EDH Optimizer
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Legendary Creature — Sphinx · 4UU
Color identity: Blue
Ormos, Archive Keeper is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, instead put five +1/+1 counters on Ormos.
{1}{U}{U}, Discard three cards with different names: Draw five cards.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Ormos, Archive Keeper: 35
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Build your Ormos, Archive Keeper deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ormos, Archive Keeper 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ormos, Archive Keeper 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: B+ (81/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed51
- Interaction80
- Resilience91
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Island)
Sol Ring · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Thought Vessel · Counterspell · Wizard Class · Arcane Signet · Body of Knowledge · Sapphire Medallion · Chasm Skulker · Ominous Seas · Psychosis Crawler · High Tide · Arcane Denial · Frantic Search · Laboratory Maniac · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Windfall · Decanter of Endless Water · Aetherize · Swiftfoot Boots · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Flow of Knowledge · Leveler · Negate · Atemsis, All-Seeing · Brainstorm · Lightning Greaves · Living Conundrum · Oneirophage · Mind Stone · Triskaidekaphile · Enter the Infinite · Forgotten Creation · Propaganda · Sky Diamond · Treasure Cruise · Defiler of Dreams · Reality Shift · Rhystic Study · Tolarian Winds · Consecrated Sphinx · Pongify · The Magic Mirror · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Folio of Fancies · Rapid Hybridization · Thought Reflection · Jace's Archivist · Opt · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Ponder · Pull from Tomorrow · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcanis the Omnipotent · Unwind · Alhammarret's Archive · Faerie Mastermind · Midnight Clock · Venser's Journal · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Preordain · Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim · Blue Sun's Zenith · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Castle Vantress · Lonely Sandbar · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Terrain Generator · Halimar Depths · Otawara, Soaring City · Remote Isle · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Ormos, Archive Keeper
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ormos, Archive Keeper, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Body of Knowledge | 59% | +52% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 69% | +52% |
| Wizard Class | 62% | +44% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 50% | +41% |
| Ominous Seas | 53% | +41% |
| Chasm Skulker | 55% | +41% |
| Leveler | 41% | +39% |
| Atemsis, All-Seeing | 40% | +38% |
| Living Conundrum | 38% | +38% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 53% | +37% |
| Forgotten Creation | 35% | +34% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 47% | +34% |
| Oneirophage | 38% | +33% |
| Enter the Infinite | 35% | +30% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 50% | +30% |
| Thought Reflection | 31% | +30% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 44% | +29% |
| Tolarian Winds | 33% | +29% |
| Folio of Fancies | 31% | +27% |
| Windfall | 49% | +27% |
| The Magic Mirror | 32% | +26% |
| Jace's Archivist | 30% | +26% |
| Triskaidekaphile | 36% | +26% |
| Flow of Knowledge | 41% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Ormos, Archive Keeper 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.
- Body of Knowledge
- Wizard Class
- Proft's Eidetic Memory
- Ominous Seas
- Chasm Skulker
- Leveler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Enter the Infinite
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Windfall
- Jace's Archivist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Thassa's Oracle
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ormos, Archive Keeper
- 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ormos, Archive Keeper's color identity?
Ormos, Archive Keeper 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ormos, Archive Keeper deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B+ (81/100).
How many lands should a Ormos, Archive Keeper deck run?
Real Ormos, Archive Keeper 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper?
The three highest-synergy cards are Body of Knowledge, Teferi's Ageless Insight, Wizard Class. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ormos, Archive Keeper decks.
What combos does Ormos, Archive Keeper have?
Ormos, Archive Keeper 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper deck cost?
You can start cheap: Body of Knowledge, Wizard Class, Proft's Eidetic Memory 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.