EDH Optimizer
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Legendary Creature — Bird · 1U
Color identity: Blue
Esior, Wardwing Familiar is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Spells your opponents cast that target one or more commanders you control cost {3} more to cast.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.62
Average lands in decks for Esior, Wardwing Familiar: 38
Build your Esior, Wardwing Familiar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Esior, Wardwing Familiar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Esior, Wardwing Familiar 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+ (59/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed40
- Interaction73
- Resilience85
- Closing39
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (17 nonbasic, 21 Island)
Mirrorform · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Dramatic Reversal · Mind Stone · Opt · Aqueous Form · Brainsurge · Combat Tutorial · Deep Analysis · Frantic Search · High Tide · Midnight Clock · Ponder · Preordain · Sapphire Medallion · Sky Diamond · Thought Vessel · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Arcane Denial · Archaeomancer · Artificer's Epiphany · Augury Owl · Bident of Thassa · Body of Knowledge · Brainstorm · Chart a Course · Commander's Sphere · Deliberate · Divination · Eligeth, Crossroads Augur · Everflowing Chalice · Faerie Seer · Fellwar Stone · Fireshrieker · Foresee · Fortune Teller's Talent · Hot Dog Cart · Imprisoned in the Moon · Into the Story · Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins · Liquimetal Torque · Negate · One with the Machine · Opportunity · Propaganda · Psychosis Crawler · Quick Study · Reality Shift · Serum Visions · Sisay's Ring · Skyblinder Staff · Snap · Stasis Field · Swiftfoot Boots · Sword of Vengeance · Traveler's Amulet · Triskaidekaphile · Unwind · Reliquary Tower · Desert of the Mindful · Evolving Wilds · Halimar Depths · Lonely Sandbar · Myriad Landscape · Ash Barrens · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Mystic Sanctuary · Opal Palace · Path of Ancestry · Remote Isle · Rivendell · Rogue's Passage · Terramorphic Expanse · Vibrant Cityscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Esior, Wardwing Familiar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Esior, Wardwing Familiar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirrorform | 100% | +97% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 100% | +93% |
| Combat Tutorial | 50% | +49% |
| Dramatic Reversal | 67% | +48% |
| Desert of the Mindful | 50% | +47% |
| Evolving Wilds | 50% | +46% |
| Deep Analysis | 50% | +45% |
| Aqueous Form | 50% | +44% |
| Opt | 67% | +42% |
| Brainsurge | 50% | +41% |
| Halimar Depths | 50% | +41% |
| Lonely Sandbar | 50% | +36% |
| Skyblinder Staff | 33% | +33% |
| Hot Dog Cart | 33% | +33% |
| Stasis Field | 33% | +33% |
| Opportunity | 33% | +33% |
| Eligeth, Crossroads Augur | 33% | +33% |
| Sisay's Ring | 33% | +33% |
| Opal Palace | 33% | +33% |
| Artificer's Epiphany | 33% | +33% |
| Foresee | 33% | +33% |
| Exotic Orchard | 33% | +33% |
| Sword of Vengeance | 33% | +33% |
| Traveler's Amulet | 33% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Esior, Wardwing Familiar 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.
- Combat Tutorial
- Dramatic Reversal
- Desert of the Mindful
- Evolving Wilds
- Deep Analysis
- Aqueous Form
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mirrorform
- Liquimetal Torque
- Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- 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
- 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
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Mnemonic Wall → 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
- Triskaidekaphile + Drown in Dreams → Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Triskaidekaphile + Stroke of Genius → Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
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Frequently asked questions
What is Esior, Wardwing Familiar's color identity?
Esior, Wardwing Familiar 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 Esior, Wardwing Familiar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Esior, Wardwing Familiar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 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 11 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Esior, Wardwing Familiar deck run?
Real Esior, Wardwing Familiar decks run 38 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 Esior, Wardwing Familiar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirrorform, Wan Shi Tong, Librarian, Combat Tutorial. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Esior, Wardwing Familiar decks.
What combos does Esior, Wardwing Familiar have?
Esior, Wardwing Familiar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter. 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 Esior, Wardwing Familiar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Combat Tutorial, Dramatic Reversal, Desert of the Mindful 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.