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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: €0.15
Comes in the precon Science!
Average lands in decks for Sentinel Sarah Lyons: 36
ArtifactsTokensAggroTreasureEquipmentModified CreaturesBurnHumans
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🛠️ 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 (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)
- Consistency65
- Speed67
- Interaction39
- Resilience78
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (25 nonbasic, 7 Plains, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Loyal Apprentice · Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick · Swords to Plowshares · Dispatch · Solemn Simulacrum · Talisman of Conviction · The Prydwen, Steel Flagship · Path to Exile · Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy · Wake the Past · Brotherhood Vertibird · Lightning Greaves · Rose, Cutthroat Raider · Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon · Foundry Inspector · Steel Overseer · Swiftfoot Boots · Blasphemous Act · Puresteel Paladin · Mind Stone · Mystic Forge · Ornithopter of Paradise · Unexpected Windfall · Wear // Tear · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Boros Signet · Pip-Boy 3000 · Securitron Squadron · Veronica, Dissident Scribe · Austere Command · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Champion's Helm · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Basilisk Collar · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Boros Charm · Chaos Warp · Armory Paladin · All That Glitters · Big Score · Bottle-Cap Blast · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Threefold Thunderhulk · Bronze Guardian · Brotherhood Outcast · Crush Contraband · ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Esper Sentinel · Mister Gutsy · Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Brotherhood Scribe · Gold Myr · Iron Myr · T-45 Power Armor · Thought Vessel · Professional Face-Breaker · Fellwar Stone · Keeper of the Accord · Oltec Matterweaver · Wayfarer's Bauble · 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 · Sundown Pass · Sacred Foundry · Boros Garrison · Spectator Seating · Evolving Wilds · Rugged Prairie · Myriad Landscape · Terramorphic Expanse · Junktown
🃏 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 | 59% | +58% |
| Rustvale Bridge | 67% | +55% |
| Loyal Apprentice | 69% | +55% |
| Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy | 56% | +54% |
| Brotherhood Vertibird | 53% | +52% |
| Dispatch | 64% | +50% |
| Wake the Past | 55% | +50% |
| Rose, Cutthroat Raider | 49% | +48% |
| Treasure Vault | 52% | +46% |
| Steel Overseer | 45% | +42% |
| Great Furnace | 55% | +42% |
| Ancient Den | 55% | +42% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 60% | +40% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 48% | +40% |
| Foundry Inspector | 47% | +38% |
| Mystic Forge | 41% | +37% |
| Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon | 48% | +37% |
| Securitron Squadron | 36% | +36% |
| Illustrious Wanderglyph | 39% | +35% |
| Pip-Boy 3000 | 36% | +35% |
| Veronica, Dissident Scribe | 35% | +34% |
| Buried Ruin | 45% | +32% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 41% | +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
- Rustvale Bridge
- Loyal Apprentice
- Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy
- Brotherhood Vertibird
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dispatch
- Great Furnace
- Mystic Forge
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Pip-Boy 3000
- Unexpected Windfall
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 artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, 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
- Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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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 cards most played with it, 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 17 % of the time and floods 15 %. 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, Rustvale Bridge. 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, Rustvale Bridge 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.