EDH Optimizer
Chisei, Heart of Oceans
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Chisei, Heart of Oceans is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Chisei unless you remove a counter from a permanent you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.48
Average lands in decks for Chisei, Heart of Oceans: 37
SagasControlEnchantressCounters Matter+1/+1 CountersComboCharge CountersClones
Build your Chisei, Heart of Oceans deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Chisei, Heart of Oceans 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Chisei, Heart of Oceans 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed51
- Interaction87
- Resilience82
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (15 nonbasic, 22 Island)
Kiora Bests the Sea God · Time of Ice · Power Conduit · Sol Ring · The Phasing of Zhalfir · Scroll of Isildur · Mystic Remora · Chronozoa · Clockspinning · Glen Elendra Archmage · Ferropede · Goldberry, River-Daughter · Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough · The Bath Song · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · O'aka, Traveling Merchant · Behold the Unspeakable // Vision of the Unspeakable · Midnight Clock · Paradox Haze · The Mirari Conjecture · Thrummingbird · Flux Channeler · Musician · Summon: Valefor · Everflowing Chalice · Tezzeret's Gambit · Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror · Dreamtide Whale · Pongify · Gadwick's First Duel · Thought Vessel · Experimental Augury · Mazemind Tome · Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis · Summon: Shiva · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Medomai's Prophecy · Replicating Ring · Contentious Plan · Mind Stone · Overlord of the Floodpits · Rapid Hybridization · Reality Shift · Sphinx of the Second Sun · The Watcher in the Water · High Tide · Cauldron of Souls · Shadow of the Second Sun · Arcane Denial · Negate · As Foretold · Old Fat Spider Can't See Me · Strionic Resonator · Inexorable Tide · Mirrormade · The Modern Age // Vector Glider · Spark Double · Propaganda · Sky Diamond · The Antiquities War · Nesting Grounds · Dark Depths · Karn's Bastion · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Glacial Chasm · Thespian's Stage · Urza's Saga · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Blast Zone · Otawara, Soaring City · War Room · Castle Vantress · Trenzalore Clocktower
🃏 Recommended cards for Chisei, Heart of Oceans
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Chisei, Heart of Oceans, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kiora Bests the Sea God | 84% | +82% |
| Time of Ice | 83% | +82% |
| Power Conduit | 81% | +80% |
| The Phasing of Zhalfir | 77% | +77% |
| Scroll of Isildur | 76% | +75% |
| Nesting Grounds | 73% | +71% |
| Chronozoa | 71% | +71% |
| Ferropede | 69% | +68% |
| Goldberry, River-Daughter | 69% | +68% |
| Glen Elendra Archmage | 70% | +68% |
| Inventive Iteration | 69% | +68% |
| Clockspinning | 70% | +67% |
| The Bath Song | 67% | +66% |
| Dark Depths | 67% | +66% |
| O'aka, Traveling Merchant | 62% | +61% |
| Behold the Unspeakable | 61% | +61% |
| The Mirari Conjecture | 56% | +56% |
| Paradox Haze | 57% | +55% |
| Musician | 53% | +53% |
| Summon: Valefor | 53% | +52% |
| Thrummingbird | 56% | +51% |
| Karn's Bastion | 55% | +50% |
| Thing in the Ice | 51% | +49% |
| Flux Channeler | 55% | +49% |
💰 The best cards for your Chisei, Heart of Oceans 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.
- Time of Ice
- The Phasing of Zhalfir
- Scroll of Isildur
- Nesting Grounds
- Chronozoa
- Ferropede
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kiora Bests the Sea God
- Power Conduit
- Glen Elendra Archmage
- Karn's Bastion
- Mystic Remora
- Dreamtide Whale
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Glacial Chasm
- Summon: Bahamut
- Decree of Silence
- Urza's Saga
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Chisei, Heart of Oceans's color identity?
Chisei, Heart of Oceans 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 Chisei, Heart of Oceans come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Chisei, Heart of Oceans deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 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 25 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Chisei, Heart of Oceans deck run?
Real Chisei, Heart of Oceans decks run 37 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 Chisei, Heart of Oceans?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kiora Bests the Sea God, Time of Ice, Power Conduit. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Chisei, Heart of Oceans decks.
What combos does Chisei, Heart of Oceans have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Chisei, Heart of Oceans. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Chisei, Heart of Oceans deck cost?
You can start cheap: Time of Ice, The Phasing of Zhalfir, Scroll of Isildur 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.