EDH Optimizer
Blind Seer
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Blind Seer is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}{U}: Target spell or permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.55
Average lands in decks for Blind Seer: 35
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Build your Blind Seer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Blind Seer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Blind Seer 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+ (74/100)
- Consistency46
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience92
- Closing84
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Island)
Blue Elemental Blast · Hydroblast · Douse · Sol Ring · Wash Out · Sway of Illusion · Hibernation · Flash Flood · Llawan, Cephalid Empress · Willbreaker · Distorting Lens · Insight · Shifting Sky · Arcane Signet · Cowardice · Dismiss into Dream · High Tide · Sapphire Medallion · Scuttlemutt · Tidal Visionary · Glamerdye · Heartstone · Painter's Servant · Well-Laid Plans · Training Grounds · Counterspell · Vodalian Mystic · Alter Reality · King Crab · Mind Stone · Flashfreeze · Jaded Response · Sword of Feast and Famine · Sleight of Mind · Thought Vessel · Whim of Volrath · Chill · Mind Bend · Wrath of Marit Lage · Grindstone · Homarid Shaman · Mind Harness · Sword of Hearth and Home · Tidal Control · Inundate · Isochron Scepter · Omen Hawker · Sword of Fire and Ice · Aether Gust · Archmage Emeritus · Tidebinder Mage · Fabricate · Mystic Remora · Sea Kings' Blessing · Cerulean Drake · Rhystic Study · Chameleon Spirit · Trophy Mage · Arcanis the Omnipotent · Sword of Forge and Frontier · Sword of Light and Shadow · Caged Sun · Gainsay · Master of Waves · Mystic Sanctuary · Riptide Laboratory · Reliquary Tower · Arcane Lighthouse · Detection Tower · Myriad Landscape · Academy Ruins · Buried Ruin · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Vantress · Lonely Sandbar · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Blind Seer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Blind Seer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Elemental Blast | 93% | +92% |
| Hydroblast | 90% | +89% |
| Douse | 87% | +87% |
| Sway of Illusion | 85% | +85% |
| Hibernation | 83% | +83% |
| Flash Flood | 82% | +82% |
| Wash Out | 86% | +81% |
| Llawan, Cephalid Empress | 79% | +79% |
| Willbreaker | 79% | +78% |
| Distorting Lens | 76% | +76% |
| Insight | 75% | +75% |
| Shifting Sky | 69% | +68% |
| Cowardice | 68% | +68% |
| Dismiss into Dream | 66% | +65% |
| Scuttlemutt | 64% | +64% |
| Tidal Visionary | 64% | +64% |
| Painter's Servant | 62% | +60% |
| Glamerdye | 62% | +60% |
| Heartstone | 62% | +60% |
| Well-Laid Plans | 60% | +60% |
| Vodalian Mystic | 55% | +54% |
| King Crab | 51% | +51% |
| Alter Reality | 51% | +50% |
| Training Grounds | 56% | +49% |
💰 The best cards for your Blind Seer 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.
- Blue Elemental Blast
- Douse
- Sway of Illusion
- Hibernation
- Flash Flood
- Wash Out
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hydroblast
- Willbreaker
- Glamerdye
- Training Grounds
- Whim of Volrath
- Sword of Hearth and Home
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Painter's Servant
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Commander's Plate
- Sword of Truth and Justice
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Blind Seer
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Blind Seer's color identity?
Blind Seer 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 Blind Seer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Blind Seer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 33 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Blind Seer deck run?
Real Blind Seer 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 Blind Seer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blue Elemental Blast, Hydroblast, Douse. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Blind Seer decks.
What combos does Blind Seer have?
Blind Seer 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 Blind Seer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blue Elemental Blast, Douse, Sway of Illusion 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.