EDH Optimizer
Thassa, God of the Sea
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Thassa, God of the Sea is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to blue is less than five, Thassa isn't a creature. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.
{1}{U}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn.
Reference price of the card: €3.15
Comes in the precon Explorers of the Deep
Average lands in decks for Thassa, God of the Sea: 35
Sea CreaturesControlDevotionMerfolkCard DrawUnblockableTempoBounce
Build your Thassa, God of the Sea deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Thassa, God of the Sea 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Thassa, God of the Sea 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: A (83/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed63
- Interaction100
- Resilience85
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Sol Ring · Bident of Thassa · Sapphire Medallion · Counterspell · High Tide · Scourge of Fleets · Arcane Signet · Stormsurge Kraken · Nadir Kraken · Whelming Wave · Stormtide Leviathan · Thought Vessel · Hullbreaker Horror · Chasm Skulker · Charix, the Raging Isle · Ominous Seas · Tromokratis · Negate · Rapid Hybridization · Pongify · Propaganda · Ponder · Aetherize · Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea · Inkwell Leviathan · Serpent of Yawning Depths · Thassa's Rebuff · Brainstorm · Deep-Sea Kraken · Kefnet's Monument · Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep · Lorthos, the Tidemaker · Mind Stone · Spawning Kraken · Engulf the Shore · Reef Worm · Sea-Dasher Octopus · Cyclonic Rift · Imprisoned in the Moon · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Shipbreaker Kraken · Sky Diamond · Breaching Leviathan · Caged Sun · Preordain · Reality Shift · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Quest for Ula's Temple · Colossal Whale · Thassa's Intervention · Rite of Replication · Starwinder · Thran Dynamo · Arcane Denial · Coastal Piracy · Kiora Bests the Sea God · Mystic Remora · Reservoir Kraken · Crush of Tentacles · Flow of Knowledge · Nyx Lotus · Rhystic Study · Gilded Lotus · Summon: Leviathan · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Halimar Depths · Myriad Landscape · Lonely Sandbar · Castle Vantress · Temple of the False God · Coral Atoll · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Thassa, God of the Sea
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Thassa, God of the Sea, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bident of Thassa | 71% | +59% |
| Stormsurge Kraken | 49% | +48% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 58% | +46% |
| Whelming Wave | 47% | +43% |
| Nadir Kraken | 47% | +42% |
| Stormtide Leviathan | 46% | +39% |
| Tromokratis | 40% | +39% |
| Charix, the Raging Isle | 41% | +39% |
| Serpent of Yawning Depths | 36% | +35% |
| Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea | 36% | +35% |
| Thassa's Rebuff | 36% | +35% |
| Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep | 35% | +34% |
| Deep-Sea Kraken | 35% | +34% |
| Lorthos, the Tidemaker | 34% | +33% |
| Inkwell Leviathan | 36% | +33% |
| Spawning Kraken | 34% | +33% |
| Reef Worm | 33% | +31% |
| Sea-Dasher Octopus | 32% | +31% |
| Shipbreaker Kraken | 31% | +30% |
| Breaching Leviathan | 30% | +30% |
| Kefnet's Monument | 35% | +29% |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 28% | +28% |
| Ominous Seas | 40% | +28% |
| Chasm Skulker | 42% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Thassa, God of the Sea 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.
- Bident of Thassa
- Stormsurge Kraken
- Scourge of Fleets
- Whelming Wave
- Nadir Kraken
- Stormtide Leviathan
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Breaching Leviathan
- Quest for Ula's Temple
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Kiora Bests the Sea God
- Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Thassa, God of the Sea
- 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 Thassa, God of the Sea's color identity?
Thassa, God of the Sea 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 Thassa, God of the Sea come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Thassa, God of the Sea deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 20 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: A (83/100).
How many lands should a Thassa, God of the Sea deck run?
Real Thassa, God of the Sea 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 Thassa, God of the Sea?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bident of Thassa, Stormsurge Kraken, Scourge of Fleets. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Thassa, God of the Sea decks.
What combos does Thassa, God of the Sea have?
Thassa, God of the Sea 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 Thassa, God of the Sea deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bident of Thassa, Stormsurge Kraken, Scourge of Fleets 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.