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: €0.29
Average lands in decks for Lo and Li, Royal Advisors: 36
Mill+1/+1 CountersAdvisorsDiscardPersistent PetitionersComboAggroControl
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 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency24
- Speed61
- Interaction100
- Resilience87
- Closing100
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 · Mindcrank · Talisman of Dominance · Windfall · Psychic Corrosion · Riverchurn Monument · Drown in the Loch · Maddening Cacophony · Altar of the Brood · Dimir Signet · Singularity Rupture · The Master of Lake-town · Thrumming Stone · Memory Erosion · Fractured Sanity · Ruin Crab · Sapphire Medallion · Mesmeric Orb · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Herald's Horn · Ledger Shredder · Kindred Discovery · Phenax, God of Deception · Visions of Beyond · Didn't Say Please · Reflections of Littjara · Unstoppable Plan · Arcane Denial · Propaganda · Dark Ritual · Gríma, Saruman's Footman · Omen Hawker · Feed the Swarm · Intruder Alarm · The Mindskinner · Consuming Aberration · Dark Deal · Thought Vessel · Raise the Palisade · Rhystic Study · Fellwar Stone · Thought Collapse · Withering Torment · Bloodchief Ascension · Master's Councillors · Rise of the Dark Realms · Corrupt Court Official · Training Grounds · Court of Cunning · Deadly Rollick · Negate · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Black Market Connections · Dramatic Reversal · Duelist of the Mind · Herald of Secret Streams · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Bojuka Bog · Shipwreck Marsh · Morphic Pool · Tainted Isle · Gloomlake Verge · Reliquary Tower · Underground River · Path of Ancestry · Polluted Delta · Choked Estuary · Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture · Darkwater Catacombs · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Sunken Ruins · Nephalia Drownyard · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Three Tree City · Undercity Sewers · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Mystic Sanctuary · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 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 | 91% | +90% |
| The Water Crystal | 66% | +57% |
| Danny Pink | 57% | +57% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 63% | +57% |
| Riverchurn Monument | 51% | +47% |
| Thrumming Stone | 46% | +45% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 51% | +45% |
| Altar of the Brood | 49% | +44% |
| The Master of Lake-town | 46% | +43% |
| Mindcrank | 54% | +42% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 50% | +39% |
| Windfall | 52% | +38% |
| Memory Erosion | 41% | +37% |
| Singularity Rupture | 46% | +33% |
| Drown in the Loch | 50% | +32% |
| Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital | 36% | +31% |
| Fractured Sanity | 40% | +30% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 35% | +30% |
| Sapphire Medallion | 38% | +29% |
| Phenax, God of Deception | 32% | +29% |
| Unstoppable Plan | 31% | +29% |
| Ruin Crab | 38% | +29% |
| Ledger Shredder | 33% | +29% |
| Visions of Beyond | 32% | +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
- Riverchurn Monument
- The Master of Lake-town
- Singularity Rupture
- Drown in the Loch
- Fractured Sanity
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Water Crystal
- Thrumming Stone
- Psychic Corrosion
- 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
- Gloomlake Verge
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
- 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
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 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 29 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
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, Riverchurn Monument, The Master of Lake-town 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.