Art: Lucas Graciano · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
WULegendary Creature — Rabbit Wizard · from $0.25
{T}: Each player may draw a card, then each player who drew a card this way gains 1 life.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
51 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 16 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 17 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 18 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 19 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 20 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 21 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 22 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 23 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 24 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 25 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 26 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 27 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 28 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 29 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 30 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 31 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 32 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 33 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 34 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 35 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 36 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 37 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 38 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 39 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 40 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 41 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 42 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 43 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 44 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 45 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 46 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 47 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 48 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 49 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 50 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 51 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 52 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 53 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 54 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 55 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 56 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 57 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 58 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 59 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 60 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 61 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 62 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 63 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 64 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 65 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 66 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 67 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 68 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 69 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 70 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 71 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 72 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 73 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 74 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 75 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 76 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 77 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 78 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 79 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 80 | Sea of Clouds | Land | 0 | $19.56 |
| 81 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 82 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 83 | Austere Command | Sorcery | 6 | $0.33 |
| 84 | Flawless Maneuver | Instant | 3 | $9.24 |
| 85 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 86 | Farewell | Sorcery | 6 | $4.44 |
| 87 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 88 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 89 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 90 | Akroma's Will | Instant | 4 | $16.21 |
| 91 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 92 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 93 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 94 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 95 | Force of Will | Instant | 5 | $26.56 |
| 96 | Stroke of Midnight | Instant | 3 | $0.20 |
| 97 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 98 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 99 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 100 | Rapid Hybridization | Instant | 1 | $0.81 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
The 10 most popular of 11 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Mind Over Matter
Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite card draw for each opponent · Near-infinite draw triggers for each opponent · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for opponents · Near-infinite lifegain for opponents
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Teferi's Ageless Insight + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Alhammarret's Archive + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Drogskol Reaver + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Illusionist's Bracers + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Thought Reflection + Tolarian Kraken
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Crystalline Crawler + Freed from the Real + Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite card draw for all players
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Famished Paladin + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Infinite card draw for all players · Infinite draw triggers for all players · Near-infinite lifegain for all players · Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players
Cleric Class + Crystalline Crawler + Freed from the Real + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite card draw for all players
Cleric Class + Crystalline Crawler + Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Pemmin's Aura
Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite card draw for all players
Top finishes
6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 12th of 17 — Magic: The Gathering - cEDH - Quickfire League week #1 on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Jack
- 8th of 25 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 14, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Sho Sato
- 13th of 20 — Save File Gemstone Cavern Open #3 on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by Jeti
- 12th of 18 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggMay 1, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Jay Homm
- 16th of 17 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggApr 3, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Jay Homm
- 4th of 18 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggMar 6, 2026 · 1–0–2 · by Jay Homm
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.