EDH Optimizer
Cloudhoof Kirin
Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Cloudhoof Kirin is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may have target player mill X cards, where X is that spell's mana value.
Reference price of the card: €0.46
Average lands in decks for Cloudhoof Kirin: 36
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Build your Cloudhoof Kirin deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cloudhoof Kirin 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cloudhoof Kirin 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 (73/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed49
- Interaction59
- Resilience89
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (11 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Sire of the Storm · Peer Through Depths · Reach Through Mists · Consuming Vortex · Dampen Thought · Ribbons of the Reikai · The Unspeakable · Eye of Nowhere · Sift Through Sands · Rattlechains · Eerie Procession · Long-Forgotten Gohei · Veil of Secrecy · Sol Ring · Dreamborn Muse · Kira, Great Glass-Spinner · Kairi, the Swirling Sky · Sapphire Medallion · Spectral Arcanist · Stream of Consciousness · Teller of Tales · Petals of Insight · Keiga, the Tide Star · Reweave · Arcane Signet · Drowned Secrets · Heed the Mists · Murmurs from Beyond · Kiri-Onna · Toils of Night and Day · Evermind · Psychic Puppetry · Supreme Phantom · Myojin of Cryptic Dreams · Niblis of Frost · Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar · Mindshrieker · Disrupting Shoal · Ideas Unbound · Kami of the Crescent Moon · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Thought Vessel · Dreamcatcher · Nebelgast Herald · Shifting Borders · Sky Diamond · The Water Crystal · Counterspell · Dungeon Geists · Ghostly Pilferer · Patrician Geist · Quillmane Baku · Shriekgeist · High Tide · Mind Stone · Psychic Corrosion · Myojin of Seeing Winds · Cemetery Illuminator · Final-Word Phantom · Guardian of Solitude · Fraying Sanity · Keening Stone · Traumatize · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Halimar Depths · Path of Ancestry · Castle Vantress · Lonely Sandbar · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Temple of the False God · Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Cloudhoof Kirin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cloudhoof Kirin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sire of the Storm | 85% | +85% |
| Peer Through Depths | 84% | +84% |
| Reach Through Mists | 84% | +84% |
| Consuming Vortex | 82% | +82% |
| Dampen Thought | 81% | +81% |
| Ribbons of the Reikai | 81% | +81% |
| The Unspeakable | 79% | +79% |
| Sift Through Sands | 78% | +78% |
| Eye of Nowhere | 78% | +78% |
| Rattlechains | 75% | +74% |
| Eerie Procession | 74% | +74% |
| Long-Forgotten Gohei | 74% | +74% |
| Veil of Secrecy | 74% | +74% |
| Dreamborn Muse | 70% | +68% |
| Teller of Tales | 66% | +66% |
| Stream of Consciousness | 66% | +66% |
| Spectral Arcanist | 66% | +65% |
| Kairi, the Swirling Sky | 66% | +65% |
| Kira, Great Glass-Spinner | 67% | +65% |
| Petals of Insight | 64% | +64% |
| Reweave | 61% | +61% |
| Keiga, the Tide Star | 61% | +60% |
| Heed the Mists | 59% | +59% |
| Murmurs from Beyond | 58% | +58% |
💰 The best cards for your Cloudhoof Kirin 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.
- Sire of the Storm
- Peer Through Depths
- Reach Through Mists
- Consuming Vortex
- Dampen Thought
- Ribbons of the Reikai
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
- Disrupting Shoal
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- The Water Crystal
- Psychic Corrosion
- Court of Cunning
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mesmeric Orb
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cloudhoof Kirin
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cloudhoof Kirin's color identity?
Cloudhoof Kirin 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 Cloudhoof Kirin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cloudhoof Kirin deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Cloudhoof Kirin deck run?
Real Cloudhoof Kirin 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 Cloudhoof Kirin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sire of the Storm, Peer Through Depths, Reach Through Mists. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cloudhoof Kirin decks.
What combos does Cloudhoof Kirin have?
Cloudhoof Kirin 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 Cloudhoof Kirin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sire of the Storm, Peer Through Depths, Reach Through Mists 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.