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Stitcher Geralf
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Stitcher Geralf is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}{U}, {T}: Each player mills three cards. Exile up to two creature cards put into graveyards this way. Create an X/X blue Zombie creature token, where X is the total power of the cards exiled this way.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Stitcher Geralf: 36
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Build your Stitcher Geralf deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Stitcher Geralf 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Stitcher Geralf 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 (67/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed48
- Interaction81
- Resilience95
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Fatestitcher · Wonder · Geralf, Visionary Stitcher · Brainstorm · Counterspell · Training Grounds · Undead Alchemist · Cleaver Skaab · Hordewing Skaab · Sapphire Medallion · The Water Crystal · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Illusionist's Bracers · The Mindskinner · Artisan of Kozilek · Eternal Skylord · Swiftfoot Boots · Brainsurge · Mind Stone · Skaab Ruinator · Geralf's Masterpiece · Sky Diamond · Geralf's Mindcrusher · Pongify · Kelpie Guide · High Tide · Overcharged Amalgam · Lightning Greaves · Patriar's Seal · Rapid Hybridization · Scourge of Fleets · Body Double · Ancient Stone Idol · Havengul Runebinder · Ponder · Aetherize · Frantic Search · Wayfarer's Bauble · Deep Analysis · Hullbreaker Horror · Silver Myr · Stormtide Leviathan · Treasure Cruise · Thought Vessel · Forgotten Creation · Negate · Reality Shift · Thousand-Year Elixir · Lazotep Plating · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Solemn Simulacrum · Thran Dynamo · Freed from the Real · Hour of Eternity · Rooftop Storm · Bruvac the Grandiloquent · Cyclonic Rift · Imprisoned in the Moon · Terisian Mindbreaker · Thassa, God of the Sea · Breaker of Armies · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Halimar Depths · Rogue's Passage · Castle Vantress · Drownyard Temple · Reliquary Tower · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Lonely Sandbar · Temple of the False God · Buried Ruin · Riptide Laboratory
🃏 Recommended cards for Stitcher Geralf
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Stitcher Geralf, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fatestitcher | 59% | +57% |
| Geralf, Visionary Stitcher | 55% | +55% |
| Wonder | 58% | +52% |
| Cleaver Skaab | 50% | +49% |
| Hordewing Skaab | 49% | +48% |
| Undead Alchemist | 51% | +48% |
| Training Grounds | 52% | +45% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 43% | +41% |
| Vizier of Tumbling Sands | 44% | +41% |
| Eternal Skylord | 41% | +40% |
| Artisan of Kozilek | 41% | +39% |
| The Mindskinner | 42% | +39% |
| Skaab Ruinator | 39% | +39% |
| Geralf's Masterpiece | 38% | +38% |
| Geralf's Mindcrusher | 37% | +37% |
| The Water Crystal | 46% | +35% |
| Kelpie Guide | 36% | +34% |
| Overcharged Amalgam | 34% | +34% |
| Body Double | 32% | +31% |
| Havengul Runebinder | 31% | +31% |
| Ancient Stone Idol | 31% | +30% |
| Brainsurge | 39% | +30% |
| Patriar's Seal | 33% | +30% |
| Drownyard Temple | 29% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Stitcher Geralf 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.
- Fatestitcher
- Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
- Wonder
- Undead Alchemist
- Vizier of Tumbling Sands
- Eternal Skylord
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Cleaver Skaab
- Hordewing Skaab
- Training Grounds
- Illusionist's Bracers
- The Water Crystal
- Patriar's Seal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Scroll Rack
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Emrakul, the Promised End
- Void Winnower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Stitcher Geralf
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Stitcher Geralf's color identity?
Stitcher Geralf is blue: 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 Stitcher Geralf come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Stitcher Geralf deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Stitcher Geralf deck run?
Real Stitcher Geralf 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 Stitcher Geralf?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fatestitcher, Geralf, Visionary Stitcher, Wonder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Stitcher Geralf decks.
What combos does Stitcher Geralf have?
Stitcher Geralf 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 Stitcher Geralf deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fatestitcher, Geralf, Visionary Stitcher, Wonder 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.