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Yue, the Moon Spirit
Legendary Creature — Spirit Ally · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Yue, the Moon Spirit is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, vigilance
Waterbend {5}, {T}: You may cast a noncreature spell from your hand without paying its mana cost. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Yue, the Moon Spirit: 34
ArtifactsControlExtra TurnsWaterbendingBig ManaComboSpellslingerCard Draw
Build your Yue, the Moon Spirit deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Yue, the Moon Spirit 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Yue, the Moon Spirit deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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+ (77/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed44
- Interaction100
- Resilience89
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Island)
Sol Ring · Omniscience · Arcane Signet · One with the Multiverse · Sapphire Medallion · Counterspell · Training Grounds · Thought Vessel · Swiftfoot Boots · Aminatou's Augury · Shark Typhoon · Clone Legion · Lightning Greaves · Dramatic Reversal · The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Enter the Infinite · Mnemonic Deluge · Time Stretch · Unstoppable Plan · High Tide · Mind's Dilation · Brainstorm · Mind Stone · Portal to Phyrexia · Frantic Search · Blatant Thievery · Expropriate · Spirit Water Revival · The Magic Mirror · Waterbending Scroll · Ioreth of the Healing House · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Swan Song · Bender's Waterskin · Omen Hawker · Sai, Master Thopterist · Imprisoned in the Moon · Overflowing Insight · Negate · Pongify · Tui and La, Moon and Ocean · Spellskite · Aetherize · Laboratory Maniac · Mana Drain · Ornithopter of Paradise · Arcane Denial · Ponder · Chrome Host Seedshark · Propaganda · Rapid Hybridization · Nexus of Fate · North Pole Patrol · Octopus Form · Rhystic Study · Fellwar Stone · Fierce Guardianship · Thousand-Year Elixir · Mystical Tutor · Ornithopter · Rise of the Eldrazi · Hullbreaker Horror · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Mystic Remora · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Otawara, Soaring City · Seat of the Synod · Agna Qel'a · Academy Ruins · Archway of Innovation · Urza's Saga · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Yue, the Moon Spirit
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yue, the Moon Spirit, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| One with the Multiverse | 71% | +69% |
| Omniscience | 77% | +69% |
| Aminatou's Augury | 57% | +55% |
| Training Grounds | 60% | +53% |
| Clone Legion | 55% | +52% |
| Shark Typhoon | 57% | +49% |
| The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan | 52% | +49% |
| Mnemonic Deluge | 51% | +49% |
| Time Stretch | 50% | +47% |
| Enter the Infinite | 51% | +46% |
| Mind's Dilation | 45% | +44% |
| Unstoppable Plan | 50% | +43% |
| Portal to Phyrexia | 40% | +35% |
| Dramatic Reversal | 53% | +35% |
| Expropriate | 38% | +35% |
| Blatant Thievery | 38% | +35% |
| Overflowing Insight | 35% | +34% |
| Spirit Water Revival | 38% | +33% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 37% | +33% |
| The Magic Mirror | 38% | +32% |
| Omen Hawker | 36% | +32% |
| Tui and La, Moon and Ocean | 34% | +32% |
| Waterbending Scroll | 38% | +31% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 58% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Yue, the Moon Spirit 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.
- One with the Multiverse
- Aminatou's Augury
- Clone Legion
- Shark Typhoon
- The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
- Mind's Dilation
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Omniscience
- Training Grounds
- Time Stretch
- Enter the Infinite
- Blatant Thievery
- Lightning Greaves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Portal to Phyrexia
- Expropriate
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Thousand-Year Elixir
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yue, the Moon Spirit
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yue, the Moon Spirit's color identity?
Yue, the Moon Spirit 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 Yue, the Moon Spirit come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yue, the Moon Spirit deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 25 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Yue, the Moon Spirit deck run?
Real Yue, the Moon Spirit decks run 34 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 Yue, the Moon Spirit?
The three highest-synergy cards are One with the Multiverse, Omniscience, Aminatou's Augury. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yue, the Moon Spirit decks.
What combos does Yue, the Moon Spirit have?
Yue, the Moon Spirit 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 Yue, the Moon Spirit deck cost?
You can start cheap: One with the Multiverse, Aminatou's Augury, Clone Legion 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.