EDH Optimizer
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
Legendary Creature — Faerie Knight · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Nymris, Oona's Trickster is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
Flying
Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Nymris, Oona's Trickster: 34
FlashControlFaeriesComboSpellslingerTempoCounterspellsReanimator
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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: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed41
- Interaction100
- Resilience88
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Dimir Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Counterspell · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Frantic Search · Hullbreaker Horror · Rewind · Dig Through Time · Opt · Unwind · Brainstorm · Consider · Cunning Nightbonder · Faerie Mastermind · Notion Thief · Slitherwisp · Snap · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Fellwar Stone · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Negate · Aetherize · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Dark Ritual · Thought Vessel · Ertai Resurrected · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Naiad of Hidden Coves · Arcane Denial · Voracious Tome-Skimmer · Mystical Teachings · Torrential Gearhulk · Alela, Cunning Conqueror · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Bender's Waterskin · Dress Down · Drown in the Loch · Pongify · Mind Stone · Cyclonic Rift · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Geyser Drake · Swan Song · Toxic Deluge · Fact or Fiction · Reality Shift · Venser, Shaper Savant · Amphibian Downpour · Infernal Grasp · Rapid Hybridization · Snapcaster Mage · Misleading Signpost · Aboleth Spawn · Deadly Rollick · Brineborn Cutthroat · Malleable Impostor · Blightwing Bandit · Faerie Tauntings · Go for the Throat · Opposition Agent · Mocking Doppelganger · Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle · Tishana's Tidebinder · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Reliquary Tower · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Morphic Pool · Mystic Sanctuary · Bojuka Bog · Polluted Delta · Shipwreck Marsh · Tainted Isle · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Temple of Deceit · Otawara, Soaring City · Undercity Sewers · Gloomlake Verge · Fetid Pools · Sunken Ruins · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Nymris, Oona's Trickster
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nymris, Oona's Trickster, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 67% | +63% |
| Rewind | 58% | +55% |
| Unwind | 56% | +52% |
| Cunning Nightbonder | 53% | +52% |
| Slitherwisp | 52% | +51% |
| Dig Through Time | 57% | +48% |
| Frantic Search | 66% | +47% |
| Hullbreaker Horror | 61% | +46% |
| Opt | 56% | +45% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 52% | +42% |
| Snap | 52% | +42% |
| Naiad of Hidden Coves | 42% | +42% |
| Consider | 54% | +41% |
| Notion Thief | 52% | +41% |
| Waterlogged Teachings | 52% | +41% |
| Ertai Resurrected | 42% | +39% |
| Mystical Teachings | 39% | +38% |
| Brazen Borrower | 43% | +37% |
| Torrential Gearhulk | 38% | +37% |
| Voracious Tome-Skimmer | 41% | +37% |
| Hydroelectric Specimen | 42% | +34% |
| Alela, Cunning Conqueror | 36% | +34% |
| Dress Down | 35% | +33% |
| Geyser Drake | 33% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Nymris, Oona's Trickster 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.
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Rewind
- Unwind
- Cunning Nightbonder
- Slitherwisp
- Dig Through Time
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Snap
- Misleading Signpost
- Aboleth Spawn
- Tishana's Tidebinder
- Mocking Doppelganger
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Snapcaster Mage
- Opposition Agent
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nymris, Oona's Trickster
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nymris, Oona's Trickster's color identity?
Nymris, Oona's Trickster is Dimir (black 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 Nymris, Oona's Trickster come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nymris, Oona's Trickster deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Nymris, Oona's Trickster deck run?
Real Nymris, Oona's Trickster decks run 34 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 Nymris, Oona's Trickster?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wavebreak Hippocamp, Rewind, Unwind. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nymris, Oona's Trickster decks.
What combos does Nymris, Oona's Trickster have?
Nymris, Oona's Trickster 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 Nymris, Oona's Trickster deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wavebreak Hippocamp, Rewind, Unwind 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.