EDH Optimizer
Mondo Gecko
Legendary Creature — Lizard Mutant · 1UU
Color identity: Blue
Mondo Gecko is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}, Discard a card: Until end of turn, Mondo Gecko becomes the color of your choice and gains hexproof from that color.
Whenever Mondo Gecko deals combat damage to a player, draw a card for each color among permanents you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.68
Average lands in decks for Mondo Gecko: 37
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Build your Mondo Gecko deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mondo Gecko 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mondo Gecko 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: D (41/100)
- Consistency46
- Speed37
- Interaction45
- Resilience68
- Closing23
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (11 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Aqueous Form · Scuttlemutt · Sol Ring · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Tidal Visionary · Distorting Lens · Prismatic Lace · Rapid Hybridization · Case of the Shattered Pact · Puca's Eye · Conqueror's Flail · Dream Coat · Pongify · Wonder · Govern the Guildless · Clever Impersonator · Aether Tunnel · Artful Dodge · Fellwar Stone · High Tide · Sword Coast Sailor · Tempted by the Oriq · Vizier of Many Faces · Stolen Identity · Rite of Replication · Control Magic · Mind Stone · Security Bypass · Sapphire Medallion · Blue Elemental Blast · Relm's Sketching · Resculpt · See Double · Copycrook · Elminster's Simulacrum · Mocking Doppelganger · Cloak of Mists · Invisibility · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Mirrormade · Hidden Strings · Kitnap · Machine God's Effigy · Counterspell · Phyrexian Metamorph · Clone · Quickchange · The Key to the Vault · Scrapbasket · Flash Flood · Sower of Temptation · Arcane Heist · Ceta Sanctuary · Writ of Passage · Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter · Shadow Kin · Mind Harness · Prismatic Lens · Brotherhood Regalia · Mockingbird · Painter's Servant · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Access Tunnel · Mystic Sanctuary · Big Apple, 3 a.m. · Springjack Pasture · Exotic Orchard · Cradle of the Accursed · Drownyard Temple · Lazotep Quarry · Meteor Crater
🃏 Recommended cards for Mondo Gecko
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mondo Gecko, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueous Form | 87% | +82% |
| Scuttlemutt | 81% | +81% |
| Tidal Visionary | 76% | +76% |
| Distorting Lens | 75% | +75% |
| Prismatic Lace | 73% | +73% |
| Access Tunnel | 74% | +72% |
| Puca's Eye | 69% | +69% |
| Case of the Shattered Pact | 69% | +69% |
| Dream Coat | 67% | +67% |
| Conqueror's Flail | 67% | +66% |
| Govern the Guildless | 65% | +65% |
| Rogue's Passage | 79% | +63% |
| Wonder | 67% | +61% |
| Big Apple, 3 a.m. | 58% | +57% |
| Aether Tunnel | 58% | +57% |
| Sword Coast Sailor | 57% | +56% |
| Tempted by the Oriq | 57% | +56% |
| Clever Impersonator | 61% | +55% |
| Vizier of Many Faces | 57% | +55% |
| Artful Dodge | 58% | +55% |
| Stolen Identity | 56% | +53% |
| Security Bypass | 53% | +52% |
| Control Magic | 53% | +52% |
| Springjack Pasture | 51% | +51% |
💰 The best cards for your Mondo Gecko 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.
- Aqueous Form
- Scuttlemutt
- Tidal Visionary
- Distorting Lens
- Access Tunnel
- Puca's Eye
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Prismatic Lace
- Dream Coat
- Mocking Doppelganger
- Elminster's Simulacrum
- Machine God's Effigy
- Lazotep Quarry
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Painter's Servant
- Monument to Endurance
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mondo Gecko
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Displace + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mondo Gecko's color identity?
Mondo Gecko 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 Mondo Gecko come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mondo Gecko deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 26 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: D (41/100).
How many lands should a Mondo Gecko deck run?
Real Mondo Gecko decks run 37 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 Mondo Gecko?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aqueous Form, Scuttlemutt, Tidal Visionary. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mondo Gecko decks.
What combos does Mondo Gecko have?
Mondo Gecko 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 Mondo Gecko deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aqueous Form, Scuttlemutt, Tidal Visionary 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.