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Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
Legendary Creature — Ogre Wizard · UBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · Glint-Eye
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder is Glint-Eye (black, green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever Yidris deals combat damage to a player, as you cast spells from your hand this turn, they gain cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Reference price of the card: €4.72
Average lands in decks for Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder: 35
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed61
- Interaction32
- Resilience71
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 3 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Averna, the Chaos Bloom · Maelstrom Wanderer · Farseek · Apex Devastator · Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty · Chromatic Lantern · Cultivate · Birds of Paradise · Ignoble Hierarch · Lightning Greaves · Fellwar Stone · Nature's Lore · Whispersilk Cloak · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Abaddon the Despoiler · Bloodbraid Elf · Brainstorm · Profane Tutor · Prosper, Tome-Bound · Ancestral Vision · Chaos Warp · Call Forth the Tempest · Etali, Primal Storm · Swiftfoot Boots · Aurora Phoenix · Aqueous Form · Shardless Agent · Three Visits · Kodama's Reach · Bloom Tender · Inevitable Betrayal · Keeper of Secrets · Nalfeshnee · Rampant Growth · Assassin's Trophy · Beast Within · Passionate Archaeologist · Etherium-Horn Sorcerer · Wheel of Fate · Bituminous Blast · Blasphemous Act · Quandrix, the Proof · Rishkar's Expertise · Sunbird's Invocation · Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald · Frantic Search · Temur Ascendancy · Growth Spiral · Rashmi, Eternities Crafter · Bigger on the Inside · Harmonic Prodigy · Natural Reclamation · Sakashima's Protege · Felix Five-Boots · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Lizard Blades · Sol Talisman · Treasure Cruise · Volcanic Torrent · Bloodbraid Challenger · Brotherhood Regalia · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Overgrown Tomb · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Ketria Triome · Rogue's Passage · Wooded Foothills · Misty Rainforest · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Bloodstained Mire · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn · Verdant Catacombs · Zagoth Triome · Xander's Lounge · Frontier Bivouac · Crumbling Necropolis · Opulent Palace · Savage Lands · Reliquary Tower · Rejuvenating Springs
🃏 Recommended cards for Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Averna, the Chaos Bloom | 64% | +29% |
| Maelstrom Wanderer | 59% | +25% |
| Apex Devastator | 52% | +22% |
| Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty | 49% | +21% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 42% | +19% |
| Abaddon the Despoiler | 41% | +18% |
| Bloodbraid Elf | 40% | +18% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 42% | +17% |
| Profane Tutor | 39% | +17% |
| Prosper, Tome-Bound | 38% | +17% |
| Ancestral Vision | 37% | +16% |
| Aurora Phoenix | 35% | +16% |
| Shardless Agent | 34% | +15% |
| Rogue's Passage | 39% | +15% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 36% | +15% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 32% | +15% |
| Nalfeshnee | 32% | +14% |
| Inevitable Betrayal | 32% | +14% |
| Aqueous Form | 34% | +14% |
| Call Forth the Tempest | 36% | +14% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 31% | +14% |
| Lightning Greaves | 43% | +13% |
| Etherium-Horn Sorcerer | 29% | +13% |
| Bituminous Blast | 28% | +12% |
💰 The best cards for your Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder 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.
- Averna, the Chaos Bloom
- Maelstrom Wanderer
- Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
- Abaddon the Despoiler
- Bloodbraid Elf
- Whispersilk Cloak
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Apex Devastator
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Profane Tutor
- Prosper, Tome-Bound
- Keeper of Secrets
- Nalfeshnee
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Ketria Triome
- Xander's Lounge
- Zagoth Triome
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder's color identity?
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder is Glint-Eye (black, green, red 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 Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder deck run?
Real Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder 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 Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder?
The three highest-synergy cards are Averna, the Chaos Bloom, Maelstrom Wanderer, Apex Devastator. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder decks.
What combos does Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder have?
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder 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 Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder deck cost?
You can start cheap: Averna, the Chaos Bloom, Maelstrom Wanderer, Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty 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.