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Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
When Atris enters, target opponent looks at the top three cards of your library and separates them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Reference price of the card: €0.08
Average lands in decks for Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths: 34
ReanimatorBlinkControlComboGraveyardSelf-MillMidrangeClones
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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+ (81/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed47
- Interaction95
- Resilience92
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 6 Island, 5 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Dimir Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Fact or Fiction · Ghostly Flicker · Archaeomancer · Baleful Strix · Essence Flux · Mind Stone · Reanimate · Counterspell · Fellwar Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Displace · Victimize · Conjurer's Closet · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Hostile Negotiations · Deadeye Navigator · Panharmonicon · Thought Vessel · Displacer Kitten · Planar Incision · Animate Dead · Teferi's Time Twist · Curator of Destinies · Mulldrifter · Hostage Taker · Ravenous Chupacabra · Persist · Ertai Resurrected · Stitch Together · Fortune's Favor · Massacre Wurm · Dread Return · Feed the Swarm · Frantic Search · Sphinx of Uthuun · Starfield Vocalist · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Noxious Gearhulk · Arcane Denial · Negate · Blur · Peregrine Drake · Sauron's Ransom · Sepulchral Primordial · Dark Ritual · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Illusionist's Stratagem · Make an Example · Epiphany at the Drownyard · Master of Predicaments · Gyruda, Doom of Depths · Toxic Deluge · Archon of Cruelty · Boneyard Parley · Phyrexian Delver · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Wayfarer's Bauble · Siren's Ruse · Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign · Venser, Shaper Savant · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Temple of Deceit · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Tainted Isle · Morphic Pool · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Polluted Delta · Exotic Orchard · Undercity Sewers · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Fetid Pools · Gloomlake Verge · Myriad Landscape · Sunken Ruins
🃏 Recommended cards for Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostly Flicker | 62% | +57% |
| Fact or Fiction | 63% | +54% |
| Archaeomancer | 55% | +52% |
| Essence Flux | 54% | +50% |
| Displace | 45% | +43% |
| Hostile Negotiations | 42% | +41% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 44% | +41% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 43% | +40% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 41% | +39% |
| Curator of Destinies | 37% | +37% |
| Planar Incision | 39% | +36% |
| Panharmonicon | 40% | +36% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 38% | +36% |
| Displacer Kitten | 39% | +36% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 47% | +35% |
| Mulldrifter | 37% | +33% |
| Fortune's Favor | 32% | +32% |
| Baleful Strix | 55% | +31% |
| Sphinx of Uthuun | 31% | +31% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 44% | +31% |
| Hostage Taker | 35% | +31% |
| Victimize | 45% | +31% |
| Ertai Resurrected | 33% | +31% |
| Persist | 34% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths 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.
- Ghostly Flicker
- Fact or Fiction
- Archaeomancer
- Essence Flux
- Displace
- Hostile Negotiations
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Baleful Strix
- Animate Dead
- Massacre Wurm
- Reanimate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Displacer Kitten
- Make an Example
- Snapcaster Mage
- Sphinx Ambassador
- Necromancy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths's color identity?
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths is Dimir (black 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 Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 21 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B+ (81/100).
How many lands should a Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths deck run?
Real Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths 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 Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ghostly Flicker, Fact or Fiction, Archaeomancer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths decks.
What combos does Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths have?
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths 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 Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghostly Flicker, Fact or Fiction, Archaeomancer 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.