EDH Optimizer
Moira and Teshar
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Spirit Bird · 3WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Moira and Teshar is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €0.23
Average lands in decks for Moira and Teshar: 35
BlinkReanimatorHistoricArtifactsComboGraveyardLegendsSagas
Build your Moira and Teshar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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+ (74/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed57
- Interaction63
- Resilience89
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 6 Plains, 6 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Orzhov Signet · Angel of the Ruins · Talisman of Hierarchy · Swords to Plowshares · Millikin · Solemn Simulacrum · Mind Stone · Buried Alive · Noxious Gearhulk · Wayfarer's Bauble · Athreos, Shroud-Veiled · Perpetual Timepiece · Stitcher's Supplier · Teleportation Circle · Ephemerate · Massacre Wurm · Loran of the Third Path · Ripples of Undeath · Collector's Vault · Conjurer's Closet · Far Traveler · Sun Titan · Archon of Cruelty · Sundial of the Infinite · Path to Exile · Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd · Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward · Fellwar Stone · Entomb · Necron Deathmark · Cloudshift · The Warring Triad · Commander's Sphere · Mishra's Bauble · Vile Entomber · Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff · Reanimate · Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle · Esper Sentinel · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Victimize · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · The Eternal Wanderer · Eerie Interlude · Despark · Karmic Guide · Altar of Dementia · Ashen Rider · Damn · Flickerwisp · Mesmeric Orb · Jhoira's Familiar · Lightning Greaves · Ornithopter of Paradise · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Anguished Unmaking · Animate Dead · Codex Shredder · Kaya's Ghostform · Lurrus of the Dream-Den · Ennis, Debate Moderator · Meteor Golem · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Caves of Koilos · Tainted Field · Fetid Heath · Godless Shrine · Shineshadow Snarl · Bojuka Bog · Orzhov Basilica · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Silence · Vault of Champions · Shadowy Backstreet · Marsh Flats · Shattered Sanctum · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Vault of the Archangel · Bleachbone Verge · Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway · Monumental Henge · Phyrexian Tower · Silent Clearing
🃏 Recommended cards for Moira and Teshar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Moira and Teshar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Angel of the Ruins | 64% | +60% |
| Millikin | 55% | +54% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 50% | +48% |
| Buried Alive | 52% | +46% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 47% | +46% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 47% | +44% |
| Athreos, Shroud-Veiled | 47% | +43% |
| Teleportation Circle | 46% | +41% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 55% | +40% |
| Far Traveler | 40% | +38% |
| Collector's Vault | 40% | +38% |
| Ephemerate | 45% | +38% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 37% | +37% |
| Massacre Wurm | 42% | +37% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 48% | +36% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 40% | +36% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 37% | +36% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 41% | +35% |
| Necron Deathmark | 34% | +33% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 36% | +32% |
| The Warring Triad | 33% | +32% |
| Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward | 35% | +32% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 41% | +32% |
| Mind Stone | 54% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Moira and Teshar 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.
- Angel of the Ruins
- Millikin
- Noxious Gearhulk
- Buried Alive
- Perpetual Timepiece
- Stitcher's Supplier
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teleportation Circle
- Ephemerate
- Massacre Wurm
- Conjurer's Closet
- Archon of Cruelty
- Ripples of Undeath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Mesmeric Orb
- Altar of Dementia
- Sister Hospitaller
- Portal to Phyrexia
- Preston, the Vanisher
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Moira and Teshar
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite ETB, Infinite 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Moira and Teshar's color identity?
Moira and Teshar is Orzhov (black 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 Moira and Teshar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Moira and Teshar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Moira and Teshar deck run?
Real Moira and Teshar 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 Moira and Teshar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Angel of the Ruins, Millikin, Noxious Gearhulk. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Moira and Teshar decks.
What combos does Moira and Teshar have?
Moira and Teshar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Moira and Teshar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Angel of the Ruins, Millikin, Noxious Gearhulk 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.