EDH Optimizer
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Legendary Creature — Horror · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Zellix, Sanity Flayer is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Hive Mind — Whenever a player mills one or more creature cards, you create a 1/1 black Horror creature token.
{1}, {T}: Target player mills three cards.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Reference price of the card: €22.64
Average lands in decks for Zellix, Sanity Flayer: 34
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Build your Zellix, Sanity Flayer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zellix, Sanity Flayer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zellix, Sanity Flayer 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: B (70/100)
- Consistency23
- Speed56
- Interaction100
- Resilience89
- Closing78
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (5 nonbasic, 29 Island)
Ruin Crab · Sol Ring · Fractured Sanity · The Water Crystal · Psychic Corrosion · Maddening Cacophony · Counterspell · Memory Erosion · Court of Cunning · Hedron Crab · The Mindskinner · Arcane Signet · Bruvac the Grandiloquent · Altar of the Brood · Sapphire Medallion · Mindcrank · Sphinx's Tutelage · Didn't Say Please · Drowned Secrets · Fraying Sanity · Thought Scour · Riverchurn Monument · Thought Collapse · Propaganda · Mesmeric Orb · Tasha's Hideous Laughter · Teferi's Tutelage · Thought Vessel · Traumatize · Visions of Beyond · Cut Your Losses · Riddlekeeper · Drown in Dreams · Dreamborn Muse · Archive Trap · Brainstorm · Manic Scribe · Negate · Fleet Swallower · Jace's Erasure · Pongify · Shadow Kin · High Tide · Lightning Greaves · Mind Sculpt · Terisian Mindbreaker · Arcane Denial · Folio of Fancies · Codex Shredder · Cyclonic Rift · Windfall · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Jace, the Perfected Mind · Rapid Hybridization · Rhystic Study · Skullclamp · Undead Alchemist · Vantress Gargoyle · Brain Freeze · Hullbreaker Horror · Mana Drain · Mind Stone · Mystical Tutor · Ponder · Tome Scour · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Zellix, Sanity Flayer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zellix, Sanity Flayer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ruin Crab | 80% | +72% |
| Fractured Sanity | 78% | +72% |
| The Water Crystal | 78% | +68% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 75% | +67% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 73% | +66% |
| Memory Erosion | 67% | +63% |
| The Mindskinner | 65% | +63% |
| Court of Cunning | 65% | +61% |
| Hedron Crab | 65% | +60% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 64% | +60% |
| Altar of the Brood | 62% | +58% |
| Mindcrank | 61% | +57% |
| Sphinx's Tutelage | 56% | +51% |
| Drowned Secrets | 55% | +51% |
| Didn't Say Please | 55% | +51% |
| Fraying Sanity | 52% | +47% |
| Thought Collapse | 49% | +46% |
| Riverchurn Monument | 49% | +45% |
| Thought Scour | 51% | +44% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 47% | +43% |
| Teferi's Tutelage | 46% | +43% |
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter | 47% | +43% |
| Riddlekeeper | 42% | +40% |
| Traumatize | 44% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Zellix, Sanity Flayer 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.
- Ruin Crab
- Fractured Sanity
- The Mindskinner
- Sphinx's Tutelage
- Drowned Secrets
- Didn't Say Please
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Water Crystal
- Psychic Corrosion
- Maddening Cacophony
- Memory Erosion
- Court of Cunning
- Hedron Crab
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Mesmeric Orb
- Altar of Dementia
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zellix, Sanity Flayer
- 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 + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zellix, Sanity Flayer's color identity?
Zellix, Sanity Flayer 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 Zellix, Sanity Flayer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zellix, Sanity Flayer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 25 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Zellix, Sanity Flayer deck run?
Real Zellix, Sanity Flayer 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 Zellix, Sanity Flayer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ruin Crab, Fractured Sanity, The Water Crystal. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zellix, Sanity Flayer decks.
What combos does Zellix, Sanity Flayer have?
Zellix, Sanity Flayer 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 Zellix, Sanity Flayer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ruin Crab, Fractured Sanity, The Mindskinner 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.