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Renari, Merchant of Marvels
Legendary Creature — Dragon Artificer · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Renari, Merchant of Marvels is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
You may cast Dragon spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Renari, Merchant of Marvels: 36
Build your Renari, Merchant of Marvels 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 (68/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed50
- Interaction100
- Resilience81
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Island)
Counterspell · Juvenile Mist Dragon · Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury · Dragon Turtle · Icefall Regent · Iymrith, Desert Doom · Keiga, the Tide Star · Dirgur Island Dragon // Skimming Strike · Transcendent Dragon · Voracious Bibliophile · Hraesvelgr of the First Brood · Ancient Silver Dragon · Dragon's Hoard · Kairi, the Swirling Sky · Lapis Orb of Dragonkind · Negate · Sapphire Dragon // Psionic Pulse · Sol Ring · Sword Coast Serpent // Capsizing Wave · Deceptive Frostkite · Dispelling Exhale · Diviner of Mist · Dragonologist · Dragonstorm Globe · Hammerhead Tyrant · Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch · Aetherize · Archive Dragon · Astral Dragon · Dragonborn Looter · Feywild Visitor · Nimbleclaw Adept · Oceanus Dragon · Shimmer Dragon · Roiling Dragonstorm · Will of the Temur · Blue Dragon · Caged Sun · Distant Melody · Draconic Lore · Dragonlord's Prerogative · Heraldic Banner · Mana Drain · Monastery Siege · Murktide Regent · Pseudodragon Familiar · Quicksilver Dragon · Sapphire Medallion · Silumgar's Scorn · Sky Diamond · Unsummon · Boulderborn Dragon · Dragonstorm Forecaster · Embermouth Sentinel · Aqueous Form · Arcane Signet · Banishing Betrayal · Bident of Thassa · Cloud Key · Geode Golem · Geyser Drake · Herald's Horn · Kefnet's Monument · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Myriad Landscape · Castle Vantress · Halimar Depths · Mystic Sanctuary · Path of Ancestry · Cavern of Souls · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Otawara, Soaring City · Temple of the Dragon Queen · Temple of the False God · Agna Qel'a · Secret Tunnel
🃏 Recommended cards for Renari, Merchant of Marvels
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Renari, Merchant of Marvels, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Mist Dragon | 89% | +89% |
| Young Blue Dragon | 89% | +89% |
| Icefall Regent | 78% | +78% |
| Dragon Turtle | 78% | +78% |
| Iymrith, Desert Doom | 78% | +77% |
| Keiga, the Tide Star | 78% | +77% |
| Transcendent Dragon | 75% | +74% |
| Dirgur Island Dragon | 75% | +74% |
| Voracious Bibliophile | 75% | +74% |
| Hraesvelgr of the First Brood | 71% | +71% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 67% | +67% |
| Lapis Orb of Dragonkind | 67% | +67% |
| Kairi, the Swirling Sky | 67% | +66% |
| Sword Coast Serpent | 67% | +66% |
| Sapphire Dragon | 67% | +66% |
| Ancient Silver Dragon | 67% | +64% |
| Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon | 63% | +62% |
| Dragonstorm Globe | 63% | +62% |
| Dispelling Exhale | 63% | +62% |
| Diviner of Mist | 63% | +62% |
| Hammerhead Tyrant | 63% | +62% |
| Deceptive Frostkite | 63% | +62% |
| Dragonologist | 63% | +62% |
| Marang River Regent | 63% | +60% |
💰 The best cards for your Renari, Merchant of Marvels 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.
- Juvenile Mist Dragon
- Icefall Regent
- Dragon Turtle
- Iymrith, Desert Doom
- Keiga, the Tide Star
- Transcendent Dragon
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Murktide Regent
- Herald's Horn
- Kindred Discovery
- Cloud Key
- Teeka's Dragon
- Secret Tunnel
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Astral Dragon
- Urza's Incubator
- Chronicle of Victory
- Mana Drain
- Cavern of Souls
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Renari, Merchant of Marvels's color identity?
Renari, Merchant of Marvels 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 Renari, Merchant of Marvels come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Renari, Merchant of Marvels deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 34 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Renari, Merchant of Marvels deck run?
Real Renari, Merchant of Marvels decks run 36 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 Renari, Merchant of Marvels?
The three highest-synergy cards are Juvenile Mist Dragon, Young Blue Dragon, Icefall Regent. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Renari, Merchant of Marvels decks.
What combos does Renari, Merchant of Marvels have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Renari, Merchant of Marvels. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Renari, Merchant of Marvels deck cost?
You can start cheap: Juvenile Mist Dragon, Icefall Regent, Dragon Turtle 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.