EDH Optimizer
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Legendary Creature — Human Monk · 1U
Color identity: Blue
Taigam, Master Opportunist is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, then exile the spell you cast with four time counters on it. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
Reference price of the card: €0.78
Average lands in decks for Taigam, Master Opportunist: 35
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Build your Taigam, Master Opportunist deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Taigam, Master Opportunist 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Taigam, Master Opportunist 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed45
- Interaction100
- Resilience95
- Closing51
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Opt · Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey · Arcane Signet · Time Beetle · Brainstorm · Clockspinning · Jhoira's Timebug · Frantic Search · Paradox Haze · Archmage Emeritus · Consider · High Tide · Twinning Staff · Ponder · Preordain · Snap · Errant, Street Artist · All of History, All at Once · Pongify · Counterspell · Rapid Hybridization · Thought Vessel · Rotating Fireplace · Storm of Saruman · Hullbreaker Horror · Shadow of the Second Sun · Sphinx of the Second Sun · Uthros Psionicist · As Foretold · Gitaxian Probe · Archmage of Runes · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Narset's Reversal · Reality Shift · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Mind Stone · Serum Visions · Ancestral Vision · Arcane Denial · High Fae Trickster · Propaganda · Aetherize · Midnight Clock · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Leyline of Anticipation · Archmage's Charm · Highspire Bell-Ringer · Inspiring Refrain · Ledger Shredder · Suspend · Sol Talisman · Thunderclap Drake · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Cyclonic Rift · Mulldrifter · Shark Typhoon · Negate · Fellwar Stone · Quicken · Temporal Manipulation · Time Warp · Treasure Cruise · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Myriad Landscape · Mistrise Village · War Room · Rivendell
🃏 Recommended cards for Taigam, Master Opportunist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Taigam, Master Opportunist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey | 72% | +71% |
| Time Beetle | 71% | +70% |
| Jhoira's Timebug | 67% | +67% |
| Paradox Haze | 66% | +65% |
| Clockspinning | 67% | +63% |
| Twinning Staff | 62% | +61% |
| Errant, Street Artist | 58% | +57% |
| All of History, All at Once | 57% | +56% |
| Rotating Fireplace | 50% | +49% |
| Consider | 64% | +49% |
| Opt | 73% | +48% |
| Storm of Saruman | 47% | +46% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 64% | +44% |
| Uthros Psionicist | 45% | +44% |
| Shadow of the Second Sun | 46% | +44% |
| Sphinx of the Second Sun | 45% | +41% |
| Snap | 60% | +41% |
| As Foretold | 44% | +40% |
| Preordain | 60% | +37% |
| Frantic Search | 66% | +35% |
| Gitaxian Probe | 44% | +33% |
| Ancestral Vision | 33% | +32% |
| Archmage of Runes | 43% | +32% |
| Ponder | 61% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Taigam, Master Opportunist 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.
- Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
- Time Beetle
- Jhoira's Timebug
- Paradox Haze
- Clockspinning
- Errant, Street Artist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Storm of Saruman
- Sphinx of the Second Sun
- Snap
- Gitaxian Probe
- Archmage of Runes
- High Fae Trickster
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Snapcaster Mage
- Expropriate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Taigam, Master Opportunist
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Taigam, Master Opportunist's color identity?
Taigam, Master Opportunist 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 Taigam, Master Opportunist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Taigam, Master Opportunist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 22 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Taigam, Master Opportunist deck run?
Real Taigam, Master Opportunist decks run 35 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 Taigam, Master Opportunist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey, Time Beetle, Jhoira's Timebug. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Taigam, Master Opportunist decks.
What combos does Taigam, Master Opportunist have?
Taigam, Master Opportunist 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 Taigam, Master Opportunist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey, Time Beetle, Jhoira's Timebug 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.