EDH Optimizer
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 2BB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever an opponent discards a card or mills one or more cards, put a +1/+1 counter on each Advisor you control.
{2}{U/B}: Target player mills four cards. (They put the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Reference price of the card: €0.42
Average lands in decks for Lo and Li, Royal Advisors: 36
Mill+1/+1 CountersAdvisorsDiscardPersistent PetitionersComboAggroGyruda Companion
Build your Lo and Li, Royal Advisors deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lo and Li, Royal Advisors 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lo and Li, Royal Advisors 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: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed66
- Interaction78
- Resilience93
- Closing73
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Swamp)
Persistent Petitioners · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · The Water Crystal · Bruvac the Grandiloquent · Danny Pink · Counterspell · The Master of Lake-town · Mindcrank · Talisman of Dominance · Windfall · Psychic Corrosion · Drown in the Loch · Riverchurn Monument · Maddening Cacophony · Altar of the Brood · Dimir Signet · Singularity Rupture · Thrumming Stone · Memory Erosion · Fractured Sanity · Ruin Crab · Sapphire Medallion · Mesmeric Orb · Ledger Shredder · Syr Konrad, the Grim · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Kindred Discovery · Herald's Horn · Phenax, God of Deception · Reflections of Littjara · Unstoppable Plan · Visions of Beyond · Arcane Denial · Didn't Say Please · Propaganda · Gríma, Saruman's Footman · Dark Ritual · Master's Councillors · Omen Hawker · Feed the Swarm · Intruder Alarm · The Mindskinner · Consuming Aberration · Dark Deal · Thought Vessel · Raise the Palisade · Rhystic Study · Thought Collapse · Withering Torment · Bloodchief Ascension · Corrupt Court Official · Fellwar Stone · Rise of the Dark Realms · Training Grounds · Black Market Connections · Court of Cunning · Negate · Whispering Madness · Deadly Rollick · Duelist of the Mind · Herald of Secret Streams · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Bojuka Bog · Shipwreck Marsh · Morphic Pool · Tainted Isle · Gloomlake Verge · Underground River · Reliquary Tower · Path of Ancestry · Choked Estuary · Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture · Polluted Delta · Darkwater Catacombs · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Nephalia Drownyard · Sunken Ruins · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Three Tree City · Undercity Sewers · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Mystic Sanctuary
🃏 Recommended cards for Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lo and Li, Royal Advisors, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Persistent Petitioners | 90% | +89% |
| The Water Crystal | 66% | +57% |
| Danny Pink | 57% | +57% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 62% | +56% |
| The Master of Lake-town | 54% | +50% |
| Riverchurn Monument | 50% | +46% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 51% | +45% |
| Thrumming Stone | 44% | +44% |
| Altar of the Brood | 48% | +43% |
| Mindcrank | 53% | +41% |
| Windfall | 52% | +39% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 49% | +38% |
| Memory Erosion | 40% | +36% |
| Singularity Rupture | 45% | +32% |
| Drown in the Loch | 50% | +32% |
| Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital | 36% | +31% |
| Fractured Sanity | 39% | +29% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 35% | +29% |
| Phenax, God of Deception | 32% | +29% |
| Ledger Shredder | 34% | +29% |
| Ruin Crab | 37% | +29% |
| Unstoppable Plan | 31% | +29% |
| Sapphire Medallion | 37% | +29% |
| Master's Councillors | 28% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Lo and Li, Royal Advisors 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.
- Persistent Petitioners
- The Master of Lake-town
- Riverchurn Monument
- Windfall
- Singularity Rupture
- Drown in the Loch
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Water Crystal
- Psychic Corrosion
- Thrumming Stone
- Altar of the Brood
- Mindcrank
- Maddening Cacophony
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Danny Pink
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Mesmeric Orb
- Phenax, God of Deception
- Three Tree City
- Bloodchief Ascension
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
Other commanders
Frequently asked questions
What is Lo and Li, Royal Advisors's color identity?
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors is Dimir (black 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 Lo and Li, Royal Advisors come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lo and Li, Royal Advisors deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 25 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Lo and Li, Royal Advisors deck run?
Real Lo and Li, Royal Advisors decks run 36 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 Lo and Li, Royal Advisors?
The three highest-synergy cards are Persistent Petitioners, The Water Crystal, Danny Pink. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lo and Li, Royal Advisors decks.
What combos does Lo and Li, Royal Advisors have?
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors 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 Lo and Li, Royal Advisors deck cost?
You can start cheap: Persistent Petitioners, The Master of Lake-town, Riverchurn Monument 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.