EDH Optimizer
The Lunar Whale
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 3U
Color identity: Blue
The Lunar Whale is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
As long as The Lunar Whale attacked this turn, you may play the top card of your library.
Crew 1
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for The Lunar Whale: 36
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Build your The Lunar Whale deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Lunar Whale 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Lunar Whale 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+ (76/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed60
- Interaction100
- Resilience100
- Closing66
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Arcane Signet · Brainstorm · Counterspell · Etherium Sculptor · Ponder · Foundry Inspector · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Preordain · Thought Vessel · Cloud Key · Mind Stone · Sai, Master Thopterist · Sensei's Divining Top · Pongify · Mystic Forge · High Tide · Phyrexian Metamorph · Silver Myr · Thought Monitor · Rapid Hybridization · Jhoira's Familiar · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Frantic Search · Laboratory Maniac · Negate · The Reality Chip · Thopter Spy Network · Glaring Fleshraker · Cyberdrive Awakener · Efficient Construction · Fellwar Stone · Propaganda · Windfall · Cyclonic Rift · Everflowing Chalice · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Snap · Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass · Fabricate · Kappa Cannoneer · Mana Drain · Starbreach Whale · Swan Song · Jace, Reality Sculptor · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Plan for All Outcomes · Rhystic Study · Uthros Research Craft · Way of the Mind Sculptor · Aether Spellbomb · Midnight Clock · Opt · Sky Diamond · Aetherize · Hullbreaker Horror · Thoughtcast · Aetherflux Reservoir · Arcane Denial · Basalt Monolith · Gitaxian Probe · Academy Ruins · Reliquary Tower · Buried Ruin · Mystic Sanctuary · Seat of the Synod · Urza's Saga · Otawara, Soaring City · Darksteel Citadel · Inventors' Fair · Archway of Innovation · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Rogue's Passage · Theorist's Sanctum
🃏 Recommended cards for The Lunar Whale
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Lunar Whale, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Etherium Sculptor | 56% | +39% |
| Foundry Inspector | 51% | +37% |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 48% | +36% |
| Cloud Key | 43% | +36% |
| Buried Ruin | 45% | +33% |
| Academy Ruins | 51% | +31% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 42% | +30% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 35% | +30% |
| Mystic Forge | 39% | +29% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 42% | +28% |
| Glaring Fleshraker | 29% | +28% |
| Thought Monitor | 37% | +26% |
| Silver Myr | 37% | +26% |
| Ponder | 55% | +26% |
| Starbreach Whale | 26% | +25% |
| Plan for All Outcomes | 25% | +24% |
| Urza, Lord High Artificer | 32% | +24% |
| Way of the Mind Sculptor | 25% | +24% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 31% | +23% |
| Cyberdrive Awakener | 28% | +23% |
| Jace, Reality Sculptor | 25% | +22% |
| Efficient Construction | 28% | +22% |
| Preordain | 45% | +22% |
| Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass | 26% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your The Lunar Whale 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.
- Etherium Sculptor
- Foundry Inspector
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Cloud Key
- Buried Ruin
- Sai, Master Thopterist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Ruins
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
- The Reality Chip
- Uthros Research Craft
- Phyrexian Metamorph
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
- Urza's Saga
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Lunar Whale
- 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
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Lunar Whale's color identity?
The Lunar Whale 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 Lunar Whale come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Lunar Whale deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 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 16 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a The Lunar Whale deck run?
Real The Lunar Whale 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 Lunar Whale?
The three highest-synergy cards are Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Emry, Lurker of the Loch. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Lunar Whale decks.
What combos does The Lunar Whale have?
The Lunar Whale 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 Lunar Whale deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Emry, Lurker of the Loch 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.