EDH Optimizer
Zareth San, the Trickster
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Zareth San, the Trickster is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
{2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacking Rogue you control to its owner's hand: Put this card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
Whenever Zareth San deals combat damage to a player, you may put target permanent card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Zareth San, the Trickster: 34
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Build your Zareth San, the Trickster deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zareth San, the Trickster 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zareth San, the Trickster 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 (69/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed47
- Interaction78
- Resilience84
- Closing87
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (21 nonbasic, 8 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Soaring Thought-Thief · Anowon, the Ruin Thief · Thieves' Guild Enforcer · Merfolk Windrobber · Drown in the Loch · Dimir Signet · Thieving Skydiver · Krydle of Baldur's Gate · Slither Blade · Ruin Crab · Consuming Aberration · Nighthawk Scavenger · Triton Shorestalker · Counterspell · Oona's Blackguard · Frogtosser Banneret · Fractured Sanity · Talisman of Dominance · Feed the Swarm · Invisible Stalker · Aqueous Form · Didn't Say Please · Extract from Darkness · Negate · Sygg, River Cutthroat · Maddening Cacophony · Ghostly Pilferer · Mindcrank · Notion Thief · Changeling Outcast · Singularity Rupture · Prosperous Thief · Go for the Throat · Sure-Footed Infiltrator · Alora, Merry Thief · Memory Plunder · Whispersilk Cloak · Blackbloom Rogue // Blackbloom Bog · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Infernal Grasp · Reconnaissance Mission · Azure Beastbinder · Bident of Thassa · Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar · Notorious Throng · Windfall · Swiftfoot Boots · Marang River Prowler · Psychic Corrosion · Teferi's Tutelage · Anticognition · Commander's Sphere · Rogue Class · Breach the Multiverse · Court of Cunning · Halo Forager · Syr Konrad, the Grim · The Water Crystal · Mind Stone · Lazav, Dimir Mastermind · Mask of Riddles · Reanimate · Shoreline Looter · Command Tower · Rogue's Passage · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Path of Ancestry · Dimir Aqueduct · Temple of Deceit · Choked Estuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Shipwreck Marsh · Watery Grave · Dismal Backwater · Reliquary Tower · Command Beacon · Tainted Isle · Underground River · Exotic Orchard · Morphic Pool · Myriad Landscape · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Zareth San, the Trickster
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zareth San, the Trickster, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Soaring Thought-Thief | 69% | +67% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Thief | 61% | +60% |
| Thieves' Guild Enforcer | 61% | +59% |
| Merfolk Windrobber | 58% | +56% |
| Thieving Skydiver | 53% | +50% |
| Krydle of Baldur's Gate | 51% | +49% |
| Nighthawk Scavenger | 47% | +45% |
| Frogtosser Banneret | 45% | +43% |
| Oona's Blackguard | 46% | +41% |
| Ruin Crab | 49% | +40% |
| Slither Blade | 50% | +38% |
| Triton Shorestalker | 47% | +38% |
| Drown in the Loch | 55% | +37% |
| Rogue's Passage | 64% | +37% |
| Didn't Say Please | 41% | +36% |
| Sygg, River Cutthroat | 40% | +36% |
| Invisible Stalker | 42% | +35% |
| Ghostly Pilferer | 38% | +35% |
| Aqueous Form | 41% | +34% |
| Fractured Sanity | 43% | +34% |
| Extract from Darkness | 41% | +33% |
| Consuming Aberration | 48% | +33% |
| Sure-Footed Infiltrator | 32% | +31% |
| Alora, Merry Thief | 31% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Zareth San, the Trickster 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.
- Soaring Thought-Thief
- Anowon, the Ruin Thief
- Thieves' Guild Enforcer
- Merfolk Windrobber
- Thieving Skydiver
- Krydle of Baldur's Gate
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sygg, River Cutthroat
- Maddening Cacophony
- Mindcrank
- Command Beacon
- Notorious Throng
- Psychic Corrosion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grim Hireling
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zareth San, the Trickster
- 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zareth San, the Trickster's color identity?
Zareth San, the Trickster is Dimir (black 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 Zareth San, the Trickster come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zareth San, the Trickster deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Zareth San, the Trickster deck run?
Real Zareth San, the Trickster 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 Zareth San, the Trickster?
The three highest-synergy cards are Soaring Thought-Thief, Anowon, the Ruin Thief, Thieves' Guild Enforcer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zareth San, the Trickster decks.
What combos does Zareth San, the Trickster have?
Zareth San, the Trickster 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 Zareth San, the Trickster deck cost?
You can start cheap: Soaring Thought-Thief, Anowon, the Ruin Thief, Thieves' Guild Enforcer 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.