EDH Optimizer
Maeve, Insidious Singer
Legendary Creature — Siren · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Maeve, Insidious Singer is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}{U}: Goad target creature. Whenever that creature attacks one of your opponents this turn, you draw a card. (A goaded creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able, until your next turn.)
Reference price of the card: €5.17
Average lands in decks for Maeve, Insidious Singer: 35
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Build your Maeve, Insidious Singer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Maeve, Insidious Singer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Maeve, Insidious Singer 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+ (76/100)
- Consistency66
- Speed50
- Interaction100
- Resilience88
- Closing82
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Island)
Training Grounds · Sol Ring · Propaganda · Sapphire Medallion · Arcane Signet · Omen Hawker · Counterspell · Dulcet Sirens · Thought Vessel · Mocking Doppelganger · Sly Instigator · Aetherize · Curse of Verbosity · Psychic Impetus · Willbreaker · High Tide · Chasm Skulker · Bloodthirsty Blade · Illusionist's Gambit · Dissipation Field · Fog Bank · Ominous Seas · Illusionist's Bracers · Rapid Hybridization · Renegade Silent · Pongify · Arcane Denial · Misleading Signpost · Heartstone · Mind Stone · Negate · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Nadir Kraken · Public Enemy · Reality Shift · Domineering Will · Midnight Clock · Portal Mage · Reins of Power · An Offer You Can't Refuse · The Watcher in the Water · Bender's Waterskin · Bident of Thassa · Sky Diamond · Courtly Provocateur · Ponder · Swiftfoot Boots · Hullbreaker Horror · Borrowing 100,000 Arrows · Wayfarer's Bauble · Brainstorm · The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment · Curse of the Swine · Siren Stormtamer · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Siren's Call · Wizard Class · Aetherspouts · Defiler of Dreams · Dismiss into Dream · Resculpt · Rewind · Scourge of Fleets · Solemn Simulacrum · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Arcane Lighthouse · Castle Vantress · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City · Maze of Ith · Detection Tower · Rogue's Passage · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Maeve, Insidious Singer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Maeve, Insidious Singer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Training Grounds | 88% | +81% |
| Dulcet Sirens | 67% | +67% |
| Omen Hawker | 69% | +65% |
| Sly Instigator | 62% | +62% |
| Mocking Doppelganger | 62% | +61% |
| Curse of Verbosity | 59% | +58% |
| Psychic Impetus | 59% | +58% |
| Willbreaker | 58% | +57% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 50% | +49% |
| Illusionist's Gambit | 50% | +48% |
| Renegade Silent | 47% | +47% |
| Dissipation Field | 49% | +46% |
| Fog Bank | 49% | +45% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 47% | +44% |
| Heartstone | 44% | +42% |
| Chasm Skulker | 56% | +42% |
| Misleading Signpost | 45% | +42% |
| Propaganda | 73% | +41% |
| Public Enemy | 40% | +39% |
| Domineering Will | 39% | +38% |
| Portal Mage | 39% | +38% |
| Reins of Power | 39% | +37% |
| Nadir Kraken | 42% | +37% |
| Ominous Seas | 48% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Maeve, Insidious Singer 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.
- Dulcet Sirens
- Omen Hawker
- Sly Instigator
- Curse of Verbosity
- Psychic Impetus
- Bloodthirsty Blade
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Training Grounds
- Mocking Doppelganger
- Willbreaker
- Dissipation Field
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Misleading Signpost
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Maeve, Insidious Singer
- 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Maeve, Insidious Singer's color identity?
Maeve, Insidious Singer 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 Maeve, Insidious Singer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Maeve, Insidious Singer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 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 15 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Maeve, Insidious Singer deck run?
Real Maeve, Insidious Singer 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 Maeve, Insidious Singer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Training Grounds, Dulcet Sirens, Omen Hawker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Maeve, Insidious Singer decks.
What combos does Maeve, Insidious Singer have?
Maeve, Insidious Singer 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 Maeve, Insidious Singer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dulcet Sirens, Omen Hawker, Sly Instigator 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.