EDH Optimizer
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit · 4UU
Color identity: Blue
Kairi, the Swirling Sky is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, ward {3}
When Kairi dies, choose one —
• Return any number of target nonland permanents with total mana value 6 or less to their owners' hands.
• Mill six cards, then return up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.83
Average lands in decks for Kairi, the Swirling Sky: 36
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Build your Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kairi, the Swirling Sky 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kairi, the Swirling Sky 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: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency24
- Speed47
- Interaction100
- Resilience94
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (6 nonbasic, 30 Island)
Cackling Counterpart · Quasiduplicate · Sol Ring · High Tide · Fated Infatuation · See Double · Rite of Replication · Counterspell · Arcane Signet · Sapphire Medallion · Thought Vessel · Sublime Epiphany · Replication Technique · Three Steps Ahead · Aetherize · Mirror Mockery · Frantic Search · Resculpt · Mirage Mockery · Rapid Hybridization · Archmage's Charm · Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle · Dig Through Time · Fact or Fiction · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Pongify · Mind Stone · Turnabout · Gilded Lotus · Season of Weaving · Curse of the Swine · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Propaganda · Relm's Sketching · Rewind · Clear the Mind · Keiga, the Tide Star · Solve the Equation · Evacuation · Reality Shift · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Snap · Echocasting Symposium · Rise from the Tides · Thran Dynamo · Unwind · Aetherspouts · Negate · Shark Typhoon · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Confounding Riddle · Fellwar Stone · Hedron Archive · March of Swirling Mist · PuPu UFO · Swan Song · Wayfarer's Bauble · Worn Powerstone · Sky Diamond · Engulf the Shore · Ravenform · Haughty Djinn · Phantasmal Image · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Terrain Generator · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Kairi, the Swirling Sky
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kairi, the Swirling Sky, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cackling Counterpart | 92% | +89% |
| Quasiduplicate | 87% | +84% |
| Fated Infatuation | 83% | +81% |
| See Double | 81% | +77% |
| Rite of Replication | 78% | +71% |
| Replication Technique | 54% | +53% |
| Mirror Mockery | 53% | +53% |
| Mirage Mockery | 51% | +50% |
| Sublime Epiphany | 55% | +49% |
| Three Steps Ahead | 54% | +44% |
| Silundi Vision | 46% | +41% |
| High Tide | 84% | +40% |
| Fact or Fiction | 45% | +37% |
| Dig Through Time | 45% | +36% |
| Turnabout | 39% | +36% |
| Resculpt | 52% | +35% |
| Keiga, the Tide Star | 35% | +34% |
| Clear the Mind | 35% | +34% |
| Season of Weaving | 38% | +33% |
| Relm's Sketching | 36% | +32% |
| Archmage's Charm | 48% | +31% |
| Rise from the Tides | 32% | +30% |
| Glasspool Mimic | 37% | +30% |
| Confounding Riddle | 30% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Kairi, the Swirling Sky 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.
- Cackling Counterpart
- Quasiduplicate
- Fated Infatuation
- See Double
- Rite of Replication
- Replication Technique
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Three Steps Ahead
- Season of Weaving
- Solve the Equation
- March of Swirling Mist
- Phantasmal Image
- Blade of Selves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Flash Photography
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kairi, the Swirling Sky
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → 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
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kairi, the Swirling Sky's color identity?
Kairi, the Swirling Sky 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 Kairi, the Swirling Sky come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 32 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck run?
Real Kairi, the Swirling Sky decks run 36 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 Kairi, the Swirling Sky?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cackling Counterpart, Quasiduplicate, Fated Infatuation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kairi, the Swirling Sky decks.
What combos does Kairi, the Swirling Sky have?
Kairi, the Swirling Sky 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 Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cackling Counterpart, Quasiduplicate, Fated Infatuation 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.