EDH Optimizer
Xande, Dark Mage
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Color identity: Black · Blue
Average lands in decks for Xande, Dark Mage: 35
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Build your Xande, Dark Mage deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Xande, Dark Mage 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Xande, Dark Mage
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Xande, Dark Mage, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Enter the Enigma | 45% | +41% |
| Consider | 54% | +41% |
| Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian | 42% | +40% |
| Dreams of Laguna | 40% | +38% |
| Haughty Djinn | 37% | +37% |
| Resentful Revelation | 37% | +36% |
| Fact or Fiction | 42% | +33% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 37% | +32% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 36% | +32% |
| Opt | 42% | +30% |
| Thought Scour | 37% | +30% |
| Frantic Search | 50% | +30% |
| Overkill | 32% | +30% |
| Aqueous Form | 37% | +30% |
| Preordain | 40% | +29% |
| Slip Through Space | 31% | +29% |
| Archmage of Runes | 31% | +29% |
| Mandate of Abaddon | 29% | +28% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 33% | +27% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 51% | +26% |
| Windfall | 40% | +26% |
| Transpose | 27% | +26% |
| Circle of Power | 26% | +26% |
| Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator | 29% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Xande, Dark Mage 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.
- Enter the Enigma
- Consider
- Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
- Dreams of Laguna
- Haughty Djinn
- Resentful Revelation
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ripples of Undeath
- Archmage of Runes
- Mandate of Abaddon
- Windfall
- Propaganda
- Glimpse the Unthinkable
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Undercity Sewers
- Witch's Clinic
- Palantír of Orthanc
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Xande, Dark Mage
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a Xande, Dark Mage deck run?
Real Xande, Dark Mage 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 Xande, Dark Mage?
The three highest-synergy cards are Enter the Enigma, Consider, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Xande, Dark Mage decks.
What combos does Xande, Dark Mage have?
Xande, Dark Mage 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 Xande, Dark Mage deck cost?
You can start cheap: Enter the Enigma, Consider, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian 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.