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Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 1GWU
Color identity: Green · Blue · White · Bant
Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor is Bant (green, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Creatures you control have vigilance and "{T}: Surveil 1." (To surveil 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
{2}{G}{G}{W}{W}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Return any number of target artifact cards with total mana value 10 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor: 36
ArtifactsReanimatorTokensComboMillTap / UntapSurveilGraveyard
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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 (72/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed57
- Interaction48
- Resilience89
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 3 Island, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Enhanced Surveillance · Emmara, Soul of the Accord · Matoya, Archon Elder · Hedge Shredder · Swords to Plowshares · Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero · Scaretiller · Drumbellower · Sevinne's Reclamation · Stonybrook Schoolmaster · Quest for Renewal · Adept Watershaper · Haywire Mite · Path to Exile · Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Split Up · Unctus, Grand Metatect · Halo Fountain · Beast Within · Fallowsage · Kona, Rescue Beastie · Birds of Paradise · Eternal Witness · Seedborn Muse · Counterspell · Farseek · Aftermath Analyst · Captain America, Living Legend · Conduit of Worlds · Dazzling Theater // Prop Room · Generous Gift · Mistmeadow Vanisher · Noble Hierarch · Ornithopter of Paradise · Mechan Navigator · Shorikai, Genesis Engine · Encroaching Mycosynth · Etherium Sculptor · Intruder Alarm · Pestered Wellguard · Foundry Inspector · Solemn Simulacrum · Thousand-Year Elixir · Tui and La, Moon and Ocean · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Harvest Season · Nature's Lore · Order of Whiteclay · The Reality Chip · Cryptolith Rite · Esper Sentinel · Sai, Master Thopterist · Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary · Cultivate · Gran-Gran · Lightning Greaves · Rip, Spawn Hunter · Traveling Botanist · Unstoppable Plan · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Spara's Headquarters · Breeding Pool · Hallowed Fountain · Temple Garden · Seaside Citadel · Seat of the Synod · Ancient Den · Razortide Bridge · Tree of Tales · Tanglepool Bridge · Thornglint Bridge · Canopy Vista · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Hinterland Harbor · Windswept Heath · Flooded Strand · Lush Portico · Misty Rainforest · Hedge Maze · Rejuvenating Springs · Meticulous Archive · Darksteel Citadel · Yavimaya Coast
🃏 Recommended cards for Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Surveillance | 60% | +60% |
| Emmara, Soul of the Accord | 51% | +50% |
| Matoya, Archon Elder | 50% | +50% |
| Hedge Shredder | 49% | +48% |
| Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero | 48% | +48% |
| Scaretiller | 43% | +43% |
| Drumbellower | 42% | +41% |
| Seat of the Synod | 41% | +39% |
| Ancient Den | 39% | +38% |
| Tree of Tales | 38% | +36% |
| Stonybrook Schoolmaster | 37% | +36% |
| Razortide Bridge | 38% | +36% |
| Sevinne's Reclamation | 40% | +36% |
| Thornglint Bridge | 37% | +35% |
| Tanglepool Bridge | 37% | +35% |
| Quest for Renewal | 36% | +35% |
| Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong | 34% | +33% |
| Adept Watershaper | 34% | +33% |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 33% | +32% |
| Haywire Mite | 34% | +32% |
| Split Up | 33% | +31% |
| Unctus, Grand Metatect | 30% | +30% |
| Halo Fountain | 29% | +29% |
| Fallowsage | 28% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor 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.
- Enhanced Surveillance
- Emmara, Soul of the Accord
- Matoya, Archon Elder
- Hedge Shredder
- Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero
- Scaretiller
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Quest for Renewal
- Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
- Halo Fountain
- Shorikai, Genesis Engine
- Lush Portico
- Intruder Alarm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Meticulous Archive
- Hedge Maze
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Unwinding Clock
- Inventors' Fair
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor's color identity?
Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor 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 Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 22 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor deck run?
Real Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor 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 Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Enhanced Surveillance, Emmara, Soul of the Accord, Matoya, Archon Elder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor decks.
What combos does Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor have?
Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor 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 Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Enhanced Surveillance, Emmara, Soul of the Accord, Matoya, Archon Elder 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.