Meneldor, Swift Savior
Legendary Creature — Bird Soldier · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Meneldor, Swift Savior is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Meneldor deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target creature you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Meneldor, Swift Savior: 36
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Build your Meneldor, Swift Savior deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Meneldor, Swift Savior 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Meneldor, Swift Savior 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+ (80/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed49
- Interaction100
- Resilience89
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (6 nonbasic, 30 Island)
Aether Channeler · Sol Ring · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcane Signet · Archaeomancer · Mulldrifter · Perplexing Chimera · Swiftfoot Boots · Counterspell · Planar Incision · Negate · Peregrine Drake · Ghostly Flicker · Sapphire Medallion · Puca's Mischief · Thought Vessel · Shifting Grift · Sudden Substitution · Spawnbroker · Combat Research · Whirler Rogue · Agent of Treachery · Modify Memory · Circuit Mender · Legerdemain · Scourge of Fleets · Sky Diamond · Cloud of Faeries · Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter · Switcheroo · Gossip's Talent · Mind Stone · Blur · Displace · Aqueous Form · Daring Thief · Djinn of Infinite Deceits · Panharmonicon · Coveted Falcon · Dour Port-Mage · Fireshrieker · Sea Gate Oracle · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Serum Visionary · Watcher for Tomorrow · Wayfarer's Bauble · Aetherize · Cloudkin Seer · Venser, Shaper Savant · Shield Broker · Skyscanner · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Conjurer's Closet · Volatile Stormdrake · Rapid Hybridization · Voidwalk · Identity Thief · Man-o'-War · Scampering Surveyor · Pongify · Sword of Hearth and Home · Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions · Arcane Denial · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Access Tunnel · Rivendell
🃏 Recommended cards for Meneldor, Swift Savior
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Meneldor, Swift Savior, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aether Channeler | 65% | +60% |
| Perplexing Chimera | 57% | +57% |
| Mulldrifter | 59% | +52% |
| Planar Incision | 55% | +50% |
| Puca's Mischief | 49% | +49% |
| Archaeomancer | 61% | +46% |
| Shifting Grift | 46% | +45% |
| Sudden Substitution | 45% | +44% |
| Peregrine Drake | 52% | +44% |
| Spawnbroker | 44% | +44% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 63% | +42% |
| Modify Memory | 42% | +41% |
| Combat Research | 43% | +41% |
| Legerdemain | 41% | +41% |
| Circuit Mender | 41% | +40% |
| Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter | 40% | +40% |
| Switcheroo | 40% | +40% |
| Whirler Rogue | 43% | +39% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 51% | +39% |
| Gossip's Talent | 39% | +38% |
| Agent of Treachery | 42% | +38% |
| Cloud of Faeries | 40% | +36% |
| Daring Thief | 36% | +36% |
| Djinn of Infinite Deceits | 36% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Meneldor, Swift Savior 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.
- Aether Channeler
- Perplexing Chimera
- Mulldrifter
- Planar Incision
- Puca's Mischief
- Archaeomancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sudden Substitution
- Agent of Treachery
- Panharmonicon
- Dour Port-Mage
- Conjurer's Closet
- Sword of Hearth and Home
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Astral Dragon
- Gilded Drake
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Meneldor, Swift Savior
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Peregrine Drake + Panharmonicon + Venser, Shaper Savant → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite blue mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Cloud of Faeries + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Meneldor, Swift Savior's color identity?
Meneldor, Swift Savior 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 Meneldor, Swift Savior come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Meneldor, Swift Savior deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 29 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (80/100).
How many lands should a Meneldor, Swift Savior deck run?
Real Meneldor, Swift Savior decks run 36 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 Meneldor, Swift Savior?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aether Channeler, Perplexing Chimera, Mulldrifter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Meneldor, Swift Savior decks.
What combos does Meneldor, Swift Savior have?
Meneldor, Swift Savior 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 Meneldor, Swift Savior deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aether Channeler, Perplexing Chimera, Mulldrifter 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.