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Codie, Vociferous Codex
Legendary Artifact Creature — Book Construct · 3
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Codie, Vociferous Codex is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
You can't cast permanent spells.
{4}, {T}: Add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. When you next cast a spell this turn, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile an instant or sorcery card with lesser mana value. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put each other card exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Codie, Vociferous Codex: 38
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Build your Codie, Vociferous Codex deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Codie, Vociferous Codex 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Codie, Vociferous Codex 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 (70/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed67
- Interaction49
- Resilience90
- Closing80
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Island, 1 Swamp, 3 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Growth Spiral · Brainstorm · Sol Ring · Bring to Light · Profane Tutor · Mizzix's Mastery · Farseek · Swords to Plowshares · Cultivate · Approach of the Second Sun · Inevitable Betrayal · Dark Ritual · Rampant Growth · Eureka Moment · Explore · Urban Evolution · Path to Exile · Increasing Vengeance · Frantic Search · Kodama's Reach · Arcane Signet · Mystical Tutor · Ancestral Vision · Counterspell · Duneblast · Faithless Looting · Shore Up · Solve the Equation · Blessed Respite · Circuitous Route · Blasphemous Act · Emerald Charm · Planar Genesis · Reshape the Earth · Crop Rotation · Mnemonic Deluge · Nature's Lore · Ponder · Cerulean Wisps · Improvisation Capstone · Noxious Revival · Tempt with Discovery · Demonic Tutor · Manamorphose · Opt · Beast Within · Breach the Multiverse · Galvanic Iteration · Rise from the Tides · Three Visits · Fractured Identity · Open the Gates · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Dig Through Time · Elvish Spirit Guide · Simian Spirit Guide · Wake the Dragon · Army of the Damned · Call Forth the Tempest · Chaos Warp · Jeska's Will · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Izzet Guildgate · Simic Guildgate · Azorius Guildgate · Dimir Guildgate · Golgari Guildgate · Gond Gate · Gruul Guildgate · Selesnya Guildgate · Baldur's Gate · Boros Guildgate · Maze's End · The World Tree · Manor Gate · Rakdos Guildgate · Sea Gate · Black Dragon Gate · Citadel Gate · Cliffgate · Orzhov Guildgate · Breeding Pool · Heap Gate
🃏 Recommended cards for Codie, Vociferous Codex
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Codie, Vociferous Codex, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Profane Tutor | 41% | +39% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 40% | +39% |
| Bring to Light | 41% | +38% |
| Brainstorm | 42% | +37% |
| Inevitable Betrayal | 36% | +35% |
| Growth Spiral | 44% | +35% |
| Approach of the Second Sun | 36% | +34% |
| Eureka Moment | 33% | +31% |
| Urban Evolution | 32% | +30% |
| Increasing Vengeance | 28% | +28% |
| Dark Ritual | 34% | +28% |
| Explore | 32% | +26% |
| Frantic Search | 27% | +25% |
| Shore Up | 25% | +25% |
| Ancestral Vision | 25% | +24% |
| Faithless Looting | 25% | +24% |
| Solve the Equation | 25% | +24% |
| Blessed Respite | 24% | +24% |
| Duneblast | 25% | +23% |
| Emerald Charm | 23% | +23% |
| Cerulean Wisps | 21% | +21% |
| Mnemonic Deluge | 22% | +21% |
| Reshape the Earth | 23% | +21% |
| Planar Genesis | 23% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Codie, Vociferous 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.
- Bring to Light
- Brainstorm
- Inevitable Betrayal
- Growth Spiral
- Eureka Moment
- Urban Evolution
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Profane Tutor
- Mizzix's Mastery
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Solve the Equation
- Mystical Tutor
- Noxious Revival
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Reshape the Earth
- Improvisation Capstone
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Jeska's Will
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Codie, Vociferous Codex
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Codie, Vociferous Codex's color identity?
Codie, Vociferous 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, Vociferous Codex come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Codie, Vociferous Codex deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 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 7 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Codie, Vociferous Codex deck run?
Real Codie, Vociferous Codex decks run 38 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, Vociferous Codex?
The three highest-synergy cards are Profane Tutor, Mizzix's Mastery, Bring to Light. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Codie, Vociferous Codex decks.
What combos does Codie, Vociferous Codex have?
Codie, Vociferous Codex has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle. 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, Vociferous Codex deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bring to Light, Brainstorm, Inevitable Betrayal 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.