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Cecily, Haunted Mage
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 1UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Cecily, Haunted Mage is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Your maximum hand size is eleven.
Whenever Cecily, Haunted Mage attacks, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. Then if you have eleven or more cards in your hand, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Cecily, Haunted Mage: 34
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Build your Cecily, Haunted Mage deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cecily, Haunted Mage 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cecily, Haunted Mage deck starts over 4,000 games
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 (72/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed58
- Interaction65
- Resilience93
- Closing71
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Island, 2 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Archmage Emeritus · Counterspell · Harmonic Prodigy · Mnemonic Deluge · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Thought Vessel · Brainstorm · Cruel Ultimatum · Flame of Anor · Goblin Electromancer · Kess, Dissident Mage · Arcane Denial · Nightscape Familiar · Fevered Suspicion · Talisman of Creativity · In Garruk's Wake · Storm-Kiln Artist · Talisman of Dominance · Triskaidekaphile · Double Vision · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Aminatou's Augury · Chaos Warp · Dark Ritual · Terminate · Wizard Class · Archmage of Runes · Cormela, Glamour Thief · Apex of Power · Niv-Mizzet, Parun · Blasphemous Act · Frantic Search · Izzet Signet · Negate · Resonating Lute · Call Forth the Tempest · Body of Knowledge · Opt · Ponder · Talisman of Indulgence · Bedevil · Dimir Signet · Preordain · Army of the Damned · Galvanic Iteration · Wizard's Staff · Peer into the Abyss · Phyrexian Arena · Rhystic Study · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Fellwar Stone · Psychosis Crawler · Treasure Cruise · Mizzix's Mastery · Rakdos Signet · Time Stretch · Brass's Bounty · Feed the Swarm · Guttersnipe · Fact or Fiction · Lightning Bolt · Whispersilk Cloak · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Crumbling Necropolis · Sulfur Falls · Exotic Orchard · Drowned Catacomb · Xander's Lounge · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Dragonskull Summit · Sunken Hollow · Smoldering Marsh · Shivan Reef · Stormcarved Coast · Training Center · Shipwreck Marsh · Evolving Wilds · Morphic Pool · Polluted Delta · Bloodstained Mire · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Cecily, Haunted Mage
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cecily, Haunted Mage, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mnemonic Deluge | 53% | +52% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 51% | +48% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 55% | +44% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 54% | +44% |
| Cruel Ultimatum | 43% | +39% |
| Fevered Suspicion | 41% | +39% |
| Flame of Anor | 43% | +38% |
| Triskaidekaphile | 38% | +37% |
| In Garruk's Wake | 38% | +36% |
| Double Vision | 37% | +35% |
| Goblin Electromancer | 43% | +35% |
| Aminatou's Augury | 36% | +35% |
| Kess, Dissident Mage | 43% | +35% |
| Wizard Class | 36% | +34% |
| Apex of Power | 34% | +34% |
| Archmage of Runes | 35% | +32% |
| Cormela, Glamour Thief | 35% | +31% |
| Thought Vessel | 51% | +31% |
| Body of Knowledge | 31% | +30% |
| Reliquary Tower | 65% | +30% |
| Call Forth the Tempest | 32% | +30% |
| Resonating Lute | 33% | +29% |
| Niv-Mizzet, Parun | 34% | +28% |
| Brainstorm | 45% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Cecily, Haunted Mage 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.
- Archmage Emeritus
- Cruel Ultimatum
- Triskaidekaphile
- In Garruk's Wake
- Double Vision
- Goblin Electromancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Fevered Suspicion
- Flame of Anor
- Kess, Dissident Mage
- Wizard Class
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Improvisation Capstone
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Expropriate
- Faerie Mastermind
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cecily, Haunted Mage
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cecily, Haunted Mage's color identity?
Cecily, Haunted Mage is Grixis (black, red 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 Cecily, Haunted Mage come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cecily, Haunted Mage 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 19 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Cecily, Haunted Mage deck run?
Real Cecily, Haunted Mage 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 Cecily, Haunted Mage?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mnemonic Deluge, Teferi's Ageless Insight, Archmage Emeritus. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cecily, Haunted Mage decks.
What combos does Cecily, Haunted Mage have?
Cecily, Haunted Mage 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 Cecily, Haunted Mage deck cost?
You can start cheap: Archmage Emeritus, Cruel Ultimatum, Triskaidekaphile 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.