EDH Optimizer
Ignis Scientia
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 1GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Ignis Scientia is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Ignis Scientia enters, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
I've Come Up with a New Recipe! — {1}{G}{U}, {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, create a Food token.
Reference price of the card: €0.06
Average lands in decks for Ignis Scientia: 37
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Build your Ignis Scientia deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ignis Scientia 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ignis Scientia 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 (67/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed54
- Interaction74
- Resilience89
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Island, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Tireless Provisioner · Growth Spiral · Conjurer's Closet · Ghostly Flicker · Arcane Signet · Eternal Witness · Blur · Essence Flux · Y'shtola Rhul · Academy Manufactor · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Beast Within · Cultivate · Dour Port-Mage · Explore · Planar Incision · Birds of Paradise · Campsite Cuisine · Gilded Goose · Llanowar Elves · Peregrin Took · Displacer Kitten · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Avenger of Zendikar · Displace · Ninja Pizza · Planar Genesis · Lilysplash Mentor · Nature's Lore · Rampant Growth · Coiling Oracle · Deadeye Navigator · Heroic Intervention · Rampaging Baloths · Spelunking · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Scute Swarm · Tireless Tracker · Unlucky Cabbage Merchant · Arcane Denial · Oko, Thief of Crowns · The Goose Mother · Three Visits · Elvish Mystic · Omega, Heartless Evolution · Doppelgang · Many Partings · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Panharmonicon · Reclamation Sage · Chocobo Racetrack · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Pongify · Amulet of Vigor · Exploration · Negate · Aetherize · Crop Rotation · Farseek · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Simic Growth Chamber · Breeding Pool · Rejuvenating Springs · Yavimaya Coast · Flooded Grove · Hedge Maze · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · Misty Rainforest · Otawara, Soaring City · Willowrush Verge · Boseiju, Who Endures · Vineglimmer Snarl · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Temple of Mystery · Fabled Passage · Overflowing Basin · Gingerbread Cabin · Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Ignis Scientia
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ignis Scientia, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Conjurer's Closet | 44% | +42% |
| Y'shtola Rhul | 39% | +38% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 44% | +38% |
| Blur | 40% | +38% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 51% | +37% |
| Essence Flux | 39% | +36% |
| Academy Manufactor | 37% | +34% |
| Campsite Cuisine | 33% | +33% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 36% | +32% |
| Planar Incision | 34% | +32% |
| Gilded Goose | 33% | +31% |
| Peregrin Took | 33% | +30% |
| Ninja Pizza | 30% | +29% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 31% | +29% |
| Displacer Kitten | 31% | +28% |
| Displace | 30% | +28% |
| Unlucky Cabbage Merchant | 27% | +27% |
| Lilysplash Mentor | 29% | +25% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 28% | +25% |
| Spelunking | 28% | +23% |
| Eternal Witness | 41% | +22% |
| The Goose Mother | 26% | +22% |
| Omega, Heartless Evolution | 23% | +22% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 22% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Ignis Scientia 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.
- Ghostly Flicker
- Blur
- Tireless Provisioner
- Essence Flux
- Planar Incision
- Gilded Goose
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Academy Manufactor
- Dour Port-Mage
- Ninja Pizza
- Spelunking
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Campsite Cuisine
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Displacer Kitten
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Amulet of Vigor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ignis Scientia
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ignis Scientia's color identity?
Ignis Scientia is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Ignis Scientia come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ignis Scientia deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 17 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Ignis Scientia deck run?
Real Ignis Scientia 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 Ignis Scientia?
The three highest-synergy cards are Conjurer's Closet, Y'shtola Rhul, Ghostly Flicker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ignis Scientia decks.
What combos does Ignis Scientia have?
Ignis Scientia 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 Ignis Scientia deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghostly Flicker, Blur, Tireless Provisioner 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.