EDH Optimizer
Keiga, the Tide Star
Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit · 5U
Color identity: Blue
Keiga, the Tide Star is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When Keiga dies, gain control of target creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.31
Comes in the precon Temur Roar
Average lands in decks for Keiga, the Tide Star: 35
ClonesTheftControlShapeshiftersCommander MattersEnchantressRampArtifacts
Build your Keiga, the Tide Star deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Keiga, the Tide Star 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Keiga, the Tide Star 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)
- Consistency36
- Speed44
- Interaction80
- Resilience79
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Cackling Counterpart · Rite of Replication · Quasiduplicate · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Mirror Mockery · Fated Infatuation · Mirror Image · Phantasmal Image · Phyrexian Metamorph · Sapphire Medallion · Clever Impersonator · Clone · Stunt Double · Mind Stone · Vizier of Many Faces · See Double · Blade of Selves · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Endless Evil · High Tide · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Thought Vessel · Negate · Agent of Treachery · Cryptoplasm · Deceptive Frostkite · Extravagant Replication · Renegade Doppelganger · Sky Diamond · Solemn Simulacrum · Aetherize · Stolen Identity · Swiftfoot Boots · Thran Dynamo · Followed Footsteps · Three Steps Ahead · Flesh Duplicate · Arcane Denial · Echocasting Symposium · Mirage Mockery · Visage Bandit · Wayfarer's Bauble · Undercover Operative · Midnight Clock · Silver Myr · Worn Powerstone · Sublime Epiphany · Apprentice Wizard · Brainstorm · Gigantoplasm · Rapid Hybridization · Pongify · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Silent Hallcreeper · Ponder · Sakashima's Will · Fellwar Stone · Mimic Vat · Palladium Myr · Everflowing Chalice · Dance of Many · Fact or Fiction · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Mirrorpool · Arcane Lighthouse · War Room · Castle Vantress · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Keiga, the Tide Star
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Keiga, the Tide Star, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cackling Counterpart | 80% | +77% |
| Quasiduplicate | 77% | +74% |
| Rite of Replication | 80% | +72% |
| Mirror Mockery | 69% | +68% |
| Fated Infatuation | 68% | +66% |
| Mirror Image | 67% | +65% |
| Phantasmal Image | 67% | +62% |
| Stunt Double | 61% | +58% |
| Clone | 61% | +58% |
| Vizier of Many Faces | 59% | +58% |
| Clever Impersonator | 62% | +56% |
| Blade of Selves | 56% | +55% |
| See Double | 58% | +54% |
| Endless Evil | 52% | +51% |
| Mirrorhall Mimic | 51% | +49% |
| Glasspool Mimic | 55% | +48% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 66% | +47% |
| Deceptive Frostkite | 46% | +46% |
| Renegade Doppelganger | 46% | +46% |
| Cryptoplasm | 46% | +46% |
| Agent of Treachery | 49% | +45% |
| Extravagant Replication | 46% | +42% |
| Followed Footsteps | 43% | +42% |
| Stolen Identity | 44% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Keiga, the Tide Star 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
- Rite of Replication
- Mirror Mockery
- Fated Infatuation
- Mirror Image
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Phantasmal Image
- Stunt Double
- Blade of Selves
- Endless Evil
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Agent of Treachery
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sakashima's Student
- Throne of Eldraine
- Sceptre of Eternal Glory
- Roaming Throne
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Keiga, the Tide Star's color identity?
Keiga, the Tide Star 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 Keiga, the Tide Star come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Keiga, the Tide Star deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Keiga, the Tide Star deck run?
Real Keiga, the Tide Star 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 Keiga, the Tide Star?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cackling Counterpart, Quasiduplicate, Rite of Replication. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Keiga, the Tide Star decks.
What combos does Keiga, the Tide Star have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Keiga, the Tide Star. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Keiga, the Tide Star deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cackling Counterpart, Quasiduplicate, Rite of Replication 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.