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Mass of Mysteries
Legendary Creature — Elemental · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Mass of Mysteries is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike, vigilance, trample
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target Elemental you control gains myriad until end of turn. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Comes in the precon Dance of the Elements
Average lands in decks for Mass of Mysteries: 37
ElementalsMyriadETBKaheera CompanionTokensAggroClonesMidrange
Build your Mass of Mysteries deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mass of Mysteries 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mass of Mysteries 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed60
- Interaction32
- Resilience77
- Closing57
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 1 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Risen Reef · Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Flamebraider · Smokebraider · Yarok, the Desecrated · Mulldrifter · Omnath, Locus of the Roil · Twinflame Travelers · Jubilation · Chromatic Lantern · Lamentation · Horde of Notions · Subterfuge · Garruk's Uprising · Shimmercreep · Titan of Industry · Foundation Breaker · Maelstrom Wanderer · Fury · Incandescent Soulstoke · Faeburrow Elder · Shriekmaw · Cultivate · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Path to Exile · Descendants' Fury · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Champion of the Path · Fellwar Stone · Kodama's Reach · Sunderflock · Vernal Sovereign · Farseek · Avenger of Zendikar · Eclipsed Flamekin · Ashling, the Limitless · Endurance · Greenwarden of Murasa · Impulsivity · Belonging · Timeless Lotus · Jegantha, the Wellspring · Kindred Summons · Blasphemous Act · Bloom Tender · Cavalier of Thorns · Realmwalker · Nature's Lore · Temur Ascendancy · Ashling's Command · Flamekin Harbinger · Distant Melody · Return of the Wildspeaker · Roaming Throne · Swords to Plowshares · Animar, Soul of Elements · Bane of Progress · Haunting Voyage · Panharmonicon · Shinestriker · Ingot Chewer · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Primal Beyond · Secluded Courtyard · Unclaimed Territory · Abundant Countryside · Flamekin Village · Ancient Ziggurat · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Breeding Pool · Frontier Bivouac · Stomping Ground · Jungle Shrine · Opulent Palace · Steam Vents · Savage Lands · Seaside Citadel · Sandsteppe Citadel · Sodden Verdure · Hallowed Fountain · Blood Crypt · Ketria Triome · Misty Rainforest · Wooded Foothills · Eclipsed Realms
🃏 Recommended cards for Mass of Mysteries
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mass of Mysteries, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Risen Reef | 89% | +83% |
| Smokebraider | 77% | +73% |
| Yarok, the Desecrated | 76% | +71% |
| Flamebraider | 77% | +71% |
| Mulldrifter | 73% | +69% |
| Omnath, Locus of the Roil | 70% | +66% |
| Twinflame Travelers | 70% | +64% |
| Jubilation | 69% | +63% |
| Horde of Notions | 66% | +63% |
| Lamentation | 67% | +61% |
| Subterfuge | 66% | +61% |
| Shimmercreep | 64% | +61% |
| Primal Beyond | 62% | +59% |
| Titan of Industry | 62% | +58% |
| Foundation Breaker | 61% | +57% |
| Incandescent Soulstoke | 60% | +57% |
| Fury | 60% | +56% |
| Shriekmaw | 58% | +55% |
| Maelstrom Wanderer | 61% | +54% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 65% | +52% |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 56% | +51% |
| Descendants' Fury | 54% | +51% |
| Vernal Sovereign | 52% | +50% |
| Muldrotha, the Gravetide | 54% | +49% |
💰 The best cards for your Mass of Mysteries 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.
- Risen Reef
- Smokebraider
- Yarok, the Desecrated
- Flamebraider
- Mulldrifter
- Omnath, Locus of the Roil
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sunderflock
- Endurance
- Abundant Countryside
- Timeless Lotus
- Flamekin Harbinger
- Panharmonicon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Animar, Soul of Elements
- Roaming Throne
- Bloom Tender
- Solitude
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Urza's Incubator
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mass of Mysteries
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Staff of Domination + Bloom Tender → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite card draw, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite colored mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mass of Mysteries's color identity?
Mass of Mysteries is black, green, red, blue and white: 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 Mass of Mysteries come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mass of Mysteries deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Mass of Mysteries deck run?
Real Mass of Mysteries decks run 37 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 Mass of Mysteries?
The three highest-synergy cards are Risen Reef, Smokebraider, Yarok, the Desecrated. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mass of Mysteries decks.
What combos does Mass of Mysteries have?
Mass of Mysteries has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Mass of Mysteries deck cost?
You can start cheap: Risen Reef, Smokebraider, Yarok, the Desecrated 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.