EDH Optimizer
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: €0.24
Average lands in decks for Sally Sparrow: 35
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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 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed48
- Interaction48
- Resilience78
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 7 Plains, 8 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Talisman of Progress · Azorius Signet · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Soulherder · Swords to Plowshares · Tangletrove Kelp · Dour Port-Mage · Ephemerate · Erdwal Illuminator · Aether Channeler · Charming Prince · Disorder in the Court · Five Hundred Year Diary · Inspiring Statuary · Mulldrifter · Solemn Simulacrum · Academy Manufactor · Thought Vessel · Ghostly Flicker · Loran of the Third Path · Flickerwisp · Abuelo, Ancestral Echo · Ephara, God of the Polis · Merchant of Truth · Path to Exile · Counterspell · Eerie Interlude · Reflector Mage · Cloudshift · Cyberdrive Awakener · Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy · Mind Stone · Momentary Blink · Ethereal Investigator · Bender's Waterskin · Peregrine Drake · Tamiyo's Journal · Restoration Angel · Rise and Shine · Yorion, Sky Nomad · Essence Flux · Fellwar Stone · Shrieking Drake · Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth · Novice Inspector · Martha Jones · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Skyclave Apparition · Sun Titan · Thought Monitor · Thraben Inspector · Geyser Drake · Spirited Companion · Teleportation Circle · Forensic Gadgeteer · Arcane Denial · Cloudblazer · Displacer Kitten · Mechanized Production · Officious Interrogation · Starfield Vocalist · Archaeomancer · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Port Town · Adarkar Wastes · Skycloud Expanse · Hallowed Fountain · Reliquary Tower · Deserted Beach · Exotic Orchard · Azorius Chancery · Temple of Enlightenment · Sea of Clouds · Irrigated Farmland · Mystic Gate · Archway of Innovation · Flooded Strand · Floodfarm Verge · Myriad Landscape · Path of Ancestry
🃏 Recommended cards for Sally Sparrow
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sally Sparrow, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tangletrove Kelp | 52% | +52% |
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 53% | +52% |
| Erdwal Illuminator | 48% | +47% |
| Five Hundred Year Diary | 45% | +44% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 45% | +44% |
| Disorder in the Court | 45% | +43% |
| Academy Manufactor | 44% | +43% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 49% | +40% |
| Merchant of Truth | 39% | +39% |
| Charming Prince | 46% | +38% |
| Soulherder | 52% | +38% |
| Ephara, God of the Polis | 39% | +38% |
| Aether Channeler | 46% | +37% |
| Mulldrifter | 45% | +35% |
| Abuelo, Ancestral Echo | 39% | +35% |
| Flickerwisp | 41% | +34% |
| Ephemerate | 48% | +33% |
| Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy | 34% | +32% |
| Tamiyo's Journal | 32% | +31% |
| Rise and Shine | 31% | +30% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 42% | +30% |
| Ethereal Investigator | 33% | +30% |
| Shrieking Drake | 30% | +30% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 42% | +30% |
💰 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
- Five Hundred Year Diary
- Inspiring Statuary
- Disorder in the Court
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Dour Port-Mage
- Ephara, God of the Polis
- Ephemerate
- Loran of the Third Path
- Eerie Interlude
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 31 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Sally Sparrow deck run?
Real Sally Sparrow decks run 35 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.