EDH Optimizer
Prime Speaker Vannifar
Legendary Creature — Elf Ooze Wizard · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Prime Speaker Vannifar is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €6.18
Average lands in decks for Prime Speaker Vannifar: 34
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Build your Prime Speaker Vannifar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Prime Speaker Vannifar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Prime Speaker Vannifar 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: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed51
- Interaction82
- Resilience80
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (21 nonbasic, 5 Island, 8 Forest)
Llanowar Elves · Sol Ring · Elvish Mystic · Breaching Hippocamp · Corridor Monitor · Bounding Krasis · Kiora's Follower · Eternal Witness · Birds of Paradise · Fyndhorn Elves · Arcane Signet · Protean Hulk · Quirion Ranger · Peregrine Drake · Body Double · Deceiver Exarch · Great Oak Guardian · Pestermite · Reclamation Sage · Counterspell · Swiftfoot Boots · Neoform · Thousand-Year Elixir · Woodland Bellower · Arbor Elf · Scryb Ranger · Fatestitcher · Lightning Greaves · Coiling Oracle · Acidic Slime · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Hyrax Tower Scout · Intruder Alarm · Loaming Shaman · Negate · Brainstorm · Timeless Witness · Beast Within · Solemn Simulacrum · Birthing Pod · Shore Up · Growth Spiral · Rampant Growth · Simic Signet · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Deadeye Navigator · Delighted Halfling · Cultivate · Eldritch Evolution · Wood Elves · Concordant Crossroads · Mulldrifter · Swan Song · Vitalize · Chakram Retriever · Crashing Drawbridge · Fblthp, the Lost · Spellseeker · Rapid Hybridization · Talisman of Curiosity · Instill Energy · Nature's Lore · Trophy Mage · Arcane Denial · Craterhoof Behemoth · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Yavimaya Coast · Breeding Pool · Rejuvenating Springs · Flooded Grove · Simic Growth Chamber · Dreamroot Cascade · Misty Rainforest · Wirewood Lodge · Waterlogged Grove · Temple of Mystery · Vineglimmer Snarl · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Dryad Arbor · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Hedge Maze · Otawara, Soaring City · Overflowing Basin
🃏 Recommended cards for Prime Speaker Vannifar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Prime Speaker Vannifar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Breaching Hippocamp | 63% | +62% |
| Corridor Monitor | 62% | +62% |
| Bounding Krasis | 59% | +58% |
| Protean Hulk | 49% | +49% |
| Quirion Ranger | 47% | +46% |
| Llanowar Elves | 73% | +45% |
| Kiora's Follower | 58% | +45% |
| Body Double | 45% | +44% |
| Great Oak Guardian | 44% | +44% |
| Elvish Mystic | 66% | +44% |
| Deceiver Exarch | 44% | +43% |
| Pestermite | 43% | +42% |
| Peregrine Drake | 46% | +42% |
| Woodland Bellower | 38% | +37% |
| Neoform | 40% | +37% |
| Eternal Witness | 55% | +36% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 50% | +36% |
| Scryb Ranger | 37% | +36% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 38% | +36% |
| Fatestitcher | 35% | +34% |
| Hyrax Tower Scout | 33% | +33% |
| Wirewood Lodge | 34% | +33% |
| Loaming Shaman | 33% | +32% |
| Arbor Elf | 37% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Prime Speaker Vannifar 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.
- Breaching Hippocamp
- Corridor Monitor
- Bounding Krasis
- Quirion Ranger
- Llanowar Elves
- Kiora's Follower
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Protean Hulk
- Woodland Bellower
- Wirewood Lodge
- Intruder Alarm
- Birthing Pod
- Eldritch Evolution
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Concordant Crossroads
- Spellseeker
- Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- Delighted Halfling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Prime Speaker Vannifar
- 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
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Prime Speaker Vannifar's color identity?
Prime Speaker Vannifar is Simic (green 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 Prime Speaker Vannifar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Prime Speaker Vannifar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 28 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Prime Speaker Vannifar deck run?
Real Prime Speaker Vannifar 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 Prime Speaker Vannifar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Breaching Hippocamp, Corridor Monitor, Bounding Krasis. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Prime Speaker Vannifar decks.
What combos does Prime Speaker Vannifar have?
Prime Speaker Vannifar 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 Prime Speaker Vannifar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Breaching Hippocamp, Corridor Monitor, Bounding Krasis 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.