EDH Optimizer
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Multikicker {W/U}
When Zethi, Arcane Blademaster enters, exile up to X target instant cards from your graveyard, where X is the number of times Zethi was kicked. Put a kick counter on each of them.
Whenever Zethi attacks, copy each exiled card you own with a kick counter on it. You may cast the copies.
Reference price of the card: €0.89
Average lands in decks for Zethi, Arcane Blademaster: 36
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Build your Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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+ (75/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience87
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 9 Island)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Frantic Search · Path to Exile · Snap · Vega, the Watcher · Archmage Emeritus · Swiftfoot Boots · Consider · Monastery Mentor · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Shadow Rift · Azorius Signet · Brainstorm · High Tide · Show of Confidence · Opt · Talisman of Progress · Shelter · Leap · Leonin Lightscribe · Counterspell · Murmuring Mystic · Take Up the Shield · Thought Scour · Faithful Mending · Sentinel Tower · You Come to a River · Disenchant · Generous Gift · Time Wipe · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Mystical Tutor · Niblis of Frost · Case of the Ransacked Lab · Archmage of Runes · Loran's Escape · Lyse Hext · Boon of Safety · Thought Vessel · Cyclonic Rift · Stroke of Midnight · Unsummon · Akroma's Will · Fact or Fiction · Curate · Dramatic Reversal · Fellwar Stone · Stenn, Paranoid Partisan · Aetherflux Reservoir · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Pongify · Surge of Brilliance · Hullbreaker Horror · Dovin's Veto · Flawless Maneuver · Kykar, Zephyr Awakener · Propaganda · Thunderclap Drake · Arcane Denial · Run Away Together · Vesuvan Duplimancy · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Hallowed Fountain · Port Town · Deserted Beach · Reliquary Tower · Adarkar Wastes · Sea of Clouds · Azorius Chancery · Rogue's Passage · Mystic Sanctuary · Skycloud Expanse · Temple of Enlightenment · Flooded Strand · Nimbus Maze · Irrigated Farmland · Meticulous Archive · Floodfarm Verge · Mystic Gate · Exotic Orchard · Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zethi, Arcane Blademaster, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vega, the Watcher | 77% | +73% |
| Snap | 78% | +71% |
| Frantic Search | 80% | +67% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 72% | +67% |
| Monastery Mentor | 69% | +66% |
| Shadow Rift | 67% | +65% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 68% | +64% |
| Consider | 69% | +63% |
| Show of Confidence | 62% | +60% |
| High Tide | 62% | +59% |
| Shelter | 57% | +54% |
| Leap | 56% | +54% |
| Leonin Lightscribe | 54% | +52% |
| Opt | 61% | +51% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 52% | +49% |
| Take Up the Shield | 50% | +49% |
| Sentinel Tower | 49% | +48% |
| Thought Scour | 50% | +48% |
| You Come to a River | 48% | +47% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 71% | +45% |
| Brainstorm | 63% | +44% |
| Faithful Mending | 49% | +44% |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance | 42% | +39% |
| Case of the Ransacked Lab | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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.
- Vega, the Watcher
- Frantic Search
- Archmage Emeritus
- Monastery Mentor
- Shadow Rift
- Talrand, Sky Summoner
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Snap
- Archmage of Runes
- Loran's Escape
- Mystical Tutor
- Vesuvan Duplimancy
- Hullbreaker Horror
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Akroma's Will
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
- Cyclonic Rift
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zethi, Arcane Blademaster's color identity?
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster is Azorius (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 Zethi, Arcane Blademaster come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 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 20 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck run?
Real Zethi, Arcane Blademaster decks run 36 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 Zethi, Arcane Blademaster?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vega, the Watcher, Snap, Frantic Search. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zethi, Arcane Blademaster decks.
What combos does Zethi, Arcane Blademaster have?
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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 Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vega, the Watcher, Frantic Search, Archmage Emeritus 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.