EDH Optimizer
Elenda and Azor
Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight Sphinx · 3WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Elenda and Azor is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, ward {2}
Whenever Elenda and Azor attacks, you may pay {X}{W}{U}{B}. If you do, draw X cards.
At the beginning of each end step, you may pay 4 life. If you do, create a number of 1/1 black Vampire Knight creature tokens with lifelink equal to the number of cards you've drawn this turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Comes in the precon Cavalry Charge
Average lands in decks for Elenda and Azor: 36
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Build your Elenda and Azor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Elenda and Azor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Elenda and Azor 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+ (62/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed61
- Interaction59
- Resilience84
- Closing43
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 4 Island, 3 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Thought Vessel · Swords to Plowshares · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Skullclamp · Path to Exile · Talisman of Dominance · Brainstorm · Talisman of Hierarchy · Talisman of Progress · Queza, Augur of Agonies · Corpse Knight · Counterspell · Sanctum Seeker · Windfall · Distant Melody · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Orzhov Signet · Vodalian Wave-Knight · Azorius Signet · Decanter of Endless Water · Dimir Signet · Arcane Denial · Knight Exemplar · Void Rend · Fellwar Stone · Frantic Search · Alhammarret's Archive · Anguished Unmaking · Raffine, Scheming Seer · Psychosis Crawler · Knowledge Is Power · Champion of Dusk · Kindred Discovery · Mirkwood Bats · Dovin's Veto · Herald of Hoofbeats · Soul Warden · Tolarian Winds · Wispdrinker Vampire · Ashnod's Altar · Olivia's Wrath · Rhystic Study · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bard, King of Dale · Bident of Thassa · Elenda, the Dusk Rose · Knights' Charge · Lightning Greaves · Dark Ritual · Midnight Clock · Phyrexian Arena · Consecrated Sphinx · Swiftfoot Boots · Whispering Madness · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Generous Gift · Mind Stone · Smothering Tithe · Wizard Class · Commander's Sphere · Cordial Vampire · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Arcane Sanctum · Exotic Orchard · Raffine's Tower · Godless Shrine · Glacial Fortress · Hallowed Fountain · Isolated Chapel · Prairie Stream · Watery Grave · Sunken Hollow · Path of Ancestry · Caves of Koilos · Drowned Catacomb · Adarkar Wastes · Sea of Clouds · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Vault of Champions · Deserted Beach · Flooded Strand · Polluted Delta · Shipwreck Marsh · Marsh Flats · Underground River
🃏 Recommended cards for Elenda and Azor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Elenda and Azor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 55% | +47% |
| Skullclamp | 54% | +46% |
| Sanctum Seeker | 46% | +46% |
| Queza, Augur of Agonies | 48% | +42% |
| Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim | 43% | +40% |
| Thought Vessel | 65% | +39% |
| Vodalian Wave-Knight | 43% | +39% |
| Distant Melody | 43% | +38% |
| Knight Exemplar | 41% | +37% |
| Corpse Knight | 47% | +37% |
| Reliquary Tower | 70% | +36% |
| Brainstorm | 51% | +35% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 42% | +34% |
| Windfall | 46% | +34% |
| Champion of Dusk | 33% | +33% |
| Knowledge Is Power | 34% | +33% |
| Alhammarret's Archive | 38% | +32% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 35% | +31% |
| Wispdrinker Vampire | 31% | +31% |
| Raffine, Scheming Seer | 36% | +31% |
| Olivia's Wrath | 30% | +30% |
| Tolarian Winds | 31% | +30% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 33% | +29% |
| Herald of Hoofbeats | 31% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Elenda and Azor 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.
- Sanctum Seeker
- Queza, Augur of Agonies
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- Thought Vessel
- Distant Melody
- Corpse Knight
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Skullclamp
- Vodalian Wave-Knight
- Knight Exemplar
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Raffine, Scheming Seer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Ashnod's Altar
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Three Tree City
- Charismatic Conqueror
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Elenda and Azor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Elenda and Azor's color identity?
Elenda and Azor is Esper (black, 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 Elenda and Azor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Elenda and Azor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Elenda and Azor deck run?
Real Elenda and Azor decks run 36 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 Elenda and Azor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Teferi's Ageless Insight, Skullclamp, Sanctum Seeker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Elenda and Azor decks.
What combos does Elenda and Azor have?
Elenda and Azor 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 Elenda and Azor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sanctum Seeker, Queza, Augur of Agonies, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim 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.