EDH Optimizer
Svella, Ice Shaper
Legendary Snow Creature — Troll Warrior · 1RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Svella, Ice Shaper is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{3}, {T}: Create a colorless snow artifact token named Icy Manalith with "{T}: Add one mana of any color."
{6}{R}{G}, {T}: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Svella, Ice Shaper: 34
Land DestructionBig ManaRampSnowArtifactsTokensStompyAggro
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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+ (62/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed57
- Interaction47
- Resilience80
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (15 nonbasic, 3 Mountain, 16 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Rime Tender · Roxanne, Starfall Savant · Llanowar Elves · Elvish Mystic · Beast Within · Terastodon · Apex Devastator · Goblin Anarchomancer · Garruk's Uprising · Etali, Primal Storm · Illusionist's Bracers · Cultivate · Rhythm of the Wild · Seedborn Muse · Chaos Warp · Seeker of Skybreak · Fyndhorn Elves · Rampant Growth · Rings of Brighthearth · Battlemage's Bracers · Birds of Paradise · Gruul Signet · Sarinth Greatwurm · Agatha of the Vile Cauldron · Blasphemous Act · Heroic Intervention · Artisan of Kozilek · Savage Ventmaw · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Nature's Lore · Nyxbloom Ancient · Harmonize · Swiftfoot Boots · Kodama's Reach · Return of the Wildspeaker · Mana Reflection · Kodama of the East Tree · Lightning Greaves · Thunderous Debut · Archetype of Endurance · Farseek · Replicating Ring · Worldspine Wurm · Decimate · Monstrous Vortex · Wild Growth · Beast Whisperer · End-Raze Forerunners · Rishkar's Expertise · Second Harvest · Talisman of Impulse · Thousand-Year Elixir · Up the Beanstalk · Eternal Witness · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Kogla and Yidaro · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Sandwurm Convergence · Three Visits · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Patriar's Seal · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Warstorm Surge · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Highland Forest · Rockfall Vale · Gruul Turf · Game Trail · Kessig Wolf Run · Spire Garden · Mosswort Bridge · Karplusan Forest · Temple of Abandon · Wooded Foothills · Mossfire Valley
🃏 Recommended cards for Svella, Ice Shaper
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Svella, Ice Shaper, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rime Tender | 58% | +58% |
| Roxanne, Starfall Savant | 58% | +55% |
| Terastodon | 49% | +45% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 46% | +44% |
| Apex Devastator | 48% | +42% |
| Seedborn Muse | 44% | +39% |
| Seeker of Skybreak | 39% | +38% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 38% | +38% |
| Snow-Covered Forest | 41% | +37% |
| Snow-Covered Mountain | 41% | +37% |
| Battlemage's Bracers | 37% | +36% |
| Sarinth Greatwurm | 37% | +35% |
| Agatha of the Vile Cauldron | 36% | +35% |
| Artisan of Kozilek | 35% | +34% |
| Highland Forest | 39% | +32% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 46% | +30% |
| Nyxbloom Ancient | 31% | +28% |
| Thunderous Debut | 27% | +26% |
| Elvish Mystic | 51% | +26% |
| Replicating Ring | 26% | +25% |
| Llanowar Elves | 57% | +25% |
| Mana Reflection | 28% | +24% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 26% | +24% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 38% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Svella, Ice Shaper 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.
- Rime Tender
- Roxanne, Starfall Savant
- Terastodon
- Snow-Covered Forest
- Snow-Covered Mountain
- Sarinth Greatwurm
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Apex Devastator
- Seedborn Muse
- Seeker of Skybreak
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Battlemage's Bracers
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nyxbloom Ancient
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
- Last March of the Ents
- Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Svella, Ice Shaper
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Mycosynth Lattice + Vandalblast → Destroy all permanents opponents control, Mass Land Denial
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Frequently asked questions
What is Svella, Ice Shaper's color identity?
Svella, Ice Shaper is Gruul (green and red): 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 Svella, Ice Shaper come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Svella, Ice Shaper deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 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 5 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Svella, Ice Shaper deck run?
Real Svella, Ice Shaper decks run 34 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 Svella, Ice Shaper?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rime Tender, Roxanne, Starfall Savant, Terastodon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Svella, Ice Shaper decks.
What combos does Svella, Ice Shaper have?
Svella, Ice Shaper has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith. 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 Svella, Ice Shaper deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rime Tender, Roxanne, Starfall Savant, Terastodon 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.