EDH Optimizer
Kes, Evolving Telepath
Legendary Creature — Ocampa Advisor · 4U
Color identity: Blue
Kes, Evolving Telepath is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, put a time counter on Kes, then draw X cards, where X is the number of time counters on her. Then if she has nine or more time counters on her, sacrifice her.
Average lands in decks for Kes, Evolving Telepath: 37
Build your Kes, Evolving Telepath deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (50/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed45
- Interaction62
- Resilience81
- Closing12
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (6 nonbasic, 33 Island)
Alhammarret's Archive · Astral Cornucopia · Borg Scout Sphere · Chief Miles O'Brien · Class-F Shuttlecraft · Cloak and Phaser · Cloistered Telepath · Co-Option Adjutant · Commander's Sphere · Consider the Prime Directive · Cryogenic Stasis · Cryptic Command · Data, Exploring Humanity · Data, New Life · Data, Professor of Humanities · Deep Space Scan · Disallow · Disruptor Pistol · Energize · Enterprise NX-01 · Frantic Search · Geordi La Forge, Innovator · H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship · Hedron Archive · Highly Illogical · Howling Mine · Isolinear Processor · Kobayashi Maru Scenario · La Forge, Perceptive Engineer · Lieutenant Commander Data · Make It So · Mind Stone · Mr. Spock, Science Officer · Nyota Uhura, Communications · Open Communications · Pelia, Immortal Innovator · Reconnaissance Partition · Refute · Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct · Seven of Nine, Unassimilated · Skullclamp · Spock, Logical Choice · Spock, Voice of Reason · Starfleet Communicator · Starship Enterprise · Stonespeaker Crystal · Subcommander T'Pol · Suurok-Class Science Vessel · Suus Mahna Practitioner · T'Pol, Vulcan Representative · Tea, Earl Grey, Hot · Test of Priorities · The Immortal Sun · Those Old Scientists · Thoughtcast · Type-2 Phaser · U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed · Uhura, Xenolinguist · V'Ger, the Intruder · Warp Core · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Ni'Var Science Academy · Path of Ancestry · Shore Leave Planet · Spire of Industry
🃏 Recommended cards for Kes, Evolving Telepath
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kes, Evolving Telepath, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Disruptor Pistol | 100% | +100% |
| T'Pol, Vulcan Representative | 100% | +100% |
| Pelia, Immortal Innovator | 100% | +100% |
| La Forge, Perceptive Engineer | 100% | +100% |
| Cloistered Telepath | 100% | +100% |
| V'Ger, the Intruder | 100% | +100% |
| Spock, Logical Choice | 100% | +100% |
| Highly Illogical | 100% | +100% |
| Open Communications | 100% | +100% |
| Cryogenic Stasis | 100% | +100% |
| Consider the Prime Directive | 100% | +100% |
| Type-2 Phaser | 100% | +100% |
| Jett Reno, Problem Solver | 100% | +100% |
| Deep Space Scan | 100% | +100% |
| Kobayashi Maru Scenario | 100% | +100% |
| Energize | 100% | +100% |
| Tea, Earl Grey, Hot | 100% | +100% |
| Geordi La Forge, Innovator | 100% | +100% |
| Those Old Scientists | 100% | +100% |
| Suus Mahna Practitioner | 100% | +100% |
| Co-Option Adjutant | 100% | +100% |
| Cloak and Phaser | 100% | +100% |
| Spire of Industry | 100% | +100% |
| Spock, Voice of Reason | 100% | +100% |
💰 The best cards for your Kes, Evolving Telepath 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.
- Cloistered Telepath
- Open Communications
- Type-2 Phaser
- Deep Space Scan
- Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
- Geordi La Forge, Innovator
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Highly Illogical
- Consider the Prime Directive
- Kobayashi Maru Scenario
- Chief Miles O'Brien
- Lieutenant Commander Data
- Data, Exploring Humanity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Starship Enterprise
- Seven of Nine, Unassimilated
- The Immortal Sun
- Mr. Spock, Science Officer
- Alhammarret's Archive
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kes, Evolving Telepath's color identity?
Kes, Evolving Telepath 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 Kes, Evolving Telepath come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kes, Evolving Telepath deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 10 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Kes, Evolving Telepath deck run?
Real Kes, Evolving Telepath decks run 37 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 Kes, Evolving Telepath?
The three highest-synergy cards are Disruptor Pistol, T'Pol, Vulcan Representative, Pelia, Immortal Innovator. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kes, Evolving Telepath decks.
What combos does Kes, Evolving Telepath have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kes, Evolving Telepath. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kes, Evolving Telepath deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cloistered Telepath, Open Communications, Type-2 Phaser 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.