EDH Optimizer
Ertai Resurrected
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Ertai Resurrected is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
When Ertai Resurrected enters, choose up to one —
• Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. Its controller draws a card.
• Destroy another target creature or planeswalker. Its controller draws a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.68
Average lands in decks for Ertai Resurrected: 34
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Build your Ertai Resurrected deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ertai Resurrected 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ertai Resurrected 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 (69/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed45
- Interaction100
- Resilience96
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 8 Island, 2 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Counterspell · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Essence Flux · Ghostly Flicker · Baleful Strix · Planar Incision · Notion Thief · Blur · Displace · Thought Vessel · Archaeomancer · Brainstorm · Fellwar Stone · Displacer Kitten · Hullbreaker Horror · Negate · Toxic Deluge · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Cunning Nightbonder · Deadeye Navigator · Mind Stone · Snapcaster Mage · Venser, Shaper Savant · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Dark Ritual · Faerie Mastermind · Siren's Ruse · Cyclonic Rift · Demonic Tutor · Ponder · Orcish Bowmasters · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Rhystic Study · Drown in the Loch · Feed the Swarm · Snap · Tishana's Tidebinder · Mana Drain · Mystic Remora · Damnation · Narset, Parter of Veils · Preordain · Solemn Simulacrum · Swan Song · Candlekeep Sage · Dour Port-Mage · Frantic Search · Reanimate · Sapphire Medallion · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Force of Will · Mulldrifter · Peregrine Drake · Slitherwisp · Mystical Tutor · Opposition Agent · Panharmonicon · Conjurer's Closet · Fierce Guardianship · Go for the Throat · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Riptide Laboratory · Underground River · Shipwreck Marsh · Polluted Delta · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Mystic Sanctuary · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Morphic Pool · Dimir Aqueduct · Choked Estuary · Gloomlake Verge · Undercity Sewers · Darkwater Catacombs · Otawara, Soaring City · Tainted Isle · Temple of Deceit · Sunken Ruins · Exotic Orchard · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Ertai Resurrected
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ertai Resurrected, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Essence Flux | 52% | +48% |
| Riptide Laboratory | 49% | +48% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 49% | +43% |
| Planar Incision | 44% | +41% |
| Blur | 41% | +39% |
| Displace | 39% | +37% |
| Archaeomancer | 36% | +33% |
| Notion Thief | 42% | +31% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 32% | +31% |
| Cunning Nightbonder | 32% | +31% |
| Displacer Kitten | 34% | +30% |
| Siren's Ruse | 31% | +30% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 32% | +30% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 32% | +29% |
| Tishana's Tidebinder | 25% | +24% |
| Baleful Strix | 46% | +22% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 22% | +22% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 31% | +21% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 28% | +21% |
| Waterlogged Teachings | 32% | +21% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 23% | +20% |
| Slitherwisp | 21% | +20% |
| Mystic Sanctuary | 37% | +20% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 22% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Ertai Resurrected 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.
- Essence Flux
- Riptide Laboratory
- Ghostly Flicker
- Planar Incision
- Blur
- Displace
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tishana's Tidebinder
- Faerie Mastermind
- Dour Port-Mage
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Snap
- Conjurer's Closet
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Snapcaster Mage
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Opposition Agent
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ertai Resurrected
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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 ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ertai Resurrected's color identity?
Ertai Resurrected is Dimir (black 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 Ertai Resurrected come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ertai Resurrected deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 21 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Ertai Resurrected deck run?
Real Ertai Resurrected decks run 34 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 Ertai Resurrected?
The three highest-synergy cards are Essence Flux, Riptide Laboratory, Ghostly Flicker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ertai Resurrected decks.
What combos does Ertai Resurrected have?
Ertai Resurrected 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 Ertai Resurrected deck cost?
You can start cheap: Essence Flux, Riptide Laboratory, Ghostly Flicker 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.