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Pelia, Immortal Innovator
Legendary Creature — Lanthanite Artificer · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Pelia, Immortal Innovator is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Pelia enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Average lands in decks for Pelia, Immortal Innovator: 24
Build your Pelia, Immortal Innovator deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: B (73/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed52
- Interaction100
- Resilience100
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 30 lands (14 nonbasic, 16 Island)
Aether Channeler · Agent of Treachery · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Arcane Signet · Archaeomancer · Blue Sun's Zenith · Blur · Brainstorm · Clever Impersonator · Conjurer's Closet · Consecrated Sphinx · Counterspell · Cryptic Command · Crystal Shard · Cyclonic Rift · Deadeye Navigator · Dig Through Time · Diluvian Primordial · Displacer Kitten · Erratic Portal · Essence Flux · Everflowing Chalice · Fabricate · Fact or Fiction · Fellwar Stone · Fierce Guardianship · Flusterstorm · Force of Negation · Force of Will · Ghostly Flicker · Gitaxian Probe · Grim Monolith · Hullbreaker Horror · Illusionist's Stratagem · Liquimetal Torque · Long-Term Plans · Mana Drain · Mana Vault · Meteor Golem · Midnight Clock · Mind Stone · Mulldrifter · Mystic Remora · Mystical Tutor · Pact of Negation · Panharmonicon · Peregrine Drake · Phyrexian Metamorph · Ponder · Preordain · Prismatic Lens · Reality Shift · Rhystic Study · Roaming Throne · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Sapphire Medallion · Scholar of the Lost Trove · Sky Diamond · Sol Ring · Solemn Simulacrum · Solve the Equation · Spark Double · Strionic Resonator · Swan Song · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Thassa's Oracle · The One Ring · Thought Vessel · Academy Ruins · Ancient Tomb · Blast Zone · Buried Ruin · Command Beacon · Emergence Zone · Inventors' Fair · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Mystic Sanctuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Reliquary Tower · Scavenger Grounds · Urza's Saga · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Pelia, Immortal Innovator
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Pelia, Immortal Innovator, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Erratic Portal | 100% | +100% |
| Scholar of the Lost Trove | 100% | +99% |
| Crystal Shard | 100% | +99% |
| Illusionist's Stratagem | 100% | +98% |
| Blast Zone | 100% | +98% |
| Strionic Resonator | 100% | +98% |
| Diluvian Primordial | 100% | +98% |
| Long-Term Plans | 100% | +97% |
| Torrential Gearhulk | 100% | +97% |
| Prismatic Lens | 100% | +97% |
| Command Beacon | 100% | +96% |
| Panharmonicon | 100% | +96% |
| Meteor Golem | 100% | +96% |
| Agent of Treachery | 100% | +96% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 100% | +96% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 100% | +96% |
| Roaming Throne | 100% | +96% |
| Emergence Zone | 100% | +96% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 100% | +95% |
| Grim Monolith | 100% | +95% |
| Aether Channeler | 100% | +95% |
| Blur | 100% | +94% |
| Walking Ballista | 100% | +94% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 100% | +94% |
💰 The best cards for your Pelia, Immortal Innovator 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.
- Erratic Portal
- Scholar of the Lost Trove
- Crystal Shard
- Illusionist's Stratagem
- Blast Zone
- Diluvian Primordial
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Strionic Resonator
- Command Beacon
- Panharmonicon
- Agent of Treachery
- Emergence Zone
- Conjurer's Closet
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Roaming Throne
- Grim Monolith
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Pact of Negation
- Displacer Kitten
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Pelia, Immortal Innovator
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Peregrine Drake + Panharmonicon + Venser, Shaper Savant → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite blue mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Illusionist's Stratagem + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite blinking, Near-infinite landfall triggers, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pelia, Immortal Innovator's color identity?
Pelia, Immortal Innovator 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 Pelia, Immortal Innovator come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Pelia, Immortal Innovator deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 30 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 33 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Pelia, Immortal Innovator deck run?
Real Pelia, Immortal Innovator decks run 24 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 Pelia, Immortal Innovator?
The three highest-synergy cards are Erratic Portal, Scholar of the Lost Trove, Crystal Shard. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Pelia, Immortal Innovator decks.
What combos does Pelia, Immortal Innovator have?
Pelia, Immortal Innovator 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 Pelia, Immortal Innovator deck cost?
You can start cheap: Erratic Portal, Scholar of the Lost Trove, Crystal Shard 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.