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Massimo, the Magician
Legendary Creature — Cat Wizard · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Massimo, the Magician is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Massimo or another creature you control enters, exile up to one target instant or sorcery card with mana value 1 from your graveyard. If a card is exiled this way, that creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost."
Average lands in decks for Massimo, the Magician: 34
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Build your Massimo, the Magician deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The highest-synergy cards in decks for Massimo, the Magician, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Bolt | 81% | +73% |
| Consider | 81% | +71% |
| Strike It Rich | 71% | +69% |
| Boltwave | 70% | +69% |
| Helping Hand | 69% | +68% |
| Great Train Heist | 71% | +68% |
| Vega, the Watcher | 69% | +65% |
| Faithless Looting | 78% | +65% |
| Invisible Stalker | 65% | +64% |
| Preordain | 76% | +62% |
| Shoreline Looter | 62% | +61% |
| Mercurial Spelldancer | 61% | +61% |
| Ponder | 78% | +61% |
| Slither Blade | 61% | +60% |
| Requisition Raid | 63% | +60% |
| Thought Scour | 59% | +57% |
| Wraith, Vicious Vigilante | 57% | +56% |
| Brainstorm | 75% | +55% |
| Silent Hallcreeper | 56% | +54% |
| Boon of Safety | 55% | +54% |
| Triton Shorestalker | 51% | +50% |
| Kykar, Wind's Fury | 61% | +50% |
| Opt | 63% | +50% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 63% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Massimo, the Magician 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.
- Lightning Bolt
- Consider
- Strike It Rich
- Helping Hand
- Vega, the Watcher
- Faithless Looting
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Boltwave
- Great Train Heist
- Ponder
- Erode
- Careful Study
- Three Steps Ahead
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Twinning Staff
- Training Center
- Mystical Tutor
- Sea of Clouds
- Thundering Falls
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Massimo, the Magician
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Massimo, the Magician's color identity?
Massimo, the Magician is Jeskai (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.
How many lands should a Massimo, the Magician deck run?
Real Massimo, the Magician 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 Massimo, the Magician?
The three highest-synergy cards are Lightning Bolt, Consider, Strike It Rich. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Massimo, the Magician decks.
What combos does Massimo, the Magician have?
Massimo, the Magician 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 Massimo, the Magician deck cost?
You can start cheap: Lightning Bolt, Consider, Strike It Rich 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.