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Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Legendary Creature — Sphinx Wizard · 4UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Arjun, the Shifting Flame is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell, put the cards in your hand on the bottom of your library in any order, then draw that many cards.
Reference price of the card: €0.34
Average lands in decks for Arjun, the Shifting Flame: 35
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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 (73/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed58
- Interaction55
- Resilience91
- Closing76
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 11 Island, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Psychosis Crawler · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Brainstorm · Ominous Seas · Thought Vessel · Chasm Skulker · The Locust God · Izzet Signet · Niv-Mizzet, Parun · Opt · Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind · Psychic Corrosion · Wizard Class · Mindmoil · Counterspell · Talisman of Creativity · Preordain · Ponder · Sphinx's Tutelage · Frantic Search · Laboratory Maniac · Windfall · Chaos Warp · Arcane Denial · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Fists of Flame · Blasphemous Act · Alhammarret's Archive · Decanter of Endless Water · Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim · Consider · Oneirophage · Harmonic Prodigy · Teferi's Tutelage · Thundering Djinn · Vandalblast · Goblin Electromancer · Pongify · Negate · Gitaxian Probe · Mind Stone · Storm-Kiln Artist · Teferi's Puzzle Box · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Archmage Emeritus · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Fellwar Stone · Serum Visions · Jace's Erasure · Midnight Clock · Rapid Hybridization · Snap · Commander's Sphere · Faithless Looting · Lightning Greaves · Body of Knowledge · Seething Song · Clinquant Skymage · Flame of Anor · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Mana Geyser · Winds of Change · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Izzet Boilerworks · Frostboil Snarl · Steam Vents · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Training Center · Temple of Epiphany · Mystic Sanctuary · Ferrous Lake · Scalding Tarn · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · Myriad Landscape · Riptide Laboratory · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Fiery Islet
🃏 Recommended cards for Arjun, the Shifting Flame
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Arjun, the Shifting Flame, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosis Crawler | 78% | +71% |
| Ominous Seas | 71% | +68% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 73% | +66% |
| Chasm Skulker | 68% | +65% |
| The Locust God | 68% | +61% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 59% | +58% |
| Mindmoil | 57% | +56% |
| Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind | 59% | +51% |
| Wizard Class | 58% | +51% |
| Sphinx's Tutelage | 51% | +50% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 46% | +43% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 50% | +42% |
| Niv-Mizzet, Parun | 67% | +42% |
| Alhammarret's Archive | 43% | +42% |
| Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim | 42% | +41% |
| Fists of Flame | 45% | +41% |
| Oneirophage | 41% | +40% |
| Thundering Djinn | 40% | +39% |
| Teferi's Tutelage | 40% | +39% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 42% | +33% |
| Thought Vessel | 69% | +33% |
| Teferi's Puzzle Box | 35% | +33% |
| Alandra, Sky Dreamer | 34% | +33% |
| Jace's Erasure | 31% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Arjun, the Shifting 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.
- Psychosis Crawler
- Ominous Seas
- Chasm Skulker
- Mindmoil
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
- Sphinx's Tutelage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- The Locust God
- Psychic Corrosion
- Wizard Class
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Consecrated Sphinx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Arjun, the Shifting Flame
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
👥 Community decks with Arjun, the Shifting Flame
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arjun, the Shifting Flame's color identity?
Arjun, the Shifting 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 Arjun, the Shifting Flame come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Arjun, the Shifting Flame deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Arjun, the Shifting Flame deck run?
Real Arjun, the Shifting Flame 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 Arjun, the Shifting Flame?
The three highest-synergy cards are Psychosis Crawler, Ominous Seas, Teferi's Ageless Insight. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Arjun, the Shifting Flame decks.
What combos does Arjun, the Shifting Flame have?
Arjun, the Shifting 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 Arjun, the Shifting Flame deck cost?
You can start cheap: Psychosis Crawler, Ominous Seas, Chasm Skulker 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.