EDH Optimizer
Sentinel Sarah Lyons
Legendary Creature — Human Knight · 3RW
Color identity: Red · White · Boros
Sentinel Sarah Lyons is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, creatures you control get +2/+2.
Battalion — Whenever Sentinel Sarah Lyons and at least two other creatures attack, Sentinel Sarah Lyons deals damage equal to the number of artifacts you control to target player.
Reference price of the card: €0.29
Comes in the precon Science!
Average lands in decks for Sentinel Sarah Lyons: 36
ArtifactsTreasureTokensAggroEquipmentBurnEnergyHumans
Build your Sentinel Sarah Lyons deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sentinel Sarah Lyons 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sentinel Sarah Lyons 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)
- Consistency67
- Speed67
- Interaction39
- Resilience78
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Loyal Apprentice · Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick · Swords to Plowshares · Dispatch · Solemn Simulacrum · Talisman of Conviction · Path to Exile · The Prydwen, Steel Flagship · Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy · Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon · Wake the Past · Lightning Greaves · Brotherhood Vertibird · Rose, Cutthroat Raider · Swiftfoot Boots · Foundry Inspector · Steel Overseer · Blasphemous Act · Mind Stone · Ornithopter of Paradise · Boros Signet · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Mystic Forge · Puresteel Paladin · Unexpected Windfall · Wear // Tear · Pip-Boy 3000 · Securitron Squadron · Veronica, Dissident Scribe · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Austere Command · Basilisk Collar · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Boros Charm · Chaos Warp · Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Threefold Thunderhulk · Champion's Helm · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Armory Paladin · Esper Sentinel · Big Score · Bottle-Cap Blast · Bronze Guardian · Crush Contraband · ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Thought Vessel · Brotherhood Outcast · Oltec Matterweaver · Professional Face-Breaker · All That Glitters · Brotherhood Scribe · Fellwar Stone · Gold Myr · Iron Myr · Mister Gutsy · Keeper of the Accord · Wayfarer's Bauble · Smothering Tithe · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Rustvale Bridge · Ancient Den · Great Furnace · Treasure Vault · Darksteel Citadel · Temple of Triumph · Buried Ruin · Battlefield Forge · Exotic Orchard · Furycalm Snarl · Sunscorched Divide · Path of Ancestry · Rogue's Passage · Spire of Industry · Sacred Foundry · Sundown Pass · Boros Garrison · Spectator Seating · Rugged Prairie · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Sentinel Sarah Lyons
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sentinel Sarah Lyons, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick | 69% | +69% |
| The Prydwen, Steel Flagship | 58% | +57% |
| Loyal Apprentice | 69% | +55% |
| Rustvale Bridge | 67% | +55% |
| Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy | 54% | +53% |
| Dispatch | 61% | +48% |
| Brotherhood Vertibird | 48% | +48% |
| Rose, Cutthroat Raider | 48% | +47% |
| Treasure Vault | 50% | +46% |
| Wake the Past | 51% | +45% |
| Ancient Den | 55% | +42% |
| Great Furnace | 55% | +42% |
| Steel Overseer | 43% | +40% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 61% | +39% |
| Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon | 51% | +39% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 47% | +38% |
| Illustrious Wanderglyph | 40% | +36% |
| Foundry Inspector | 45% | +35% |
| Mystic Forge | 40% | +35% |
| Veronica, Dissident Scribe | 35% | +34% |
| Securitron Squadron | 35% | +34% |
| Pip-Boy 3000 | 35% | +33% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 40% | +31% |
| Buried Ruin | 44% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Sentinel Sarah Lyons 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.
- Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
- The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
- Loyal Apprentice
- Rustvale Bridge
- Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy
- Dispatch
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Great Furnace
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Mystic Forge
- Pip-Boy 3000
- Unexpected Windfall
- Bottle-Cap Blast
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Codsworth, Handy Helper
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sentinel Sarah Lyons
- 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
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sentinel Sarah Lyons's color identity?
Sentinel Sarah Lyons is Boros (red 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 Sentinel Sarah Lyons come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sentinel Sarah Lyons deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Sentinel Sarah Lyons deck run?
Real Sentinel Sarah Lyons 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 Sentinel Sarah Lyons?
The three highest-synergy cards are Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick, The Prydwen, Steel Flagship, Loyal Apprentice. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sentinel Sarah Lyons decks.
What combos does Sentinel Sarah Lyons have?
Sentinel Sarah Lyons 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 Sentinel Sarah Lyons deck cost?
You can start cheap: Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick, The Prydwen, Steel Flagship, Loyal Apprentice 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.