EDH Optimizer
Leader, Super-Genius
Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Villain · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Leader, Super-Genius is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If a creature you control would connive, instead you draw a card, then that creature connives.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Leader, Super-Genius: 35
+1/+1 CountersConniveCard DrawDiscardProliferateTokensUnblockableHand Size
Build your Leader, Super-Genius deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Leader, Super-Genius 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Leader, Super-Genius 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed45
- Interaction56
- Resilience91
- Closing41
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Ledger Shredder · Unstable Experiment · Chasm Skulker · Arcane Signet · Glorious Purpose · Thought Vessel · Counterspell · Doc Ock's Henchmen · Wizard Class · Sapphire Medallion · Security Bypass · Baxter, Fly in the Ointment · Wonder · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Change of Plans · Kid Loki · Copycrook · Mask of the Schemer · Aetherize · Atlantean Skirmisher · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Krang, the All-Powerful · Pongify · Psychosis Crawler · Iron Man, Armored Avenger · Mischievous Mystic · Rapid Hybridization · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Ominous Seas · Ripples of Potential · A.I.M. Scientists · Namor, Scourge of the Seas · Trickster's Stratagem · Arcane Denial · Lyla, Holographic Assistant · Monument to Endurance · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Hypnotic Grifter · Wave Goodbye · Pensive Professor · Mind Stone · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Pharaoh Rama-Tut · Faerie Mastermind · Graviton, Fundamental Force · Loki, God of Mischief · Super Intelligence · Emrakul's Messenger · Fellwar Stone · Imprisoned in the Moon · Negate · Psionic Snoop · Brainstorm · Lyra, Tolarian Archangel · Reality Shift · Herald of Secret Streams · Twenty-Toed Toad · Vnwxt, Verbose Host · Mysterio's Mirage · Scrounging Skyray · Swiftfoot Boots · Spark Double · Frantic Search · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Villainous Hideout · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City · Rogue's Passage · Agna Qel'a · Karn's Bastion
🃏 Recommended cards for Leader, Super-Genius
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Leader, Super-Genius, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Unstable Experiment | 72% | +71% |
| Glorious Purpose | 68% | +68% |
| Ledger Shredder | 74% | +67% |
| Doc Ock's Henchmen | 63% | +62% |
| Security Bypass | 58% | +57% |
| Chasm Skulker | 70% | +56% |
| Baxter, Fly in the Ointment | 56% | +55% |
| Change of Plans | 54% | +53% |
| Kid Loki | 54% | +53% |
| Mask of the Schemer | 52% | +52% |
| Copycrook | 53% | +52% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 54% | +51% |
| Wonder | 55% | +50% |
| Atlantean Skirmisher | 48% | +48% |
| Wizard Class | 63% | +45% |
| Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 46% | +44% |
| Krang, the All-Powerful | 47% | +44% |
| Trickster's Stratagem | 43% | +43% |
| A.I.M. Scientists | 43% | +43% |
| Namor, Scourge of the Seas | 43% | +42% |
| Ripples of Potential | 44% | +41% |
| Monument to Endurance | 42% | +40% |
| Hypnotic Grifter | 40% | +40% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 48% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Leader, Super-Genius 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.
- Unstable Experiment
- Glorious Purpose
- Doc Ock's Henchmen
- Security Bypass
- Chasm Skulker
- Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ledger Shredder
- Change of Plans
- Ripples of Potential
- Lyla, Holographic Assistant
- Loki, God of Mischief
- Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Leader, Super-Genius
- 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
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Psychosis Crawler + Scrawling Crawler + Windfall + Teferi's Ageless Insight → Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Leader, Super-Genius's color identity?
Leader, Super-Genius 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 Leader, Super-Genius come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Leader, Super-Genius deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 24 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Leader, Super-Genius deck run?
Real Leader, Super-Genius 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 Leader, Super-Genius?
The three highest-synergy cards are Unstable Experiment, Glorious Purpose, Ledger Shredder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Leader, Super-Genius decks.
What combos does Leader, Super-Genius have?
Leader, Super-Genius 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 Leader, Super-Genius deck cost?
You can start cheap: Unstable Experiment, Glorious Purpose, Doc Ock's Henchmen 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.