EDH Optimizer
Selenia, Dark Angel
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel · 3WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Selenia, Dark Angel is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Pay 2 life: Return Selenia to its owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €2.63
Average lands in decks for Selenia, Dark Angel: 36
LifegainSelf-DamageComboLife ExchangeControlLifedrainAngelsGroup Slug
Build your Selenia, Dark Angel deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Selenia, Dark Angel 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Selenia, Dark Angel 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed55
- Interaction33
- Resilience80
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 10 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Repay in Kind · Axis of Mortality · Children of Korlis · Arcane Signet · Tainted Sigil · Near-Death Experience · Angel's Grace · Phyrexian Unlife · Swords to Plowshares · Orzhov Signet · Talisman of Hierarchy · Reverse the Sands · Wall of Blood · Toxic Deluge · Sign in Blood · Anguished Unmaking · Vizkopa Guildmage · Sanguine Bond · Soul Conduit · Profane Transfusion · Stunning Reversal · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Magus of the Mirror · Bolas's Citadel · Phyrexian Arena · Dark Ritual · Platinum Angel · Greed · Night's Whisper · Font of Agonies · Necropotence · Damn · Path to Exile · Resolute Archangel · Fellwar Stone · Read the Bones · Black Market Connections · Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Crypt Ghast · Mister Negative · Oketra's Last Mercy · Enduring Angel // Angelic Enforcer · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Mind Stone · Despark · Necrologia · Exquisite Archangel · Grand Abolisher · Pact Weapon · Tree of Perdition · Enduring Tenacity · Exquisite Blood · Thought Vessel · Generous Gift · Teferi's Protection · Ad Nauseam · Debt to the Deathless · Demonic Tutor · Exsanguinate · Farewell · Smothering Tithe · Command Tower · Caves of Koilos · Isolated Chapel · Godless Shrine · Tainted Field · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Fetid Heath · Vault of Champions · Orzhov Basilica · Marsh Flats · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Shattered Sanctum · Silent Clearing · Temple of Silence · Cabal Coffers · Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway · Shineshadow Snarl · Castle Locthwain · Shadowy Backstreet · Emergence Zone
🃏 Recommended cards for Selenia, Dark Angel
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Selenia, Dark Angel, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Repay in Kind | 85% | +84% |
| Axis of Mortality | 84% | +83% |
| Children of Korlis | 80% | +77% |
| Tainted Sigil | 78% | +76% |
| Near-Death Experience | 76% | +76% |
| Phyrexian Unlife | 74% | +73% |
| Angel's Grace | 75% | +72% |
| Reverse the Sands | 70% | +69% |
| Wall of Blood | 67% | +65% |
| Soul Conduit | 59% | +59% |
| Stunning Reversal | 57% | +56% |
| Profane Transfusion | 57% | +56% |
| Vizkopa Guildmage | 60% | +54% |
| Magus of the Mirror | 53% | +53% |
| Platinum Angel | 49% | +48% |
| Toxic Deluge | 64% | +47% |
| Sign in Blood | 63% | +45% |
| Greed | 48% | +44% |
| Font of Agonies | 43% | +42% |
| Resolute Archangel | 42% | +41% |
| Sanguine Bond | 59% | +40% |
| Bolas's Citadel | 51% | +38% |
| Vilis, Broker of Blood | 40% | +38% |
| Mister Negative | 39% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Selenia, Dark Angel 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.
- Axis of Mortality
- Children of Korlis
- Tainted Sigil
- Near-Death Experience
- Phyrexian Unlife
- Angel's Grace
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Repay in Kind
- Stunning Reversal
- Platinum Angel
- Toxic Deluge
- Sanguine Bond
- Bolas's Citadel
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Necropotence
- Crypt Ghast
- Enduring Tenacity
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Cabal Coffers
- Black Market Connections
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Selenia, Dark Angel
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vizkopa Guildmage + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Ad Nauseam + Teferi's Protection → Infinite card draw
- Repay in Kind + Wall of Blood → Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn, Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players
- Repay in Kind + Blood Celebrant → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players
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Frequently asked questions
What is Selenia, Dark Angel's color identity?
Selenia, Dark Angel is Orzhov (black 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 Selenia, Dark Angel come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Selenia, Dark Angel deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Selenia, Dark Angel deck run?
Real Selenia, Dark Angel 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 Selenia, Dark Angel?
The three highest-synergy cards are Repay in Kind, Axis of Mortality, Children of Korlis. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Selenia, Dark Angel decks.
What combos does Selenia, Dark Angel have?
Selenia, Dark Angel has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Selenia, Dark Angel deck cost?
You can start cheap: Axis of Mortality, Children of Korlis, Tainted Sigil 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.