EDH Optimizer
Skoa, Embermage
Legendary Creature — Goblin Wizard · 4RR
Color identity: Red
Skoa, Embermage is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Skoa enters, it deals 4 damage to any target.
Grandeur — Discard another card named Skoa, Embermage, Sacrifice two Mountains: Skoa deals 4 damage to any target.
Reference price of the card: €0.06
Average lands in decks for Skoa, Embermage: 36
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Build your Skoa, Embermage deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Skoa, Embermage 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Skoa, Embermage 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 (56/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed51
- Interaction42
- Resilience71
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Big Score · Demand Answers · Chaos Warp · Ruby Medallion · Abrade · Mana Geyser · Sol Ring · Mind Stone · Blasphemous Act · Lightning Bolt · Faithless Looting · Mirage Phalanx · Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink · Panharmonicon · Unexpected Windfall · Cursed Mirror · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Solemn Simulacrum · Conjurer's Closet · Delina, Wild Mage · Reckless Impulse · Twinflame · Flameshadow Conjuring · Heat Shimmer · Mirror March · Thrill of Possibility · Wayfarer's Bauble · Fire Diamond · Harmonic Prodigy · Fiery Emancipation · Molten Duplication · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Blade of Selves · Fanatic of Mogis · Wrenn's Resolve · Gratuitous Violence · Helm of the Host · Jeska's Will · Rionya, Fire Dancer · Warstorm Surge · Tibalt's Trickery · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Combustible Gearhulk · Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure · Return the Favor · The Fire Crystal · Fiendish Duo · Impact Tremors · Molten Echoes · Scampering Surveyor · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Electroduplicate · Vandalblast · Flamerush Rider · Highway Robbery · Roaming Throne · Caged Sun · Liquimetal Torque · Golden Argosy · Guttersnipe · Inferno Titan · Seething Song · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Forgotten Cave · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Command Beacon · Sanctum of Eternity · Urza's Cave
🃏 Recommended cards for Skoa, Embermage
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Skoa, Embermage, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirage Phalanx | 44% | +44% |
| Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink | 44% | +42% |
| Jaxis, the Troublemaker | 42% | +39% |
| Panharmonicon | 44% | +38% |
| Delina, Wild Mage | 40% | +37% |
| Mirror March | 38% | +36% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 40% | +35% |
| Heat Shimmer | 38% | +35% |
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 38% | +34% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 37% | +34% |
| Twinflame | 39% | +32% |
| Rionya, Fire Dancer | 33% | +32% |
| Blade of Selves | 34% | +32% |
| Reckless Impulse | 40% | +32% |
| Demand Answers | 54% | +31% |
| Molten Duplication | 35% | +30% |
| Big Score | 60% | +29% |
| Scampering Surveyor | 28% | +27% |
| Sanctum of Eternity | 27% | +27% |
| Helm of the Host | 33% | +26% |
| Molten Echoes | 28% | +26% |
| Wrenn's Resolve | 34% | +26% |
| Fanatic of Mogis | 34% | +26% |
| Flamerush Rider | 26% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Skoa, Embermage 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.
- Mirage Phalanx
- Jaxis, the Troublemaker
- Mirror March
- Twinflame
- Rionya, Fire Dancer
- Reckless Impulse
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
- Panharmonicon
- Delina, Wild Mage
- Conjurer's Closet
- Heat Shimmer
- Flameshadow Conjuring
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Molten Echoes
- Roaming Throne
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Terror of the Peaks
- Throne of Eldraine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Skoa, Embermage
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Skoa, Embermage's color identity?
Skoa, Embermage is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Skoa, Embermage come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Skoa, Embermage deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Skoa, Embermage deck run?
Real Skoa, Embermage 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 Skoa, Embermage?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirage Phalanx, Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink, Jaxis, the Troublemaker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Skoa, Embermage decks.
What combos does Skoa, Embermage have?
Skoa, Embermage has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. 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 Skoa, Embermage deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mirage Phalanx, Jaxis, the Troublemaker, Mirror March 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.