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Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Legendary Artifact Creature — Human · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
Whenever Silas Renn deals combat damage to a player, choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.75
Average lands in decks for Silas Renn, Seeker Adept: 37
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Build your Silas Renn, Seeker Adept deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 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 (67/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed55
- Interaction62
- Resilience96
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (26 nonbasic, 8 Island, 3 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Etherium Sculptor · Foundry Inspector · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Sai, Master Thopterist · Baleful Strix · Solemn Simulacrum · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Unwinding Clock · Mind Stone · Phyrexian Metamorph · Thopter Spy Network · Counterspell · Darksteel Forge · Fabricate · Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge · Time Sieve · Myr Retriever · Thought Monitor · Master Transmuter · Scrap Trawler · Shimmer Myr · Tezzeret the Seeker · Commander's Sphere · Feed the Swarm · Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas · Demonic Tutor · Fellwar Stone · Master of Etherium · Mirrodin Besieged · Noxious Gearhulk · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Cyclonic Rift · Efficient Construction · Mystic Forge · Lightning Greaves · Mana Vault · Thoughtcast · Toxic Deluge · Bolas's Citadel · Executioner's Capsule · Mechanized Production · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Vampiric Tutor · Whir of Invention · Aether Spellbomb · Jhoira's Familiar · Rhystic Study · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Swiftfoot Boots · Thirst for Knowledge · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Kuldotha Forgemaster · Mana Drain · Sensei's Divining Top · Skullclamp · Tezzeret, Artifice Master · The One Ring · Command Tower · Vault of Whispers · Seat of the Synod · Darksteel Citadel · Mistvault Bridge · Morphic Pool · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Inventors' Fair · Academy Ruins · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Underground River · Dimir Aqueduct · Polluted Delta · Otawara, Soaring City · Buried Ruin · Temple of Deceit · Tainted Isle · Choked Estuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Shipwreck Marsh · Urza's Saga · Spire of Industry · Undercity Sewers
🃏 Recommended cards for Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Silas Renn, Seeker Adept, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Etherium Sculptor | 65% | +61% |
| Foundry Inspector | 63% | +60% |
| Vault of Whispers | 62% | +56% |
| Seat of the Synod | 59% | +53% |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 56% | +51% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 52% | +49% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 52% | +49% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 46% | +45% |
| Unwinding Clock | 44% | +43% |
| Mistvault Bridge | 46% | +41% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 41% | +39% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 51% | +39% |
| Darksteel Forge | 38% | +38% |
| Inventors' Fair | 40% | +37% |
| Time Sieve | 38% | +36% |
| Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge | 38% | +36% |
| Myr Retriever | 37% | +35% |
| Fabricate | 38% | +35% |
| Academy Ruins | 38% | +34% |
| Shimmer Myr | 33% | +33% |
| Master Transmuter | 33% | +32% |
| Scrap Trawler | 33% | +32% |
| Thought Monitor | 35% | +32% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 41% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 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.
- Etherium Sculptor
- Foundry Inspector
- Vault of Whispers
- Seat of the Synod
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Sai, Master Thopterist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Time Sieve
- Fabricate
- Academy Ruins
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
- Baleful Strix
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Unwinding Clock
- Darksteel Forge
- Inventors' Fair
- Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
- Tezzeret the Seeker
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
Other commanders
Frequently asked questions
What is Silas Renn, Seeker Adept's color identity?
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept is Dimir (black 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 Silas Renn, Seeker Adept come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Silas Renn, Seeker Adept deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 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 20 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Silas Renn, Seeker Adept deck run?
Real Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 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 Silas Renn, Seeker Adept?
The three highest-synergy cards are Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Vault of Whispers. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Silas Renn, Seeker Adept decks.
What combos does Silas Renn, Seeker Adept have?
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 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 Silas Renn, Seeker Adept deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Vault of Whispers 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.