EDH Optimizer
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Wizard · 1UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Shantotto, Tactician Magician is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Shantotto gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell. If X is 4 or more, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Shantotto, Tactician Magician: 36
SpellslingerVoltronAggroBig ManaBurnRampStormX Spells
Build your Shantotto, Tactician Magician deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Shantotto, Tactician Magician 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Shantotto, Tactician Magician 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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed43
- Interaction100
- Resilience84
- Closing34
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (20 nonbasic, 8 Island, 8 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Big Score · Mana Geyser · The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell · Resonating Lute · Chandra's Ignition · Storm-Kiln Artist · Izzet Signet · Unexpected Windfall · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Harmonic Prodigy · Archmage Emeritus · Talisman of Creativity · Counterspell · Prompto Argentum · Rapturous Moment · Thran Dynamo · Swiftfoot Boots · Frantic Search · Aetherize · Tellah, Great Sage · Thought Vessel · Rewind · Wizard's Staff · Gilded Lotus · Nibelheim Aflame · Vandalblast · Brass's Bounty · Pirate's Pillage · Balmor, Battlemage Captain · Chaos Warp · Seething Song · Temur Battle Rage · Aqueous Form · Blasphemous Act · Hedron Archive · Mizzix's Mastery · Enter the Enigma · Mana Sculpt · Sorceress's Schemes · Vivi Ornitier · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Shark Typhoon · Arcane Denial · Bulk Up · Molten-Core Maestro · Brainstorm · Dig Through Time · Mind Stone · Negate · Apex of Power · Relm's Sketching · Fellwar Stone · Thousand-Year Storm · Thunder Magic · Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus · Bria, Riptide Rogue · Magic Damper · Ring of the Lucii · Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea · Spell Swindle · Treasure Cruise · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Steam Vents · Frostboil Snarl · Mystic Sanctuary · Training Center · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Epiphany · Ferrous Lake · Riverpyre Verge · Izzet Boilerworks · Evolving Wilds · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Scalding Tarn · Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
🃏 Recommended cards for Shantotto, Tactician Magician
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Shantotto, Tactician Magician, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Emperor of Palamecia | 55% | +50% |
| Chandra's Ignition | 50% | +42% |
| Prompto Argentum | 41% | +40% |
| Tellah, Great Sage | 38% | +35% |
| Big Score | 60% | +34% |
| Mana Geyser | 57% | +33% |
| Nibelheim Aflame | 35% | +33% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 48% | +33% |
| Rapturous Moment | 41% | +32% |
| Resonating Lute | 54% | +31% |
| Rewind | 37% | +31% |
| Thran Dynamo | 41% | +31% |
| Rogue's Passage | 43% | +29% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 47% | +29% |
| Gilded Lotus | 35% | +29% |
| Pirate's Pillage | 33% | +27% |
| Brass's Bounty | 34% | +27% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 48% | +26% |
| Aqueous Form | 29% | +26% |
| Aetherize | 38% | +26% |
| Temur Battle Rage | 30% | +26% |
| Sorceress's Schemes | 28% | +26% |
| Wizard's Staff | 37% | +24% |
| Hedron Archive | 29% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Shantotto, Tactician Magician 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.
- Prompto Argentum
- Tellah, Great Sage
- Big Score
- Mana Geyser
- Rapturous Moment
- Resonating Lute
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chandra's Ignition
- Nibelheim Aflame
- Unexpected Windfall
- Thran Dynamo
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bria, Riptide Rogue
- Vivi Ornitier
- Super State
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Shantotto, Tactician Magician
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shantotto, Tactician Magician's color identity?
Shantotto, Tactician Magician is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Shantotto, Tactician Magician come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Shantotto, Tactician Magician deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 15 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Shantotto, Tactician Magician deck run?
Real Shantotto, Tactician Magician 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 Shantotto, Tactician Magician?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Emperor of Palamecia, Chandra's Ignition, Prompto Argentum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Shantotto, Tactician Magician decks.
What combos does Shantotto, Tactician Magician have?
Shantotto, Tactician Magician has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Shantotto, Tactician Magician deck cost?
You can start cheap: Prompto Argentum, Tellah, Great Sage, Big Score 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.