EDH Optimizer
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Skip your draw step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
{B}, {T}, Exile X cards from your graveyard: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Taigam, Sidisi's Hand: 34
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Build your Taigam, Sidisi's Hand deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed46
- Interaction77
- Resilience81
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 5 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dimir Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Counterspell · Victimize · Dread Return · Stitch Together · Reanimate · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Feed the Swarm · Deranged Assistant · Frantic Search · Animate Dead · Likeness Looter · Obsessive Stitcher · Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator · Millikin · Mind Stone · Fact or Fiction · Living Death · Persist · Negate · Paradox Haze · Fellwar Stone · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Wonder · Dark Ritual · The Ancient One · Archaeomancer · Buried Alive · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Vengeful Pharaoh · Extract from Darkness · Body Double · Doomed Necromancer · Solemn Simulacrum · Sphinx of the Second Sun · Toxic Deluge · Wayfarer's Bauble · Windfall · Massacre Wurm · Sepulchral Primordial · Wizard's Staff · Commander's Sphere · Laboratory Maniac · Master of Death · Psychic Possession · Treasure Cruise · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Baleful Strix · Rise of the Dark Realms · Ancient Excavation · Drown in the Loch · Forbidden Alchemy · Thought Vessel · Cemetery Tampering · Dig Through Time · Havengul Lich · Arcane Denial · Entomb · Infernal Sovereign · Angel of Suffering · Lightning Greaves · Necromancy · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Dimir Aqueduct · Choked Estuary · Tainted Isle · Watery Grave · Temple of Deceit · Bojuka Bog · Shipwreck Marsh · Underground River · Morphic Pool · Darkwater Catacombs · Evolving Wilds · Myriad Landscape · Polluted Delta · Mystic Sanctuary · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Undercity Sewers · Fetid Pools · Drownyard Temple · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Taigam, Sidisi's Hand, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stitch Together | 50% | +46% |
| Dread Return | 50% | +44% |
| Deranged Assistant | 44% | +41% |
| Obsessive Stitcher | 41% | +38% |
| Victimize | 51% | +36% |
| Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator | 39% | +35% |
| Millikin | 38% | +35% |
| Likeness Looter | 41% | +34% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 47% | +34% |
| Paradox Haze | 35% | +34% |
| Persist | 36% | +33% |
| Living Death | 36% | +31% |
| Animate Dead | 41% | +30% |
| Vengeful Pharaoh | 29% | +28% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 32% | +27% |
| The Ancient One | 30% | +27% |
| Fact or Fiction | 36% | +27% |
| Doomed Necromancer | 27% | +26% |
| Archaeomancer | 29% | +26% |
| Wonder | 32% | +25% |
| Body Double | 27% | +25% |
| Wizard's Staff | 25% | +24% |
| Psychic Possession | 24% | +24% |
| Sphinx of the Second Sun | 27% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 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.
- Stitch Together
- Dread Return
- Deranged Assistant
- Obsessive Stitcher
- Victimize
- Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Living Death
- Animate Dead
- Wizard's Staff
- Psychic Possession
- Sphinx of the Second Sun
- Reanimate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Necromancy
- Crucible of Worlds
- Incarnation Technique
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Taigam, Sidisi's Hand's color identity?
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Taigam, Sidisi's Hand come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Taigam, Sidisi's Hand deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Taigam, Sidisi's Hand deck run?
Real Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 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 Taigam, Sidisi's Hand?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stitch Together, Dread Return, Deranged Assistant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Taigam, Sidisi's Hand decks.
What combos does Taigam, Sidisi's Hand have?
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 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, Sidisi's Hand deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stitch Together, Dread Return, Deranged Assistant 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.