EDH Optimizer
Patron of the Moon
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
Patron of the Moon is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Moonfolk offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Moonfolk and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Moonfolk. Mana cost includes color.)
Flying
{1}: Put up to two land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Reference price of the card: €0.54
Average lands in decks for Patron of the Moon: 38
BounceLands MatterComboMoonfolkLandfallWizardsControlMill
Build your Patron of the Moon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Patron of the Moon 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Patron of the Moon 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: B+ (77/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed46
- Interaction97
- Resilience91
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (21 nonbasic, 17 Island)
Meloku the Clouded Mirror · Soratami Savant · Uyo, Silent Prophet · Retreat to Coralhelm · Sol Ring · High Tide · Amulet of Vigor · Oboro Breezecaller · Soratami Rainshaper · Soratami Mirror-Mage · Tiller Engine · Soratami Cloudskater · Walking Atlas · Gush · Ruin Crab · Thwart · Sapphire Medallion · Roil Elemental · Training Grounds · Soratami Mindsweeper · Wonderscape Sage · Flooded Shoreline · Counterspell · Trinket Mage · Soratami Seer · Trade Routes · Thought Vessel · Floodbringer · Arcane Signet · Caged Sun · Storm Cauldron · Hedron Crab · Oboro Envoy · Fabricate · Flow of Knowledge · PuPu UFO · Altar of the Brood · Mana Breach · Ensnare · Expedition Map · Extraplanar Lens · Azami, Lady of Scrolls · Heartstone · Foil · Sunder · Deprive · Flow of Ideas · Guardian of Tazeem · Blue Sun's Zenith · Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel · Elven Raft-Steerer · Wayfarer's Bauble · Pongify · Engulf the Shore · Frantic Search · Muddle the Mixture · Gauntlet of Power · Moonbow Illusionist · Adventuring Gear · Gandalf, Shadow's Foe · Imprisoned in the Moon · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Sunscorched Desert · Guildless Commons · Ghost Town · Arid Archway · Terrain Generator · Myriad Landscape · Oboro, Palace in the Clouds · Coral Atoll · Crumbling Vestige · Halimar Depths · Tolaria West · Academy Ruins · Radiant Fountain · Urza's Saga · Otawara, Soaring City · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Talon Gates of Madara · Thawing Glaciers · Urza's Cave
🃏 Recommended cards for Patron of the Moon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Patron of the Moon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Meloku the Clouded Mirror | 92% | +90% |
| Soratami Savant | 86% | +85% |
| Uyo, Silent Prophet | 84% | +83% |
| Retreat to Coralhelm | 82% | +80% |
| Oboro Breezecaller | 80% | +79% |
| Amulet of Vigor | 80% | +79% |
| Soratami Rainshaper | 78% | +78% |
| Soratami Mirror-Mage | 75% | +75% |
| Soratami Cloudskater | 74% | +74% |
| Tiller Engine | 75% | +74% |
| Gush | 72% | +70% |
| Walking Atlas | 73% | +69% |
| Thwart | 63% | +62% |
| Wonderscape Sage | 60% | +60% |
| Soratami Mindsweeper | 60% | +59% |
| Roil Elemental | 61% | +59% |
| Flooded Shoreline | 58% | +58% |
| Ruin Crab | 65% | +57% |
| Training Grounds | 61% | +54% |
| Soratami Seer | 54% | +53% |
| Sunscorched Desert | 54% | +53% |
| Trade Routes | 54% | +53% |
| Floodbringer | 52% | +51% |
| Guildless Commons | 52% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Patron of the Moon 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.
- Meloku the Clouded Mirror
- Soratami Savant
- Uyo, Silent Prophet
- Retreat to Coralhelm
- Oboro Breezecaller
- Soratami Rainshaper
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Gush
- Roil Elemental
- Training Grounds
- Hedron Crab
- Altar of the Brood
- Extraplanar Lens
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Amulet of Vigor
- Tiller Engine
- Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
- Gandalf, Shadow's Foe
- Thawing Glaciers
- Talon Gates of Madara
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Patron of the Moon
- Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers
- Retreat to Coralhelm + Guildless Commons + Walking Atlas → Infinite landfall triggers
- Trade Routes + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas → Infinite landfall triggers
- Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas + Oboro, Palace in the Clouds → Infinite landfall triggers
- Uyo, Silent Prophet + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas → Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Oboro Breezecaller + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas → Infinite landfall triggers
Other commanders
Frequently asked questions
What is Patron of the Moon's color identity?
Patron of the Moon 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 Patron of the Moon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Patron of the Moon deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 72 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Patron of the Moon deck run?
Real Patron of the Moon decks run 38 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 Patron of the Moon?
The three highest-synergy cards are Meloku the Clouded Mirror, Soratami Savant, Uyo, Silent Prophet. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Patron of the Moon decks.
What combos does Patron of the Moon have?
Patron of the Moon has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas. 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 Patron of the Moon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Meloku the Clouded Mirror, Soratami Savant, Uyo, Silent Prophet 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.