EDH Optimizer
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast up to one target card of the other type from your graveyard. If a spell cast from your graveyard this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
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Reference price of the card: €0.30
Average lands in decks for Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy: 34
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Build your Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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 (66/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed46
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing40
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (4 nonbasic, 30 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Brainstorm · Arcane Signet · Arcane Denial · Archmage Emeritus · Thought Vessel · Sapphire Medallion · Frantic Search · Negate · Ponder · Preordain · High Tide · Mystical Tutor · Aetherize · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Archmage's Charm · Secrets of the Dead · Mana Drain · Opt · Snap · Cyclonic Rift · Laboratory Maniac · Wizard Class · Wizards of Thay · Personal Tutor · Rhystic Study · Solve the Equation · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Consider · Jace's Sanctum · Rapid Hybridization · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Swan Song · Decanter of Endless Water · Pongify · Gale's Redirection · Propaganda · Windfall · Archmage of Runes · Fierce Guardianship · Flow State · Hullbreaker Horror · Narset's Reversal · Thassa's Oracle · Gitaxian Probe · Serum Visions · Treasure Cruise · Cryptic Command · Force of Will · Haughty Djinn · Mind Stone · Murmuring Mystic · The Water Crystal · Thought Scour · Sky Diamond · Dispel · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Merchant Scroll · Mystic Remora · Dramatic Reversal · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Brain Freeze · Fabricate · Force of Negation · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of the Dead | 38% | +36% |
| Wizards of Thay | 35% | +33% |
| Personal Tutor | 34% | +30% |
| Jace's Sanctum | 32% | +29% |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance | 39% | +29% |
| Gale's Redirection | 28% | +28% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 47% | +27% |
| Brainstorm | 65% | +24% |
| Flow State | 27% | +24% |
| Solve the Equation | 34% | +23% |
| Mystical Tutor | 42% | +21% |
| Archmage's Charm | 38% | +21% |
| Preordain | 43% | +20% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 32% | +19% |
| Haughty Djinn | 24% | +18% |
| Strategic Planning | 19% | +18% |
| Wizard Class | 35% | +18% |
| Consider | 32% | +17% |
| Thought Scour | 24% | +17% |
| Snap | 36% | +17% |
| Font of Magic | 18% | +17% |
| Serum Visions | 26% | +17% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 30% | +16% |
| Gadwick, the Wizened | 19% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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.
- Secrets of the Dead
- Wizards of Thay
- Jace's Sanctum
- Baral, Chief of Compliance
- Gale's Redirection
- Archmage Emeritus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Personal Tutor
- Flow State
- Solve the Equation
- Mystical Tutor
- Snap
- Decanter of Endless Water
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa's Oracle
- Spellseeker
- Mana Drain
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Force of Will
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
- 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 + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy's color identity?
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 22 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy deck run?
Real Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy?
The three highest-synergy cards are Secrets of the Dead, Wizards of Thay, Personal Tutor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy decks.
What combos does Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy have?
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy deck cost?
You can start cheap: Secrets of the Dead, Wizards of Thay, Jace's Sanctum 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.