EDH Optimizer
The Traveler
Legendary Creature — Scout · GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
The Traveler is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach, vigilance
Strange new worlds — The Traveler's power is equal to the number of differently named lands you control.
Reference price of the card: €1.83
Average lands in decks for The Traveler: 45
Build your The Traveler deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Traveler 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Traveler 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: D (41/100)
- Consistency76
- Speed40
- Interaction37
- Resilience78
- Closing7
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (32 nonbasic, 4 Island, 6 Forest)
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Avenger of Zendikar · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Brainstorm · Burgeoning · Chocobo Racetrack · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Exploration · Farseek · Garruk's Uprising · Growth Spiral · Loot, Exuberant Explorer · Nature's Lore · Overlord of the Hauntwoods · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Three Visits · Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath · Aether Tunnel · Aggressive Biomancy · All-Fates Scroll · Alpha Authority · Aqueous Form · Arboreal Grazer · Arcane Flight · Augur of Autumn · Auroral Procession · Awakened Amalgam · Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary · Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps · Beast Within · Beyeen Veil // Beyeen Coast · Biomass Mutation · Blackblade Reforged · Body of Knowledge · Bonny Pall, Clearcutter · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Broken Bond · Captain Kathryn Janeway · Case of the Locked Hothouse · Christine Chapel, Combat Medic · Cliffhaven Kitesail · Clifftop Lookout · Cloak of Invisibility · Cloak of Mists · Commander's Plate · Consult the Star Charts · Copy Land · Crop Rotation · Curse of the Swine · Darksteel Plate · Deep Space Scan · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Druid Class · Eureka Moment · Botanical Sanctum · Breeding Pool · Dreamroot Cascade · Earth, Sector 001 · Flooded Grove · Hedge Maze · Hinterland Harbor · Rejuvenating Springs · Waterlogged Grove · Yavimaya Coast · Ash Barrens · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Boseiju, Who Endures · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway · Halimar Depths · Lakeside Shack · Lumbering Falls · Lush Oasis · Meditation Pools · Overflowing Basin · Rain-Slicked Copse · Sea Gate · Simic Growth Chamber · Starting Town · Thriving Isle · Turbulent Wilderness · Willowrush Verge · Agna Qel'a · Ba Sing Se · Baldur's Gate
🃏 Recommended cards for The Traveler
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Traveler, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Earth, Sector 001 | 100% | +100% |
| Botanical Sanctum | 100% | +87% |
| Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait | 100% | +82% |
| Waterlogged Grove | 100% | +81% |
| Hedge Maze | 100% | +81% |
| Starting Town | 67% | +66% |
| Chocobo Racetrack | 67% | +65% |
| Meditation Pools | 67% | +65% |
| Lakeside Shack | 67% | +65% |
| Sea Gate | 67% | +65% |
| Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway | 67% | +65% |
| Thriving Isle | 67% | +64% |
| Overlord of the Hauntwoods | 67% | +64% |
| Halimar Depths | 67% | +64% |
| Ash Barrens | 67% | +63% |
| Lush Oasis | 67% | +62% |
| Sea Gate Restoration | 67% | +62% |
| Lumbering Falls | 67% | +61% |
| Snow-Covered Forest | 67% | +61% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 67% | +61% |
| Loot, Exuberant Explorer | 67% | +60% |
| Burgeoning | 67% | +60% |
| Ashaya, Soul of the Wild | 67% | +59% |
| Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath | 67% | +58% |
💰 The best cards for your The Traveler 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.
- Botanical Sanctum
- Waterlogged Grove
- Chocobo Racetrack
- Meditation Pools
- Lakeside Shack
- Sea Gate
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- Rejuvenating Springs
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking
- Breeding Pool
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Hedge Maze
- Starting Town
- Burgeoning
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Exploration
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Traveler's color identity?
The Traveler is Simic (green and blue): 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 Traveler come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Traveler deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.3 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 13 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: D (41/100).
How many lands should a The Traveler deck run?
Real The Traveler decks run 45 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 Traveler?
The three highest-synergy cards are Earth, Sector 001, Botanical Sanctum, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Traveler decks.
What combos does The Traveler have?
We have no known combos catalogued for The Traveler. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a The Traveler deck cost?
You can start cheap: Botanical Sanctum, Waterlogged Grove, Chocobo Racetrack 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.