EDH Optimizer
The Terror of Serpent's Pass
Legendary Creature — Serpent · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
The Terror of Serpent's Pass is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for The Terror of Serpent's Pass: 36
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Build your The Terror of Serpent's Pass deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Terror of Serpent's Pass 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Terror of Serpent's Pass deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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)
- Consistency73
- Speed50
- Interaction100
- Resilience81
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (6 nonbasic, 30 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Whelming Wave · Thought Vessel · Sapphire Medallion · Mind Stone · Scourge of Fleets · Counterspell · Thran Dynamo · Engulf the Shore · Hedron Matrix · Flow of Ideas · Haunted Cloak · Negate · Wayfarer's Bauble · The Unagi of Kyoshi Island · Aetherize · Burnished Hart · Flow of Knowledge · High Tide · Monstrosity of the Lake · Worn Powerstone · Imprisoned in the Moon · O-Naginata · Solemn Simulacrum · Aetherspouts · Aqueous Form · Charix, the Raging Isle · Dreamstone Hedron · Fireshrieker · Blackblade Reforged · Displacement Wave · Hedron Archive · Lorthos, the Tidemaker · Prowler's Helm · Rewind · Run Away Together · Tempest Djinn · Arcane Denial · Caged Sun · Hullbreaker Horror · Overflowing Insight · Pongify · Sky Diamond · Thirst for Discovery · Curse of the Swine · Mulldrifter · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Observed Stasis · Serpent of the Pass · Silver Myr · Summon: Leviathan · Take Flight · Triskaidekaphile · Unstable Molecule Suit · Boomerang Basics · Basilisk Collar · Commander's Sphere · Disdainful Stroke · Gauntlet of Power · Grappling Kraken · Inkwell Leviathan · Insidious Will · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Castle Vantress · Scavenger Grounds · Memorial to Genius
🃏 Recommended cards for The Terror of Serpent's Pass
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Terror of Serpent's Pass, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Whelming Wave | 74% | +70% |
| Hedron Matrix | 56% | +56% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 63% | +52% |
| Haunted Cloak | 52% | +51% |
| Engulf the Shore | 56% | +49% |
| Flow of Ideas | 52% | +48% |
| Monstrosity of the Lake | 48% | +47% |
| Thran Dynamo | 59% | +46% |
| O-Naginata | 44% | +44% |
| The Unagi of Kyoshi Island | 50% | +44% |
| Worn Powerstone | 48% | +43% |
| Burnished Hart | 48% | +43% |
| Dreamstone Hedron | 41% | +39% |
| Charix, the Raging Isle | 41% | +38% |
| Prowler's Helm | 37% | +37% |
| Displacement Wave | 37% | +37% |
| Rogue's Passage | 52% | +36% |
| Lorthos, the Tidemaker | 37% | +36% |
| Fireshrieker | 41% | +36% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 52% | +35% |
| Tempest Djinn | 37% | +35% |
| Aqueous Form | 41% | +35% |
| Flow of Knowledge | 48% | +34% |
| Aetherspouts | 41% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your The Terror of Serpent's Pass 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.
- Whelming Wave
- Hedron Matrix
- Scourge of Fleets
- Haunted Cloak
- Engulf the Shore
- Flow of Ideas
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Thran Dynamo
- Caged Sun
- Basilisk Collar
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Witch's Clinic
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Terror of Serpent's Pass
- 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
- Archetype of Imagination + Stormtide Leviathan → Opponents can't attack with most creatures, Lock
- Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Nexus of Fate + Isochron Scepter + Mystical Tutor → Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Terror of Serpent's Pass's color identity?
The Terror of Serpent's Pass 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 Terror of Serpent's Pass come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Terror of Serpent's Pass deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 89 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B+ (81/100).
How many lands should a The Terror of Serpent's Pass deck run?
Real The Terror of Serpent's Pass 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 Terror of Serpent's Pass?
The three highest-synergy cards are Whelming Wave, Hedron Matrix, Scourge of Fleets. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Terror of Serpent's Pass decks.
What combos does The Terror of Serpent's Pass have?
The Terror of Serpent's Pass 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 Terror of Serpent's Pass deck cost?
You can start cheap: Whelming Wave, Hedron Matrix, 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.