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Tellah, Great Sage
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 3UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Tellah, Great Sage is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token. If four or more mana was spent to cast that spell, draw two cards. If eight or more mana was spent to cast that spell, sacrifice Tellah and it deals that much damage to each opponent.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Tellah, Great Sage: 35
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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: B (66/100)
- Consistency49
- Speed56
- Interaction100
- Resilience84
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 5 Island, 7 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Big Score · Talisman of Creativity · Thought Vessel · Izzet Signet · Mana Geyser · Thran Dynamo · Resonating Lute · Harmonic Prodigy · Unexpected Windfall · The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Counterspell · Crackle with Power · Storm-Kiln Artist · Jaya's Immolating Inferno · Aetherize · Rewind · Comet Storm · Everflowing Chalice · Fellwar Stone · Gilded Lotus · Hedron Archive · Prompto Argentum · Sorcerer Class · Third Path Iconoclast · Archmage Emeritus · Blasphemous Act · Mind Stone · Shantotto, Tactician Magician · Vandalblast · Ashnod's Altar · Chaos Warp · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Battle Hymn · Brainstorm · Skullclamp · Curse of the Swine · Shark Typhoon · Electrodominance · Mizzix's Mastery · Vivi Ornitier · Mana Sculpt · Frantic Search · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Seething Song · City on Fire · Pirate's Pillage · Brass's Bounty · Ponder · Pongify · Ring of the Lucii · Young Pyromancer · Finale of Revelation · Negate · Stonespeaker Crystal · Arcane Denial · Jeska's Will · Lightning Greaves · Rapturous Moment · Return the Favor · Opt · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Reliquary Tower · Cascade Bluffs · Stormcarved Coast · Steam Vents · Frostboil Snarl · Training Center · Exotic Orchard · Izzet Boilerworks · Ferrous Lake · Temple of Epiphany · Riverpyre Verge · Mystic Sanctuary · Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege · Scalding Tarn · Fiery Islet · Riptide Laboratory · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Mistrise Village · Thundering Falls · Turbulent Springs
🃏 Recommended cards for Tellah, Great Sage
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tellah, Great Sage, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thran Dynamo | 58% | +49% |
| The Emperor of Palamecia | 53% | +48% |
| Jaya's Immolating Inferno | 47% | +42% |
| Crackle with Power | 49% | +41% |
| Rewind | 46% | +39% |
| Big Score | 65% | +39% |
| Prompto Argentum | 40% | +39% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 54% | +39% |
| Comet Storm | 43% | +38% |
| Mana Geyser | 61% | +38% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 55% | +37% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 42% | +36% |
| Hedron Archive | 42% | +36% |
| Gilded Lotus | 42% | +36% |
| Aetherize | 46% | +34% |
| Shantotto, Tactician Magician | 36% | +34% |
| Resonating Lute | 57% | +33% |
| Sorcerer Class | 40% | +33% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 35% | +32% |
| Battle Hymn | 33% | +30% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 50% | +29% |
| Skullclamp | 33% | +27% |
| Thought Vessel | 62% | +26% |
| Curse of the Swine | 32% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Tellah, Great Sage 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.
- Thran Dynamo
- Jaya's Immolating Inferno
- Rewind
- Big Score
- Prompto Argentum
- Comet Storm
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Crackle with Power
- Unexpected Windfall
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Sorcerer Class
- Ashnod's Altar
- Battle Hymn
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vivi Ornitier
- Mana Echoes
- Riverpyre Verge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tellah, Great Sage
- 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
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Curiosity → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tellah, Great Sage's color identity?
Tellah, Great Sage is Izzet (red 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 Tellah, Great Sage come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tellah, Great Sage deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Tellah, Great Sage deck run?
Real Tellah, Great Sage 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 Tellah, Great Sage?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thran Dynamo, The Emperor of Palamecia, Jaya's Immolating Inferno. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tellah, Great Sage decks.
What combos does Tellah, Great Sage have?
Tellah, Great Sage 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 Tellah, Great Sage deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thran Dynamo, Jaya's Immolating Inferno, Rewind 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.