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Lulu, Stern Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Lulu, Stern Guardian is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever an opponent attacks you, choose target creature attacking you. Put a stun counter on that creature.
{3}{U}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Reference price of the card: €0.56
Comes in the precon Counter Blitz
Average lands in decks for Lulu, Stern Guardian: 35
ProliferateInfectControl+1/+1 CountersStunArtifactsCounters MatterStax
Build your Lulu, Stern Guardian deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lulu, Stern Guardian 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lulu, Stern Guardian 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency51
- Speed46
- Interaction100
- Resilience85
- Closing51
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Island)
Sol Ring · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Flux Channeler · Inexorable Tide · Thrummingbird · Dreamtide Whale · Everflowing Chalice · Training Grounds · Tezzeret's Gambit · Experimental Augury · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · Prologue to Phyresis · Arcane Signet · Astral Cornucopia · Contentious Plan · Fear of Sleep Paralysis · Summon: Shiva · Insight Engine · Lost in the Maze · Propaganda · As Foretold · Deepglow Skate · Floodpits Drowner · Blighted Agent · Serum Snare · Summon: Valefor · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Replicating Ring · Ripples of Potential · Viral Drake · Aetherize · Darksteel Reactor · High Tide · Radstorm · Reject Imperfection · Thought Vessel · Arcane Denial · Expansion Algorithm · Freeze in Place · Tamiyo, the Moon Sage · Lux Cannon · Cryptic Trilobite · Midnight Clock · Steady Progress · Negate · Pongify · Chasm Skulker · Impede Momentum · Ingenious Prodigy · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Pensive Professor · Monstrosity of the Lake · Rhystic Study · Twenty-Toed Toad · Loch Mare · Empowered Autogenerator · Zygon Infiltrator · Contagion Engine · Grappling Kraken · Mana Sculpt · Crashing Wave · Cyclonic Rift · Scroll of Isildur · Karn's Bastion · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Nesting Grounds · Mage-Ring Network · Saprazzan Skerry · Inkmoth Nexus · Otawara, Soaring City · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Mistrise Village
🃏 Recommended cards for Lulu, Stern Guardian
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lulu, Stern Guardian, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | 80% | +78% |
| Flux Channeler | 75% | +70% |
| Inexorable Tide | 73% | +69% |
| Thrummingbird | 73% | +68% |
| Dreamtide Whale | 70% | +66% |
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 68% | +64% |
| Training Grounds | 70% | +63% |
| Experimental Augury | 65% | +60% |
| Karn's Bastion | 64% | +59% |
| Prologue to Phyresis | 60% | +58% |
| Astral Cornucopia | 58% | +55% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 70% | +54% |
| Contentious Plan | 58% | +54% |
| Summon: Shiva | 54% | +53% |
| Fear of Sleep Paralysis | 54% | +53% |
| Lost in the Maze | 52% | +50% |
| Insight Engine | 53% | +48% |
| Deepglow Skate | 47% | +45% |
| As Foretold | 48% | +45% |
| Floodpits Drowner | 45% | +44% |
| Summon: Valefor | 43% | +42% |
| Blighted Agent | 44% | +42% |
| Serum Snare | 44% | +40% |
| Viral Drake | 41% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Lulu, Stern Guardian 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.
- Flux Channeler
- Inexorable Tide
- Thrummingbird
- Tezzeret's Gambit
- Experimental Augury
- Prologue to Phyresis
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Dreamtide Whale
- Training Grounds
- Karn's Bastion
- Insight Engine
- Ripples of Potential
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Glistening Sphere
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lulu, Stern Guardian
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite planeswalker activations
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lulu, Stern Guardian's color identity?
Lulu, Stern Guardian 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 Lulu, Stern Guardian come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lulu, Stern Guardian deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.8 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 27 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Lulu, Stern Guardian deck run?
Real Lulu, Stern Guardian 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 Lulu, Stern Guardian?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus, Flux Channeler, Inexorable Tide. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lulu, Stern Guardian decks.
What combos does Lulu, Stern Guardian have?
Lulu, Stern Guardian 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 Lulu, Stern Guardian deck cost?
You can start cheap: Flux Channeler, Inexorable Tide, Thrummingbird 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.