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Sanwell, Avenger Ace
Legendary Creature — Human Pilot · 1W
Color identity: White
Sanwell, Avenger Ace is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
As long as an artifact creature you control is attacking, prevent all damage that would be dealt to Sanwell.
Whenever Sanwell becomes tapped, exile the top six cards of your library. You may cast a Vehicle or artifact creature spell from among them. Then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Sanwell, Avenger Ace: 35
VehiclesArtifactsComboHistoricTap / UntapMidrangeAggroAffinity
Build your Sanwell, Avenger Ace deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sanwell, Avenger Ace 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sanwell, Avenger Ace 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed63
- Interaction28
- Resilience73
- Closing62
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (14 nonbasic, 21 Plains)
Foundry Inspector · Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Voyager Quickwelder · Aerial Surveyor · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Dispatch · Gold Myr · Weatherlight · Smuggler's Copter · Bronze Guardian · Reckoner Bankbuster · Palladium Myr · Path to Exile · Parhelion II · Salvation Engine · Peacewalker Colossus · Mechtitan Core · Solemn Simulacrum · Sram, Senior Edificer · Ornithopter of Paradise · Jhoira's Familiar · Springleaf Drum · The Prydwen, Steel Flagship · Skysovereign, Consul Flagship · Interface Ace · Hotshot Mechanic · Mighty Servant of Leuk-o · Unidentified Hovership · Digsite Engineer · Cultivator's Caravan · Organic Extinction · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Canoptek Spyder · Arcane Signet · Generous Gift · Cid, Freeflier Pilot · Unlicensed Hearse · Tempered Steel · Lita, Mechanical Engineer · Steel Overseer · Brotherhood Vertibird · Esper Sentinel · The Regalia · Drumbellower · Oswald Fiddlebender · Angel of the Ruins · The Thanos-Copter · Liquimetal Torque · Nautiloid Ship · N'Yami-Class Mother Ship · Surgehacker Mech · Platoon Dispenser · Imperial Recovery Unit · Ethersworn Canonist · Scrap Trawler · Armed and Armored · Brilliant Restoration · Valor's Flagship · Lion Sash · Austere Command · Mystic Forge · Chief of the Foundry · Reaver Titan · Buried Ruin · Ancient Den · Mech Hangar · Monumental Henge · War Room · Darksteel Citadel · Holdout Settlement · Inventors' Fair · Survivors' Encampment · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Country Roads · Myriad Landscape · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for Sanwell, Avenger Ace
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sanwell, Avenger Ace, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry Inspector | 85% | +79% |
| Voyager Quickwelder | 72% | +69% |
| Aerial Surveyor | 70% | +69% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 66% | +64% |
| Weatherlight | 64% | +63% |
| Smuggler's Copter | 63% | +62% |
| Bronze Guardian | 62% | +60% |
| Reckoner Bankbuster | 59% | +59% |
| Gold Myr | 64% | +58% |
| Palladium Myr | 58% | +56% |
| Dispatch | 64% | +56% |
| Mechtitan Core | 56% | +56% |
| Peacewalker Colossus | 56% | +56% |
| Salvation Engine | 56% | +55% |
| Parhelion II | 56% | +55% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 52% | +50% |
| The Prydwen, Steel Flagship | 50% | +49% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 49% | +48% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 52% | +48% |
| Mighty Servant of Leuk-o | 48% | +48% |
| Hotshot Mechanic | 48% | +47% |
| Interface Ace | 48% | +47% |
| Springleaf Drum | 50% | +47% |
| Mech Hangar | 47% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Sanwell, Avenger Ace 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.
- Foundry Inspector
- Voyager Quickwelder
- Aerial Surveyor
- Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
- Weatherlight
- Smuggler's Copter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dispatch
- Liquimetal Torque
- Ethersworn Canonist
- Mystic Forge
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
- Adagia, Windswept Bastion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Canoptek Spyder
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Nautiloid Ship
- Reaver Titan
- Inventors' Fair
- Thunderhawk Gunship
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sanwell, Avenger Ace
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sanwell, Avenger Ace's color identity?
Sanwell, Avenger Ace is white: 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 Sanwell, Avenger Ace come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sanwell, Avenger Ace deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 1 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Sanwell, Avenger Ace deck run?
Real Sanwell, Avenger Ace 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 Sanwell, Avenger Ace?
The three highest-synergy cards are Foundry Inspector, Voyager Quickwelder, Aerial Surveyor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sanwell, Avenger Ace decks.
What combos does Sanwell, Avenger Ace have?
Sanwell, Avenger Ace has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. 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 Sanwell, Avenger Ace deck cost?
You can start cheap: Foundry Inspector, Voyager Quickwelder, Aerial Surveyor 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.