EDH Optimizer
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
Nezahal, Primal Tide is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
This spell can't be countered.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €8.50
Average lands in decks for Nezahal, Primal Tide: 36
ControlVoltronCard DrawWheelsSea CreaturesCantripsArtifactsEquipment
Build your Nezahal, Primal Tide deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Nezahal, Primal Tide 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Nezahal, Primal Tide deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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: A (82/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed52
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · High Tide · Sapphire Medallion · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Thought Vessel · Mind Stone · Aetherize · Thran Dynamo · Negate · Arcane Denial · Ominous Seas · Propaganda · Dragon Wings · Psychosis Crawler · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Chasm Skulker · Hullbreaker Horror · Pongify · Engulf the Shore · Scourge of Fleets · Wonder · Brainstorm · Mystic Remora · Rapid Hybridization · Everflowing Chalice · Fellwar Stone · Cyclonic Rift · Sky Diamond · Rhystic Study · Candlekeep Sage · Ponder · Reality Shift · Mana Drain · Frantic Search · Faerie Mastermind · Hedron Archive · Laboratory Maniac · Silver Myr · Swan Song · Wayfarer's Bauble · Worn Powerstone · Solemn Simulacrum · Empyrial Plate · Thassa, God of the Sea · Wizard Class · Consecrated Sphinx · Flow of Knowledge · Palladium Myr · Nadir Kraken · Preordain · The Watcher in the Water · Gilded Lotus · Resculpt · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Swiftfoot Boots · Windfall · Archmage's Charm · Triskaidekaphile · Evacuation · Fog Bank · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Otawara, Soaring City · Terrain Generator · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Nezahal, Primal Tide
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nezahal, Primal Tide, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Wings | 44% | +44% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 54% | +37% |
| Thran Dynamo | 49% | +36% |
| Wonder | 41% | +36% |
| Engulf the Shore | 42% | +35% |
| Ominous Seas | 45% | +34% |
| Rogue's Passage | 49% | +34% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 34% | +32% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 41% | +29% |
| Chasm Skulker | 43% | +29% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 44% | +29% |
| Empyrial Plate | 29% | +27% |
| Worn Powerstone | 31% | +26% |
| Hedron Archive | 31% | +26% |
| The Watcher in the Water | 26% | +24% |
| Thassa, God of the Sea | 28% | +24% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 38% | +23% |
| Palladium Myr | 27% | +23% |
| High Tide | 66% | +22% |
| Nadir Kraken | 26% | +21% |
| Silver Myr | 31% | +20% |
| Fog Bank | 23% | +19% |
| Hullbreaker Horror | 43% | +19% |
| Whelming Wave | 22% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Nezahal, Primal Tide 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.
- Dragon Wings
- Wonder
- Engulf the Shore
- Ominous Seas
- Rogue's Passage
- Candlekeep Sage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Thran Dynamo
- Thassa, God of the Sea
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Foil
- Cresting Mosasaurus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Faerie Mastermind
- Throne of Eldraine
- Shadowspear
- Misdirection
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nezahal, Primal Tide
- 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 + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nezahal, Primal Tide's color identity?
Nezahal, Primal Tide 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 Nezahal, Primal Tide come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nezahal, Primal Tide deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.6 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 9 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Nezahal, Primal Tide deck run?
Real Nezahal, Primal Tide 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 Nezahal, Primal Tide?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dragon Wings, Teferi's Ageless Insight, Thran Dynamo. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nezahal, Primal Tide decks.
What combos does Nezahal, Primal Tide have?
Nezahal, Primal Tide 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 Nezahal, Primal Tide deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dragon Wings, Wonder, Engulf the Shore 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.