EDH Optimizer
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Legendary Creature — Wizard · 3UUU
Color identity: Blue
Arcanis the Omnipotent is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Draw three cards.
{2}{U}{U}: Return Arcanis to its owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Arcanis the Omnipotent: 35
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Build your Arcanis the Omnipotent deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Arcanis the Omnipotent 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Arcanis the Omnipotent 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: B+ (77/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed55
- Interaction100
- Resilience93
- Closing77
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Sapphire Medallion · High Tide · Laboratory Maniac · Psychosis Crawler · Wizard Class · Swiftfoot Boots · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Aetherize · Arcane Denial · Brainstorm · Freed from the Real · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Chasm Skulker · Ioreth of the Healing House · Mind Stone · Negate · Propaganda · Pemmin's Aura · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Body of Knowledge · Decanter of Endless Water · Dramatic Reversal · Pongify · Kelpie Guide · Aphetto Alchemist · Triskaidekaphile · Rapid Hybridization · Sky Diamond · Frantic Search · Lightning Greaves · Ominous Seas · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Ponder · Thran Dynamo · Thousand-Year Elixir · Cyclonic Rift · Gilded Lotus · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Mana Drain · Preordain · Rhystic Study · Homunculus Horde · Omniscience · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Clever Conjurer · Opt · Reality Shift · Twenty-Toed Toad · Mind Over Matter · Snap · Rewind · Windfall · Archmage's Charm · Clinquant Skymage · Fellwar Stone · Mystical Tutor · Solemn Simulacrum · Swan Song · Oneirophage · Patriar's Seal · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Riptide Laboratory · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Arcanis the Omnipotent
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Arcanis the Omnipotent, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vizier of Tumbling Sands | 45% | +42% |
| Freed from the Real | 45% | +41% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 44% | +40% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 60% | +40% |
| Pemmin's Aura | 42% | +40% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 54% | +39% |
| Kelpie Guide | 39% | +36% |
| Aphetto Alchemist | 38% | +34% |
| Body of Knowledge | 40% | +33% |
| Wizard Class | 50% | +32% |
| Chasm Skulker | 44% | +30% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 33% | +29% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 46% | +28% |
| Triskaidekaphile | 38% | +27% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 40% | +27% |
| Clever Conjurer | 28% | +27% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 41% | +26% |
| Mind Over Matter | 27% | +25% |
| Ominous Seas | 35% | +23% |
| Alandra, Sky Dreamer | 30% | +23% |
| Dramatic Reversal | 40% | +22% |
| Thran Dynamo | 34% | +21% |
| Riptide Laboratory | 31% | +21% |
| Homunculus Horde | 29% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Arcanis the Omnipotent 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.
- Vizier of Tumbling Sands
- Ioreth of the Healing House
- Laboratory Maniac
- Psychosis Crawler
- Kelpie Guide
- Aphetto Alchemist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Freed from the Real
- Pemmin's Aura
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Mind Over Matter
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Thassa's Oracle
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Arcanis the Omnipotent
- 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
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Kelpie Guide → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arcanis the Omnipotent's color identity?
Arcanis the Omnipotent 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 Arcanis the Omnipotent come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Arcanis the Omnipotent deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Arcanis the Omnipotent deck run?
Real Arcanis the Omnipotent decks run 35 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 Arcanis the Omnipotent?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vizier of Tumbling Sands, Freed from the Real, Ioreth of the Healing House. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Arcanis the Omnipotent decks.
What combos does Arcanis the Omnipotent have?
Arcanis the Omnipotent 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 Arcanis the Omnipotent deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vizier of Tumbling Sands, Ioreth of the Healing House, Laboratory Maniac 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.