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The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne

Card: The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne

Legendary Creature — Human Hero · 2W

Color identity: White

The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When The Wasp enters, she deals 4 damage to target tapped creature an opponent controls.

Reference price of the card: €0.37

Average lands in decks for The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne: 37

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🎲 How the average The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne 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.

3.0average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
34 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
35 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
96 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (56/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (19 nonbasic, 18 Plains)

Authority of the Consuls · Blind Obedience · Enduring Innocence · Photon, Lady of Light · Split Up · Thalia, Heretic Cathar · Agent Phil Coulson · Archaeomancer's Map · Black Widow, Intel Expert · Daydream · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Ephemerate · Jocasta, Automaton Avenger · Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes · Path to Exile · Pearl Medallion · Quake, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Sevinne's Reclamation · Sol Ring · Sunblast Angel · Swords to Plowshares · Tome of Legends · Angelic Field Marshal · Austere Command · Cathars' Crusade · Charming Prince · Clever Concealment · Cloudshift · Conjurer's Closet · Court Street Denizen · Dismantling Wave · Dispatch · Elite Interceptor // Rejoinder · Esper Sentinel · Flawless Maneuver · Giant Killer // Chop Down · Hawkeye's Shot · Imposing Sovereign · Lae'zel's Acrobatics · Land Tax · Make Your Move · Matt Murdock, Justice Seeker · Parting Gust · Patchwork Banner · Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier · Starfield Shepherd · Sudden Strike · Swift Response · The Wandering Emperor · Wondrous Revival · Adeline, Resplendent Cathar · Akroma's Will · Amazing Spider-Girl · Arcane Signet · Avengers Assemble! · Bastion Protector · Captain America, Super-Soldier · Captain America, Unbowed · Captain America, Wings of Freedom · Expel the Interlopers · Folk Hero · Grand Abolisher · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · War Room · Path of Ancestry · Sanctum of Eternity · Detection Tower · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Idyllic Grange · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Plaza of Heroes · Rogue's Passage · Abandoned Air Temple · Cavern of Souls · Command Tower · Demolition Field · Fountainport · New Benalia · Scavenger Grounds · Temple of the False God

🃏 Recommended cards for The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne

The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Photon, Lady of Light 100% +100%
Split Up 100% +96%
Thalia, Heretic Cathar 100% +91%
Blind Obedience 100% +90%
Enduring Innocence 100% +86%
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger 80% +80%
Quake, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 80% +80%
Agent Phil Coulson 80% +79%
Black Widow, Intel Expert 80% +79%
Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes 80% +79%
Authority of the Consuls 100% +77%
Daydream 80% +77%
Tome of Legends 80% +77%
Delney, Streetwise Lookout 80% +76%
Sunblast Angel 80% +74%
Ephemerate 80% +67%
Sevinne's Reclamation 80% +67%
War Room 100% +65%
Emeria, the Sky Ruin 100% +60%
Hawkeye's Shot 60% +60%
Wondrous Revival 60% +60%
Swift Response 60% +60%
Elite Interceptor 60% +60%
Sanctum of Eternity 60% +59%

💰 The best cards for your The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne 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.

  • Photon, Lady of Light€0.21 · 100% inclusion
  • Split Up€0.97 · 100% inclusion
  • Thalia, Heretic Cathar€1.08 · 100% inclusion
  • Jocasta, Automaton Avenger€0.53 · 80% inclusion
  • Quake, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.€0.13 · 80% inclusion
  • Agent Phil Coulson€0.21 · 80% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Blind Obedience€3.86 · 100% inclusion
  • Enduring Innocence€3.54 · 100% inclusion
  • Authority of the Consuls€4.31 · 100% inclusion
  • Ephemerate€3.40 · 80% inclusion
  • War Room€2.24 · 100% inclusion
  • Emeria, the Sky Ruin€4.54 · 100% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Delney, Streetwise Lookout€25.49 · 80% inclusion
  • Ranger-Captain of Eos€32.83 · 40% inclusion
  • The Mind Stone€45.25 · 40% inclusion
  • Esper Sentinel€39.93 · 60% inclusion
  • Throne of Eldraine€24.05 · 40% inclusion
  • Grand Abolisher€10.41 · 40% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne's color identity?

The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne is white: 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 Wasp, Janet Van Dyne come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 34 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: C (56/100).

How many lands should a The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne deck run?

Real The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne decks run 37 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 Wasp, Janet Van Dyne?

The three highest-synergy cards are Photon, Lady of Light, Split Up, Thalia, Heretic Cathar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne decks.

What combos does The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne have?

We have no known combos catalogued for The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a The Wasp, Janet Van Dyne deck cost?

You can start cheap: Photon, Lady of Light, Split Up, Thalia, Heretic Cathar 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.

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