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Codie, Ravenous Codex
Legendary Artifact Creature — Book Construct · 3
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Codie, Ravenous Codex is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a prepared spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Each creature you control becomes prepared. (Only creatures with prepare spells can become prepared.)
Reference price of the card: €0.02
Average lands in decks for Codie, Ravenous Codex: 37
Umori CompanionSpellslingerPreparedComboStormBlinkSpell CopyBurn
Build your Codie, Ravenous Codex deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Codie, Ravenous Codex 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Codie, Ravenous Codex 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 (51/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed54
- Interaction37
- Resilience78
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 1 Plains, 3 Island, 2 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt · Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth · Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall · Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares · Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate · Heartwood Crafter // Soul Tether · Arcane Signet · Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride · Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit · Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm · Sol Ring · Storm-Kiln Artist · Inspired Skypainter // Maestro's Gift · Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight · Dirgur Focusmage // Braingeyser · Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard · Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving · Woodwork Prodigy // Soul Tether · Pigment Wrangler // Striking Palette · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Variable Chaser // Arc of Fortune · Chromatic Lantern · Archmage Emeritus · Elite Interceptor // Rejoinder · Vega, the Watcher · Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune · Kellan, the Kid · Cheerful Osteomancer // Raise Dead · Konstrari Improviser // Soul Tether · Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel · Diviner of Victory // Unwind History · Joined Researchers // Secret Rendezvous · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift · Resonating Lute · Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life · Timeless Lotus · Twinning Staff · Swords to Plowshares · Farseek · Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea · Striding Shotcaller // Run the Play · Leech Collector // Bloodletting · Eccentric Pestfinder // Turn Stones · Fellwar Stone · Path to Exile · Bloom Tender · Counterspell · Maelstrom Artisan // Rocket Volley · Thousand-Year Storm · Birds of Paradise · Cryptolith Rite · Displacer Kitten · Heroic Intervention · Infirmary Healer // Stream of Life · Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act · Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot · Abigale, Poet Laureate // Heroic Stanza · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Hexhaven Dueling Arena · Skycoach Waypoint · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Hallowed Fountain · Steam Vents · Temple Garden · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Reliquary Tower · Sacred Foundry · Godless Shrine · Reflecting Pool · The World Tree · Misty Rainforest · Cascading Cataracts · Ketria Triome · Wooded Foothills · City of Brass · Flooded Strand · Path of Ancestry · Zagoth Triome · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn
🃏 Recommended cards for Codie, Ravenous Codex
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Codie, Ravenous Codex, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus of Conflict | 86% | +85% |
| Emeritus of Truce | 85% | +84% |
| Emeritus of Abundance | 85% | +84% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 85% | +83% |
| Blazing Firesinger | 84% | +83% |
| Emeritus of Woe | 84% | +82% |
| Studious First-Year | 82% | +80% |
| Grave Researcher | 81% | +80% |
| Stensian Sanguinist | 78% | +77% |
| Goblin Glasswright | 77% | +76% |
| Heartwood Crafter | 79% | +75% |
| Harmonized Trio | 75% | +74% |
| Defacing Duskmage | 74% | +73% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 70% | +69% |
| Tam, Observant Sequencer | 69% | +68% |
| Skycoach Conductor | 67% | +66% |
| Inspired Skypainter | 67% | +66% |
| Bloodline Recollector | 67% | +66% |
| Woodwork Prodigy | 67% | +66% |
| Dirgur Focusmage | 66% | +65% |
| Pigment Wrangler | 65% | +65% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 61% | +61% |
| Variable Chaser | 63% | +60% |
| Elite Interceptor | 61% | +60% |
💰 The best cards for your Codie, Ravenous Codex 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.
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Archmage Emeritus
- Skycoach Waypoint
- Vega, the Watcher
- Hexhaven Dueling Arena
- Kellan, the Kid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Timeless Lotus
- Cryptolith Rite
- Archmage of Runes
- Prismari, the Inspiration
- Flickering Hound
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Displacer Kitten
- Bloom Tender
- Chromatic Orrery
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Improvisation Capstone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Codie, Ravenous Codex
- 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
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Twinning Staff + Narset's Reversal → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Storm-Kiln Artist + Thousand-Year Storm + Narset's Reversal → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite power for any creature, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Codie, Ravenous Codex's color identity?
Codie, Ravenous Codex is black, green, red, blue 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 Codie, Ravenous Codex come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Codie, Ravenous Codex 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 30 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Codie, Ravenous Codex deck run?
Real Codie, Ravenous Codex 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 Codie, Ravenous Codex?
The three highest-synergy cards are Emeritus of Conflict, Emeritus of Truce, Emeritus of Abundance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Codie, Ravenous Codex decks.
What combos does Codie, Ravenous Codex have?
Codie, Ravenous Codex 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 Codie, Ravenous Codex deck cost?
You can start cheap: Storm-Kiln Artist, Archmage Emeritus, Skycoach Waypoint 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.