EDH Optimizer
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: €0.13
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 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: B (67/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience81
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Island)
Banishing Betrayal · Ancient Silver Dragon · Counterspell · Dragon Turtle · Iymrith, Desert Doom · Juvenile Mist Dragon · Keiga, the Tide Star · Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury · Dirgur Island Dragon // Skimming Strike · Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch · Transcendent Dragon · Astral Dragon · Icefall Regent · Kairi, the Swirling Sky · Negate · Sapphire Dragon // Psionic Pulse · Sol Ring · Sword Coast Serpent // Capsizing Wave · Deceptive Frostkite · Diviner of Mist · Hammerhead Tyrant · Voracious Bibliophile · Hraesvelgr of the First Brood · Aetherize · Archive Dragon · Blue Dragon · Caged Sun · Draconic Lore · Dragon's Hoard · Dragonborn Looter · Dragonlord's Prerogative · Feywild Visitor · Lapis Orb of Dragonkind · Mana Drain · Murktide Regent · Oceanus Dragon · Sapphire Medallion · Shimmer Dragon · Dispelling Exhale · Dragonologist · Dragonstorm Globe · Roiling Dragonstorm · Will of the Temur · Arcane Signet · Distant Melody · Herald's Horn · Kefnet's Monument · Kindred Discovery · Monastery Siege · Nimbleclaw Adept · Ponder · Pseudodragon Familiar · Quicksilver Dragon · Reflections of Littjara · Silumgar's Scorn · Sky Diamond · Steel Hellkite · Unsummon · Changeling Wayfinder · Chronicle of Victory · Embermouth Sentinel · Irma, Part-Time Mutant · Aqueous Form · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Castle Vantress · Halimar Depths · Myriad Landscape · Mystic Sanctuary · Path of Ancestry · Agna Qel'a · Secret Tunnel · Cavern of Souls · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Otawara, Soaring City · Temple of the Dragon Queen · Temple of the False God
🃏 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banishing Betrayal | 100% | +99% |
| Juvenile Mist Dragon | 86% | +86% |
| Young Blue Dragon | 86% | +85% |
| Dragon Turtle | 86% | +85% |
| Iymrith, Desert Doom | 86% | +85% |
| Keiga, the Tide Star | 86% | +85% |
| Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon | 83% | +83% |
| Transcendent Dragon | 83% | +83% |
| Ancient Silver Dragon | 86% | +83% |
| Dirgur Island Dragon | 83% | +83% |
| Marang River Regent | 83% | +81% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 71% | +71% |
| Icefall Regent | 71% | +71% |
| Sword Coast Serpent | 71% | +71% |
| Kairi, the Swirling Sky | 71% | +71% |
| Sapphire Dragon | 71% | +71% |
| Astral Dragon | 71% | +69% |
| Diviner of Mist | 67% | +66% |
| Hammerhead Tyrant | 67% | +66% |
| Deceptive Frostkite | 67% | +66% |
| Voracious Bibliophile | 67% | +65% |
| Hraesvelgr of the First Brood | 60% | +59% |
| Dragonlord's Prerogative | 57% | +57% |
| Draconic Lore | 57% | +57% |
💰 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.
- Banishing Betrayal
- Juvenile Mist Dragon
- Dragon Turtle
- Iymrith, Desert Doom
- Keiga, the Tide Star
- Maelstrom of the Spirit 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
- Secret Tunnel
- Irma, Part-Time Mutant
- Teeka's Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Astral Dragon
- Chronicle of Victory
- Mana Drain
- Urza's Incubator
- 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 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 6 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
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 Banishing Betrayal, Juvenile Mist Dragon, Young Blue Dragon. 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: Banishing Betrayal, Juvenile Mist Dragon, 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.