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Yuna, Grand Summoner
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 1GWU
Color identity: Green · Blue · White · Bant
Yuna, Grand Summoner is Bant (green, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Grand Summon — {T}: Add one mana of any color. When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever another permanent you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had one or more counters on it, you may put that number of +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Reference price of the card: €1.17
Comes in the precon Counter Blitz
Average lands in decks for Yuna, Grand Summoner: 35
+1/+1 CountersComboEnchantressMidrangeRampProliferateSagasAggro
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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: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed60
- Interaction66
- Resilience86
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 2 Island, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Hardened Scales · Tidus, Yuna's Guardian · Damning Verdict · Path to Exile · Sphere Grid · Inspiring Call · Incubation Druid · Walking Ballista · Farseek · Fathom Mage · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Gyre Sage · Swords to Plowshares · Three Visits · Forgotten Ancient · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Maester Seymour · Wakka, Devoted Guardian · Luminous Broodmoth · Chocobo Knights · Protection Magic · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · O'aka, Traveling Merchant · Duskshell Crawler · Resourceful Defense · Birds of Paradise · Branching Evolution · Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte · The Earth Crystal · Bred for the Hunt · Counterspell · Freed from the Real · Farewell · Summon: Yojimbo · Gatta and Luzzu · Tromell, Seymour's Butler · Herald of Secret Streams · Heroic Intervention · Sin, Unending Cataclysm · Terrasymbiosis · The Ozolith · Summon: Ixion · Together Forever · Kimahri, Valiant Guardian · Auron, Venerated Guardian · Grateful Apparition · Pemmin's Aura · Yuna's Decision · Inexorable Tide · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Summon: Valefor · Noble Hierarch · Rhystic Study · Simic Ascendancy · Yuna's Whistle · Innkeeper's Talent · Nature's Lore · Ouroboroid · Summon: Magus Sisters · Cultivate · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Sunpetal Grove · Glacial Fortress · Seaside Citadel · Canopy Vista · Breeding Pool · Brushland · Prairie Stream · Temple Garden · Hallowed Fountain · Nesting Grounds · Flooded Grove · Spara's Headquarters · Windswept Heath · Flooded Strand · Path of Ancestry · Rejuvenating Springs · Bountiful Promenade · Fortified Village · Misty Rainforest · Port Town · Vineglimmer Snarl · Sea of Clouds
🃏 Recommended cards for Yuna, Grand Summoner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yuna, Grand Summoner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tidus, Yuna's Guardian | 72% | +68% |
| Damning Verdict | 66% | +54% |
| Sphere Grid | 66% | +53% |
| Hardened Scales | 73% | +52% |
| Walking Ballista | 61% | +51% |
| Inspiring Call | 64% | +49% |
| Gyre Sage | 58% | +48% |
| Rikku, Resourceful Guardian | 59% | +48% |
| Incubation Druid | 62% | +47% |
| Fathom Mage | 59% | +47% |
| Maester Seymour | 50% | +41% |
| Wakka, Devoted Guardian | 50% | +41% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 47% | +39% |
| Nesting Grounds | 47% | +37% |
| O'aka, Traveling Merchant | 44% | +37% |
| Chocobo Knights | 46% | +37% |
| Protection Magic | 46% | +37% |
| Duskshell Crawler | 43% | +36% |
| Lulu, Stern Guardian | 45% | +36% |
| Freed from the Real | 40% | +36% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 50% | +36% |
| Resourceful Defense | 43% | +35% |
| Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte | 41% | +34% |
| The Earth Crystal | 41% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Yuna, Grand Summoner 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.
- Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
- Hardened Scales
- Inspiring Call
- Gyre Sage
- Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
- Incubation Druid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Damning Verdict
- Sphere Grid
- Walking Ballista
- Freed from the Real
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- The Earth Crystal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Ozolith
- Ouroboroid
- Summon: Bahamut
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Summon: Knights of Round
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yuna, Grand Summoner
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Inexorable Tide + Evolution Witness → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite proliferate, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Gatta and Luzzu + Hardened Scales + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Birds of Paradise + Freed from the Real → Infinite colored mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yuna, Grand Summoner's color identity?
Yuna, Grand Summoner is Bant (green, blue and white): 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 Yuna, Grand Summoner come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yuna, Grand Summoner deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Yuna, Grand Summoner deck run?
Real Yuna, Grand Summoner 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 Yuna, Grand Summoner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tidus, Yuna's Guardian, Damning Verdict, Sphere Grid. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yuna, Grand Summoner decks.
What combos does Yuna, Grand Summoner have?
Yuna, Grand Summoner has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista. 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 Yuna, Grand Summoner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian, Hardened Scales, Inspiring Call 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.