EDH Optimizer
Tom Paris, Risk-Taker
Legendary Creature — Human Pilot · 4UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Tom Paris, Risk-Taker is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Seek out — Whenever you draw your second card each turn, creatures you control gain flying, double strike, vigilance, and haste until end of turn.
Average lands in decks for Tom Paris, Risk-Taker: 38
Build your Tom Paris, Risk-Taker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tom Paris, Risk-Taker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tom Paris, Risk-Taker 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: B (66/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed53
- Interaction40
- Resilience82
- Closing65
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (17 nonbasic, 15 Island, 6 Mountain)
Abrade · Alhammarret's Archive · Arcane Signet · Archmage Emeritus · Archmage of Runes · B'Elanna Torres, Scrapper · Bender's Waterskin · Brainstorm · Chain Reaction · Chief Miles O'Brien · Cmdr. Troi, Outgoing Empath · Coastal Piracy · Consider · Cryptic Command · Curiosity · Curiosity Crafter · Cursed Mirror · Data, Exploring Humanity · Demand Answers · Divination · Fevered Visions · Frantic Search · Geordi La Forge, Innovator · Hazoret's Monument · Hedron Archive · Howling Mine · Izzet Signet · Kefnet's Monument · Kes, Evolving Telepath · Mask of Memory · Mind Stone · Monument to Endurance · Mulldrifter · Negate · Niv-Mizzet, Parun · Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind · Old Thrush · On the Shoulders of Giants · Opt · Ponder · Preordain · Reconnaissance Mission · Reg Barclay, Fidgety Fantasist · Ro Laren, Double Agent · Rom and Leeta, Unlikely Pair · Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct · Sol Ring · Stonespeaker Crystal · Temporal Tribulation · The Fire Crystal · The Indomitable · The Locust God · The Water Crystal · Thought Vessel · Three Steps Ahead · Thrill of Possibility · Traumatic Critique · Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer · U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship · U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Agna Qel'a · Coastal Peak · Command Beacon · Command Tower · Desolate Lighthouse · Evolving Wilds · Fabled Passage · Frostboil Snarl · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Nesting Grounds · Path of Ancestry · Reliquary Tower · Scorched Geyser · Sulfur Falls · Terramorphic Expanse · Training Center · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Tom Paris, Risk-Taker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tom Paris, Risk-Taker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal Tribulation | 100% | +100% |
| U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship | 100% | +100% |
| On the Shoulders of Giants | 100% | +100% |
| Old Thrush | 100% | +100% |
| Geordi La Forge, Innovator | 100% | +100% |
| U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed | 100% | +100% |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 100% | +100% |
| Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer | 100% | +100% |
| Kes, Evolving Telepath | 100% | +100% |
| Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct | 100% | +100% |
| B'Elanna Torres, Scrapper | 100% | +100% |
| Kefnet's Monument | 100% | +100% |
| Cmdr. Troi, Outgoing Empath | 100% | +100% |
| Nesting Grounds | 100% | +100% |
| Hazoret's Monument | 100% | +100% |
| Mask of Memory | 100% | +99% |
| Ro Laren, Double Agent | 100% | +99% |
| Alhammarret's Archive | 100% | +99% |
| The Water Crystal | 100% | +99% |
| Data, Exploring Humanity | 100% | +99% |
| Reg Barclay, Fidgety Fantasist | 100% | +99% |
| Rom and Leeta, Unlikely Pair | 100% | +99% |
| Mulldrifter | 100% | +99% |
| Divination | 100% | +99% |
💰 The best cards for your Tom Paris, Risk-Taker 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.
- Old Thrush
- Geordi La Forge, Innovator
- Kefnet's Monument
- Nesting Grounds
- Hazoret's Monument
- Mask of Memory
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship
- On the Shoulders of Giants
- Chief Miles O'Brien
- Cmdr. Troi, Outgoing Empath
- The Water Crystal
- Data, Exploring Humanity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Rom and Leeta, Unlikely Pair
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Monument to Endurance
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tom Paris, Risk-Taker
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tom Paris, Risk-Taker's color identity?
Tom Paris, Risk-Taker is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Tom Paris, Risk-Taker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tom Paris, Risk-Taker deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Tom Paris, Risk-Taker deck run?
Real Tom Paris, Risk-Taker decks run 38 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 Tom Paris, Risk-Taker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Temporal Tribulation, U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship, On the Shoulders of Giants. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tom Paris, Risk-Taker decks.
What combos does Tom Paris, Risk-Taker have?
Tom Paris, Risk-Taker has 2 known combos. The most popular one is Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun. 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 Tom Paris, Risk-Taker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Old Thrush, Geordi La Forge, Innovator, Kefnet's Monument 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.