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Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist · 4U
Color identity: Blue
Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Federation — When Hoshi Sato enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creature types among non-Borg creatures you control. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €2.75
Average lands in decks for Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist: 37
Build your Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist 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 (54/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed49
- Interaction83
- Resilience85
- Closing15
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (13 nonbasic, 24 Island)
Arcane Signet · Long-Bodied Grey Dog · Sapphire Medallion · Sol Ring · Troop of Ponies · Counterspell · Y'shtola Rhul · Aboleth Spawn · Aetherize · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Blur · Conjurer's Closet · Displace · Essence Flux · Pongify · Rapid Hybridization · Scourge of Fleets · Teferi's Time Twist · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Aether Channeler · Agent of Treachery · Amphin Mutineer · Anticausal Vestige · Archaeomancer · Circuit Mender · Dour Port-Mage · Elrond, Lord of Rivendell · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Eternal of Harsh Truths · Extraplanar Lens · Ghostly Flicker · Hide on the Ceiling · High Tide · Highspire Bell-Ringer · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Illusionist's Stratagem · Imprisoned in the Moon · Long River Lurker · Lyla, Holographic Assistant · Magic Pot · Man-o'-War · Midnight Clock · Mind Stone · Mondo Gecko · Mulldrifter · Negate · Panharmonicon · Peregrine Drake · Phyrexian Metamorph · Planar Incision · Propaganda · Quantum Misalignment · Saiba Cryptomancer · Sky Diamond · Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard · Solemn Simulacrum · Spark Double · Starfield Vocalist · Thought Vessel · Venser, Shaper Savant · Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Castle Vantress · Flooded Strand · Misty Rainforest · Otawara, Soaring City · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn · Temple of the False God · Terrain Generator · Urza's Cave · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Long-Bodied Grey Dog | 100% | +100% |
| Troop of Ponies | 100% | +98% |
| Y'shtola Rhul | 80% | +78% |
| Aboleth Spawn | 60% | +59% |
| Displace | 60% | +56% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 60% | +56% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 60% | +55% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 60% | +55% |
| Blur | 60% | +54% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 60% | +52% |
| Essence Flux | 60% | +51% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 60% | +49% |
| Sapphire Medallion | 100% | +41% |
| Mondo Gecko | 40% | +40% |
| Magic Pot | 40% | +40% |
| Long River Lurker | 40% | +40% |
| Eternal of Harsh Truths | 40% | +40% |
| Saiba Cryptomancer | 40% | +40% |
| Elrond, Lord of Rivendell | 40% | +39% |
| Highspire Bell-Ringer | 40% | +39% |
| Circuit Mender | 40% | +39% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 40% | +39% |
| Man-o'-War | 40% | +39% |
| Amphin Mutineer | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist 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.
- Long-Bodied Grey Dog
- Troop of Ponies
- Displace
- Teferi's Time Twist
- Blur
- Snow-Covered Island
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Aboleth Spawn
- Conjurer's Closet
- Sapphire Medallion
- Dour Port-Mage
- Lyla, Holographic Assistant
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Morphling
- Pirated Copy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Cloud of Faeries + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist's color identity?
Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist 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 Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 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 18 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist deck run?
Real Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist decks run 37 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 Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Long-Bodied Grey Dog, Troop of Ponies, Y'shtola Rhul. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist decks.
What combos does Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist have?
Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist 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 Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Long-Bodied Grey Dog, Troop of Ponies, Displace 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.