EDH Optimizer
Toluz, Clever Conductor
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · WUUUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Toluz, Clever Conductor is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Toluz enters, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you discard one or more cards, exile them from your graveyard.
When Toluz dies, put the cards exiled with it into their owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.08
Average lands in decks for Toluz, Clever Conductor: 34
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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: B (66/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed48
- Interaction62
- Resilience88
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Island, 4 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Archfiend of Ifnir · Frantic Search · Unearth · Windfall · Monument to Endurance · Ancient Excavation · Ledger Shredder · Bone Miser · Tolarian Winds · Feast of Sanity · Swords to Plowshares · Cryptcaller Chariot · Queza, Augur of Agonies · Tormod, the Desecrator · Nimble Obstructionist · Skirge Familiar · Talisman of Dominance · Village Rites · Curator of Mysteries · Ominous Seas · Drake Haven · Fluctuator · Void Rend · Teval's Judgment · Dimir Signet · Forgotten Creation · Ketramose, the New Dawn · Neutralize · Talisman of Progress · Forsake the Worldly · Raffine, Scheming Seer · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Faith of the Devoted · Faithful Mending · Ghostly Pilferer · Nasty End · Thought Vessel · Obscura Charm · Psychosis Crawler · Street Wraith · Azorius Signet · Decree of Pain · Talisman of Hierarchy · Whispering Madness · Deadly Dispute · Lórien Revealed · Path to Exile · Astral Drift · Dark Deal · Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator · Corrupted Conviction · Fellwar Stone · Likeness Looter · Syr Konrad, the Grim · On Wings of Gold · Orzhov Signet · Psychic Frog · Sickening Dreams · Angel of the Ruins · Counterspell · New Perspectives · Viscera Seer · Angelsong · Command Tower · Irrigated Farmland · Lonely Sandbar · Barren Moor · Raffine's Tower · Fetid Pools · Secluded Steppe · Ash Barrens · Exotic Orchard · Watery Grave · Hallowed Fountain · Godless Shrine · Arcane Sanctum · Reliquary Tower · Contaminated Landscape · Remote Isle · Drifting Meadow · Polluted Mire · Sunken Hollow · High Market · Otawara, Soaring City · Polluted Delta · Prairie Stream · Flooded Strand
🃏 Recommended cards for Toluz, Clever Conductor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Toluz, Clever Conductor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 68% | +59% |
| Unearth | 58% | +56% |
| Lonely Sandbar | 54% | +52% |
| Ancient Excavation | 53% | +52% |
| Barren Moor | 53% | +51% |
| Monument to Endurance | 55% | +48% |
| Secluded Steppe | 49% | +47% |
| Tolarian Winds | 49% | +47% |
| Irrigated Farmland | 54% | +46% |
| Feast of Sanity | 47% | +46% |
| Fetid Pools | 52% | +46% |
| Bone Miser | 49% | +44% |
| Windfall | 56% | +43% |
| Ledger Shredder | 50% | +41% |
| Frantic Search | 60% | +41% |
| Tormod, the Desecrator | 42% | +41% |
| Cryptcaller Chariot | 44% | +40% |
| Nimble Obstructionist | 40% | +39% |
| Curator of Mysteries | 39% | +38% |
| Queza, Augur of Agonies | 43% | +38% |
| Village Rites | 40% | +38% |
| Skirge Familiar | 40% | +37% |
| Ash Barrens | 48% | +37% |
| Drake Haven | 36% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Toluz, Clever Conductor 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.
- Archfiend of Ifnir
- Unearth
- Lonely Sandbar
- Ancient Excavation
- Barren Moor
- Secluded Steppe
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Windfall
- Ledger Shredder
- Teval's Judgment
- Ketramose, the New Dawn
- Raffine, Scheming Seer
- Whispering Madness
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bone Miser
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Toluz, Clever Conductor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Psychosis Crawler + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite card draw, Near-infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Toluz, Clever Conductor's color identity?
Toluz, Clever Conductor is Esper (black, 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 Toluz, Clever Conductor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Toluz, Clever Conductor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 79 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Toluz, Clever Conductor deck run?
Real Toluz, Clever Conductor decks run 34 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 Toluz, Clever Conductor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Archfiend of Ifnir, Unearth, Lonely Sandbar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Toluz, Clever Conductor decks.
What combos does Toluz, Clever Conductor have?
Toluz, Clever Conductor 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 Toluz, Clever Conductor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Archfiend of Ifnir, Unearth, Lonely Sandbar 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.