EDH Optimizer
The Lord of the Eagles
Legendary Creature — Bird Noble · 7UU
Color identity: Blue
The Lord of the Eagles is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control with flying.
Flying
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Average lands in decks for The Lord of the Eagles: 35
FlyingAggroBirdsVoltronControlCard DrawSpellslinger+1/+1 Counters
Build your The Lord of the Eagles deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Lord of the Eagles 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Lord of the Eagles 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: B+ (81/100)
- Consistency62
- Speed60
- Interaction100
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Warden of Evos Isle · Favorable Winds · Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Counterspell · Gravitational Shift · Arcane Signet · Plumecreed Escort · Mockingbird · Vulture, Feathered Fiend · Mischievous Mystic · Winged Words · Bident of Thassa · Ledger Shredder · Lofty Denial · Siren Stormtamer · Cloudfin Raptor · Defiler of Dreams · Esior, Wardwing Familiar · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Aetherize · Faerie Mastermind · Thought Vessel · Pongify · Ravenhill Flock · Reconnaissance Mission · Kefnet the Mindful · Archetype of Imagination · High Tide · Rapid Hybridization · Cynette, Jelly Drover · Heraldic Banner · Loyal Drake · Coastal Piracy · Donal, Herald of Wings · Tempest Djinn · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Deluge · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Sleep-Cursed Faerie · The Wondrous Wasp · Clinquant Skymage · High Fae Trickster · Negate · Kefnet's Monument · Ornithopter of Paradise · Stormtide Leviathan · Windreader Sphinx · Enduring Curiosity · Tide Skimmer · Spectral Sailor · Swan Song · Swiftfoot Boots · Vantress Gargoyle · Lightning Greaves · Dazzling Denial · Thopter Fabricator · Traverse Eternity · Brainstorm · Ponder · Propaganda · Windstorm Drake · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Vantress · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for The Lord of the Eagles
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Lord of the Eagles, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Warden of Evos Isle | 82% | +80% |
| Favorable Winds | 79% | +75% |
| Plumecreed Escort | 64% | +63% |
| Gravitational Shift | 65% | +63% |
| Vulture, Feathered Fiend | 60% | +59% |
| Mockingbird | 62% | +57% |
| Winged Words | 59% | +56% |
| Lofty Denial | 55% | +54% |
| Cloudfin Raptor | 54% | +54% |
| Mischievous Mystic | 59% | +52% |
| Esior, Wardwing Familiar | 54% | +51% |
| Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | 54% | +50% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 55% | +49% |
| Ledger Shredder | 55% | +48% |
| Defiler of Dreams | 54% | +47% |
| Ravenhill Flock | 48% | +46% |
| Kefnet the Mindful | 46% | +45% |
| Bident of Thassa | 58% | +45% |
| Cynette, Jelly Drover | 44% | +43% |
| Donal, Herald of Wings | 42% | +41% |
| Loyal Drake | 44% | +41% |
| Tempest Djinn | 42% | +40% |
| Archetype of Imagination | 45% | +40% |
| Reconnaissance Mission | 47% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your The Lord of the Eagles 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.
- Warden of Evos Isle
- Favorable Winds
- Plumecreed Escort
- Gravitational Shift
- Vulture, Feathered Fiend
- Winged Words
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mockingbird
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Ledger Shredder
- High Fae Trickster
- Enduring Curiosity
- Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Consecrated Sphinx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Lord of the Eagles
- 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 The Lord of the Eagles's color identity?
The Lord of the Eagles 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 The Lord of the Eagles come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Lord of the Eagles deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.2 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 30 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B+ (81/100).
How many lands should a The Lord of the Eagles deck run?
Real The Lord of the Eagles 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 The Lord of the Eagles?
The three highest-synergy cards are Warden of Evos Isle, Favorable Winds, Plumecreed Escort. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Lord of the Eagles decks.
What combos does The Lord of the Eagles have?
The Lord of the Eagles 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 Lord of the Eagles deck cost?
You can start cheap: Warden of Evos Isle, Favorable Winds, Plumecreed Escort 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.