EDH Optimizer
Vendilion Clique
Legendary Creature — Faerie Wizard · 1UU
Color identity: Blue
Vendilion Clique is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
Flying
When Vendilion Clique enters, look at target player's hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, that player reveals the chosen card, puts it on the bottom of their library, then draws a card.
Reference price of the card: €3.10
Average lands in decks for Vendilion Clique: 34
ControlComboBlinkFlyingAggroFaeriesGroup SlugSpellslinger
Build your Vendilion Clique deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vendilion Clique 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vendilion Clique 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+ (79/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed52
- Interaction100
- Resilience94
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (9 nonbasic, 25 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · Arcane Signet · Faerie Mastermind · Brainstorm · High Tide · Snap · Tunnel Vision · Cyclonic Rift · Ponder · Archaeomancer · Mystical Tutor · Arcane Denial · Glen Elendra Archmage · Cloud of Faeries · Displacer Kitten · Ghostly Flicker · Pongify · Rhystic Study · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Rapid Hybridization · Preordain · Snapcaster Mage · Spellstutter Sprite · Swan Song · Thought Vessel · Cryptic Command · Mana Drain · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · High Fae Trickster · Mind Stone · Negate · Opt · Propaganda · Mystic Remora · Sower of Temptation · Aetherize · Essence Flux · Familiar's Ruse · Gitaxian Probe · Mistbind Clique · Quickling · Evacuation · Venser, Shaper Savant · Archmage's Charm · Force of Will · Mocking Sprite · Reality Shift · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Deadeye Navigator · Faerie Seer · Fierce Guardianship · Muddle the Mixture · Narset's Reversal · Fact or Fiction · Force of Negation · Frantic Search · Hullbreaker Horror · Narset, Parter of Veils · Archmage of Echoes · Conjurer's Closet · Dig Through Time · Merchant Scroll · Mystic Sanctuary · Riptide Laboratory · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Castle Vantress · Myriad Landscape · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn · Flooded Strand
🃏 Recommended cards for Vendilion Clique
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vendilion Clique, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Riptide Laboratory | 55% | +45% |
| Tunnel Vision | 44% | +44% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 52% | +36% |
| Glen Elendra Archmage | 39% | +36% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 35% | +35% |
| Brazen Borrower | 36% | +35% |
| Cloud of Faeries | 38% | +34% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 35% | +29% |
| Quickling | 29% | +29% |
| Mistbind Clique | 29% | +29% |
| Sower of Temptation | 31% | +28% |
| Displacer Kitten | 38% | +28% |
| Familiar's Ruse | 29% | +28% |
| Snap | 46% | +27% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 38% | +27% |
| Archaeomancer | 41% | +26% |
| High Fae Trickster | 32% | +26% |
| Mocking Sprite | 27% | +24% |
| Archmage of Echoes | 24% | +23% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 27% | +23% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 28% | +22% |
| Faerie Seer | 26% | +22% |
| Telepathy | 24% | +22% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 26% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Vendilion Clique 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.
- Riptide Laboratory
- Tunnel Vision
- Cloud of Faeries
- Quickling
- Sower of Temptation
- Familiar's Ruse
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Glen Elendra Archmage
- Spellstutter Sprite
- Mistbind Clique
- Snap
- High Fae Trickster
- Archmage of Echoes
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Snapcaster Mage
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Scalding Tarn
- Polluted Delta
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vendilion Clique
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
What is Vendilion Clique's color identity?
Vendilion Clique 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 Vendilion Clique come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vendilion Clique deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Vendilion Clique deck run?
Real Vendilion Clique 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 Vendilion Clique?
The three highest-synergy cards are Riptide Laboratory, Tunnel Vision, Faerie Mastermind. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vendilion Clique decks.
What combos does Vendilion Clique have?
Vendilion Clique 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 Vendilion Clique deck cost?
You can start cheap: Riptide Laboratory, Tunnel Vision, Cloud of Faeries 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.