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Illuna, Apex of Wishes
Legendary Creature — Beast Elemental Dinosaur · 2GUR
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur
Illuna, Apex of Wishes is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Mutate {3}{R/G}{U}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Flying, trample
Whenever this creature mutates, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland permanent card. Put that card onto the battlefield or into your hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Illuna, Apex of Wishes: 35
MutateSpellslingerTokensComboRampPolymorphVoltron+1/+1 Counters
Build your Illuna, Apex of Wishes deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Illuna, Apex of Wishes 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Illuna, Apex of Wishes 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+ (78/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed62
- Interaction72
- Resilience73
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Island, 2 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Gemrazer · Auspicious Starrix · Migratory Greathorn · Cultivate · Sea-Dasher Octopus · Sol Ring · Lore Drakkis · Pouncing Shoreshark · Dreamtail Heron · Parcelbeast · Farseek · Glowstone Recluse · Trumpeting Gnarr · Pollywog Symbiote · Arcane Signet · Rampant Growth · Sawtusk Demolisher · Archipelagore · Kodama's Reach · Souvenir Snatcher · Porcuparrot · Everquill Phoenix · Growth Spiral · Cloudpiercer · Nature's Lore · Brainstorm · Counterspell · Beast Within · Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief · Essence Symbiote · Slippery Bogle · Blasphemous Act · Three Visits · Chaos Warp · Mysterious Egg · Rhythm of the Wild · Etali, Primal Storm · Omniscience · Animar, Soul of Elements · Genesis Ultimatum · Swiftfoot Boots · Cold-Eyed Selkie · Heroic Intervention · Mythos of Illuna · Negate · Temur Ascendancy · Vesuvan Duplimancy · Venomthrope · Beast Whisperer · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Garruk's Uprising · Birds of Paradise · Explore · Gladecover Scout · Ponder · Season of Growth · Planar Genesis · Skyshroud Claim · Vivien, Monsters' Advocate · Cyclonic Rift · Goblin Anarchomancer · Temur Battlecrier · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Arcane Denial · Command Tower · Frontier Bivouac · Ketria Triome · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Sulfur Falls · Rootbound Crag · Steam Vents · Cinder Glade · Rejuvenating Springs · Reliquary Tower · Yavimaya Coast · Evolving Wilds · Dreamroot Cascade · Misty Rainforest · Path of Ancestry · Rockfall Vale · Wooded Foothills · Scalding Tarn · Shivan Reef · Temple of Mystery · Spire Garden · Training Center
🃏 Recommended cards for Illuna, Apex of Wishes
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Illuna, Apex of Wishes, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemrazer | 72% | +70% |
| Migratory Greathorn | 69% | +68% |
| Auspicious Starrix | 69% | +68% |
| Sea-Dasher Octopus | 65% | +64% |
| Lore Drakkis | 64% | +63% |
| Pouncing Shoreshark | 64% | +63% |
| Dreamtail Heron | 63% | +62% |
| Parcelbeast | 63% | +62% |
| Glowstone Recluse | 59% | +58% |
| Trumpeting Gnarr | 59% | +58% |
| Pollywog Symbiote | 58% | +57% |
| Sawtusk Demolisher | 55% | +55% |
| Archipelagore | 53% | +52% |
| Souvenir Snatcher | 51% | +50% |
| Porcuparrot | 49% | +48% |
| Everquill Phoenix | 48% | +47% |
| Cloudpiercer | 47% | +46% |
| Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief | 44% | +43% |
| Essence Symbiote | 42% | +41% |
| Slippery Bogle | 41% | +41% |
| Mysterious Egg | 35% | +35% |
| Omniscience | 34% | +32% |
| Brainstorm | 45% | +31% |
| Cold-Eyed Selkie | 31% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Illuna, Apex of Wishes 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.
- Gemrazer
- Migratory Greathorn
- Auspicious Starrix
- Sea-Dasher Octopus
- Lore Drakkis
- Pouncing Shoreshark
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sawtusk Demolisher
- Omniscience
- Vesuvan Duplimancy
- Venomthrope
- Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Animar, Soul of Elements
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Ketria Triome
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Illuna, Apex of Wishes
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Illuna, Apex of Wishes's color identity?
Illuna, Apex of Wishes is Temur (green, red 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 Illuna, Apex of Wishes come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Illuna, Apex of Wishes deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
How many lands should a Illuna, Apex of Wishes deck run?
Real Illuna, Apex of Wishes 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 Illuna, Apex of Wishes?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gemrazer, Migratory Greathorn, Auspicious Starrix. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Illuna, Apex of Wishes decks.
What combos does Illuna, Apex of Wishes have?
Illuna, Apex of Wishes 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 Illuna, Apex of Wishes deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gemrazer, Migratory Greathorn, Auspicious Starrix 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.