EDH Optimizer
Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Sun Ce, Young Conquerer is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
When Sun Ce enters, you may return target creature to its owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €32.49
Average lands in decks for Sun Ce, Young Conquerer: 37
Build your Sun Ce, Young Conquerer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 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+ (79/100)
- Consistency52
- Speed46
- Interaction100
- Resilience96
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (10 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Counterspell · High Tide · Sky Diamond · Blackblade Reforged · Propaganda · Swiftfoot Boots · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Caged Sun · Lu Xun, Scholar General · Negate · The Reality Chip · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bident of Thassa · Brainstorm · Ghostly Flicker · Hullbreaker Horror · Lightning Greaves · Opt · Peregrine Drake · Ponder · Rapid Hybridization · Solemn Simulacrum · Archaeomancer · Barrin, Tolarian Archmage · Conjurer's Closet · Deadeye Navigator · Displacer Kitten · Mind Stone · Ravenform · Saw It Coming · Sun Quan, Lord of Wu · Sword of Hearth and Home · Tribute Mage · Venser, Shaper Savant · Windfall · Wu Scout · Leyline Axe · Genji Glove · Capture of Jingzhou · Commander's Plate · Curiosity · Fabricate · Fellwar Stone · Force of Will · Kasmina's Transmutation · Leyline of Anticipation · Mana Drain · Midnight Clock · Mulldrifter · Resculpt · River's Rebuke · Swan Song · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Thassa, God of the Sea · Time Warp · Unsummon · Walking Atlas · Kang the Conqueror · The Ten Rings · Mystic Sanctuary · Buried Ruin · Castle Vantress · Cathedral of War · Rogue's Passage · Arcane Lighthouse · Command Beacon · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Myriad Landscape · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sun Ce, Young Conquerer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blackblade Reforged | 50% | +46% |
| Lu Xun, Scholar General | 44% | +44% |
| Sky Diamond | 61% | +39% |
| Caged Sun | 44% | +34% |
| Wu Scout | 33% | +33% |
| Sun Quan, Lord of Wu | 33% | +33% |
| The Reality Chip | 44% | +33% |
| Sword of Hearth and Home | 33% | +32% |
| Barrin, Tolarian Archmage | 33% | +31% |
| Peregrine Drake | 39% | +31% |
| Saw It Coming | 33% | +31% |
| Leyline Axe | 31% | +29% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 33% | +29% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 33% | +29% |
| Cathedral of War | 28% | +28% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 33% | +27% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 39% | +27% |
| Genji Glove | 29% | +27% |
| Kasmina's Transmutation | 28% | +27% |
| Bident of Thassa | 39% | +26% |
| Tribute Mage | 33% | +26% |
| Ravenform | 33% | +26% |
| Capture of Jingzhou | 28% | +25% |
| Curiosity | 28% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 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.
- Blackblade Reforged
- Lu Xun, Scholar General
- Sky Diamond
- Wu Scout
- Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
- Peregrine Drake
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Caged Sun
- Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
- The Reality Chip
- Sword of Hearth and Home
- Conjurer's Closet
- Genji Glove
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Commander's Plate
- The Ten Rings
- Lady Sun
- Sword of Feast and Famine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sun Ce, Young Conquerer's color identity?
Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 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 Sun Ce, Young Conquerer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sun Ce, Young Conquerer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Sun Ce, Young Conquerer deck run?
Real Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 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 Sun Ce, Young Conquerer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blackblade Reforged, Lu Xun, Scholar General, Sky Diamond. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sun Ce, Young Conquerer decks.
What combos does Sun Ce, Young Conquerer have?
Sun Ce, Young Conquerer 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 Sun Ce, Young Conquerer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blackblade Reforged, Lu Xun, Scholar General, Sky Diamond 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.