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Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea

Card: Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea

Legendary Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery · UR3UR

Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet

Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Sanar enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
{T}: Create a Treasure token. Activate only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
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Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Reference price of the card: €0.11

Average lands in decks for Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea: 36

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Build your Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.

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🎲 How the average Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea 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.

3.9average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
11 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
34 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
89 %of games close out the table before turn 12
10median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (55/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 6 Island, 8 Mountain)

Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Storm-Kiln Artist · Resonating Lute · Talisman of Creativity · Big Score · Frantic Search · Stock Up · Archmage Emeritus · Brainstorm · Seize the Spoils · Flashback · Preordain · Prismari Charm · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Expressive Iteration · Izzet Signet · Opt · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Molten-Core Maestro · Prismari Command · Strike It Rich · Tablet of Discovery · Abstract Paintmage · Counterspell · Flow State · Goblin Electromancer · Ponder · Blasphemous Act · Improvisation Capstone · Prismari, the Inspiration · Abrade · Consider · Lightning Bolt · Mana Geyser · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Rapturous Moment · Return the Favor · Stormcatch Mentor · Fellwar Stone · Galazeth Prismari · Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride · Jeska's Will · Mica, Reader of Ruins · Unexpected Windfall · Faithless Looting · Gitaxian Probe · Seething Song · Chaos Warp · Guttersnipe · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Snap · Pongify · Traumatic Critique · Xorn · Arcane Denial · Sleight of Hand · Goldspan Dragon · Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm · Hexing Squelcher · Negate · Thousand-Year Storm · Thunderdrum Soloist · Command Tower · Shivan Reef · Sulfur Falls · Steam Vents · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Frostboil Snarl · Mystic Sanctuary · Training Center · Scalding Tarn · Skycoach Waypoint · Exotic Orchard · Ferrous Lake · Scorched Geyser · Thundering Falls · Reliquary Tower · Riverpyre Verge · Temple of Epiphany · Turbulent Springs · Fiery Islet · Izzet Boilerworks · Mistrise Village

🃏 Recommended cards for Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Stock Up 39% +30%
Seize the Spoils 37% +30%
Skycoach Waypoint 30% +29%
Blazing Firesinger 34% +28%
Molten-Core Maestro 32% +26%
Abstract Paintmage 31% +24%
Goblin Glasswright 26% +24%
Resonating Lute 47% +24%
Mica, Reader of Ruins 25% +24%
Tablet of Discovery 32% +23%
Galazeth Prismari 26% +23%
Prismari Charm 35% +22%
Flow State 31% +21%
Xorn 22% +20%
Prismari, the Inspiration 28% +20%
Return the Favor 27% +20%
Improvisation Capstone 28% +19%
Strike It Rich 32% +19%
Flashback 35% +19%
Rapturous Moment 27% +17%
Harmonized Trio 20% +17%
Thunderdrum Soloist 20% +17%
Big Score 42% +16%
Traumatic Critique 22% +16%

💰 The best cards for your Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea 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.

  • Stock Up€1.27 · 39% inclusion
  • Seize the Spoils€0.08 · 37% inclusion
  • Skycoach Waypoint€0.13 · 30% inclusion
  • Molten-Core Maestro€0.30 · 32% inclusion
  • Abstract Paintmage€0.13 · 31% inclusion
  • Resonating Lute€1.44 · 47% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Flow State€2.44 · 31% inclusion
  • Xorn€8.83 · 22% inclusion
  • Prismari, the Inspiration€3.17 · 28% inclusion
  • Flashback€4.78 · 35% inclusion
  • Goldspan Dragon€6.85 · 20% inclusion
  • Unexpected Windfall€3.08 · 25% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea's color identity?

Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 11 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: C (55/100).

How many lands should a Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea deck run?

Real Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea 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 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea?

The three highest-synergy cards are Stock Up, Seize the Spoils, Skycoach Waypoint. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea decks.

What combos does Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea have?

We have no known combos catalogued for Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea deck cost?

You can start cheap: Stock Up, Seize the Spoils, Skycoach Waypoint 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.

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