EDH Optimizer
Katara, Waterbending Master
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · 1U
Color identity: Blue
Katara, Waterbending Master is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, you get an experience counter.
Whenever Katara attacks, you may draw a card for each experience counter you have. If you do, discard a card.
Reference price of the card: €14.13
Average lands in decks for Katara, Waterbending Master: 34
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Build your Katara, Waterbending Master deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Katara, Waterbending Master 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Katara, Waterbending Master 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)
- Consistency60
- Speed49
- Interaction100
- Resilience88
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (7 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Frantic Search · Brainstorm · Sapphire Medallion · Consider · Snap · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Opt · Bender's Waterskin · Pongify · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Rapid Hybridization · Laboratory Maniac · Experimental Augury · Flux Channeler · Swan Song · Arcane Denial · Into the Flood Maw · High Tide · Aetherize · Aqueous Form · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Unwind · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Negate · Wizard Class · Faerie Mastermind · Cyclonic Rift · Hullbreaker Horror · Psychosis Crawler · Fierce Guardianship · Reality Shift · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Force of Negation · Strix Serenade · Swiftfoot Boots · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Dreamtide Whale · Mana Drain · Rewind · Slip Out the Back · Snapcaster Mage · High Fae Trickster · Narset's Reversal · Amphibian Downpour · Lightning Greaves · Octopus Form · Mystic Remora · Chasm Skulker · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Mystical Tutor · Serum Snare · Propaganda · Rhystic Study · Force of Will · Archmage Emeritus · Commandeer · Leyline of Anticipation · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Twenty-Toed Toad · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Rogue's Passage · Access Tunnel · Agna Qel'a · Karn's Bastion
🃏 Recommended cards for Katara, Waterbending Master
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Katara, Waterbending Master, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Consider | 70% | +55% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 65% | +53% |
| Flux Channeler | 56% | +51% |
| Snap | 70% | +51% |
| Experimental Augury | 56% | +51% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 53% | +46% |
| Aqueous Form | 51% | +45% |
| Opt | 69% | +44% |
| Frantic Search | 73% | +41% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 60% | +40% |
| Unwind | 48% | +38% |
| Dreamtide Whale | 38% | +34% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 41% | +34% |
| Hydroelectric Specimen | 47% | +32% |
| Brainstorm | 72% | +31% |
| Octopus Form | 35% | +30% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 37% | +30% |
| High Fae Trickster | 36% | +30% |
| Strix Serenade | 39% | +30% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 46% | +30% |
| Serum Snare | 33% | +30% |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 69% | +30% |
| Wizard Class | 47% | +29% |
| Slip Out the Back | 37% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Katara, Waterbending Master 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.
- Consider
- Bender's Waterskin
- Flux Channeler
- Experimental Augury
- Into the Flood Maw
- Aqueous Form
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Snap
- Dreamtide Whale
- High Fae Trickster
- Strix Serenade
- Faerie Mastermind
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Snapcaster Mage
- Force of Negation
- Fierce Guardianship
- Subtlety
- Mox Amber
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Katara, Waterbending Master
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored 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
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Katara, Waterbending Master's color identity?
Katara, Waterbending Master 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 Katara, Waterbending Master come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Katara, Waterbending Master deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 16 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Katara, Waterbending Master deck run?
Real Katara, Waterbending Master decks run 34 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 Katara, Waterbending Master?
The three highest-synergy cards are Consider, Bender's Waterskin, Flux Channeler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Katara, Waterbending Master decks.
What combos does Katara, Waterbending Master have?
Katara, Waterbending Master 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 Katara, Waterbending Master deck cost?
You can start cheap: Consider, Bender's Waterskin, Flux Channeler 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.