EDH Optimizer
Charix, the Raging Isle
Legendary Creature — Leviathan Crab · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Charix, the Raging Isle is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost {2} more to cast.
{3}: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.31
Average lands in decks for Charix, the Raging Isle: 36
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Build your Charix, the Raging Isle deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Charix, the Raging Isle 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Charix, the Raging Isle 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: D (43/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed42
- Interaction64
- Resilience76
- Closing3
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (5 nonbasic, 31 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · High Tide · Engulf the Shore · Blackblade Reforged · Aqueous Form · Ruin Crab · Thassa's Emissary · Twisted Image · Arcane Signet · Mirrorshell Crab · Purple-Crystal Crab · Sapphire Medallion · Negate · Flow of Knowledge · Swiftfoot Boots · Hedron Crab · Crystacean · Chromeshell Crab · Canyon Crab · Fireshrieker · Skittering Crustacean · Ancient Crab · Flow of Ideas · Scuttletide · Whelming Wave · Merfolk Thaumaturgist · Sword of the Animist · Crab Umbra · Fortress Crab · Wayfarer's Bauble · Wonder · Eddymurk Crab · Horseshoe Crab · Scourge of Fleets · Shore Up · Winged Boots · Hard Evidence · Solemn Simulacrum · Burnished Hart · Strata Scythe · Thassa, God of the Sea · Vexing Scuttler · Brainstorm · Gilded Scuttler · Ponder · Thought Vessel · Dreadlight Monstrosity · Pongify · Propaganda · Wishcoin Crab · Opt · Slip Through Space · Sky Diamond · Aetherize · Kefnet's Monument · Shorecomber Crab · Spectral Deluge · Skitter Eel · Arcane Denial · Drownyard Behemoth · Giant Crab · Mirelurk Queen · Rogue's Passage · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Castle Vantress
🃏 Recommended cards for Charix, the Raging Isle
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Charix, the Raging Isle, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blackblade Reforged | 63% | +59% |
| Engulf the Shore | 64% | +58% |
| Thassa's Emissary | 57% | +56% |
| Aqueous Form | 61% | +55% |
| Twisted Image | 57% | +54% |
| Purple-Crystal Crab | 53% | +53% |
| Mirrorshell Crab | 53% | +52% |
| Ruin Crab | 57% | +49% |
| Crystacean | 48% | +48% |
| Chromeshell Crab | 47% | +46% |
| Skittering Crustacean | 45% | +45% |
| Canyon Crab | 45% | +44% |
| Hedron Crab | 49% | +43% |
| Rogue's Passage | 59% | +43% |
| Scuttletide | 43% | +42% |
| Ancient Crab | 43% | +42% |
| Merfolk Thaumaturgist | 42% | +41% |
| Fireshrieker | 45% | +40% |
| Whelming Wave | 43% | +40% |
| Crab Umbra | 41% | +40% |
| Flow of Ideas | 43% | +39% |
| Fortress Crab | 40% | +39% |
| Eddymurk Crab | 39% | +39% |
| Horseshoe Crab | 39% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Charix, the Raging Isle 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.
- Blackblade Reforged
- Engulf the Shore
- Thassa's Emissary
- Aqueous Form
- Twisted Image
- Purple-Crystal Crab
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hedron Crab
- Sword of the Animist
- Winged Boots
- Thassa, God of the Sea
- Spectral Deluge
- Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Charix, the Raging Isle
- 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
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Charix, the Raging Isle's color identity?
Charix, the Raging Isle 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 Charix, the Raging Isle come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Charix, the Raging Isle deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 31 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: D (43/100).
How many lands should a Charix, the Raging Isle deck run?
Real Charix, the Raging Isle 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 Charix, the Raging Isle?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blackblade Reforged, Engulf the Shore, Thassa's Emissary. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Charix, the Raging Isle decks.
What combos does Charix, the Raging Isle have?
Charix, the Raging Isle 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 Charix, the Raging Isle deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blackblade Reforged, Engulf the Shore, Thassa's Emissary 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.