EDH Optimizer
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
Legendary Creature — Faerie Wizard · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Wydwen, the Biting Gale is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
Flying
{U}{B}, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen to its owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Wydwen, the Biting Gale: 36
ControlVoltronFaeriesArtifactsComboFlashFlyingDiscard
Build your Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Wydwen, the Biting Gale 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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: A (83/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed55
- Interaction100
- Resilience81
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Dimir Signet · Counterspell · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Cunning Nightbonder · Slitherwisp · Talisman of Dominance · Candlekeep Sage · Obyra, Dreaming Duelist · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Voracious Tome-Skimmer · Nymris, Oona's Trickster · Glen Elendra Pranksters · Brainstorm · Faerie Tauntings · Negate · Quickling · Rewind · Faerie Mastermind · Sapphire Medallion · Spellstutter Sprite · Alela, Cunning Conqueror · Faerie Harbinger · Frantic Search · Mystical Teachings · Naiad of Hidden Coves · Notion Thief · Cyclonic Rift · Damnation · Evacuation · Thought Vessel · Ertai Resurrected · Hullbreaker Horror · Mind Stone · Opt · Vendilion Clique · Venser, Shaper Savant · Aetherize · Arcane Denial · Baleful Strix · Countersquall · Glen Elendra Liege · Snap · Snapcaster Mage · Bitterblossom · Fellwar Stone · Ponder · Preordain · Rhystic Study · Runechanter's Pike · Geyser Drake · Go for the Throat · Scion of Oona · Demonic Tutor · Dreamspoiler Witches · Hero's Blade · Unwind · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Dour Port-Mage · Impulse · Notorious Throng · Robe of the Archmagi · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Dimir Aqueduct · Polluted Delta · Bojuka Bog · Temple of Deceit · Morphic Pool · Choked Estuary · Reliquary Tower · Secluded Glen · Underground River · Fetid Pools · Darkwater Catacombs · Shipwreck Marsh · Mystic Sanctuary · Path of Ancestry · Riptide Laboratory · Tainted Isle · Creeping Tar Pit · Evolving Wilds · Faerie Conclave · Sunken Ruins · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Wydwen, the Biting Gale
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Wydwen, the Biting Gale, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cunning Nightbonder | 46% | +45% |
| Slitherwisp | 44% | +43% |
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 47% | +43% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 40% | +39% |
| Voracious Tome-Skimmer | 38% | +34% |
| Obyra, Dreaming Duelist | 40% | +34% |
| Glen Elendra Pranksters | 34% | +34% |
| Nymris, Oona's Trickster | 37% | +32% |
| Faerie Tauntings | 33% | +32% |
| Rewind | 33% | +30% |
| Quickling | 33% | +30% |
| Naiad of Hidden Coves | 29% | +29% |
| Secluded Glen | 33% | +28% |
| Mystical Teachings | 29% | +28% |
| Waterlogged Teachings | 39% | +27% |
| Alela, Cunning Conqueror | 29% | +26% |
| Faerie Harbinger | 29% | +26% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 26% | +25% |
| Riptide Laboratory | 26% | +25% |
| Evacuation | 27% | +25% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 30% | +25% |
| Ertai Resurrected | 26% | +24% |
| Vendilion Clique | 26% | +24% |
| Runechanter's Pike | 24% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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.
- Cunning Nightbonder
- Slitherwisp
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Candlekeep Sage
- Voracious Tome-Skimmer
- Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Spellstutter Sprite
- Vendilion Clique
- Sapphire Medallion
- Dire Undercurrents
- Dour Port-Mage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Snapcaster Mage
- Faerie Mastermind
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Damnation
- Bitterblossom
- Hatred
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Wydwen, the Biting Gale
- 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
- Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Wydwen, the Biting Gale's color identity?
Wydwen, the Biting Gale is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 13 %. Deck health: A (83/100).
How many lands should a Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck run?
Real Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cunning Nightbonder, Slitherwisp, Wavebreak Hippocamp. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Wydwen, the Biting Gale decks.
What combos does Wydwen, the Biting Gale have?
Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cunning Nightbonder, Slitherwisp, Wavebreak Hippocamp 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.