EDH Optimizer
Taniwha
Legendary Creature — Serpent · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Taniwha is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Phasing (This phases in or out before you untap during each of your untap steps. While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, all lands you control phase out. (They phase in before you untap during your next untap step.)
Reference price of the card: €2.92
Average lands in decks for Taniwha: 34
StaxLand DestructionPhasingControlVoltronBounceLands MatterArtifacts
Build your Taniwha deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Taniwha 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Taniwha 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: A (82/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed65
- Interaction100
- Resilience80
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (9 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Sol Ring · Sunder · Arcane Signet · Mana Breach · Propaganda · Leyline of Anticipation · Overburden · Evacuation · Sky Diamond · Sapphire Medallion · High Tide · Counterspell · Thought Vessel · Shimmer · Ward of Bones · Back to Basics · Surveyor's Scope · Whelming Wave · Mana Vortex · Mystic Remora · Silent Arbiter · Gilded Lotus · Rhystic Study · Mind Stone · Blue Sun's Zenith · Thran Dynamo · Cyclonic Rift · Worldslayer · Frozen Aether · Mystical Tutor · Land Equilibrium · Silver Myr · Mana Drain · Coldsteel Heart · Vedalken Orrery · As Foretold · Brainstorm · Fellwar Stone · Time and Tide · Swiftfoot Boots · Force of Will · Horizon Stone · Windfall · Fireshrieker · Hullbreaker Horror · Pendrell Mists · Reins of Power · Commander's Sphere · Engulf the Shore · Merchant Scroll · Pull from Tomorrow · Arcane Denial · Capsize · Pongify · Thassa, God of the Sea · Fabricate · Muddle the Mixture · Dream Tides · Harbinger of the Seas · Midnight Clock · Scourge of Fleets · Shimmering Efreet · Teferi's Veil · Vodalian Illusionist · Lightning Greaves · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Teferi's Isle · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Thawing Glaciers · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Otawara, Soaring City · Academy Ruins
🃏 Recommended cards for Taniwha
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Taniwha, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sunder | 80% | +79% |
| Mana Breach | 69% | +68% |
| Overburden | 68% | +67% |
| Leyline of Anticipation | 68% | +59% |
| Evacuation | 66% | +58% |
| Shimmer | 58% | +57% |
| Ward of Bones | 55% | +55% |
| Surveyor's Scope | 52% | +51% |
| Mana Vortex | 51% | +51% |
| Whelming Wave | 52% | +48% |
| Back to Basics | 53% | +46% |
| Silent Arbiter | 49% | +46% |
| Worldslayer | 45% | +45% |
| Sky Diamond | 66% | +44% |
| Frozen Aether | 44% | +44% |
| Land Equilibrium | 42% | +42% |
| Gilded Lotus | 48% | +38% |
| Propaganda | 69% | +37% |
| Time and Tide | 37% | +37% |
| Coldsteel Heart | 39% | +36% |
| Vedalken Orrery | 38% | +35% |
| Blue Sun's Zenith | 46% | +35% |
| Horizon Stone | 35% | +35% |
| Teferi's Isle | 35% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Taniwha 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.
- Sunder
- Mana Breach
- Evacuation
- Whelming Wave
- Worldslayer
- Sky Diamond
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Overburden
- Leyline of Anticipation
- Shimmer
- Surveyor's Scope
- Back to Basics
- Silent Arbiter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ward of Bones
- Mana Vortex
- Land Equilibrium
- Thawing Glaciers
- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
- Mystical Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Taniwha
- 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 ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Taniwha's color identity?
Taniwha 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 Taniwha come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Taniwha deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Taniwha deck run?
Real Taniwha 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 Taniwha?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sunder, Mana Breach, Overburden. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Taniwha decks.
What combos does Taniwha have?
Taniwha 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 Taniwha deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sunder, Mana Breach, Evacuation 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.