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Feldon of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 1RR
Color identity: Red
Feldon of the Third Path is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}{R}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target creature card in your graveyard, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €1.01
Average lands in decks for Feldon of the Third Path: 36
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Build your Feldon of the Third Path deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Feldon of the Third Path 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Feldon of the Third Path 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed55
- Interaction52
- Resilience84
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (9 nonbasic, 27 Mountain)
Faithless Looting · Sol Ring · Combustible Gearhulk · Solemn Simulacrum · Chaos Warp · Meteor Golem · Thrill of Possibility · Blasphemous Act · Cathartic Reunion · Etali, Primal Storm · Arcane Signet · Wurmcoil Engine · Lightning Greaves · Myr Battlesphere · Triplicate Titan · Swiftfoot Boots · Ruin Grinder · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Demand Answers · Anger · Mind Stone · Goblin Welder · Duplicant · Goblin Engineer · Sneak Attack · Illusionist's Bracers · Magus of the Wheel · Thousand-Year Elixir · Molten Primordial · Sundial of the Infinite · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Determined Iteration · Phyrexian Triniform · Ruby Medallion · Big Score · Cursed Mirror · Tormenting Voice · Vandalblast · Trumpeting Carnosaur · Battlemage's Bracers · Cathartic Pyre · Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Unexpected Windfall · Hellkite Tyrant · Zealous Conscripts · Ancient Stone Idol · Gamble · Inferno Titan · Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion · Patriar's Seal · Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded · Dragon Mage · Liquimetal Torque · Rings of Brighthearth · Steel Hellkite · Hoarding Dragon · Fire Diamond · Skullclamp · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Bitter Reunion · Abrade · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Great Furnace · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Forgotten Cave · Arena of Glory · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Feldon of the Third Path
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Feldon of the Third Path, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Combustible Gearhulk | 80% | +70% |
| Meteor Golem | 73% | +66% |
| Wurmcoil Engine | 66% | +62% |
| Triplicate Titan | 64% | +61% |
| Myr Battlesphere | 64% | +59% |
| Cathartic Reunion | 69% | +59% |
| Ruin Grinder | 61% | +58% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 69% | +57% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 77% | +57% |
| Daretti, Scrap Savant | 60% | +55% |
| Faithless Looting | 90% | +50% |
| Duplicant | 51% | +48% |
| Sneak Attack | 50% | +46% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 49% | +46% |
| Goblin Welder | 52% | +44% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 47% | +43% |
| Molten Primordial | 46% | +43% |
| Determined Iteration | 44% | +43% |
| Phyrexian Triniform | 44% | +42% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 48% | +42% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 46% | +42% |
| Goblin Engineer | 51% | +42% |
| Anger | 54% | +42% |
| Jaxis, the Troublemaker | 45% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Feldon of the Third Path 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.
- Combustible Gearhulk
- Meteor Golem
- Triplicate Titan
- Myr Battlesphere
- Cathartic Reunion
- Ruin Grinder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Wurmcoil Engine
- Sneak Attack
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Molten Primordial
- Goblin Engineer
- Battlemage's Bracers
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Goblin Welder
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Balefire Dragon
- It That Betrays
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Feldon of the Third Path
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Heat Shimmer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Feldon of the Third Path's color identity?
Feldon of the Third Path is red: 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 Feldon of the Third Path come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Feldon of the Third Path deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 20 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Feldon of the Third Path deck run?
Real Feldon of the Third Path 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 Feldon of the Third Path?
The three highest-synergy cards are Combustible Gearhulk, Meteor Golem, Wurmcoil Engine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Feldon of the Third Path decks.
What combos does Feldon of the Third Path have?
Feldon of the Third Path has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Feldon of the Third Path deck cost?
You can start cheap: Combustible Gearhulk, Meteor Golem, Triplicate Titan 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.