EDH Optimizer
Vela the Night-Clad
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Color identity: Black · Blue
Average lands in decks for Vela the Night-Clad: 35
EldraziArtifactsNinjutsuNinjasBlinkUnblockableAggroAristocrats
Build your Vela the Night-Clad deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vela the Night-Clad 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Vela the Night-Clad
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vela the Night-Clad, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Forsaken Monument | 39% | +38% |
| Deepfathom Skulker | 36% | +36% |
| Shrine of the Forsaken Gods | 35% | +35% |
| Glaring Fleshraker | 33% | +33% |
| Sire of Stagnation | 37% | +32% |
| Ugin, the Ineffable | 32% | +31% |
| Sifter of Skulls | 31% | +31% |
| All Is Dust | 31% | +30% |
| Fathom Feeder | 30% | +30% |
| Eldrazi Skyspawner | 30% | +30% |
| Artisan of Kozilek | 30% | +29% |
| Bident of Thassa | 39% | +29% |
| Ruination Guide | 29% | +29% |
| It That Heralds the End | 28% | +27% |
| Endbringer | 28% | +27% |
| Kozilek's Unsealing | 27% | +26% |
| Tomb of the Spirit Dragon | 26% | +26% |
| Eldrazi Temple | 25% | +25% |
| Bane of Bala Ged | 26% | +25% |
| Emrakul's Messenger | 27% | +25% |
| Salvage Drone | 25% | +25% |
| Echoes of Eternity | 25% | +25% |
| Cultivator Drone | 25% | +25% |
| Bismuth Mindrender | 25% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Vela the Night-Clad 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.
- Deepfathom Skulker
- Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
- Glaring Fleshraker
- Sire of Stagnation
- Ugin, the Ineffable
- Sifter of Skulls
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Forsaken Monument
- All Is Dust
- Eldrazi Temple
- Conduit of Ruin
- Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
- Kozilek, the Broken Reality
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Eye of Ugin
- Darksteel Monolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vela the Night-Clad
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a Vela the Night-Clad deck run?
Real Vela the Night-Clad decks run 35 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 Vela the Night-Clad?
The three highest-synergy cards are Forsaken Monument, Deepfathom Skulker, Shrine of the Forsaken Gods. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vela the Night-Clad decks.
What combos does Vela the Night-Clad have?
Vela the Night-Clad 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 Vela the Night-Clad deck cost?
You can start cheap: Deepfathom Skulker, Shrine of the Forsaken Gods, Glaring Fleshraker 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.