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H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship
Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft · 4U
Color identity: Blue
H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When H.M.S. Bounty enters, you may search your library for a Whale card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Station
8+ | Flying
Whenever H.M.S. Bounty deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. If you control a Whale and haven't begun an extra turn this game, take an extra turn after this one.
Reference price of the card: €0.49
Average lands in decks for H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship: 35
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Build your H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed58
- Interaction82
- Resilience89
- Closing51
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Dreamtide Whale · Sol Ring · Great Whale · Steelfin Whale · Star Whale · Arcane Signet · Colossal Whale · Humpback Whales · Pursued Whale · Sapphire Medallion · Starbreach Whale · Cetacean Ops · Ethereal Forager · Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach · Waker of Waves · Phase Dolphin · Everflowing Chalice · Flying Dolphin-Fish · Killer Whale · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Aethertide Whale · Long-Finned Skywhale · Narwhal · Brainstorm · Insight Engine · Arcane Denial · Frantic Search · High Tide · Astral Cornucopia · Deep Space 9 · Flux Channeler · Midnight Clock · Mind Stone · Omni-Changeling · Ponder · The Eternity Elevator · Thran Dynamo · Fellwar Stone · Ghostly Flicker · Pongify · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Thought Vessel · An Offer You Can't Refuse · As Foretold · Counterspell · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Experimental Augury · Kindred Discovery · Lightning Greaves · Mana Drain · Propaganda · Ripples of Potential · Starwinder · Swan Song · Contagion Engine · Darksteel Reactor · Displacer Kitten · Essence Flux · Genji Glove · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Inexorable Tide · Lost in the Maze · Phyrexian Metamorph · Mystic Sanctuary · Academy Ruins · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Rogue's Passage · Seat of the Synod · Karn's Bastion · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urza's Saga · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship
The highest-synergy cards in decks for H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamtide Whale | 92% | +88% |
| Steelfin Whale | 81% | +81% |
| Great Whale | 81% | +80% |
| Star Whale | 73% | +72% |
| Humpback Whales | 65% | +65% |
| Starbreach Whale | 65% | +65% |
| Pursued Whale | 65% | +65% |
| Colossal Whale | 65% | +64% |
| Waker of Waves | 62% | +61% |
| Cetacean Ops | 62% | +61% |
| Ethereal Forager | 62% | +61% |
| Horned Loch-Whale | 62% | +61% |
| Phase Dolphin | 58% | +58% |
| Flying Dolphin-Fish | 50% | +50% |
| Killer Whale | 46% | +46% |
| Long-Finned Skywhale | 42% | +42% |
| Narwhal | 42% | +42% |
| Aethertide Whale | 42% | +42% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 50% | +34% |
| Insight Engine | 38% | +33% |
| Deep Space 9 | 31% | +29% |
| Omni-Changeling | 31% | +29% |
| The Eternity Elevator | 31% | +28% |
| Astral Cornucopia | 31% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship 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.
- Steelfin Whale
- Star Whale
- Humpback Whales
- Starbreach Whale
- Pursued Whale
- Colossal Whale
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dreamtide Whale
- Karn's Bastion
- Ripples of Potential
- Thran Dynamo
- Contagion Engine
- Genji Glove
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Great Whale
- Deep Space 9
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Urza's Incubator
- The Theorist, Jace Beleren
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- 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
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Panharmonicon + Venser, Shaper Savant → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite blue mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Displace + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Aphetto Alchemist → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship's color identity?
H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship 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 H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship deck run?
Real H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship decks run 35 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 H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dreamtide Whale, Steelfin Whale, Great Whale. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship decks.
What combos does H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship have?
H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator. 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 H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship deck cost?
You can start cheap: Steelfin Whale, Star Whale, Humpback Whales 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.