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Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · GWU
Color identity: Green · Blue · White · Bant
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian is Bant (green, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may move a counter from target creature you control onto a second target creature you control.
Cheer — Whenever one or more creatures you control with counters on them deal combat damage to a player, you may draw a card and proliferate. Do this only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €1.84
Comes in the precon Counter Blitz
Average lands in decks for Tidus, Yuna's Guardian: 36
+1/+1 CountersProliferateCounters MatterAggroMidrangeComboInfectRamp
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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 (71/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed54
- Interaction65
- Resilience85
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 2 Island, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Hardened Scales · Sphere Grid · Arcane Signet · Damning Verdict · Yuna, Grand Summoner · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Path to Exile · Incubation Druid · Wakka, Devoted Guardian · Gyre Sage · Inspiring Call · Maester Seymour · Fathom Mage · Farseek · Protection Magic · Three Visits · Grateful Apparition · Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte · Walking Ballista · Forgotten Ancient · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Luminous Broodmoth · Resourceful Defense · Tromell, Seymour's Butler · Chocobo Knights · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Duskshell Crawler · Everflowing Chalice · Bred for the Hunt · Farewell · Gatta and Luzzu · Kimahri, Valiant Guardian · Inexorable Tide · Auron, Venerated Guardian · Blitzball Stadium · O'aka, Traveling Merchant · Summon: Yojimbo · Together Forever · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Collective Effort · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Arwen, Mortal Queen · Summon: Ixion · Swords to Plowshares · Herald of Secret Streams · Sin, Unending Cataclysm · Destroy Evil · Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · Scholar of New Horizons · Dreamtide Whale · Summon: Valefor · Fight Rigging · Innkeeper's Talent · The Earth Crystal · Chasm Skulker · Promise of Loyalty · Thrummingbird · Ripples of Potential · Bane of Progress · The Ozolith · Yuna's Decision · Branching Evolution · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Sunpetal Grove · Glacial Fortress · Nesting Grounds · Seaside Citadel · Canopy Vista · Prairie Stream · Brushland · Flooded Grove · Path of Ancestry · Fortified Village · Port Town · Vineglimmer Snarl · Sungrass Prairie · Overflowing Basin · Skycloud Expanse · Temple of Mystery · Temple of Plenty · Forge of Heroes · Temple of Enlightenment · Evolving Wilds · Radiant Grove · Breeding Pool · Idyllic Beachfront
🃏 Recommended cards for Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tidus, Yuna's Guardian, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Yuna, Grand Summoner | 85% | +76% |
| Sphere Grid | 89% | +76% |
| Damning Verdict | 86% | +73% |
| Rikku, Resourceful Guardian | 83% | +73% |
| Wakka, Devoted Guardian | 80% | +71% |
| Gyre Sage | 79% | +69% |
| Maester Seymour | 77% | +69% |
| Hardened Scales | 89% | +68% |
| Nesting Grounds | 77% | +67% |
| Incubation Druid | 80% | +65% |
| Protection Magic | 72% | +63% |
| Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte | 71% | +63% |
| Fathom Mage | 75% | +63% |
| Inspiring Call | 78% | +63% |
| Grateful Apparition | 71% | +62% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 70% | +62% |
| Tromell, Seymour's Butler | 69% | +62% |
| Resourceful Defense | 70% | +62% |
| Lulu, Stern Guardian | 69% | +61% |
| Walking Ballista | 71% | +61% |
| Chocobo Knights | 69% | +60% |
| Duskshell Crawler | 66% | +59% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 61% | +54% |
| Gatta and Luzzu | 60% | +53% |
💰 The best cards for your Tidus, Yuna's Guardian 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.
- Yuna, Grand Summoner
- Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
- Wakka, Devoted Guardian
- Gyre Sage
- Maester Seymour
- Hardened Scales
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sphere Grid
- Damning Verdict
- Walking Ballista
- Three Visits
- Farewell
- Arwen, Mortal Queen
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Danny Pink
- Ouroboroid
- Sword of Truth and Justice
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Inexorable Tide + Evolution Witness → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite proliferate, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Gatta and Luzzu + Hardened Scales + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Incubation Druid + Freed from the Real → Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Swords to Plowshares + Jumbo Cactuar → Near-infinite lifegain
- Fathom Mage + Wizard Class → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tidus, Yuna's Guardian's color identity?
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian is Bant (green, blue and white): 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 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tidus, Yuna's Guardian deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Tidus, Yuna's Guardian deck run?
Real Tidus, Yuna's Guardian 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 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian?
The three highest-synergy cards are Yuna, Grand Summoner, Sphere Grid, Damning Verdict. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tidus, Yuna's Guardian decks.
What combos does Tidus, Yuna's Guardian have?
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista. 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 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian deck cost?
You can start cheap: Yuna, Grand Summoner, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian, Wakka, Devoted Guardian 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.