Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
Trample Whenever Yidris deals combat damage to a player, as you cast spells from your hand this turn, they gain cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
A ready-made Yidris decklist
Complete 100-card Glint-Eye deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Yidris decks play in EDH
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder is a Glint-Eye commander in blue, black, red and green costing UBRG, and its legendary creature - ogre wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $282Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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What colours can I use in a Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder deck?
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder has a Glint-Eye colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder?
The cards played most often in Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder decks include Wizard's Staff, My Precious // Allure of Power, Radagast of Rhosgobel. 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 Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $282 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 Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder 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.