EDH Optimizer
Ray Fillet, Man Ray
Legendary Creature — Fish Mutant · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Ray Fillet, Man Ray is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When Ray Fillet enters, create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.05
Average lands in decks for Ray Fillet, Man Ray: 34
Build your Ray Fillet, Man Ray deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ray Fillet, Man Ray 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ray Fillet, Man Ray 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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency80
- Speed51
- Interaction100
- Resilience98
- Closing36
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 10 Island)
April O'Neil, Human Element · Chasm Skulker · Combat Tutorial · Danny Pink · Dreamtide Whale · Lyla, Holographic Assistant · Oneirophage · Propaganda · Rapid Hybridization · Sol Ring · Stonecoil Serpent · Pensive Professor · Apprentice Wizard · Arcane Signet · Archaeomancer · Baxter, Fly in the Ointment · Bender's Waterskin · Chrome Host Seedshark · Clinquant Skymage · Counterspell · Essence Capture · Forensic Gadgeteer · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Laboratory Maniac · Midnight Clock · Nadir Kraken · Negate · Pongify · Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior · Sky Diamond · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · The Ooze · Thrummingbird · Waterbending Scroll · Wave Goodbye · Altar of the Pantheon · Amazing Acrobatics · Arcane Denial · Arrester's Admonition · Bar the Gate · Basalt Monolith · Benthic Biomancer · Bident of Thassa · Blitzball · Blur · Bonder's Ornament · Call to Mind · Cancel · Clear the Mind · Cloudkin Seer · Commander's Sphere · Curiosity · Deep Analysis · Didn't Say Please · Dispel · Distorted Curiosity · Everflowing Chalice · Fabricate · Faerie Mastermind · Fellwar Stone · Fierce Guardianship · Force Spike · Insight Engine · Intelligence Bobblehead · It'll Quench Ya! · Mystic Sanctuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Castle Vantress · Drannith Ruins · Lonely Sandbar · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Academy Ruins · Agna Qel'a · Ancient Tomb · Archway of Innovation · Darksteel Citadel · Demolition Field · Diamond City · Forge of Heroes · Hall of Oracles · Karn's Bastion · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Myriad Landscape · Nesting Grounds · Rivendell · Rogue's Passage · Scene of the Crime
🃏 Recommended cards for Ray Fillet, Man Ray
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ray Fillet, Man Ray, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Pink | 80% | +79% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 80% | +79% |
| April O'Neil, Human Element | 80% | +79% |
| Combat Tutorial | 80% | +79% |
| Lyla, Holographic Assistant | 80% | +77% |
| Dreamtide Whale | 80% | +76% |
| Oneirophage | 80% | +76% |
| Chasm Skulker | 80% | +66% |
| Pensive Professor | 67% | +64% |
| Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior | 60% | +59% |
| The Ooze | 60% | +59% |
| Wave Goodbye | 60% | +59% |
| Baxter, Fly in the Ointment | 60% | +59% |
| Essence Capture | 60% | +58% |
| Apprentice Wizard | 60% | +58% |
| Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | 60% | +57% |
| Clinquant Skymage | 60% | +57% |
| Chrome Host Seedshark | 60% | +56% |
| Thrummingbird | 60% | +55% |
| Nadir Kraken | 60% | +55% |
| Waterbending Scroll | 60% | +53% |
| Forensic Gadgeteer | 60% | +50% |
| Propaganda | 80% | +48% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 60% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Ray Fillet, Man Ray 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.
- Stonecoil Serpent
- Combat Tutorial
- Oneirophage
- Chasm Skulker
- Pensive Professor
- Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- April O'Neil, Human Element
- Lyla, Holographic Assistant
- Dreamtide Whale
- The Ooze
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Propaganda
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Danny Pink
- Otawara, Soaring City
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Throne of Eldraine
- Faerie Mastermind
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ray Fillet, Man Ray
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Basalt Monolith + Forensic Gadgeteer → Infinite colorless mana
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Ghostly Flicker → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Infinite blinking of artifacts, Infinite blinking of lands, Infinite blinking
- Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ray Fillet, Man Ray's color identity?
Ray Fillet, Man Ray 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 Ray Fillet, Man Ray come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ray Fillet, Man Ray deck (the 99 cards most played with it, 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 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Ray Fillet, Man Ray deck run?
Real Ray Fillet, Man Ray 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 Ray Fillet, Man Ray?
The three highest-synergy cards are Danny Pink, Stonecoil Serpent, April O'Neil, Human Element. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ray Fillet, Man Ray decks.
What combos does Ray Fillet, Man Ray have?
Ray Fillet, Man Ray has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Ray Fillet, Man Ray deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stonecoil Serpent, Combat Tutorial, Oneirophage 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.