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Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Cleric · 1U
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If you would scry a number of cards, scry that many cards plus one instead.
{3}{G/U}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, you may put it on the bottom of your library.
Reference price of the card: €7.03
Average lands in decks for Kenessos, Priest of Thassa: 35
TopdeckSea CreaturesScryControlRampMidrangeBig ManaActivated Abilities
Build your Kenessos, Priest of Thassa deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kenessos, Priest of Thassa 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kenessos, Priest of Thassa 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: C (53/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed52
- Interaction52
- Resilience80
- Closing22
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Forest)
Whelming Wave · Scourge of Fleets · Koma, Cosmos Serpent · Serpent of Yawning Depths · Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle · Hullbreaker Horror · Sol Ring · Spawning Kraken · Brainstorm · Koma, World-Eater · Training Grounds · Summon: Leviathan · Tromokratis · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Stormsurge Kraken · Preordain · Thassa, God of the Sea · Biomancer's Familiar · Starwinder · Stormtide Leviathan · Inkwell Leviathan · Garruk's Uprising · Joint Exploration · Verdant Kraken · Opt · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Omen Hawker · Cultivate · Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep · Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood · Brainsurge · Glacier Godmaw · Ponder · Quest for Ula's Temple · Simic Sky Swallower · Beast Within · Growth Spiral · Lorthos, the Tidemaker · Serum Visions · Sin, Unending Cataclysm · Kodama's Reach · Nature's Lore · Sensei's Divining Top · Grappling Kraken · Lifecrafter's Bestiary · Rampant Growth · The Unagi of Kyoshi Island · Brinelin, the Moon Kraken · Sigiled Starfish · Deliberate · In Search of Greatness · Monstrosity of the Lake · Scroll Rack · Biblioplex Kraken · Deep-Sea Kraken · Vesuvan Drifter · Dissolve · Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner · Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep · Trench Behemoth · Famished Worldsire · Heroic Intervention · Kederekt Leviathan · Command Tower · Temple of Mystery · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Rivendell · Halimar Depths · Yavimaya Coast · Breeding Pool · Castle Vantress · Flooded Grove · Rejuvenating Springs · Crystal Grotto · Simic Growth Chamber · Reliquary Tower · Misty Rainforest · Zhalfirin Void · Vineglimmer Snarl · Mystic Sanctuary · Willowrush Verge · Hedge Maze · Mosswort Bridge · Exotic Orchard · Overflowing Basin · Rogue's Passage · Tangled Islet
🃏 Recommended cards for Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kenessos, Priest of Thassa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Whelming Wave | 90% | +80% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 87% | +80% |
| Serpent of Yawning Depths | 85% | +79% |
| Spawning Kraken | 83% | +76% |
| Training Grounds | 78% | +74% |
| Tromokratis | 77% | +72% |
| Koma, Cosmos Serpent | 86% | +71% |
| Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle | 84% | +71% |
| Stormsurge Kraken | 75% | +71% |
| Summon: Leviathan | 77% | +70% |
| Thassa, God of the Sea | 74% | +69% |
| Koma, World-Eater | 80% | +69% |
| Biomancer's Familiar | 72% | +68% |
| Hullbreaker Horror | 84% | +67% |
| Preordain | 74% | +66% |
| Brainstorm | 81% | +66% |
| Starwinder | 71% | +65% |
| Stormtide Leviathan | 70% | +64% |
| Inkwell Leviathan | 68% | +64% |
| Joint Exploration | 64% | +59% |
| Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait | 76% | +58% |
| Omen Hawker | 57% | +56% |
| Opt | 61% | +54% |
| Verdant Kraken | 62% | +53% |
💰 The best cards for your Kenessos, Priest of Thassa 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.
- Whelming Wave
- Scourge of Fleets
- Tromokratis
- Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
- Stormsurge Kraken
- Summon: Leviathan
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Training Grounds
- Koma, Cosmos Serpent
- Thassa, God of the Sea
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Quest for Ula's Temple
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Scroll Rack
- Worldly Tutor
- Mirri's Guile
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kenessos, Priest of Thassa's color identity?
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa is Simic (green 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.
What turn does Kenessos, Priest of Thassa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kenessos, Priest of Thassa deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 15 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Kenessos, Priest of Thassa deck run?
Real Kenessos, Priest of Thassa 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 Kenessos, Priest of Thassa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Whelming Wave, Scourge of Fleets, Serpent of Yawning Depths. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kenessos, Priest of Thassa decks.
What combos does Kenessos, Priest of Thassa have?
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa 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 Kenessos, Priest of Thassa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Whelming Wave, Scourge of Fleets, Tromokratis 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.