Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Flying, ward {3} When Kairi dies, choose one — • Return any number of target nonland permanents with total mana value 6 or less to their owners' hands. • Mill six cards, then return up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
How Kairi decks play in EDH
Kairi, the Swirling Sky is a mono-blue commander costing 4UU, and its legendary creature - dragon spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Kairi, the Swirling Sky decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $38.73Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kairi, the Swirling Sky decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck?
Kairi, the Swirling Sky has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Kairi, the Swirling Sky?
The cards played most often in Kairi, the Swirling Sky decks include Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Geist of Saint Thalia, Troop of Ponies. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $38.73 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Kairi, the Swirling Sky deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.