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Strago and Relm
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2R
Color identity: Red
Strago and Relm is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Sketch and Lore — {2}{R}, {T}: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant, sorcery, or creature card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. If you cast a creature spell this way, it gains haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature." Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Comes in the precon Revival Trance
Average lands in decks for Strago and Relm: 36
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Build your Strago and Relm deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Strago and Relm 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Strago and Relm 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: C (49/100)
- Consistency21
- Speed44
- Interaction66
- Resilience82
- Closing37
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Chaos Warp · Etali, Primal Storm · Illusionist's Bracers · Wand of Wonder · Battlemage's Bracers · Blasphemous Act · Ruby Medallion · Plargg and Nassari · Nalfeshnee · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Rings of Brighthearth · Return the Favor · Thousand-Year Elixir · Chaos Wand · Triple Triad · Lightning Greaves · Magewright's Stone · Passionate Archaeologist · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Patriar's Seal · Vandalblast · Cursed Mirror · Untimely Malfunction · Stolen Strategy · The Fire Crystal · Big Score · Swiftfoot Boots · Keeper of Secrets · Ensnared by the Mara · Mind Stone · Iraxxa, Empress of Mars · Solemn Simulacrum · Treasure Nabber · Mana Geyser · Lithoform Engine · Fire Diamond · Abrade · Fellwar Stone · Flaming Tyrannosaurus · Gogo, Mysterious Mime · Powerbalance · Seize the Spotlight · Tempt with Mayhem · Tibalt's Trickery · Lantern of Insight · Orcish Spy · Unexpected Windfall · Reverberate · Seething Song · Jeska's Will · Summon: Esper Valigarmanda · Faithless Looting · Sunset Strikemaster · Heartstone · Memory Worm · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Chain Reaction · Dire Fleet Daredevil · Double Vision · You Find Some Prisoners · Deflecting Swat · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Arena of Glory · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Temple of the False God · Demolition Field
🃏 Recommended cards for Strago and Relm
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Strago and Relm, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wand of Wonder | 72% | +70% |
| Battlemage's Bracers | 70% | +68% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 72% | +68% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 68% | +66% |
| Nalfeshnee | 66% | +63% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 66% | +63% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 72% | +60% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 63% | +60% |
| Chaos Wand | 60% | +59% |
| Triple Triad | 59% | +56% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 61% | +55% |
| Magewright's Stone | 57% | +54% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 56% | +53% |
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 55% | +51% |
| Patriar's Seal | 54% | +49% |
| Stolen Strategy | 50% | +49% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 47% | +45% |
| Ensnared by the Mara | 46% | +45% |
| Iraxxa, Empress of Mars | 45% | +44% |
| Return the Favor | 62% | +41% |
| Lithoform Engine | 42% | +40% |
| Tempt with Mayhem | 38% | +37% |
| Flaming Tyrannosaurus | 39% | +37% |
| Orcish Spy | 37% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Strago and Relm 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.
- Wand of Wonder
- Plargg and Nassari
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Chaos Wand
- Triple Triad
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Battlemage's Bracers
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Nalfeshnee
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Magewright's Stone
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Seize the Spotlight
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Sundial of the Infinite
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Strago and Relm
- 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Strago and Relm's color identity?
Strago and Relm 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 Strago and Relm come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Strago and Relm deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 30 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Strago and Relm deck run?
Real Strago and Relm 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 Strago and Relm?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wand of Wonder, Battlemage's Bracers, Illusionist's Bracers. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Strago and Relm decks.
What combos does Strago and Relm have?
Strago and Relm 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 Strago and Relm deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wand of Wonder, Plargg and Nassari, Etali, Primal Storm 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.