EDH Optimizer
The Face of Boe
Legendary Creature — Alien Advisor · 1URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
The Face of Boe is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: You may cast a spell with suspend from your hand. If you do, pay its suspend cost rather than its mana cost. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for The Face of Boe: 36
ExileSuspendTime CountersBig ManaComboControlSpellslingerTap / Untap
Build your The Face of Boe deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Face of Boe 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Face of Boe 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 (52/100)
- Consistency31
- Speed50
- Interaction48
- Resilience88
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 4 Island, 3 Mountain)
Ancestral Vision · Star Whale · Inspiring Refrain · Judoon Enforcers · Greater Gargadon · Deep-Sea Kraken · Inevitable Betrayal · Sol Talisman · Arcane Signet · Atraxi Warden · Rousing Refrain · Heroes Remembered · Sol Ring · Chronomantic Escape · Gargadon · Wheel of Fate · Ith, High Arcanist · Mox Tantalite · Lotus Bloom · Jhoira's Timebug · Ioreth of the Healing House · Reality Strobe · Watcher of Hours · Ecstatic Beauty · Swords to Plowshares · Shivan Meteor · Time Beetle · The Tenth Doctor · Shivan Sand-Mage · Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey · Restore Balance · Clockspinning · As Foretold · Fury Charm · Path to Exile · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Riftwing Cloudskate · Counterspell · Kelpie Guide · Rotating Fireplace · Ivory Giant · Arc Blade · Suspend · Dinosaurs on a Spaceship · Rose Tyler · Dust of Moments · Lightning Greaves · Pardic Dragon · Divine Congregation · Swiftfoot Boots · Thousand-Year Elixir · The Parting of the Ways · Chakram Retriever · Rift Elemental · Talisman of Creativity · Errant Ephemeron · Freed from the Real · Talisman of Conviction · Talisman of Progress · Whirlwind of Thought · All of History, All at Once · Glimpse of Tomorrow · The Wedding of River Song · Command Tower · Mystic Monastery · Glacial Fortress · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Reliquary Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Prairie Stream · Stormcarved Coast · Raugrin Triome · Deserted Beach · Hallowed Fountain · Steam Vents · Sacred Foundry · Trenzalore Clocktower · Sundown Pass · Sea of Clouds · Training Center · Spectator Seating · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Shivan Reef · Battlefield Forge · Adarkar Wastes · Evolving Wilds · Scalding Tarn · Arid Mesa
🃏 Recommended cards for The Face of Boe
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Face of Boe, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Vision | 94% | +91% |
| Star Whale | 93% | +91% |
| Judoon Enforcers | 92% | +90% |
| Inspiring Refrain | 92% | +89% |
| Greater Gargadon | 88% | +87% |
| Deep-Sea Kraken | 87% | +86% |
| Inevitable Betrayal | 87% | +86% |
| Sol Talisman | 85% | +83% |
| Heroes Remembered | 83% | +83% |
| Atraxi Warden | 84% | +82% |
| Rousing Refrain | 84% | +82% |
| Gargadon | 79% | +79% |
| Chronomantic Escape | 80% | +79% |
| Wheel of Fate | 77% | +76% |
| Ith, High Arcanist | 76% | +75% |
| Mox Tantalite | 75% | +74% |
| Lotus Bloom | 71% | +70% |
| Jhoira's Timebug | 68% | +67% |
| Watcher of Hours | 67% | +67% |
| Reality Strobe | 67% | +66% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 67% | +65% |
| Ecstatic Beauty | 66% | +64% |
| Shivan Meteor | 62% | +62% |
| The Tenth Doctor | 61% | +60% |
💰 The best cards for your The Face of Boe 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.
- Ancestral Vision
- Star Whale
- Judoon Enforcers
- Inspiring Refrain
- Greater Gargadon
- Deep-Sea Kraken
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mox Tantalite
- Lotus Bloom
- Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
- Chakram Retriever
- Freed from the Real
- Patriar's Seal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Face of Boe
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Smothering Tithe + Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Infinite self-discard triggers for all players, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Approach of the Second Sun + Windfall → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Face of Boe's color identity?
The Face of Boe is Jeskai (red, blue and white): 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 The Face of Boe come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Face of Boe deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a The Face of Boe deck run?
Real The Face of Boe decks run 36 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 The Face of Boe?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ancestral Vision, Star Whale, Judoon Enforcers. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Face of Boe decks.
What combos does The Face of Boe have?
The Face of Boe 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 The Face of Boe deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ancestral Vision, Star Whale, Judoon Enforcers 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.