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The Warring Triad
Legendary Artifact Creature — God · 3
Color identity: Colorless
The Warring Triad is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Flying, trample, haste
As long as there are fewer than eight cards in your graveyard, The Warring Triad isn't a creature.
{T}, Mill a card: Target player adds one mana of any color. (Activate only as an instant.)
Reference price of the card: €1.05
Comes in the precon Revival Trance
Average lands in decks for The Warring Triad: 35
ArtifactsSelf-MillVoltronEquipmentMill+1/+1 CountersBig ManaGraveyard
Build your The Warring Triad deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Warring Triad 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Warring Triad 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency34
- Speed72
- Interaction83
- Resilience81
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · All Is Dust · Forsaken Monument · Null Elemental Blast · Mystic Forge · Ugin, the Ineffable · Foundry Inspector · Palladium Myr · Thran Dynamo · Millikin · Mind Stone · Warping Wail · Myr Retriever · Junk Diver · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Codex Shredder · Glaring Fleshraker · Thought Vessel · Commander's Plate · Eldritch Immunity · Hedron Archive · Scrap Trawler · Solemn Simulacrum · Echoes of Eternity · Jhoira's Familiar · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Sculpting Steel · Expedition Map · The Capitoline Triad · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Everflowing Chalice · Unwinding Clock · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Cloud Key · Crucible of Worlds · Kozilek's Command · Cryptothrall · Workshop Assistant · Manifold Key · Selective Obliteration · Worn Powerstone · Meteor Golem · Shimmer Myr · Mycosynth Golem · Summon: Bahamut · Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands · Burnished Hart · Desecrate Reality · It That Heralds the End · Mind's Eye · Darksteel Forge · Swiftfoot Boots · Titan's Presence · Metalwork Colossus · Spatial Contortion · Blackblade Reforged · Ornithopter of Paradise · Ugin, the Spirit Dragon · Eldrazi Confluence · Karn, Legacy Reforged · Lightning Greaves · The Eternity Elevator · Trading Post · Artisan of Kozilek · Buried Ruin · Urza's Tower · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Temple of the False God · Inventors' Fair · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Cave · Darksteel Citadel · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Urza's Saga · Urza's Workshop · Bonders' Enclave · The Mycosynth Gardens · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Tyrite Sanctum · Guildless Commons · Hidden Grotto · Thespian's Stage · Zhalfirin Void · Conduit Pylons · Urza's Factory
🃏 Recommended cards for The Warring Triad
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Warring Triad, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Millikin | 58% | +52% |
| Codex Shredder | 51% | +46% |
| The Capitoline Triad | 43% | +41% |
| Junk Diver | 54% | +40% |
| Crucible of Worlds | 40% | +37% |
| Workshop Assistant | 37% | +31% |
| Myr Retriever | 55% | +30% |
| Excalibur, Sword of Eden | 41% | +29% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 27% | +23% |
| Scrap Trawler | 48% | +23% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 48% | +21% |
| Cryptothrall | 38% | +20% |
| Hidden Grotto | 32% | +19% |
| Eden, Seat of the Sanctum | 24% | +19% |
| Crawlspace | 21% | +18% |
| Ghoulcaller's Bell | 20% | +18% |
| Excavated Wall | 19% | +18% |
| Conduit Pylons | 30% | +18% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 20% | +17% |
| Buried Ruin | 70% | +16% |
| Mycosynth Golem | 33% | +16% |
| Silent Arbiter | 20% | +15% |
| Trading Post | 26% | +15% |
| Commander's Plate | 49% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your The Warring Triad 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.
- Millikin
- Codex Shredder
- The Capitoline Triad
- Junk Diver
- Workshop Assistant
- Myr Retriever
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Crawlspace
- Silent Arbiter
- Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
- Sword of Light and Shadow
- Grinding Station
- Temple Bell
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Crucible of Worlds
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- Cryptothrall
- Mycosynth Golem
- Commander's Plate
- Mesmeric Orb
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Warring Triad
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Warring Triad's color identity?
The Warring Triad is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). 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 Warring Triad come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Warring Triad deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.7 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 4 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a The Warring Triad deck run?
Real The Warring Triad 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 Warring Triad?
The three highest-synergy cards are Millikin, Codex Shredder, The Capitoline Triad. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Warring Triad decks.
What combos does The Warring Triad have?
The Warring Triad has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Warring Triad deck cost?
You can start cheap: Millikin, Codex Shredder, The Capitoline Triad 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.