EDH Optimizer
Madame Vastra
Legendary Creature — Lizard Detective · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Madame Vastra is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Partner with Jenny Flint (When this creature enters, target player may put Jenny Flint into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Madame Vastra must be blocked if able.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Madame Vastra this turn dies, create a Clue token and a Food token.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Madame Vastra: 33
Build your Madame Vastra deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency66
- Speed44
- Interaction100
- Resilience80
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 4 Island, 6 Forest)
Infiltration Lens · Beast Within · Dolmen Gate · Engulfing Slagwurm · Lure · Nemesis Mask · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Aetherize · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Benefactor's Draught · Cultivate · Elven Warhounds · Heroic Intervention · Rampant Growth · Rapid Hybridization · Roar of Challenge · Shinen of Life's Roar · Slith Strider · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Tolarian Entrancer · Arcane Signet · Evacuation · Nature's Lore · Piper Wright, Publick Reporter · Pongify · Pygmy Hippo · Sol Ring · Three Visits · Training Regimen · Anara, Wolvid Familiar · Angel's Trumpet · Basilisk Collar · Beastmaster's Magemark · Bident of Thassa · Coastal Piracy · Copperhorn Scout · Counterspell · Cunning Evasion · Declare Dominance · Detective of the Month · Drelnoch · Eternal Witness · Gaea's Gift · Irresistible Prey · Kodama's Reach · Kusari-Gama · Mithril Coat · Nature's Claim · Ohran Frostfang · Ohran Viper · Reconnaissance Mission · Sage of Lat-Nam · Saprazzan Heir · Simic Signet · Skyshroud Claim · Stormsurge Kraken · Swiftfoot Boots · Sphere Grid · The Earth Crystal · The Masamune · Alluring Scent · Ancient Animus · Blossoming Defense · Body of Knowledge · Bow of Nylea · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Command Tower · Breeding Pool · Hinterland Harbor · Temple of Mystery · Dreamroot Cascade · Maze of Ith · Misty Rainforest · Reliquary Tower · Yavimaya Hollow · Rejuvenating Springs · Scavenger Grounds · Simic Growth Chamber · Tangled Islet · Vineglimmer Snarl · Yavimaya Coast · Alchemist's Refuge · Arcane Lighthouse · Arena · Flooded Grove · Hedge Maze · Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers · Reflecting Pool · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Madame Vastra
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Madame Vastra, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Infiltration Lens | 100% | +100% |
| Nemesis Mask | 86% | +86% |
| Lure | 86% | +86% |
| Engulfing Slagwurm | 86% | +86% |
| Dolmen Gate | 86% | +85% |
| Elven Warhounds | 71% | +71% |
| Tolarian Entrancer | 71% | +71% |
| Slith Strider | 71% | +71% |
| Shinen of Life's Roar | 71% | +71% |
| Roar of Challenge | 71% | +71% |
| Benefactor's Draught | 71% | +71% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 86% | +67% |
| Tamiyo's Safekeeping | 71% | +66% |
| Aetherize | 71% | +59% |
| Pygmy Hippo | 57% | +57% |
| Yavimaya Hollow | 57% | +56% |
| Piper Wright, Publick Reporter | 57% | +56% |
| Maze of Ith | 57% | +54% |
| Evacuation | 57% | +53% |
| Training Regimen | 50% | +48% |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 71% | +48% |
| Rapid Hybridization | 71% | +44% |
| Kusari-Gama | 43% | +43% |
| Declare Dominance | 43% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Madame Vastra 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.
- Infiltration Lens
- Lure
- Engulfing Slagwurm
- Elven Warhounds
- Tolarian Entrancer
- Slith Strider
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Nemesis Mask
- Tamiyo's Safekeeping
- Maze of Ith
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Basilisk Collar
- Heroic Intervention
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Dolmen Gate
- Benefactor's Draught
- Yavimaya Hollow
- Mithril Coat
- Wasteland
- Misty Rainforest
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Madame Vastra's color identity?
Madame Vastra is Simic (green 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 Madame Vastra come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Madame Vastra deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 37 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Madame Vastra deck run?
Real Madame Vastra decks run 33 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 Madame Vastra?
The three highest-synergy cards are Infiltration Lens, Nemesis Mask, Lure. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Madame Vastra decks.
What combos does Madame Vastra have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Madame Vastra. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Madame Vastra deck cost?
You can start cheap: Infiltration Lens, Lure, Engulfing Slagwurm 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.