EDH Optimizer
The Wondrous Wasp
Legendary Creature — Human Hero · 1U
Color identity: Blue
The Wondrous Wasp is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
Flying
Wasp's Sting — When The Wondrous Wasp enters, tap up to one target creature. It loses all abilities for as long as The Wondrous Wasp remains on the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €1.20
Average lands in decks for The Wondrous Wasp: 32
Build your The Wondrous Wasp deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Wondrous Wasp 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Wondrous Wasp 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: C (53/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed43
- Interaction100
- Resilience94
- Closing13
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 32 lands (16 nonbasic, 16 Island)
Counterspell · Sol Ring · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Displacer Kitten · Arcane Signet · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Swan Song · Archaeomancer · Brainstorm · Essence Flux · Ghostly Flicker · Jace, Reality Sculptor · Mental Misstep · Mystic Remora · Ponder · Rhystic Study · Sapphire Medallion · Venser, Shaper Savant · Amphibian Downpour · Bender's Waterskin · Faerie Mastermind · Force of Will · Ledger Shredder · Mana Drain · Mana Leak · Propaganda · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Spellskite · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Arcane Denial · Cyclonic Rift · Fierce Guardianship · Force of Negation · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Imprisoned in the Moon · Negate · Pongify · Preordain · Teferi's Time Twist · The One Ring · Ty Lee, Chi Blocker · Commandeer · Displace · Gitaxian Probe · Hide on the Ceiling · Isochron Scepter · Lightning Greaves · Mirrormade · Mystical Tutor · Peregrine Drake · Phyrexian Metamorph · Rapid Hybridization · Snap · Spark Double · Spell Pierce · Starfield Vocalist · Stock Up · Subtlety · Tishana's Tidebinder · Atlantean Cavalry · Depower · Giant-Sized Flying Ant · Hydraulic Helper · The Wasp, Winsome Avenger · Aether Channeler · Agent of Treachery · Annul · Otawara, Soaring City · Academy Ruins · Mystic Sanctuary · Escape Tunnel · Reliquary Tower · Theorist's Sanctum · Urza's Saga · Ancient Tomb · Evolving Wilds · Flooded Strand · Gemstone Caverns · Polluted Delta · Seat of the Synod · Terramorphic Expanse · Urza's Cave · Vesuva
🃏 Recommended cards for The Wondrous Wasp
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Wondrous Wasp, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Displacer Kitten | 75% | +65% |
| Jace, Reality Sculptor | 50% | +46% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 50% | +44% |
| Mental Misstep | 50% | +43% |
| Essence Flux | 50% | +41% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 50% | +38% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 42% | +37% |
| Amphibian Downpour | 42% | +36% |
| Archaeomancer | 50% | +36% |
| Mana Leak | 42% | +36% |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 75% | +36% |
| Sakashima of a Thousand Faces | 42% | +35% |
| Sink into Stupor | 58% | +35% |
| Ledger Shredder | 42% | +35% |
| Ty Lee, Chi Blocker | 33% | +33% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 58% | +32% |
| Escape Tunnel | 33% | +32% |
| Spellskite | 42% | +31% |
| Academy Ruins | 50% | +31% |
| Swan Song | 58% | +30% |
| Theorist's Sanctum | 33% | +30% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 42% | +29% |
| Teferi's Time Twist | 33% | +28% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 33% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your The Wondrous Wasp 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.
- Jace, Reality Sculptor
- Venser, Shaper Savant
- Essence Flux
- Ghostly Flicker
- Amphibian Downpour
- Archaeomancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mental Misstep
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Ledger Shredder
- Spellskite
- Academy Ruins
- Mystic Remora
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Otawara, Soaring City
- Swan Song
- Faerie Mastermind
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Wondrous Wasp
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Wondrous Wasp's color identity?
The Wondrous Wasp 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 Wondrous Wasp come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Wondrous Wasp deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 32 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 41 % of the time and floods 30 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a The Wondrous Wasp deck run?
Real The Wondrous Wasp decks run 32 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 Wondrous Wasp?
The three highest-synergy cards are Displacer Kitten, Jace, Reality Sculptor, Venser, Shaper Savant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Wondrous Wasp decks.
What combos does The Wondrous Wasp have?
The Wondrous Wasp 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 Wondrous Wasp deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jace, Reality Sculptor, Venser, Shaper Savant, Essence Flux 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.