EDH Optimizer
Melira, the Living Cure
Legendary Creature — Human Scout · GW
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
Melira, the Living Cure is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If you would get one or more poison counters, instead you get one poison counter and you can't get additional poison counters this turn.
Exile Melira: Choose another target creature or artifact. When it's put into a graveyard this turn, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Melira, the Living Cure: 35
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Build your Melira, the Living Cure deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Melira, the Living Cure 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Melira, the Living Cure deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (77/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed61
- Interaction61
- Resilience97
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Phyrexian Unlife · Swords to Plowshares · Arcane Signet · Melira, Sylvok Outcast · Eternal Witness · Path to Exile · Cultivate · Solemnity · Cosmic Rebirth · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Enlightened Tutor · Rampant Growth · Sterling Grove · Eladamri's Call · Cankerbloom · Beast Within · Generous Gift · Sun Titan · Unnatural Restoration · Llanowar Elves · Elvish Mystic · Venerated Rotpriest · Birds of Paradise · Ghostly Prison · Heroic Intervention · Saffi Eriksdotter · Spore Frog · Infectious Bite · Bloated Contaminator · Thirsting Roots · Worldly Tutor · Luminous Broodmoth · Norn's Decree · Shalai, Voice of Plenty · Skrelv, Defector Mite · White Sun's Twilight · Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · Nature's Lore · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Farseek · Kodama's Reach · Myth Unbound · Skrelv's Hive · Crawling Chorus · Esper Sentinel · Selesnya Signet · Leeches · Mirari's Wake · Sigarda, Font of Blessings · Slaughter Singer · Three Visits · Fog · Idyllic Tutor · Loran of the Third Path · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Unity · Guardian Project · Harmonize · Karmic Guide · Noxious Assault · Selfless Spirit · Solemn Simulacrum · Austere Command · Command Tower · Canopy Vista · Sunpetal Grove · Fortified Village · Temple Garden · Brushland · Bountiful Promenade · Overgrown Farmland · Selesnya Sanctuary · Windswept Heath · Sungrass Prairie · Lush Portico · Razorverge Thicket · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Plenty · Hushwood Verge · Boseiju, Who Endures · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · Krosan Verge · Scattered Groves · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Karn's Bastion · Rogue's Passage · Blossoming Sands
🃏 Recommended cards for Melira, the Living Cure
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Melira, the Living Cure, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Phyrexian Unlife | 62% | +62% |
| Melira, Sylvok Outcast | 52% | +52% |
| Solemnity | 43% | +42% |
| Cosmic Rebirth | 41% | +36% |
| Cankerbloom | 38% | +36% |
| Eternal Witness | 51% | +35% |
| Unnatural Restoration | 35% | +33% |
| Venerated Rotpriest | 33% | +33% |
| Infectious Bite | 31% | +31% |
| Saffi Eriksdotter | 32% | +30% |
| Bloated Contaminator | 30% | +30% |
| Spore Frog | 32% | +29% |
| Sterling Grove | 40% | +29% |
| Thirsting Roots | 30% | +29% |
| Norn's Decree | 29% | +28% |
| Skrelv, Defector Mite | 29% | +28% |
| Myth Unbound | 27% | +27% |
| White Sun's Twilight | 29% | +27% |
| Sun Titan | 35% | +27% |
| Enlightened Tutor | 40% | +26% |
| Skrelv's Hive | 27% | +26% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 29% | +26% |
| Crawling Chorus | 26% | +25% |
| Leeches | 25% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Melira, the Living Cure 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.
- Phyrexian Unlife
- Cosmic Rebirth
- Cankerbloom
- Eternal Witness
- Unnatural Restoration
- Infectious Bite
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Melira, Sylvok Outcast
- Solemnity
- Venerated Rotpriest
- Bloated Contaminator
- Sterling Grove
- Norn's Decree
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Enlightened Tutor
- Glistening Sphere
- Worldly Tutor
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Guardian Project
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Melira, the Living Cure
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Luminous Broodmoth + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Luminous Broodmoth + Altar of Dementia → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill
- Solemnity + Phyrexian Unlife → You can't lose the game due to having 0 or less life, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Melira, the Living Cure's color identity?
Melira, the Living Cure is Selesnya (green 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 Melira, the Living Cure come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Melira, the Living Cure deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 25 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Melira, the Living Cure deck run?
Real Melira, the Living Cure 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 Melira, the Living Cure?
The three highest-synergy cards are Phyrexian Unlife, Melira, Sylvok Outcast, Solemnity. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Melira, the Living Cure decks.
What combos does Melira, the Living Cure have?
Melira, the Living Cure has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista. 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 Melira, the Living Cure deck cost?
You can start cheap: Phyrexian Unlife, Cosmic Rebirth, Cankerbloom 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.