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Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier // Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier · WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
Cards in graveyards can't be the targets of spells or abilities.
Disturb {2}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
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Flying
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into graveyards from anywhere, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
If Dennick would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Average lands in decks for Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition: 35
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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: C (50/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed52
- Interaction66
- Resilience87
- Closing15
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (19 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 8 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist · Erdwal Illuminator · Azorius Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Tamiyo's Journal · Bygone Bishop · Tangletrove Kelp · Counterspell · Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution · Ethereal Investigator · Faithful Mending · Path to Exile · Merchant of Truth · Academy Manufactor · Inspiring Statuary · Officious Interrogation · Patrician Geist · Rise and Shine · Talisman of Progress · Chaplain of Alms // Chapel Shieldgeist · Forensic Gadgeteer · Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn · Cathar Commando · Devoted Grafkeeper // Departed Soulkeeper · Disorder in the Court · Faithbound Judge // Sinner's Judgment · Fateful Absence · Generous Gift · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Selfless Spirit · Austere Command · Dovin's Veto · Shimmer Dragon · Supreme Verdict · Mischievous Catgeist // Catlike Curiosity · Sevinne's Reclamation · Fleeting Memories · Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy · Overwhelmed Archivist // Archive Haunt · Twinblade Geist // Twinblade Invocation · Junk Winder · Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom · Mechanized Production · Search the Premises · Thought Vessel · Brine Comber // Brinebound Gift · Covetous Castaway // Ghostly Castigator · Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift · Remorseful Cleric · Cyberdrive Awakener · Negate · Secrets of the Key · Wojek Investigator · Drogskol Infantry // Drogskol Armaments · Five Hundred Year Diary · Kappa Cannoneer · Kindly Ancestor // Ancestor's Embrace · Solemn Simulacrum · Thraben Inspector · Propaganda · Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth · Distracting Geist // Clever Distraction · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Port Town · Deserted Beach · Hallowed Fountain · Temple of Enlightenment · Adarkar Wastes · Reliquary Tower · Azorius Chancery · Irrigated Farmland · Skycloud Expanse · High Market · Turbulent Shore · Sea of Clouds · Flooded Strand · Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway · Archway of Innovation · Mystic Gate
🃏 Recommended cards for Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Malevolent Hermit | 51% | +50% |
| Erdwal Illuminator | 49% | +48% |
| Tamiyo's Journal | 41% | +40% |
| Tangletrove Kelp | 39% | +39% |
| Bygone Bishop | 39% | +38% |
| Dorothea, Vengeful Victim | 38% | +37% |
| Merchant of Truth | 37% | +36% |
| Ethereal Investigator | 38% | +35% |
| Academy Manufactor | 35% | +34% |
| Faithful Mending | 38% | +34% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 35% | +34% |
| Officious Interrogation | 35% | +34% |
| Patrician Geist | 34% | +32% |
| Rise and Shine | 32% | +31% |
| Chaplain of Alms | 31% | +30% |
| Faithbound Judge | 29% | +29% |
| Devoted Grafkeeper | 29% | +29% |
| Fateful Absence | 29% | +28% |
| Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr | 30% | +28% |
| Cathar Commando | 29% | +27% |
| Shimmer Dragon | 28% | +27% |
| Mirrorhall Mimic | 29% | +27% |
| Mischievous Catgeist | 27% | +27% |
| Disorder in the Court | 29% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition 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.
- Erdwal Illuminator
- Tamiyo's Journal
- Tangletrove Kelp
- Bygone Bishop
- Merchant of Truth
- Ethereal Investigator
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Thorough Investigation
- Turbulent Shore
- Flare of Denial
- Psychic Corrosion
- Cyberdrive Awakener
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition's color identity?
Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition 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 Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 28 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition deck run?
Real Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition 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 Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition?
The three highest-synergy cards are Malevolent Hermit, Erdwal Illuminator, Tamiyo's Journal. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition decks.
What combos does Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition deck cost?
You can start cheap: Erdwal Illuminator, Tamiyo's Journal, Tangletrove Kelp 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.