemsis, All-Seeing | 45% | +43% |
| Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign | 42% | +42% |
| Kefnet's Monument | 45% | +39% |
| Sphinx of Foresight | 34% | +33% |
| Defiler of Dreams | 39% | +32% |
| Hedron Archive | 37% | +32% |
| Sphinx of Uthuun | 32% | +31% |
| Thryx, the Sudden Storm | 32% | +30% |
| Lantern of Insight | 29% | +28% |
| Prognostic Sphinx | 29% | +28% |
| Imprisoned in the Moon | 39% | +27% |
| Burnished Hart | 32% | +26% |
| Mirror Box | 29% | +26% |
| Extravagant Replication | 29% | +26% |
| Ormos, Archive Keeper | 26% | +25% |
| Aetherize | 55% | +24% |
| Propaganda | 55% | +24% |
| Mind Stone | 58% | +24% |
| Clone | 26% | +24% |
| Wall of Stolen Identity | 24% | +23% |
| Mirror Image | 24% | +22% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 42% | +21% |
| Fact or Fiction | 29% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Alhammarret, High Arbiter 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.
- Telepathy
- Atemsis, All-Seeing
- Kefnet's Monument
- Sphinx of Foresight
- Defiler of Dreams
- Hedron Archive
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
- Mirror Box
- Propaganda
- Wall of Stolen Identity
- Consult the Star Charts
- Thran Dynamo
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Alhammarret, High Arbiter
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Alhammarret, High Arbiter's color identity?
Alhammarret, High Arbiter is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Alhammarret, High Arbiter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Alhammarret, High Arbiter deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 13 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Alhammarret, High Arbiter deck run?
Real Alhammarret, High Arbiter decks run 37 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 Alhammarret, High Arbiter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Telepathy, Atemsis, All-Seeing, Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Alhammarret, High Arbiter decks.
What combos does Alhammarret, High Arbiter have?
Alhammarret, High Arbiter 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 Alhammarret, High Arbiter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Telepathy, Atemsis, All-Seeing, Kefnet's Monument 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.