EDH Optimizer
Tromokratis
Legendary Creature — Kraken · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
Tromokratis is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Tromokratis has hexproof unless it's attacking or blocking.
Tromokratis can't be blocked unless all creatures defending player controls block it. (If any creature that player controls doesn't block this creature, it can't be blocked.)
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Tromokratis: 36
VoltronEquipmentControlSea CreaturesTap / UntapArtifactsBig ManaCommander Matters
Build your Tromokratis deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tromokratis 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tromokratis 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: B+ (76/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed55
- Interaction83
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Island)
Sol Ring · Whelming Wave · High Tide · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · Fireshrieker · Thran Dynamo · Negate · Blackblade Reforged · Blustersquall · Mind Stone · Swiftfoot Boots · Loxodon Warhammer · Verity Circle · Scourge of Fleets · Solemn Simulacrum · Burnished Hart · Aetherize · Silver Myr · Sky Diamond · Thought Vessel · Kefnet's Monument · Sleep · Thryx, the Sudden Storm · Wayfarer's Bauble · Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep · Basilisk Collar · Dreamshackle Geist · Pongify · Propaganda · Spawning Kraken · Hylda's Crown of Winter · Rapid Hybridization · Flood · Gadwick, the Wizened · Shipbreaker Kraken · Caged Sun · Silent Arbiter · Worn Powerstone · Bident of Thassa · Brainstorm · Arcane Denial · Grappling Kraken · Hullbreaker Horror · Nadir Kraken · Palladium Myr · Engulf the Shore · Ghostly Touch · Fog Bank · Hedron Archive · Inquisitor's Flail · Lightning Greaves · Lorthos, the Tidemaker · Opt · Ponder · Preordain · Stormsurge Kraken · Stormtide Leviathan · Sword of Vengeance · Charix, the Raging Isle · Commander's Plate · Gilded Lotus · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Temple of the False God · Mystic Sanctuary · Terrain Generator · Halimar Depths
🃏 Recommended cards for Tromokratis
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tromokratis, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Whelming Wave | 67% | +63% |
| Fireshrieker | 53% | +48% |
| Blustersquall | 44% | +43% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 46% | +42% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 41% | +40% |
| Verity Circle | 41% | +39% |
| Thran Dynamo | 49% | +36% |
| Thryx, the Sudden Storm | 34% | +33% |
| Burnished Hart | 38% | +33% |
| Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep | 33% | +32% |
| Sleep | 34% | +32% |
| Dreamshackle Geist | 32% | +31% |
| Basilisk Collar | 32% | +31% |
| Spawning Kraken | 31% | +30% |
| Hylda's Crown of Winter | 30% | +30% |
| Kefnet's Monument | 35% | +29% |
| Flood | 29% | +29% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 40% | +28% |
| Shipbreaker Kraken | 29% | +28% |
| Gadwick, the Wizened | 29% | +26% |
| Silver Myr | 37% | +26% |
| Silent Arbiter | 28% | +25% |
| Grappling Kraken | 26% | +25% |
| Ghostly Touch | 24% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Tromokratis 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.
- Whelming Wave
- Fireshrieker
- Blustersquall
- Blackblade Reforged
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Verity Circle
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Silent Arbiter
- Grafted Exoskeleton
- Caged Sun
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Winged Boots
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
- Commander's Plate
- Shadowspear
- Mithril Coat
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tromokratis
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Basalt Monolith + Forensic Gadgeteer → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tromokratis's color identity?
Tromokratis 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 Tromokratis come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tromokratis deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Tromokratis deck run?
Real Tromokratis 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 Tromokratis?
The three highest-synergy cards are Whelming Wave, Fireshrieker, Blustersquall. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tromokratis decks.
What combos does Tromokratis have?
Tromokratis 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 Tromokratis deck cost?
You can start cheap: Whelming Wave, Fireshrieker, Blustersquall 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.