EDH Optimizer
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: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Sanwell, Avenger Ace: 35
VehiclesArtifactsComboHistoricMidrangeTap / UntapAggroAffinity
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 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 (71/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed70
- Interaction25
- Resilience70
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (14 nonbasic, 21 Plains)
Foundry Inspector · Sol Ring · Voyager Quickwelder · Aerial Surveyor · Swords to Plowshares · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Dispatch · Smuggler's Copter · Weatherlight · Gold Myr · Bronze Guardian · Peacewalker Colossus · Reckoner Bankbuster · Parhelion II · Mechtitan Core · Palladium Myr · Sram, Senior Edificer · Salvation Engine · Path to Exile · Solemn Simulacrum · Ornithopter of Paradise · Hotshot Mechanic · Jhoira's Familiar · Mighty Servant of Leuk-o · The Prydwen, Steel Flagship · Interface Ace · Skysovereign, Consul Flagship · Springleaf Drum · Digsite Engineer · Organic Extinction · Unidentified Hovership · Cultivator's Caravan · Canoptek Spyder · Arcane Signet · Generous Gift · Cid, Freeflier Pilot · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Brotherhood Vertibird · Lita, Mechanical Engineer · Steel Overseer · Tempered Steel · The Thanos-Copter · Unlicensed Hearse · Esper Sentinel · N'Yami-Class Mother Ship · The Regalia · Drumbellower · Oswald Fiddlebender · Angel of the Ruins · Imperial Recovery Unit · Nautiloid Ship · Surgehacker Mech · Liquimetal Torque · Platoon Dispenser · Armed and Armored · Royal Talon Fighter Jet · Scrap Trawler · Valor's Flagship · Brilliant Restoration · Ethersworn Canonist · Lion Sash · Chief of the Foundry · Reaver Titan · Vibranium Mining Mech · Buried Ruin · Ancient Den · Mech Hangar · Monumental Henge · War Room · Darksteel Citadel · Holdout Settlement · Inventors' Fair · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Country Roads · Survivors' Encampment · 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 | 84% | +78% |
| Aerial Surveyor | 70% | +69% |
| Voyager Quickwelder | 71% | +68% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 66% | +65% |
| Weatherlight | 64% | +64% |
| Smuggler's Copter | 64% | +64% |
| Bronze Guardian | 62% | +60% |
| Reckoner Bankbuster | 59% | +59% |
| Peacewalker Colossus | 59% | +58% |
| Gold Myr | 63% | +57% |
| Mechtitan Core | 57% | +57% |
| Dispatch | 64% | +56% |
| Parhelion II | 58% | +56% |
| Salvation Engine | 56% | +56% |
| Palladium Myr | 57% | +55% |
| Hotshot Mechanic | 50% | +50% |
| Mighty Servant of Leuk-o | 49% | +49% |
| The Prydwen, Steel Flagship | 49% | +49% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 48% | +48% |
| Interface Ace | 48% | +48% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 49% | +47% |
| Mech Hangar | 47% | +47% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 51% | +47% |
| Springleaf Drum | 47% | +45% |
💰 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
- Aerial Surveyor
- Voyager Quickwelder
- 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.
- Liquimetal Torque
- Ethersworn Canonist
- Mystic Forge
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
- Adagia, Windswept Bastion
- Knight Paladin
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
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 2 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
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, Aerial Surveyor, Voyager Quickwelder. 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 Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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, Aerial Surveyor, Voyager Quickwelder 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.