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Picard, Leading by Example
Legendary Creature — Human Officer · 1W
Color identity: White
Picard, Leading by Example is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}, {T}: Another target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is Picard's power. Activate only as a sorcery.
Average lands in decks for Picard, Leading by Example: 32
Build your Picard, Leading by Example 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: D (45/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed41
- Interaction76
- Resilience83
- Closing11
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 32 lands (11 nonbasic, 21 Plains)
All That Glitters · Darksteel Mutation · Feather of Flight · Mantle of the Ancients · Miles O'Brien, Transporter Ops · Peace in Our Time · Restoration Magic · Sheltered by Ghosts · Sol Ring · Spirit Mantle · Split Up · Sram, Senior Edificer · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Swiftfoot Boots · Swords to Plowshares · 70,000 Light-Years from Home · Acrobatic Leap · Altar of Dementia · Angelic Destiny · Angelic Gift · Archaeomancer's Map · Armored Ascension · Avatar's Wrath · Aven Interrupter · Battlefield Improvisation · Blackblade Reforged · Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign · Brigone, Soldier of Meletis · Brilliant Restoration · Buster Sword · Cenn's Tactician · Chains of Custody · Claim Jumper · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Colossus Hammer · Command Decision · Crystalline Entity · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Dr. Beverly Crusher · Duelist's Heritage · Electrostatic Pummeler · Ent-Draught Basin · Erode · Escape from Orthanc · Ethereal Armor · Evasive Maneuvers · Evra, Halcyon Witness · Fleeting Flight · Flickering Ward · Flowering of the White Tree · Generous Gift · Giver of Runes · Gods Willing · Heliod's Pilgrim · Hyena Umbra · Idyllic Tutor · Illuminator Virtuoso · Kor Spiritdancer · Light the Way · Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice · Loran of the Third Path · Loran's Escape · Loyal Warhound · Luminarch Aspirant · Magewright's Stone · Malfunctioning Holodeck · Mesa Enchantress · Abandoned Air Temple · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Bonders' Enclave · Hall of Oracles · Idyllic Grange · Karn's Bastion · Minas Tirith · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Tyrite Sanctum · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Picard, Leading by Example
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Picard, Leading by Example, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Miles O'Brien, Transporter Ops | 100% | +100% |
| Peace in Our Time | 100% | +99% |
| Sting, the Glinting Dagger | 100% | +99% |
| Split Up | 100% | +96% |
| Feather of Flight | 100% | +96% |
| Spirit Mantle | 100% | +93% |
| Sheltered by Ghosts | 100% | +93% |
| Mantle of the Ancients | 100% | +92% |
| All That Glitters | 100% | +90% |
| Restoration Magic | 100% | +88% |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 100% | +84% |
| Darksteel Mutation | 100% | +84% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 100% | +64% |
| Electrostatic Pummeler | 50% | +50% |
| Ent-Draught Basin | 50% | +50% |
| Sword of the Ages | 50% | +50% |
| Crystalline Entity | 50% | +50% |
| Set Phasers to . . . | 50% | +50% |
| Malfunctioning Holodeck | 50% | +50% |
| Evasive Maneuvers | 50% | +50% |
| Will Riker, Assuming Command | 50% | +50% |
| Command Decision | 50% | +50% |
| Picard, Steadfast Captain | 50% | +50% |
| Worf, Chief Tactical Officer | 50% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Picard, Leading by Example 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.
- Split Up
- Feather of Flight
- Spirit Mantle
- Sheltered by Ghosts
- All That Glitters
- Restoration Magic
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Peace in Our Time
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger
- Mantle of the Ancients
- Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign
- Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
- Magewright's Stone
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sword of the Ages
- Crystalline Entity
- U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class
- Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Picard, Leading by Example's color identity?
Picard, Leading by Example is white: 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 Picard, Leading by Example come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Picard, Leading by Example deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 32 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 45 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a Picard, Leading by Example deck run?
Real Picard, Leading by Example decks run 32 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 Picard, Leading by Example?
The three highest-synergy cards are Miles O'Brien, Transporter Ops, Peace in Our Time, Sting, the Glinting Dagger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Picard, Leading by Example decks.
What combos does Picard, Leading by Example have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Picard, Leading by Example. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Picard, Leading by Example deck cost?
You can start cheap: Split Up, Feather of Flight, Spirit Mantle 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.