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D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign
Legendary Creature — Orion Scientist · 1GUGU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Untap another target permanent.
{3}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Reference price of the card: €1.83
Average lands in decks for D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign: 31
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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: A (88/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed77
- Interaction97
- Resilience97
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 31 lands (21 nonbasic, 5 Island, 5 Forest)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Crop Rotation · Elvish Spirit Guide · Finale of Devastation · Flusterstorm · Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Mindbreak Trap · Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu · Veil of Summer · Walking Ballista · Worldly Tutor · Badgermole Cub · Birds of Paradise · Borne Upon a Wind · Chrome Mox · Enduring Vitality · Force of Will · Fyndhorn Elves · Into the Flood Maw · Ioreth of the Healing House · Llanowar Elves · Lotus Petal · Mana Vault · Mox Amber · Mox Diamond · Mystic Remora · Pact of Negation · Rhystic Study · Swan Song · Training Grounds · Agatha's Soul Cauldron · Chord of Calling · Delighted Halfling · Elvish Mystic · Fierce Guardianship · Green Sun's Zenith · Mental Misstep · Snap · Valley Floodcaller · Drift of Phantasms · Eldritch Evolution · Faerie Mastermind · Fellwar Stone · Fertile Ground · Formidable Speaker · Freed from the Real · Nature's Rhythm · Pemmin's Aura · Sylvan Scrying · The One Ring · Wild Growth · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Basalt Monolith · Biomancer's Familiar · Bloom Tender · Candelabra of Tawnos · Chain of Vapor · Dryad's Revival · Echo of Eons · Endurance · Fabricate · Force of Negation · Grim Monolith · Illusionist's Bracers · Kiora's Follower · Legolas's Quick Reflexes · Breeding Pool · Boseiju, Who Endures · Flooded Strand · Gaea's Cradle · Misty Rainforest · Otawara, Soaring City · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn · Tropical Island · Windswept Heath · Ancient Tomb · Command Tower · Rejuvenating Springs · Verdant Catacombs · Gemstone Caverns · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Wooded Foothills · Yavimaya Coast · City of Brass · Mana Confluence · Talon Gates of Madara
🃏 Recommended cards for D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign
The highest-synergy cards in decks for D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 78% | +76% |
| Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy | 78% | +74% |
| Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu | 78% | +74% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 78% | +73% |
| Elvish Spirit Guide | 78% | +73% |
| Walking Ballista | 78% | +73% |
| Veil of Summer | 78% | +72% |
| Flusterstorm | 78% | +72% |
| Gaea's Cradle | 78% | +71% |
| Scalding Tarn | 78% | +69% |
| Polluted Delta | 78% | +68% |
| Windswept Heath | 78% | +68% |
| Flooded Strand | 78% | +67% |
| Crop Rotation | 78% | +66% |
| Finale of Devastation | 78% | +66% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 67% | +65% |
| Borne Upon a Wind | 67% | +65% |
| Worldly Tutor | 78% | +64% |
| Tropical Island | 78% | +63% |
| Training Grounds | 67% | +63% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 67% | +62% |
| Mox Diamond | 67% | +62% |
| Badgermole Cub | 67% | +61% |
| Mox Amber | 67% | +61% |
💰 The best cards for your D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign 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.
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic
- Elvish Spirit Guide
- Ioreth of the Healing House
- Into the Flood Maw
- Fertile Ground
- Drift of Phantasms
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
- Mindbreak Trap
- Walking Ballista
- Veil of Summer
- Flusterstorm
- Crop Rotation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
- Gaea's Cradle
- Scalding Tarn
- Polluted Delta
- Windswept Heath
- Flooded Strand
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Eternal Witness + Snap + Gaea's Cradle → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite green mana, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Freed from the Real → Infinite blue mana, Infinite mana a specific creature can produce, Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Oboro Breezecaller + Talon Gates of Madara + Gaea's Cradle → Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite green mana, Infinite landfall triggers, Phase out any number of creatures any number of times
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Frequently asked questions
What is D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign's color identity?
D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign is Simic (green and blue): 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 D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 31 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.5 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 6 % of the time and floods 46 %. Deck health: A (88/100).
How many lands should a D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign deck run?
Real D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign decks run 31 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 D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign?
The three highest-synergy cards are Marvin, Murderous Mimic, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign decks.
What combos does D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign have?
D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith. 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 D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign deck cost?
You can start cheap: Marvin, Murderous Mimic, Elvish Spirit Guide, Ioreth of the Healing House 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.