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Irma, Part-Time Mutant

Card: Irma, Part-Time Mutant

Legendary Creature — Human Mutant Shapeshifter · 2U

Color identity: Blue

Irma, Part-Time Mutant is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
At the beginning of combat on your turn, Irma becomes a copy of up to one other target creature you control, except her name is Irma, Part-Time Mutant and she has this ability. Then put a +1/+1 counter on her.

Reference price of the card: €4.31

Comes in the precon Turtle Power!

Average lands in decks for Irma, Part-Time Mutant: 35

Clones+1/+1 CountersVoltronAggroZooCard DrawComboCommander Matters

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🎲 How the average Irma, Part-Time Mutant 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.

3.0average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
35 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
20 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
81 %of games close out the table before turn 12
10median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C+ (57/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Island)

Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Silent Hallcreeper · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Pongify · Phyrexian Metamorph · Giggling Skitterspike · Arcane Denial · Enduring Curiosity · Swiftfoot Boots · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Thought Vessel · Blighted Agent · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Starwinder · Aetherize · Slip Out the Back · Danny Pink · Rapid Hybridization · Chasm Skulker · Thrummingbird · Clever Impersonator · Copycrook · Mockingbird · Propaganda · High Tide · Mana Drain · Spark Double · Big Mother Mouser · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Reality Shift · Mind Stone · Naga Fleshcrafter · Shoreline Looter · Dreamtide Whale · Azure Beastbinder · Herald of Secret Streams · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Faerie Mastermind · Malleable Impostor · The Ozolith · Invisible Stalker · Cyclonic Rift · Lightning Greaves · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Narset's Reversal · Ghostly Pilferer · Impostor Syndrome · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Ponder · Swan Song · Wave Goodbye · Brainstorm · Mocking Doppelganger · Baxter, Fly in the Ointment · Midnight Clock · Ornithopter of Paradise · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Auton Soldier · Fierce Guardianship · Frantic Search · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Witch's Clinic · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Inkmoth Nexus · Castle Vantress · Minamo, School at Water's Edge

🃏 Recommended cards for Irma, Part-Time Mutant

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Irma, Part-Time Mutant, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Silent Hallcreeper 70% +65%
Giggling Skitterspike 53% +51%
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian 50% +50%
Enduring Curiosity 51% +45%
Blighted Agent 46% +44%
Starwinder 46% +43%
Danny Pink 43% +42%
Copycrook 41% +39%
Thrummingbird 42% +38%
Mockingbird 41% +37%
Big Mother Mouser 38% +37%
Slip Out the Back 44% +37%
Naga Fleshcrafter 37% +35%
Phyrexian Metamorph 54% +35%
Clever Impersonator 41% +35%
Shoreline Looter 37% +34%
Azure Beastbinder 35% +34%
Herald of Secret Streams 34% +33%
Dreamtide Whale 36% +32%
Malleable Impostor 33% +32%
Glasspool Mimic 38% +32%
The Ozolith 33% +31%
Invisible Stalker 32% +30%
Rogue's Passage 45% +29%

💰 The best cards for your Irma, Part-Time Mutant 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.

  • Silent Hallcreeper€1.17 · 70% inclusion
  • Rikku, Resourceful Guardian€0.41 · 50% inclusion
  • Blighted Agent€1.19 · 46% inclusion
  • Starwinder€0.80 · 46% inclusion
  • Copycrook€0.16 · 41% inclusion
  • Thrummingbird€0.11 · 42% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Enduring Curiosity€6.61 · 51% inclusion
  • Mockingbird€2.74 · 41% inclusion
  • Slip Out the Back€3.71 · 44% inclusion
  • Phyrexian Metamorph€2.34 · 54% inclusion
  • Herald of Secret Streams€5.29 · 34% inclusion
  • Dreamtide Whale€3.38 · 36% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Giggling Skitterspike€12.27 · 53% inclusion
  • Danny Pink€12.55 · 43% inclusion
  • The Ozolith€39.26 · 33% inclusion
  • Witch's Clinic€11.54 · 30% inclusion
  • Sakashima of a Thousand Faces€16.69 · 34% inclusion
  • Otawara, Soaring City€22.88 · 50% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Irma, Part-Time Mutant

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Frequently asked questions

What is Irma, Part-Time Mutant's color identity?

Irma, Part-Time Mutant 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 Irma, Part-Time Mutant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Irma, Part-Time Mutant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 35 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).

How many lands should a Irma, Part-Time Mutant deck run?

Real Irma, Part-Time Mutant 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 Irma, Part-Time Mutant?

The three highest-synergy cards are Silent Hallcreeper, Giggling Skitterspike, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Irma, Part-Time Mutant decks.

What combos does Irma, Part-Time Mutant have?

Irma, Part-Time Mutant 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 Irma, Part-Time Mutant deck cost?

You can start cheap: Silent Hallcreeper, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian, Blighted Agent 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.

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