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Timin, Youthful Geist
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 4U
Color identity: Blue
Timin, Youthful Geist is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Partner with Rhoda, Geist Avenger (When this creature enters, target player may put Rhoda into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Flying
At the beginning of each combat, tap up to one target creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.57
Average lands in decks for Timin, Youthful Geist: 37
Build your Timin, Youthful Geist deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Timin, Youthful Geist 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Timin, Youthful Geist 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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed48
- Interaction34
- Resilience65
- Closing80
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (8 nonbasic, 29 Island)
Dreamshackle Geist · Shacklegeist · Borrowing 100,000 Arrows · Cemetery Illuminator · Essence Flux · Gadwick, the Wizened · Ghostly Pilferer · Sapphire Medallion · Sleep · Sol Ring · Theft of Dreams · Verity Circle · Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Arcane Signet · Blur · Blustersquall · Brainsurge · Breath of the Sleepless · Deadeye Navigator · Dungeon Geists · Energy Tap · Ethereal Investigator · Faerie Formation · Fatestitcher · Flow of Knowledge · Fogwalker · Geistlight Snare · Ghostly Flicker · Haunting Imitation · Hylda's Crown of Winter · Kami of the Crescent Moon · Laboratory Maniac · Lórien Revealed · Mausoleum Wanderer · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Moonfolk Puzzlemaker · Nebelgast Herald · Niblis of Frost · Occult Epiphany · Opposition · Patrician Geist · Planar Incision · Propaganda · Pull from Tomorrow · Rattlechains · Sire of the Storm · Spectral Adversary · Spectral Arcanist · Sphinx's Disciple · Stormrider Spirit · Sturmgeist · Supreme Phantom · Tamiyo, the Moon Sage · Thirst for Discovery · Turnabout · Zephyr Singer · Baboon Spirit · Harmonized Crescendo · The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · White Lotus Tile · Myriad Landscape · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Halimar Depths · Lonely Sandbar · Path of Ancestry · Riptide Laboratory · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Timin, Youthful Geist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Timin, Youthful Geist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Shacklegeist | 80% | +80% |
| Dreamshackle Geist | 80% | +80% |
| Theft of Dreams | 60% | +60% |
| Cemetery Illuminator | 60% | +60% |
| Borrowing 100,000 Arrows | 60% | +59% |
| Sleep | 60% | +59% |
| Verity Circle | 60% | +58% |
| Gadwick, the Wizened | 60% | +57% |
| Ghostly Pilferer | 60% | +56% |
| Essence Flux | 60% | +51% |
| Stormrider Spirit | 40% | +40% |
| Breath of the Sleepless | 40% | +40% |
| Fogwalker | 40% | +40% |
| Sphinx's Disciple | 40% | +40% |
| Sire of the Storm | 40% | +40% |
| Geistlight Snare | 40% | +40% |
| Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor | 40% | +40% |
| Faerie Formation | 40% | +40% |
| Dungeon Geists | 40% | +40% |
| Zephyr Singer | 40% | +40% |
| Haunting Imitation | 40% | +40% |
| Spectral Adversary | 40% | +40% |
| Rattlechains | 40% | +40% |
| Hylda's Crown of Winter | 40% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Timin, Youthful Geist 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.
- Shacklegeist
- Dreamshackle Geist
- Theft of Dreams
- Cemetery Illuminator
- Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
- Sleep
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Alandra, Sky Dreamer
- White Lotus Tile
- Lórien Revealed
- Impostor Syndrome
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Timin, Youthful Geist
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Ghostly Flicker → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Infinite blinking of artifacts, Infinite blinking of lands, Infinite blinking
- Narset's Reversal + Twincast → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Displace → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite blinking
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Essence Flux → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Blur → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite magecraft triggers
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Planar Incision → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Timin, Youthful Geist's color identity?
Timin, Youthful Geist 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 Timin, Youthful Geist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Timin, Youthful Geist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 33 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Timin, Youthful Geist deck run?
Real Timin, Youthful Geist 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 Timin, Youthful Geist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Shacklegeist, Dreamshackle Geist, Theft of Dreams. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Timin, Youthful Geist decks.
What combos does Timin, Youthful Geist have?
Timin, Youthful Geist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Ghostly Flicker. 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 Timin, Youthful Geist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Shacklegeist, Dreamshackle Geist, Theft of Dreams 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.