EDH Optimizer
Azula, Cunning Usurper
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Rogue · 2UBB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Azula, Cunning Usurper is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
When Azula enters, target opponent exiles a nontoken creature they control, then they exile a nonland card from their graveyard.
During your turn, you may cast cards exiled with Azula and you may cast them as though they had flash. Mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Azula, Cunning Usurper: 36
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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 (72/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed44
- Interaction90
- Resilience93
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 9 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Essence Flux · Ghostly Flicker · Conjurer's Closet · Baleful Strix · Blur · Starfield Vocalist · Planar Incision · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Panharmonicon · Teferi's Time Twist · Counterspell · Dour Port-Mage · Hostage Taker · Y'shtola Rhul · Displace · Displacer Kitten · Solemn Simulacrum · Hide on the Ceiling · Agent of Treachery · Gonti, Night Minister · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Bender's Waterskin · Deadeye Navigator · Archaeomancer · Dark Ritual · Hama, the Bloodbender · Fellwar Stone · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Peregrine Drake · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Reanimate · Candlekeep Sage · Feed the Swarm · Satoru, the Infiltrator · Swiftfoot Boots · Thieving Varmint · Propaganda · Arcane Denial · Siren's Ruse · Thought Vessel · Negate · Thief of Sanity · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Singularity Rupture · Splash Portal · Tasha, the Witch Queen · Brainstorm · Ty Lee, Chi Blocker · Aether Channeler · Day of Black Sun · Frantic Search · Mind Stone · Snap · Toxic Deluge · Deadly Rollick · Dream Harvest · Ertai Resurrected · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Mulldrifter · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Tainted Isle · Exotic Orchard · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Reliquary Tower · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Morphic Pool · Polluted Delta · Gloomlake Verge · Temple of Deceit · Mystic Sanctuary · Undercity Sewers · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Sunken Ruins
🃏 Recommended cards for Azula, Cunning Usurper
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Azula, Cunning Usurper, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Essence Flux | 74% | +70% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 71% | +66% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 67% | +64% |
| Blur | 63% | +61% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 63% | +61% |
| Planar Incision | 62% | +59% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 58% | +56% |
| Panharmonicon | 59% | +55% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 54% | +52% |
| Displace | 52% | +50% |
| Y'shtola Rhul | 53% | +49% |
| Hostage Taker | 53% | +49% |
| Displacer Kitten | 51% | +47% |
| Hide on the Ceiling | 48% | +46% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 47% | +45% |
| Agent of Treachery | 47% | +44% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 46% | +44% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 47% | +43% |
| Archaeomancer | 44% | +41% |
| Hama, the Bloodbender | 42% | +41% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 46% | +41% |
| Baleful Strix | 63% | +39% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 51% | +39% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Azula, Cunning Usurper 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.
- Essence Flux
- Ghostly Flicker
- Blur
- Starfield Vocalist
- Planar Incision
- Teferi's Time Twist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Dour Port-Mage
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Agent of Treachery
- Thieving Varmint
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Azula, Cunning Usurper
- 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Azula, Cunning Usurper's color identity?
Azula, Cunning Usurper 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 Azula, Cunning Usurper come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Azula, Cunning Usurper deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 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 13 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Azula, Cunning Usurper deck run?
Real Azula, Cunning Usurper decks run 36 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 Azula, Cunning Usurper?
The three highest-synergy cards are Essence Flux, Ghostly Flicker, Conjurer's Closet. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Azula, Cunning Usurper decks.
What combos does Azula, Cunning Usurper have?
Azula, Cunning Usurper 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 Azula, Cunning Usurper deck cost?
You can start cheap: Essence Flux, Ghostly Flicker, Blur 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.