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Itazura, Lingering Wick
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 2UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Itazura, Lingering Wick is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top three cards of your library. Each opponent secretly chooses a number 0 or greater. Then those numbers are revealed. Choose an opponent with the highest number. Itazura deals that much damage to them, then they may cast a spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost. You put a card from among them that wasn't cast this way into your hand.
Average lands in decks for Itazura, Lingering Wick: 35
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The highest-synergy cards in decks for Itazura, Lingering Wick, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Paradox Haze | 72% | +70% |
| Homeward Path | 69% | +68% |
| Brand | 65% | +64% |
| Sphinx of the Second Sun | 61% | +60% |
| Shadow of the Second Sun | 55% | +54% |
| The Ninth Doctor | 48% | +48% |
| Alicia Masters, Skilled Sculptor | 45% | +44% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 48% | +43% |
| Narset's Reversal | 52% | +43% |
| Scroll Rack | 42% | +41% |
| Hit the Mother Lode | 45% | +40% |
| Perplexing Chimera | 41% | +40% |
| Red Death, Shipwrecker | 41% | +40% |
| Coveted Falcon | 39% | +39% |
| Omniscience | 44% | +39% |
| Tempt with Mayhem | 40% | +38% |
| Planar Incision | 35% | +34% |
| Spark Double | 39% | +34% |
| Return the Favor | 42% | +34% |
| Hide on the Ceiling | 34% | +33% |
| One with the Multiverse | 36% | +33% |
| Dance with Calamity | 35% | +32% |
| Invert Polarity | 43% | +32% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 34% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Itazura, Lingering Wick 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.
- Paradox Haze
- Brand
- Shadow of the Second Sun
- The Ninth Doctor
- Alicia Masters, Skilled Sculptor
- Etali, Primal Storm
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Homeward Path
- Sphinx of the Second Sun
- Omniscience
- Spark Double
- Propaganda
- Prisoner's Dilemma
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Scroll Rack
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Descent into Avernus
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Improvisation Capstone
- Blightsteel Colossus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Itazura, Lingering Wick
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Itazura, Lingering Wick's color identity?
Itazura, Lingering Wick is Izzet (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.
How many lands should a Itazura, Lingering Wick deck run?
Real Itazura, Lingering Wick 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 Itazura, Lingering Wick?
The three highest-synergy cards are Paradox Haze, Homeward Path, Brand. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Itazura, Lingering Wick decks.
What combos does Itazura, Lingering Wick have?
Itazura, Lingering Wick 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 Itazura, Lingering Wick deck cost?
You can start cheap: Paradox Haze, Brand, Shadow of the Second Sun 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.