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Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain · 4U
Color identity: Blue
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Victor Timely enters, you may cast target artifact, instant, or sorcery card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon: 37
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Build your Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon 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: C (49/100)
- Consistency34
- Speed40
- Interaction73
- Resilience75
- Closing31
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (11 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Blur · Displace · Essence Flux · Frantic Search · Ghostly Flicker · Planar Incision · Siren's Ruse · Spaceshift · Splash Portal · The Warring Triad · Arcane Signet · Bond of Insight · Confounding Riddle · Consuming Tide · Exhibition Tidecaller · Millikin · Neerdiv, Devious Diver · Nightmares and Daydreams · Perpetual Timepiece · Press the Enemy · See Double · Solemn Simulacrum · The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools · Aetherize · Archmage's Charm · Ballad of the Black Flag · Brain Freeze · Displacer Kitten · Diviner of Mist · Engulf the Shore · H.E.R.B.I.E., Lovable Robot · Inspiration from Beyond · Panharmonicon · Reenact the Crime · S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car · Scampering Surveyor · Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard · Sol Ring · Spellgyre · Stillness in Motion · Boompile · Counterspell · Domineering Will · Fact or Fiction · Fraying Sanity · Golden Argosy · Haughty Djinn · Hide on the Ceiling · Mind Stone · Mindsplice Apparatus · Misleading Signpost · Mitotic Manipulation · Nevinyrral's Disk · Reins of Power · Rite of Replication · Secret of Bloodbending · Secrets of the Dead · Shark Typhoon · Sleep · Starfield Vocalist · Strategic Planning · Teferi's Time Twist · Mystic Sanctuary · Seat of the Synod · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Sunken Palace · Bazaar of Baghdad · Command Tower · Emergence Zone · Halimar Depths · Mistrise Village · Remote Isle · The Mycosynth Gardens
🃏 Recommended cards for Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Warring Triad | 75% | +75% |
| Spaceshift | 75% | +74% |
| Siren's Ruse | 75% | +73% |
| Splash Portal | 75% | +72% |
| Displace | 75% | +71% |
| Planar Incision | 75% | +70% |
| Blur | 75% | +69% |
| Essence Flux | 75% | +66% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 75% | +63% |
| Nightmares and Daydreams | 63% | +62% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 63% | +62% |
| Neerdiv, Devious Diver | 63% | +62% |
| Bond of Insight | 63% | +62% |
| Press the Enemy | 63% | +62% |
| Confounding Riddle | 63% | +61% |
| The Everflowing Well | 63% | +61% |
| Millikin | 63% | +61% |
| Exhibition Tidecaller | 63% | +60% |
| Consuming Tide | 63% | +59% |
| See Double | 63% | +59% |
| Diviner of Mist | 50% | +50% |
| Stillness in Motion | 50% | +50% |
| Ballad of the Black Flag | 50% | +50% |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car | 50% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon 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.
- The Warring Triad
- Spaceshift
- Siren's Ruse
- Splash Portal
- Displace
- Planar Incision
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Panharmonicon
- Brain Freeze
- The Fantasticar
- Misleading Signpost
- Careful Study
- Radstorm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Flash Photography
- Intuition
- Mnemonic Deluge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital → Infinite mill for target opponent
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Cut Your Losses → Infinite mill for up to two target players, Near-infinite self-mill
- Cut Your Losses + Fraying Sanity → Infinite self-mill, Infinite mill for target opponent
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Kitsune's Technique → Infinite mill for target opponent
- Unctus, Grand Metatect + Pemmin's Aura → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon's color identity?
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon 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 Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon deck run?
Real Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon decks run 37 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 Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Warring Triad, Spaceshift, Siren's Ruse. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon decks.
What combos does Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon have?
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House. 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 Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Warring Triad, Spaceshift, Siren's Ruse 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.