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Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox
Legendary Creature — Romulan Human Rogue · 3B
Color identity: Black
Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Sela attacks, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a tapped 2/2 black Romulan creature token.
Average lands in decks for Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox: 37
Build your Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (53/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed58
- Interaction36
- Resilience80
- Closing24
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (6 nonbasic, 31 Swamp)
A Good Day to Die · Alhammarret's Archive · Arcane Signet · Assimilation Assessor · Astral Cornucopia · Automated Warfare System · Bitter Triumph · Blastoneuron · Class-F Shuttlecraft · Command Chair · Commander Raffi Musiker · Commander's Sphere · D'Ghor Bloodletter · Disruptor Pistol · Elim Garak, Simple Tailor · Everflowing Chalice · Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace · General Chang, Cold Warrior · Georgiou, Terran Emperor · Grand Nagus Zek · He's Dead, Jim · Hedron Archive · Impossible Choice · Isolinear Processor · Khan, Vengeful Heart · Mind Stone · Reclamation Specialist · Reconnaissance Partition · Relentless Drednok · Resistance Is Futile · Rogue Artificial Intelligence · Salt Vampire · Skullclamp · Sol Ring · Stonespeaker Crystal · Tea, Earl Grey, Hot · Tell Me What You See · Test of Loyalty · Thought Vessel · Tricorder · Type-2 Phaser · U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed · U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class · Voq, Torchbearer · Warp Core · Wayfarer's Bauble · Armus, Skin of Evil · Assimilate the Wounded · Battle-Scarred Survivalist · Bio-Asset Allocator · Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest · Ceti Eel · Cha'DIch Investigator · Cybernetic Specialist · De-evolve · Death Is Irrelevant · Extraction Integrant · Hive Mind Coprocessor · In the Pale Moonlight · K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser · K'Vort-Class Raider · Kurn, Son of Mogh · Artificial Anomaly · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Spire of Industry · The Unicomplex
🃏 Recommended cards for Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Disruptor Pistol | 100% | +100% |
| General Chang, Cold Warrior | 100% | +100% |
| U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class | 100% | +100% |
| Salt Vampire | 100% | +100% |
| He's Dead, Jim | 100% | +100% |
| Automated Warfare System | 100% | +100% |
| Elim Garak, Simple Tailor | 100% | +100% |
| Rogue Artificial Intelligence | 100% | +100% |
| Relentless Drednok | 100% | +100% |
| Tricorder | 100% | +100% |
| A Good Day to Die | 100% | +100% |
| Warp Core | 100% | +100% |
| Type-2 Phaser | 100% | +100% |
| Blastoneuron | 100% | +100% |
| Resistance Is Futile | 100% | +100% |
| Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace | 100% | +100% |
| Khan, Vengeful Heart | 100% | +100% |
| Command Chair | 100% | +100% |
| Voq, Torchbearer | 100% | +100% |
| U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed | 100% | +100% |
| Class-F Shuttlecraft | 100% | +100% |
| Grand Nagus Zek | 100% | +100% |
| Tea, Earl Grey, Hot | 100% | +100% |
| Spire of Industry | 100% | +100% |
💰 The best cards for your Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox 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.
- He's Dead, Jim
- Rogue Artificial Intelligence
- Relentless Drednok
- Tricorder
- A Good Day to Die
- Warp Core
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- General Chang, Cold Warrior
- U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class
- Salt Vampire
- Elim Garak, Simple Tailor
- Voq, Torchbearer
- Grand Nagus Zek
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Khan, Vengeful Heart
- Command Chair
- Georgiou, Terran Emperor
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Death Is Irrelevant
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox's color identity?
Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox is black: 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 Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 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 15 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox deck run?
Real Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox decks run 37 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 Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox?
The three highest-synergy cards are Disruptor Pistol, General Chang, Cold Warrior, U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox decks.
What combos does Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Sela, Tal Shiar Paradox deck cost?
You can start cheap: He's Dead, Jim, Rogue Artificial Intelligence, Relentless Drednok 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.