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Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard · from $18.49

Flying Whenever Tamiyo attacks, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") When you draw your third card in a turn, exile Tamiyo, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control. +2: Until your next turn, whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn. −3: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. If it's a green card, add one mana of any color. −7: Draw cards equal to half the number of cards in your library, rounded up. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

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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

55 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	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
36	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
37	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
38	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
39	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
40	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
43	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
44	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
45	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
46	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
47	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
48	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
49	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
56	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
57	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
58	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
59	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
60	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
61	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
62	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
65	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
66	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
67	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
68	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
69	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
70	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
71	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
72	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
73	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
74	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
75	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
76	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
79	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
80	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
81	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
82	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
83	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
90	Dreamroot Cascade	Land	0	$0.86
91	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
92	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
93	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
94	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
95	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
96	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
97	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
98	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
99	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
100	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10

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Most played with Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

The 25 most-played cards in 9 settled top-16 lists running Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar at 16+ player events since Mar 21, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Island	100% · 9 of 9	3
2	Sol Ring	100% · 9 of 9	3
3	Boseiju, Who Endures	89% · 8 of 9	2
4	Brainstorm	89% · 8 of 9	3
5	Breeding Pool	89% · 8 of 9	2
6	Command Tower	89% · 8 of 9	3
7	Forest	89% · 8 of 9	3
8	Misty Rainforest	89% · 8 of 9	2
9	Mox Amber	89% · 8 of 9	2
10	Mox Opal	89% · 8 of 9	2
11	Mystical Tutor	89% · 8 of 9	2
12	Otawara, Soaring City	89% · 8 of 9	2
13	Waterlogged Grove	89% · 8 of 9	3
14	An Offer You Can't Refuse	78% · 7 of 9	2
15	Ancient Tomb	78% · 7 of 9	1
16	Cephalid Coliseum	78% · 7 of 9	2
17	Chrome Mox	78% · 7 of 9	1
18	Fierce Guardianship	78% · 7 of 9	1
19	Flooded Strand	78% · 7 of 9	2
20	Flusterstorm	78% · 7 of 9	1
21	Flux Channeler	78% · 7 of 9	3
22	Force of Will	78% · 7 of 9	1
23	Lotus Petal	78% · 7 of 9	1
24	Mental Misstep	78% · 7 of 9	1
25	Mox Diamond	78% · 7 of 9	1

Combos with Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Mirage Mirror + Myth Unbound + Phyrexian Altar + Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite commander casts
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 11 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

6th of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Dylan McLean
9th of 26 — Lifelink Games Monthly cEDH Championship on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Justin Orchard-Hays
11th of 27 — cEDH Scotland - Merchant's Guild Qualifier September on Topdeck.ggSep 6, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Dylan McLean
8th of 19 — "Win-A-Dual" Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 8, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Brendan Michael Lewis
2nd of 20 — Colossal CEDH King Open 4 on Topdeck.ggJul 19, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Josh Matte
13th of 44 — [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Sequel on Topdeck.ggJul 19, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Declan
4th of 16 — 2° Season Lega Casual EDH - 4° tappa - Mulligans APS on Topdeck.ggJun 25, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Enzo Fortunato
7th of 24 — "Win-A-Dual" Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggJun 6, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Brendan Michael Lewis

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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.

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