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Mavinda, Students' Advocate
Legendary Creature — Bird Advisor · 2W
Color identity: White
Mavinda, Students' Advocate is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{0}: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell doesn't target a creature you control, it costs {8} more to cast this way. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Activate only once each turn. (You still pay the spell's costs. Timing rules for the spell still apply.)
Reference price of the card: €0.41
Average lands in decks for Mavinda, Students' Advocate: 34
SpellslingerBlinkCantripsTokensStorm+1/+1 CountersControlGraveyard
Build your Mavinda, Students' Advocate deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mavinda, Students' Advocate 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mavinda, Students' Advocate 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+ (61/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed57
- Interaction73
- Resilience80
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (9 nonbasic, 25 Plains)
Shelter · Stirring Hopesinger · Defiant Strike · Pearl Medallion · Monastery Mentor · Sol Ring · Path to Exile · Informed Inkwright · Swords to Plowshares · Honor · Guided Strike · Phalanx Leader · Leonin Lightscribe · Acrobatic Maneuver · Ephemerate · Bandage · Cloudshift · Niveous Wisps · Thalia's Geistcaller · Aligned Heart · Arcane Signet · Rebellious Strike · Scrollshift · Knight of the White Orchid · Brigone, Soldier of Meletis · Graduation Day · Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier · Solemn Simulacrum · Eerie Interlude · Fell the Mighty · Illuminator Virtuoso · Show of Confidence · Welcoming Vampire · Loran of the Third Path · Precursor Golem · Spirited Companion · Vanguard of Brimaz · Flicker of Fate · Semester's End · Wall of Omens · Oblation · Carom · Cosmogrand Zenith · Sun Titan · Valorous Stance · Dual-Sun Technique · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Getaway Glamer · Gods Willing · Mind Stone · Skyclave Apparition · Enduring Innocence · Generous Gift · Loyal Warhound · Parting Gust · Plunge into Winter · That's Rough Buddy · Reprieve · Dawn Charm · Inspiring Overseer · Justiciar's Portal · Marble Diamond · Sunstar Lightsmith · Diary of Dreams · Helpful Hunter · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Secluded Steppe · Castle Ardenvale · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Minas Tirith · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Mavinda, Students' Advocate
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mavinda, Students' Advocate, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Shelter | 81% | +79% |
| Stirring Hopesinger | 75% | +74% |
| Defiant Strike | 74% | +74% |
| Monastery Mentor | 72% | +71% |
| Informed Inkwright | 68% | +68% |
| Honor | 64% | +63% |
| Guided Strike | 63% | +62% |
| Phalanx Leader | 62% | +61% |
| Leonin Lightscribe | 59% | +59% |
| Bandage | 57% | +57% |
| Acrobatic Maneuver | 58% | +56% |
| Thalia's Geistcaller | 56% | +56% |
| Niveous Wisps | 56% | +56% |
| Aligned Heart | 55% | +55% |
| Rebellious Strike | 52% | +51% |
| Graduation Day | 49% | +49% |
| Scrollshift | 51% | +49% |
| Brigone, Soldier of Meletis | 49% | +48% |
| Cloudshift | 56% | +47% |
| Ephemerate | 58% | +45% |
| Show of Confidence | 44% | +44% |
| Illuminator Virtuoso | 44% | +43% |
| Vanguard of Brimaz | 43% | +43% |
| Precursor Golem | 43% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Mavinda, Students' Advocate 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.
- Shelter
- Stirring Hopesinger
- Defiant Strike
- Monastery Mentor
- Informed Inkwright
- Honor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ephemerate
- Eerie Interlude
- Cosmogrand Zenith
- Welcoming Vampire
- Loran of the Third Path
- Aven Interrupter
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mavinda, Students' Advocate
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Cloudshift → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mavinda, Students' Advocate's color identity?
Mavinda, Students' Advocate is white: 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 Mavinda, Students' Advocate come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mavinda, Students' Advocate deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 35 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Mavinda, Students' Advocate deck run?
Real Mavinda, Students' Advocate 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 Mavinda, Students' Advocate?
The three highest-synergy cards are Shelter, Stirring Hopesinger, Defiant Strike. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mavinda, Students' Advocate decks.
What combos does Mavinda, Students' Advocate have?
Mavinda, Students' Advocate has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian. 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 Mavinda, Students' Advocate deck cost?
You can start cheap: Shelter, Stirring Hopesinger, Defiant Strike 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.