EDH Optimizer
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 1BB
Color identity: Black
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Reference price of the card: €30.48
Average lands in decks for Xun Yu, Wei Advisor: 35
Build your Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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: D (42/100)
- Consistency31
- Speed39
- Interaction33
- Resilience75
- Closing37
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Defile · Sol Ring · Feed the Swarm · Consuming Corruption · Dark Ritual · Mind Stone · Night's Whisper · Sign in Blood · Black Market Connections · Cabal Ritual · Plague Stinger · Blightbelly Rat · Bontu's Monument · Contagious Nim · Corpse Cur · Crypt Ghast · Flensermite · Hand of the Praetors · Howl from Beyond · Ichorclaw Myr · Infectious Inquiry · Jet Medallion · Plague Myr · Relic Putrescence · Vraska's Fall · Blackblade Reforged · Blackcleave Goblin · Core Prowler · Drown in Ichor · Fireshrieker · Necropede · Nightmare Lash · Phyrexian Reclamation · Read the Bones · Sheoldred's Headcleaver · Staff of Compleation · Swamp Mosquito · Toxic Deluge · Arcane Signet · Exquisite Blood · Kaya's Ghostform · Phyrexian Arena · Phyrexian Juggernaut · Vampiric Tutor · The Darkness Crystal · Caged Sun · Charcoal Diamond · Contagion Clasp · Demonic Tutor · Flesh-Eater Imp · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Grim Affliction · Mithril Coat · Phyrexian Digester · Reaper of Sheoldred · Septic Rats · Swiftfoot Boots · Village Rites · Sinkhole Surveyor · Caress of Phyrexia · Deadly Dispute · Go for the Throat · Ichor Rats · Lashwrithe · Rogue's Passage · Witch's Cottage · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Escape Tunnel · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Phyrexian Tower · Reliquary Tower · Karn's Bastion · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Xun Yu, Wei Advisor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Plague Stinger | 59% | +58% |
| Contagious Nim | 53% | +53% |
| Relic Putrescence | 53% | +53% |
| Corpse Cur | 53% | +53% |
| Ichorclaw Myr | 53% | +52% |
| Flensermite | 53% | +52% |
| Howl from Beyond | 53% | +52% |
| Hand of the Praetors | 53% | +52% |
| Plague Myr | 53% | +52% |
| Infectious Inquiry | 53% | +50% |
| Vraska's Fall | 53% | +50% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 53% | +50% |
| Consuming Corruption | 65% | +49% |
| Swamp Mosquito | 47% | +47% |
| Blackcleave Goblin | 47% | +47% |
| Sheoldred's Headcleaver | 47% | +47% |
| Necropede | 47% | +47% |
| Core Prowler | 47% | +47% |
| Staff of Compleation | 47% | +45% |
| Fireshrieker | 47% | +45% |
| Nightmare Lash | 47% | +45% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 47% | +44% |
| Drown in Ichor | 47% | +43% |
| Phyrexian Juggernaut | 41% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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.
- Plague Stinger
- Contagious Nim
- Relic Putrescence
- Corpse Cur
- Ichorclaw Myr
- Flensermite
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hand of the Praetors
- Staff of Compleation
- Cabal Ritual
- Phyrexian Reclamation
- Bontu's Monument
- Caged Sun
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Black Market Connections
- Mithril Coat
- Exquisite Blood
- Vampiric Tutor
- Glistening Sphere
- Phyresis Outbreak
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Xun Yu, Wei Advisor's color identity?
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor is black: 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 34 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: D (42/100).
How many lands should a Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck run?
Real Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Plague Stinger, Contagious Nim, Relic Putrescence. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Xun Yu, Wei Advisor decks.
What combos does Xun Yu, Wei Advisor have?
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Plague Stinger, Contagious Nim, Relic Putrescence 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.