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Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo · U
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Tamiyo attacks, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
When you draw your third card in a turn, exile Tamiyo, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
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+2: Until your next turn, whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
−3: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. If it's a green card, add one mana of any color.
−7: Draw cards equal to half the number of cards in your library, rounded up. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."
Reference price of the card: €19.39
Average lands in decks for Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar: 32
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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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed55
- Interaction100
- Resilience94
- Closing21
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 32 lands (22 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Brainstorm · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Frantic Search · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Flux Channeler · Growth Spiral · Dreamtide Whale · Chart a Course · Psychosis Crawler · Arcane Denial · Laboratory Maniac · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Pongify · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Beast Within · Cyclonic Rift · Mystic Remora · Talisman of Curiosity · Tezzeret's Gambit · Evolution Sage · Ichormoon Gauntlet · Birds of Paradise · Nature's Lore · Swan Song · Careful Study · Ponder · Rapid Hybridization · Fierce Guardianship · Rhystic Study · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Thought Vessel · Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse · Ripples of Potential · Windfall · Gitaxian Probe · Mox Amber · Tamiyo's Journal · Obscuring Haze · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Tireless Tracker · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Chasm Skulker · Cultivate · Farseek · Mystical Tutor · Negate · Thrummingbird · Academy Manufactor · Brainsurge · Explore · Sylvan Library · Three Visits · Faerie Mastermind · Mana Drain · Aetherize · Eternal Witness · Oko, Thief of Crowns · Opt · Rampant Growth · Cankerbloom · Preordain · Propaganda · Twenty-Toed Toad · Force of Will · Heroic Intervention · Command Tower · Breeding Pool · Hinterland Harbor · Yavimaya Coast · Rejuvenating Springs · Reliquary Tower · Misty Rainforest · Dreamroot Cascade · Hedge Maze · Otawara, Soaring City · Boseiju, Who Endures · Waterlogged Grove · Flooded Grove · Mystic Sanctuary · Vineglimmer Snarl · Willowrush Verge · Simic Growth Chamber · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Flooded Strand · Karn's Bastion · Polluted Delta · Tropical Island
🃏 Recommended cards for Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm | 77% | +63% |
| Flux Channeler | 50% | +47% |
| Frantic Search | 53% | +46% |
| Dreamtide Whale | 46% | +43% |
| Chart a Course | 44% | +42% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 42% | +38% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 39% | +35% |
| Ichormoon Gauntlet | 36% | +35% |
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 38% | +34% |
| Careful Study | 34% | +34% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 40% | +33% |
| Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse | 31% | +29% |
| Tamiyo's Journal | 30% | +28% |
| Gitaxian Probe | 30% | +28% |
| Tamiyo's Safekeeping | 32% | +27% |
| Obscuring Haze | 29% | +27% |
| Windfall | 31% | +27% |
| Sink into Stupor | 39% | +27% |
| Alandra, Sky Dreamer | 28% | +27% |
| Evolution Sage | 36% | +26% |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 50% | +26% |
| Ponder | 33% | +26% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 29% | +26% |
| Mystic Remora | 38% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 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.
- Brainstorm
- Flux Channeler
- Frantic Search
- Chart a Course
- Psychosis Crawler
- Tezzeret's Gambit
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dreamtide Whale
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Careful Study
- Gitaxian Probe
- Tamiyo's Safekeeping
- Obscuring Haze
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Mox Amber
- Otawara, Soaring City
- Hedge Maze
- Faerie Mastermind
- Sylvan Library
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar's color identity?
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar is Simic (green 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 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 32 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.2 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 1 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar deck run?
Real Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar decks run 32 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 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Brainstorm, Flux Channeler, Frantic Search. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar decks.
What combos does Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Brainstorm, Flux Channeler, Frantic Search 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.