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Lyla, Holographic Assistant
Legendary Artifact Creature — Illusion Advisor · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Lyla, Holographic Assistant is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Reference price of the card: €3.67
Average lands in decks for Lyla, Holographic Assistant: 34
+1/+1 CountersComboCard DrawControlAggroTokensVoltronArtifacts
Build your Lyla, Holographic Assistant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lyla, Holographic Assistant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lyla, Holographic Assistant 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: A (87/100)
- Consistency88
- Speed70
- Interaction93
- Resilience92
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (8 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Sol Ring · Brainstorm · Sapphire Medallion · Wizard Class · Arcane Signet · Thought Vessel · Chasm Skulker · Counterspell · Benthic Biomancer · Pensive Professor · Frantic Search · Laboratory Maniac · Psychosis Crawler · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Arcane Denial · Danny Pink · Windfall · Faerie Mastermind · Herald of Secret Streams · Rhystic Study · An Offer You Can't Refuse · High Tide · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Twenty-Toed Toad · Toothy, Imaginary Friend · Rapid Hybridization · Opt · Oneirophage · Ponder · Consider · Pollywog Prodigy · Pongify · Walking Ballista · Brainsurge · Curiosity · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Mystic Remora · Ominous Seas · Vnwxt, Verbose Host · Krang, the All-Powerful · Ledger Shredder · Swan Song · Tolarian Winds · Mind Stone · Preordain · Thassa's Oracle · Aetherize · Baxter, Fly in the Ointment · Loyal Drake · Sage of Hours · Clinquant Skymage · Decanter of Endless Water · Flow of Knowledge · Negate · Swiftfoot Boots · Cyclonic Rift · Enduring Curiosity · Enter the Enigma · Midnight Clock · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Tezzeret's Gambit · Wave Goodbye · Consecrated Sphinx · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Homunculus Horde · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Rogue's Passage · Lonely Sandbar · War Room · Cephalid Coliseum · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Lyla, Holographic Assistant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lyla, Holographic Assistant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Benthic Biomancer | 60% | +59% |
| Pensive Professor | 60% | +58% |
| Danny Pink | 51% | +50% |
| Wizard Class | 67% | +50% |
| Chasm Skulker | 61% | +47% |
| Herald of Secret Streams | 47% | +46% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 56% | +40% |
| Toothy, Imaginary Friend | 43% | +40% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 55% | +37% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 57% | +37% |
| Twenty-Toed Toad | 44% | +37% |
| Oneirophage | 40% | +36% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 44% | +35% |
| Pollywog Prodigy | 39% | +35% |
| Curiosity | 38% | +35% |
| Walking Ballista | 39% | +33% |
| Vnwxt, Verbose Host | 36% | +33% |
| Brainstorm | 74% | +33% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 48% | +32% |
| Krang, the All-Powerful | 35% | +32% |
| Tolarian Winds | 35% | +32% |
| Sage of Hours | 31% | +31% |
| Baxter, Fly in the Ointment | 31% | +30% |
| Windfall | 51% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Lyla, Holographic Assistant 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.
- Benthic Biomancer
- Pensive Professor
- Chasm Skulker
- Psychosis Crawler
- Laboratory Maniac
- Oneirophage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Wizard Class
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Twenty-Toed Toad
- Pollywog Prodigy
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Danny Pink
- Faerie Mastermind
- Thassa's Oracle
- Consecrated Sphinx
- The Ozolith
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lyla, Holographic Assistant
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Basalt Monolith + Forensic Gadgeteer → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lyla, Holographic Assistant's color identity?
Lyla, Holographic Assistant 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 Lyla, Holographic Assistant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lyla, Holographic Assistant deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 20 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: A (87/100).
How many lands should a Lyla, Holographic Assistant deck run?
Real Lyla, Holographic Assistant decks run 34 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 Lyla, Holographic Assistant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Benthic Biomancer, Pensive Professor, Danny Pink. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lyla, Holographic Assistant decks.
What combos does Lyla, Holographic Assistant have?
Lyla, Holographic Assistant 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 Lyla, Holographic Assistant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Benthic Biomancer, Pensive Professor, Chasm Skulker 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.