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Volo, Itinerant Scholar
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Volo, Itinerant Scholar is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Volo enters, create Volo's Journal, a legendary colorless Book artifact token with hexproof and "Whenever you cast a creature spell, note one of its creature types that hasn't been noted for Volo's Journal."
{2}, {T}: Draw a card for each creature type noted for target permanent you control named Volo's Journal.
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Reference price of the card: €0.43
Average lands in decks for Volo, Itinerant Scholar: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Volo, Itinerant Scholar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Volo, Itinerant Scholar 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)
- Consistency83
- Speed55
- Interaction100
- Resilience92
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (6 nonbasic, 29 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Laboratory Maniac · Omen Hawker · Chasm Skulker · Counterspell · Gandalf, Shadow's Foe · High Tide · Psychosis Crawler · Siren Stormtamer · Silver Myr · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Echo, Perceptive Prodigy · Solemn Simulacrum · Wizard Class · Pongify · Swiftfoot Boots · Vnwxt, Verbose Host · Defiler of Dreams · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Mulldrifter · Peregrine Drake · Twenty-Toed Toad · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Rapid Hybridization · Body of Knowledge · Elrond, Moon-Reader · Hullbreaker Horror · Reality Shift · The Reality Chip · Triskaidekaphile · Clever Conjurer · Ledger Shredder · Mind Stone · Ornithopter of Paradise · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Propaganda · Decanter of Endless Water · Evacuation · Kelpie Guide · Lightning Greaves · Negate · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Resculpt · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Esior, Wardwing Familiar · Ponder · Thassa's Oracle · Walking Atlas · Aetherize · Ioreth of the Healing House · Omniscience · Aboleth Spawn · Arcane Denial · Cloud of Faeries · Curse of the Swine · Dramatic Reversal · Frantic Search · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Preordain · Rhystic Study · PuPu UFO · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Terrain Generator · Minamo, School at Water's Edge
🃏 Recommended cards for Volo, Itinerant Scholar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Volo, Itinerant Scholar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Omen Hawker | 55% | +51% |
| Gandalf, Shadow's Foe | 50% | +49% |
| Echo, Perceptive Prodigy | 43% | +42% |
| Chasm Skulker | 53% | +39% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 45% | +39% |
| Vnwxt, Verbose Host | 38% | +35% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 55% | +35% |
| Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist | 33% | +33% |
| Elrond, Moon-Reader | 33% | +33% |
| Vizier of Tumbling Sands | 36% | +33% |
| Silver Myr | 44% | +33% |
| Clever Conjurer | 31% | +30% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 45% | +30% |
| Twenty-Toed Toad | 36% | +30% |
| Mulldrifter | 36% | +29% |
| Defiler of Dreams | 36% | +29% |
| Peregrine Drake | 36% | +28% |
| Kelpie Guide | 29% | +27% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 44% | +26% |
| Body of Knowledge | 33% | +26% |
| Esior, Wardwing Familiar | 27% | +24% |
| Ledger Shredder | 31% | +24% |
| Walking Atlas | 27% | +23% |
| Wizard Class | 40% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Volo, Itinerant Scholar 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.
- Omen Hawker
- Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
- Chasm Skulker
- Siren Stormtamer
- Vnwxt, Verbose Host
- Laboratory Maniac
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Elrond, Moon-Reader
- Twenty-Toed Toad
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Ledger Shredder
- Aboleth Spawn
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Gandalf, Shadow's Foe
- Thassa's Oracle
- Subtlety
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Loki, Lord of Misrule
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Volo, Itinerant Scholar
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Volo, Itinerant Scholar's color identity?
Volo, Itinerant Scholar 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 Volo, Itinerant Scholar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Volo, Itinerant Scholar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 23 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Volo, Itinerant Scholar deck run?
Real Volo, Itinerant Scholar 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 Volo, Itinerant Scholar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Omen Hawker, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Echo, Perceptive Prodigy. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Volo, Itinerant Scholar decks.
What combos does Volo, Itinerant Scholar have?
Volo, Itinerant Scholar 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 Volo, Itinerant Scholar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Omen Hawker, Echo, Perceptive Prodigy, Chasm Skulker 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.