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Sally Sparrow
Legendary Creature — Human Detective · 2WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Sally Sparrow is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
You may cast creature spells as though they had flash.
Whenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Sally Sparrow: 36
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Build your Sally Sparrow deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sally Sparrow 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sally Sparrow 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed48
- Interaction50
- Resilience80
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 7 Plains, 8 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Talisman of Progress · Azorius Signet · Dour Port-Mage · Tangletrove Kelp · Soulherder · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Ephemerate · Swords to Plowshares · Aether Channeler · Erdwal Illuminator · Disorder in the Court · Inspiring Statuary · Solemn Simulacrum · Charming Prince · Loran of the Third Path · Mulldrifter · Academy Manufactor · Five Hundred Year Diary · Thought Vessel · Path to Exile · Flickerwisp · Ghostly Flicker · Merchant of Truth · Abuelo, Ancestral Echo · Ephara, God of the Polis · Counterspell · Cyberdrive Awakener · Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy · Reflector Mage · Bender's Waterskin · Cloudshift · Eerie Interlude · Ethereal Investigator · Mind Stone · Momentary Blink · Peregrine Drake · Tamiyo's Journal · Shrieking Drake · Essence Flux · Restoration Angel · Rise and Shine · Novice Inspector · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Flickering Hound · Fellwar Stone · Yorion, Sky Nomad · Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth · Martha Jones · Skyclave Apparition · Spirited Companion · Sun Titan · Thraben Inspector · Thought Monitor · Geyser Drake · Teleportation Circle · Arcane Denial · Forensic Gadgeteer · Officious Interrogation · Mechanized Production · Archaeomancer · Cloudblazer · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Port Town · Adarkar Wastes · Skycloud Expanse · Hallowed Fountain · Deserted Beach · Azorius Chancery · Reliquary Tower · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Enlightenment · Sea of Clouds · Irrigated Farmland · Archway of Innovation · Mystic Gate · Flooded Strand · Floodfarm Verge · Myriad Landscape · Path of Ancestry · Ominous Cemetery
🃏 Recommended cards for Sally Sparrow
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sally Sparrow, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tangletrove Kelp | 51% | +51% |
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 50% | +49% |
| Erdwal Illuminator | 47% | +46% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 45% | +44% |
| Five Hundred Year Diary | 43% | +43% |
| Disorder in the Court | 45% | +43% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 51% | +42% |
| Academy Manufactor | 43% | +42% |
| Aether Channeler | 48% | +39% |
| Merchant of Truth | 38% | +37% |
| Soulherder | 50% | +36% |
| Charming Prince | 44% | +36% |
| Ephara, God of the Polis | 37% | +35% |
| Mulldrifter | 44% | +35% |
| Ephemerate | 49% | +34% |
| Abuelo, Ancestral Echo | 37% | +34% |
| Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy | 34% | +33% |
| Flickerwisp | 39% | +33% |
| Shrieking Drake | 32% | +32% |
| Tamiyo's Journal | 33% | +32% |
| Ethereal Investigator | 33% | +30% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 44% | +30% |
| Rise and Shine | 31% | +30% |
| Novice Inspector | 30% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Sally Sparrow 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.
- Tangletrove Kelp
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Erdwal Illuminator
- Inspiring Statuary
- Five Hundred Year Diary
- Disorder in the Court
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dour Port-Mage
- Academy Manufactor
- Ephara, God of the Polis
- Ephemerate
- Loran of the Third Path
- Cyberdrive Awakener
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Displacer Kitten
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sally Sparrow
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sally Sparrow's color identity?
Sally Sparrow is Azorius (blue and white): 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 Sally Sparrow come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sally Sparrow 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 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Sally Sparrow deck run?
Real Sally Sparrow 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 Sally Sparrow?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tangletrove Kelp, Wavebreak Hippocamp, Erdwal Illuminator. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sally Sparrow decks.
What combos does Sally Sparrow have?
Sally Sparrow 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 Sally Sparrow deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tangletrove Kelp, Wavebreak Hippocamp, Erdwal Illuminator 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.