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Daxos of Meletis
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Daxos of Meletis is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Daxos can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.
Whenever Daxos deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of that player's library. You gain life equal to that card's mana value. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Comes in the precon Obscura Operation
Average lands in decks for Daxos of Meletis: 35
AurasVoltronEquipmentTheftControlLifegainEnchantressClones
Build your Daxos of Meletis deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Daxos of Meletis 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Daxos of Meletis 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)
- Consistency41
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience82
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (18 nonbasic, 11 Plains, 6 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Swords to Plowshares · Aqueous Form · Staggering Insight · Azorius Signet · Steel of the Godhead · Counterspell · Path to Exile · Combat Research · Sram, Senior Edificer · All That Glitters · Talisman of Progress · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Sword of the Animist · Azorius Charm · Battle Mastery · Ethereal Armor · Lantern of Insight · Open the Armory · Curiosity · Memory Lapse · Fireshrieker · Propaganda · Sun Titan · Dovin's Veto · Negate · Pippin, Guard of the Citadel · Duelist's Heritage · Puresteel Paladin · Supreme Verdict · Vega, the Watcher · Bastion Protector · Generous Gift · Ghostly Prison · Lightning Greaves · Mind Stone · Spirit Mantle · Hanna, Ship's Navigator · Heliod's Pilgrim · Sigarda's Aid · Sovereigns of Lost Alara · Sword of Feast and Famine · Mother of Runes · Thran Power Suit · Divine Reckoning · Silent Arbiter · Thought Vessel · Unexpectedly Absent · Wizened Snitches · Gift of Immortality · Lapse of Certainty · Righteous Authority · The Key to the Vault · Time Wipe · Winds of Rath · Commander's Sphere · Fellwar Stone · Flaming Fist · Hindering Light · Holy Avenger · Mesa Enchantress · Portent · Command Tower · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Rogue's Passage · Temple of Enlightenment · Azorius Chancery · Port Town · Hallowed Fountain · Reliquary Tower · Tranquil Cove · Adarkar Wastes · Deserted Beach · Sea of Clouds · Evolving Wilds · Irrigated Farmland · Skycloud Expanse · Flooded Strand · Mystic Gate
🃏 Recommended cards for Daxos of Meletis
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Daxos of Meletis, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueous Form | 52% | +48% |
| Staggering Insight | 51% | +46% |
| Steel of the Godhead | 49% | +45% |
| Combat Research | 40% | +37% |
| All That Glitters | 37% | +33% |
| Lantern of Insight | 32% | +32% |
| Danitha Capashen, Paragon | 34% | +32% |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 39% | +32% |
| Battle Mastery | 32% | +31% |
| Rogue's Passage | 46% | +31% |
| Sword of the Animist | 34% | +30% |
| Ethereal Armor | 32% | +29% |
| Azorius Charm | 33% | +29% |
| Memory Lapse | 30% | +29% |
| Open the Armory | 31% | +28% |
| Fireshrieker | 29% | +28% |
| Curiosity | 30% | +28% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 53% | +27% |
| Pippin, Guard of the Citadel | 28% | +24% |
| Puresteel Paladin | 26% | +24% |
| Duelist's Heritage | 26% | +23% |
| Spirit Mantle | 25% | +23% |
| Heliod's Pilgrim | 24% | +23% |
| Sovereigns of Lost Alara | 23% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Daxos of Meletis 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.
- Aqueous Form
- Staggering Insight
- Steel of the Godhead
- Combat Research
- All That Glitters
- Lantern of Insight
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sword of the Animist
- Silent Arbiter
- Mother of Runes
- Mantle of the Ancients
- Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
- Steelshaper's Gift
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sigarda's Aid
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Shadowspear
- Stoneforge Mystic
- Mithril Coat
- Codsworth, Handy Helper
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Daxos of Meletis
- 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Daxos of Meletis's color identity?
Daxos of Meletis is Azorius (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 Daxos of Meletis come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Daxos of Meletis deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 32 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Daxos of Meletis deck run?
Real Daxos of Meletis decks run 35 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 Daxos of Meletis?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aqueous Form, Staggering Insight, Steel of the Godhead. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Daxos of Meletis decks.
What combos does Daxos of Meletis have?
Daxos of Meletis 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 Daxos of Meletis deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aqueous Form, Staggering Insight, Steel of the Godhead 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.