EDH Optimizer
Cloak and Dagger, Entwined
Legendary Creature — Human Hero · 1WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Cloak and Dagger, Entwined is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch, lifelink
When Cloak and Dagger enter, choose target opponent and up to one target creature they control. They reveal their hand. You may exile a nonland card from their hand or the chosen creature until Cloak and Dagger leave the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Cloak and Dagger, Entwined: 37
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Build your Cloak and Dagger, Entwined deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cloak and Dagger, Entwined 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cloak and Dagger, Entwined 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: C (56/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed54
- Interaction61
- Resilience89
- Closing27
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (22 nonbasic, 10 Plains, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Path to Exile · Ephemerate · Teleportation Circle · Cloudshift · Conjurer's Closet · Anguished Unmaking · Panharmonicon · Talisman of Hierarchy · Inkshield · Reanimate · Loran of the Third Path · Sun Titan · Swiftfoot Boots · Authority of the Consuls · Daydream · Eerie Interlude · Orzhov Signet · Ghostly Prison · The Mind Stone · Ketramose, the New Dawn · Conciliator's Duelist · Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines · Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar · Deadly Rollick · Felidar Guardian · Flickerwisp · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Flicker of Fate · Teferi's Protection · Land Tax · Black Widow, Double Agent · Damn · Esper Sentinel · Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes · Fellwar Stone · Phyrexian Arena · Restoration Angel · Welcoming Vampire · White Widow, Free Agent · Black Market Connections · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Farewell · Spirited Companion · Blind Obedience · Dark Ritual · Toxic Deluge · Acrobatic Maneuver · Generous Gift · Night's Whisper · Solemn Simulacrum · Airbender Ascension · Avatar's Wrath · Exsanguinate · Gift of Immortality · Kambal, Consul of Allocation · Scrollshift · The Soul Stone · Wall of Omens · Dauthi Voidwalker · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Shattered Sanctum · Bojuka Bog · Godless Shrine · Vault of Champions · Fetid Heath · Caves of Koilos · Shineshadow Snarl · Tainted Field · Concealed Courtyard · Temple of Silence · Eclipsed Steppe · Exotic Orchard · Bleachbone Verge · Fisk Tower · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Orzhov Basilica · Turbulent Moor · Evolving Wilds · Marsh Flats
🃏 Recommended cards for Cloak and Dagger, Entwined
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cloak and Dagger, Entwined, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ephemerate | 56% | +49% |
| Teleportation Circle | 53% | +48% |
| Cloudshift | 52% | +46% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 50% | +45% |
| Panharmonicon | 41% | +38% |
| Daydream | 35% | +33% |
| Ketramose, the New Dawn | 33% | +31% |
| The Mind Stone | 34% | +30% |
| Eerie Interlude | 35% | +30% |
| Conciliator's Duelist | 31% | +28% |
| Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines | 30% | +27% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 36% | +27% |
| Felidar Guardian | 29% | +26% |
| Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes | 26% | +26% |
| Black Widow, Double Agent | 26% | +25% |
| Flickerwisp | 29% | +25% |
| Sun Titan | 36% | +24% |
| Flicker of Fate | 28% | +24% |
| White Widow, Free Agent | 25% | +24% |
| Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar | 30% | +23% |
| Fisk Tower | 25% | +21% |
| Acrobatic Maneuver | 22% | +21% |
| Restoration Angel | 25% | +21% |
| Scrollshift | 21% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Cloak and Dagger, Entwined 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.
- Cloudshift
- Daydream
- Conciliator's Duelist
- Felidar Guardian
- Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes
- Black Widow, Double Agent
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ephemerate
- Teleportation Circle
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Ketramose, the New Dawn
- Eerie Interlude
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Mind Stone
- Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- Deadly Rollick
- The Soul Stone
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Land Tax
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cloak and Dagger, Entwined
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cloak and Dagger, Entwined's color identity?
Cloak and Dagger, Entwined is Orzhov (black and white): 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 Cloak and Dagger, Entwined come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cloak and Dagger, Entwined deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 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 24 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Cloak and Dagger, Entwined deck run?
Real Cloak and Dagger, Entwined 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 Cloak and Dagger, Entwined?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ephemerate, Teleportation Circle, Cloudshift. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cloak and Dagger, Entwined decks.
What combos does Cloak and Dagger, Entwined have?
Cloak and Dagger, Entwined has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Cloak and Dagger, Entwined deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cloudshift, Daydream, Conciliator's Duelist 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.