EDH Optimizer
Barbara Wright
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 1W
Color identity: White
Barbara Wright is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
History Teacher — Sagas you control have read ahead. (As a Saga enters, choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Skipped chapters don't trigger.)
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Reference price of the card: €0.67
Average lands in decks for Barbara Wright: 40
Build your Barbara Wright deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Barbara Wright 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Barbara Wright 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: C (54/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed47
- Interaction65
- Resilience77
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 40 lands (7 nonbasic, 33 Plains)
Elspeth Conquers Death · Ian Chesterton · Love Song of Night and Day · The Birth of Meletis · The Night of the Doctor · Triumph of Gerrard · Summon: Yojimbo · Battle at the Helvault · Mesa Enchantress · Path to Exile · Starfield Mystic · The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration · Three Blind Mice · Summon: Good King Mog XII · Summon: Ixion · Archon of Sun's Grace · Brilliant Restoration · Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko · Ondu Spiritdancer · Starnheim Courser · Summon: Knights of Round · Summon: Primal Garuda · Historian's Boon · Ajani Fells the Godsire · Fall of the First Civilization · Flicker of Fate · Jhoira's Familiar · Pearl Medallion · Swords to Plowshares · Tale of Tinúviel · The Princess Takes Flight · Trial of a Time Lord · War of the Last Alliance · History of Benalia · Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit · Sarah Jane Smith · Sol Ring · Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle · The War Games · Vault 75: Middle School · Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light · Arcane Signet · Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings · Monk Idealist · Sphere of Safety · The Caves of Androzani · The Fall of Lord Konda // Fragment of Konda · Triumphant Reckoning · Alseid of Life's Bounty · Auramancer · Generous Gift · Ghostly Prison · Jo Grant · Open the Vaults · Peri Brown · Scrollshift · Sigil of the Empty Throne · Vault 101: Birthday Party · The Legend of Yangchen // Avatar Yangchen · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Karn's Bastion · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Serra's Sanctum · Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
🃏 Recommended cards for Barbara Wright
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Barbara Wright, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Elspeth Conquers Death | 94% | +93% |
| Ian Chesterton | 88% | +88% |
| Triumph of Gerrard | 88% | +88% |
| The Night of the Doctor | 88% | +88% |
| The Birth of Meletis | 88% | +87% |
| Love Song of Night and Day | 88% | +87% |
| Summon: Yojimbo | 87% | +86% |
| Three Blind Mice | 82% | +82% |
| Battle at the Helvault | 82% | +82% |
| The Restoration of Eiganjo | 82% | +80% |
| Summon: Good King Mog XII | 80% | +79% |
| Summon: Ixion | 80% | +79% |
| Starfield Mystic | 82% | +79% |
| Mesa Enchantress | 82% | +76% |
| Michiko's Reign of Truth | 76% | +76% |
| Ondu Spiritdancer | 76% | +75% |
| Summon: Primal Garuda | 73% | +73% |
| Archon of Sun's Grace | 76% | +73% |
| Brilliant Restoration | 76% | +73% |
| Starnheim Courser | 76% | +72% |
| Summon: Knights of Round | 73% | +71% |
| Historian's Boon | 71% | +70% |
| Trial of a Time Lord | 65% | +65% |
| Ajani Fells the Godsire | 65% | +64% |
💰 The best cards for your Barbara Wright 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.
- Elspeth Conquers Death
- Ian Chesterton
- Triumph of Gerrard
- The Night of the Doctor
- The Birth of Meletis
- Love Song of Night and Day
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Battle at the Helvault
- Historian's Boon
- Sphere of Safety
- Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- Ghostly Prison
- Cleansing Meditation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ondu Spiritdancer
- Summon: Knights of Round
- Summon: Bahamut
- Starfield of Nyx
- Commander's Plate
- Serra's Sanctum
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Barbara Wright
- Parallax Wave + Felidar Guardian → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Starfield of Nyx + Parallax Wave → Exile all creatures opponents control, Exile all creatures that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Barbara Wright's color identity?
Barbara Wright is white: 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 Barbara Wright come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Barbara Wright deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 40 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 34 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Barbara Wright deck run?
Real Barbara Wright decks run 40 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 Barbara Wright?
The three highest-synergy cards are Elspeth Conquers Death, Ian Chesterton, Triumph of Gerrard. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Barbara Wright decks.
What combos does Barbara Wright have?
Barbara Wright has 2 known combos. The most popular one is Parallax Wave + Felidar Guardian. 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 Barbara Wright deck cost?
You can start cheap: Elspeth Conquers Death, Ian Chesterton, Triumph of Gerrard 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.