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Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $0.26

If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as Vadrik enters. Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {X} less to cast, where X is Vadrik's power. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, put a +1/+1 counter on Vadrik.

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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

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 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	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
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	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
39	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
42	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
43	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
44	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
50	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
51	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
52	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
53	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
54	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
55	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
59	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
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	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
75	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
76	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
77	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
78	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
79	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
80	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Izzet Signet	Artifact	2	$0.24
84	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
87	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
88	Stormcarved Coast	Land	0	$2.08
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
94	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
95	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
96	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
97	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
98	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
99	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

Curve of these staples

Most played with Vadrik, Astral Archmage

The 25 most-played cards in 13 settled top-16 lists running Vadrik, Astral Archmage at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Big Score	100% · 13 of 13	3
2	Command Tower	100% · 13 of 13	3
3	Frantic Search	100% · 13 of 13	3
4	Mountain	100% · 13 of 13	3
5	Past in Flames	100% · 13 of 13	3
6	Shivan Reef	100% · 13 of 13	3
7	Fierce Guardianship	92% · 12 of 13	2
8	Reiterate	92% · 12 of 13	2
9	Seething Song	92% · 12 of 13	2
10	Snap	92% · 12 of 13	2
11	Steam Vents	92% · 12 of 13	2
12	Training Center	92% · 12 of 13	2
13	Cyclonic Rift	85% · 11 of 13	2
14	Deflecting Swat	85% · 11 of 13	2
15	Fiery Islet	85% · 11 of 13	2
16	Force of Will	85% · 11 of 13	2
17	Inspired Tinkering	85% · 11 of 13	2
18	Island	85% · 11 of 13	3
19	Jeska's Will	85% · 11 of 13	2
20	Pirate's Pillage	85% · 11 of 13	2
21	Simian Spirit Guide	85% · 11 of 13	2
22	Sorceress's Schemes	85% · 11 of 13	3
23	Ancestors' Aid	77% · 10 of 13	2
24	Borne Upon a Wind	77% · 10 of 13	1
25	City of Brass	77% · 10 of 13	1

Combos with Vadrik, Astral Archmage

The 10 most popular of 20 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Searing Touch + Storm-Kiln Artist + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Searing Touch + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Haze of Rage + Urabrask // The Great Work + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite damage · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Seething Anger + Urabrask // The Great Work + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite damage · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Searing Touch + Urabrask // The Great Work + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Petals of Insight + Storm-Kiln Artist + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Ashling's Command + Reiterate + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite card draw for any number of players · Infinite draw triggers for any number of players · Infinite token copies of Elementals you control
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Apex of Power + Mystic Retrieval + Runic Repetition + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Cast all spells in your library · Infinite colored mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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Ghostly Flicker + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Top finishes

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

11th of 60 — BellsCon CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Lacey
7th of 29 — cEDH Monthly - Reality Fracture Collector Box on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Theodosius Padua
10th of 26 — Ascendancy! A CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Joshua Solis
4th of 31 — Warehouse Fight Night 4 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–1–3 · by Theodosius Padua
6th of 52 — JANK JUGGERNAUTS #1 - OFF META CEDH (Presented by Salt Free MTG) on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Toby Needs
9th of 61 — MBG August 8th Mox Diamond Event on Topdeck.ggAug 8, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Paul Menze
11th of 20 — Torneo Bracket 3 Stribog on Topdeck.ggAug 8, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Julian
10th of 32 — Golteb V Chicken Oil Saga on Topdeck.ggJul 25, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Marco Maliksi

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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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