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Neera, Wild Mage
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Shaman · 4UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Neera, Wild Mage is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a spell, you may put it on the bottom of its owner's library. If you do, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then put all revealed cards not cast this way on the bottom of your library in a random order. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Neera, Wild Mage: 35
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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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed35
- Interaction100
- Resilience84
- Closing32
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 8 Island, 5 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Brainstorm · Opt · Izzet Signet · Chaos Warp · Ponder · Talisman of Creativity · Preordain · Etali, Primal Storm · Lightning Bolt · One with the Multiverse · Consider · Omniscience · Jori En, Ruin Diver · Otherworldly Gaze · Ovika, Enigma Goliath · Counterspell · Serum Visions · Archmage Emeritus · Aminatou's Augury · Pongify · Storm-Kiln Artist · Thought Vessel · Wand of Wonder · Niv-Mizzet, Parun · Mind Stone · Fellwar Stone · Hullbreaker Horror · Melek, Izzet Paragon · Blasphemous Act · Call Forth the Tempest · Hit the Mother Lode · Rapid Hybridization · Wild Magic Surge · Displacer Kitten · Sensei's Divining Top · Storm of Saruman · Mind's Dilation · Swarm Intelligence · Brainsurge · Goblin Electromancer · Scroll Rack · Faithless Looting · Frantic Search · Thousand-Year Storm · Izzet Charm · Clone Legion · Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant · Reality Shift · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Guttersnipe · Negate · Plargg and Nassari · Portent · Chaos Wand · Mnemonic Deluge · Telling Time · Abrade · Arcane Bombardment · Commander's Sphere · Gitaxian Probe · Jeska's Will · Lightning Greaves · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Temple of Epiphany · Shivan Reef · Reliquary Tower · Frostboil Snarl · Izzet Boilerworks · Stormcarved Coast · Mystic Sanctuary · Steam Vents · Exotic Orchard · Training Center · Cascade Bluffs · Halimar Depths · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Scalding Tarn · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Thundering Falls · Castle Vantress · Ferrous Lake · Rivendell
🃏 Recommended cards for Neera, Wild Mage
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Neera, Wild Mage, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Etali, Primal Storm | 56% | +51% |
| One with the Multiverse | 53% | +50% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 49% | +48% |
| Omniscience | 51% | +46% |
| Jori En, Ruin Diver | 50% | +44% |
| Ovika, Enigma Goliath | 48% | +42% |
| Aminatou's Augury | 44% | +40% |
| Wand of Wonder | 43% | +40% |
| Melek, Izzet Paragon | 40% | +37% |
| Brainstorm | 80% | +37% |
| Wild Magic Surge | 37% | +34% |
| Storm of Saruman | 36% | +34% |
| Call Forth the Tempest | 37% | +34% |
| Opt | 68% | +33% |
| Mind's Dilation | 35% | +33% |
| Halimar Depths | 36% | +33% |
| Hit the Mother Lode | 37% | +33% |
| Hullbreaker Horror | 40% | +33% |
| Displacer Kitten | 36% | +33% |
| Swarm Intelligence | 35% | +32% |
| Scroll Rack | 33% | +32% |
| Brainsurge | 34% | +29% |
| Serum Visions | 46% | +29% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 36% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Neera, Wild Mage 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.
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Otherworldly Gaze
- Jori En, Ruin Diver
- Ovika, Enigma Goliath
- Aminatou's Augury
- Wand of Wonder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- One with the Multiverse
- Omniscience
- Storm of Saruman
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
- Arcane Bombardment
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Displacer Kitten
- Scroll Rack
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Neera, Wild Mage's color identity?
Neera, Wild Mage is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Neera, Wild Mage come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Neera, Wild Mage deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Neera, Wild Mage deck run?
Real Neera, Wild Mage 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 Neera, Wild Mage?
The three highest-synergy cards are Etali, Primal Storm, One with the Multiverse, Otherworldly Gaze. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Neera, Wild Mage decks.
What combos does Neera, Wild Mage have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Neera, Wild Mage. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Neera, Wild Mage deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etali, Primal Storm, Otherworldly Gaze, Jori En, Ruin Diver 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.