Linessa, Zephyr Mage
{X}{U}{U}, {T}: Return target creature with mana value X to its owner's hand. Grandeur — Discard another card named Linessa, Zephyr Mage: Target player returns a creature they control to its owner's hand, then repeats this process for an artifact, an enchantment, and a land.
How Linessa decks play in EDH
Linessa, Zephyr Mage is a mono-blue commander costing 3U, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. Enchantments drive the deck, so effects that recur or copy them add up quickly. The cards below are the ones Linessa, Zephyr Mage decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.89Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Linessa, Zephyr Mage 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 Linessa, Zephyr Mage deck?
Linessa, Zephyr Mage 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 Linessa, Zephyr Mage?
The cards played most often in Linessa, Zephyr Mage decks include Hapatra, the Desert Frost, Arni, Humble Scribe, Hall of Echoes. 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 Linessa, Zephyr Mage deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.89 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 Linessa, Zephyr Mage 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.