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Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Legendary Creature — Elemental Fish · 1UUU
Color identity: Blue
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Eluge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Islands you control.
Whenever Eluge enters or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. It's an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it.
The first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn costs {U} (or {1}) less to cast for each land you control with a flood counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €2.65
Average lands in decks for Eluge, the Shoreless Sea: 35
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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+ (79/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed40
- Interaction100
- Resilience90
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · Arcane Signet · Archmage Emeritus · Flow of Knowledge · High Tide · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Finale of Revelation · Thought Vessel · Archmage's Charm · Frantic Search · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Essence Flux · Pull from Tomorrow · Aetherize · Rewind · Blur · Blue Sun's Zenith · Ghostly Flicker · Mystic Confluence · Sublime Epiphany · Hullbreaker Horror · The Flood of Mars · Brainstorm · Pongify · Archmage of Runes · Shark Typhoon · Cryptic Command · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Archaeomancer · Displacer Kitten · Rapid Hybridization · Arcane Denial · Snap · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Cyclonic Rift · Planar Incision · Spectral Deluge · Flow of Ideas · Negate · Opt · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Teferi's Time Twist · Wayfarer's Bauble · Haughty Djinn · Propaganda · Aquitect's Will · Scourge of Fleets · Unwind · Dig Through Time · Ponder · Sky Diamond · Swiftfoot Boots · Three Steps Ahead · Murmuring Mystic · Engulf the Shore · Lórien Revealed · Narset's Reversal · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Mana Drain · Rhystic Study · Time Stretch · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Castle Vantress · Otawara, Soaring City · Terrain Generator · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Eluge, the Shoreless Sea, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Finale of Revelation | 59% | +52% |
| Flow of Knowledge | 65% | +51% |
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 60% | +50% |
| Essence Flux | 54% | +45% |
| Blur | 51% | +45% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 65% | +45% |
| Pull from Tomorrow | 54% | +45% |
| The Flood of Mars | 47% | +44% |
| Sublime Epiphany | 48% | +42% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 55% | +42% |
| Archmage's Charm | 57% | +40% |
| Rewind | 52% | +40% |
| Mystic Confluence | 48% | +40% |
| Blue Sun's Zenith | 48% | +37% |
| Shark Typhoon | 44% | +37% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 48% | +36% |
| Archmage of Runes | 44% | +33% |
| Planar Incision | 37% | +32% |
| Flow of Ideas | 35% | +31% |
| Displacer Kitten | 41% | +31% |
| Cryptic Command | 43% | +31% |
| Rogue's Passage | 46% | +30% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 35% | +30% |
| Aquitect's Will | 32% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Eluge, the Shoreless Sea 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.
- Finale of Revelation
- Flow of Knowledge
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Essence Flux
- Blur
- Archmage Emeritus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Archmage of Runes
- Cryptic Command
- Spectral Deluge
- Time Stretch
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Nexus of Fate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Expropriate
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
👥 Community decks with Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Eluge, the Shoreless Sea's color identity?
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Eluge, the Shoreless Sea deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Eluge, the Shoreless Sea deck run?
Real Eluge, the Shoreless Sea 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 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea?
The three highest-synergy cards are Finale of Revelation, Flow of Knowledge, Wavebreak Hippocamp. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Eluge, the Shoreless Sea decks.
What combos does Eluge, the Shoreless Sea have?
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea 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 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea deck cost?
You can start cheap: Finale of Revelation, Flow of Knowledge, Wavebreak Hippocamp 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.