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Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod · 1UU
Color identity: Blue
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Callaphe's power is equal to your devotion to blue. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Creatures and enchantments you control have "Spells your opponents cast that target this permanent cost {1} more to cast."
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 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+ (76/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience82
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Aqueous Form · Sol Ring · Combat Research · Eel Umbra · Curiosity · Defiler of Dreams · Propaganda · Arcane Signet · Imprisoned in the Moon · Sapphire Medallion · Auramancer's Guise · Entity Tracker · Invisibility · Witness Protection · Cartouche of Knowledge · Counterspell · Security Bypass · Aether Tunnel · Gadwick, the Wizened · Midnight Clock · Thassa, God of the Sea · Bident of Thassa · Eaten by Piranhas · Fae Flight · Starlit Mantle · Amphibian Downpour · Altar of the Pantheon · Vanishing · Thassa's Rebuff · Fear of Impostors · Negate · Nyx Lotus · Tempest Djinn · Curious Obsession · Esior, Wardwing Familiar · One With the Wind · Frogify · Aetherize · Archetype of Imagination · Leyline of Anticipation · Thought Vessel · High Tide · Mind Stone · Mirrormade · Curator's Ward · Master of Waves · Corrupted Conscience · Cradle of Safety · Kasmina's Transmutation · Protean Thaumaturge · Scourge of Fleets · Sky Diamond · Utter Insignificance · Enduring Curiosity · Spectral Flight · Arcane Flight · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Siren Stormtamer · Copy Enchantment · Estrid's Invocation · Sword Coast Sailor · Swiftfoot Boots · Unable to Scream · Arcanis the Omnipotent · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Castle Vantress · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueous Form | 72% | +67% |
| Combat Research | 65% | +63% |
| Eel Umbra | 57% | +55% |
| Curiosity | 56% | +53% |
| Auramancer's Guise | 52% | +52% |
| Entity Tracker | 50% | +50% |
| Invisibility | 50% | +49% |
| Defiler of Dreams | 56% | +48% |
| Cartouche of Knowledge | 48% | +47% |
| Security Bypass | 47% | +46% |
| Witness Protection | 50% | +45% |
| Aether Tunnel | 45% | +44% |
| Gadwick, the Wizened | 45% | +42% |
| Fae Flight | 43% | +42% |
| Imprisoned in the Moon | 54% | +42% |
| Eaten by Piranhas | 44% | +41% |
| Thassa, God of the Sea | 45% | +41% |
| Starlit Mantle | 42% | +41% |
| Altar of the Pantheon | 40% | +40% |
| Vanishing | 38% | +36% |
| Thassa's Rebuff | 37% | +36% |
| Amphibian Downpour | 41% | +35% |
| Fear of Impostors | 36% | +35% |
| One With the Wind | 35% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 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.
- Aqueous Form
- Combat Research
- Eel Umbra
- Curiosity
- Auramancer's Guise
- Entity Tracker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Thassa, God of the Sea
- Nyx Lotus
- Leyline of Anticipation
- Propaganda
- Enduring Curiosity
- Dissipation Field
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
- 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 creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
👥 Community decks with Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea's color identity?
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 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 Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 32 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea deck run?
Real Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 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 Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aqueous Form, Combat Research, Eel Umbra. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea decks.
What combos does Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea have?
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea 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 Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aqueous Form, Combat Research, Eel Umbra 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.