EDH Optimizer
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
Legendary Creature — Horror · 1UU
Color identity: Blue
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may return it to its owner's hand.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €1.40
Average lands in decks for Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar: 33
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Build your Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 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: A (84/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed58
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (5 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Thought Vessel · Bident of Thassa · Sapphire Medallion · Slither Blade · Arcane Signet · Triton Shorestalker · Reconnaissance Mission · Faerie Seer · Siren Stormtamer · Coastal Piracy · Wizard Class · Silent Hallcreeper · Mist-Cloaked Herald · Thieving Skydiver · Negate · Psychosis Crawler · Chasm Skulker · Enduring Curiosity · Pongify · Rapid Hybridization · Aetherize · Invisible Stalker · Barrin, Tolarian Archmage · High Tide · Reality Shift · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Cloud of Faeries · Thousand-Faced Shadow · Scourge of Fleets · Arcane Denial · Mischievous Mystic · Propaganda · Ghostly Pilferer · Spectral Sailor · Aether Channeler · Dour Port-Mage · Kefnet's Monument · Mistblade Shinobi · Gudul Lurker · Ominous Seas · Mind Stone · Triskaidekaphile · Defiler of Dreams · Hullbreaker Horror · Resculpt · Emrakul's Messenger · Faerie Mastermind · Solemn Simulacrum · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Archaeomancer · Decanter of Endless Water · Shoreline Looter · Prosperous Thief · Venser, Shaper Savant · Cyclonic Rift · Faerie Vandal · Military Intelligence · Ninja of the Deep Hours · Lightning Greaves · Snap · Heraldic Banner · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Mercurial Spelldancer · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Slither Blade | 59% | +56% |
| Triton Shorestalker | 53% | +50% |
| Bident of Thassa | 60% | +48% |
| Faerie Seer | 50% | +47% |
| Reconnaissance Mission | 52% | +46% |
| Coastal Piracy | 49% | +44% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 50% | +43% |
| Mist-Cloaked Herald | 45% | +42% |
| Thieving Skydiver | 45% | +42% |
| Silent Hallcreeper | 46% | +41% |
| Invisible Stalker | 39% | +37% |
| Thousand-Faced Shadow | 37% | +37% |
| Enduring Curiosity | 43% | +36% |
| Barrin, Tolarian Archmage | 38% | +36% |
| Cloud of Faeries | 37% | +33% |
| Wizard Class | 49% | +31% |
| Mistblade Shinobi | 32% | +31% |
| Ghostly Pilferer | 34% | +31% |
| Spectral Sailor | 34% | +31% |
| Gudul Lurker | 31% | +30% |
| Chasm Skulker | 43% | +29% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 32% | +29% |
| Aether Channeler | 33% | +28% |
| Mischievous Mystic | 35% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 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.
- Slither Blade
- Triton Shorestalker
- Bident of Thassa
- Faerie Seer
- Reconnaissance Mission
- Coastal Piracy
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Enduring Curiosity
- Dour Port-Mage
- The Indomitable
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Mockingbird
- Mist-Syndicate Naga
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar's color identity?
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 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 Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 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 26 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: A (84/100).
How many lands should a Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar deck run?
Real Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar decks run 33 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 Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Slither Blade, Triton Shorestalker, Bident of Thassa. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar decks.
What combos does Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar have?
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 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 Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Slither Blade, Triton Shorestalker, Bident of Thassa 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.