Yawning Portal Pickings

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Every swing digs into the well for a fresh creature, and your best finds cost less than they should.

Cast from exile×1Cost reduction×0.5Card draw×0.4

Sets your commander and theme, then adds about 25 cards that fit plus 20 lands. You fill in the rest.

High Impact Cards

5 picks from the top 40 of 114 cards that fit

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Cast from exileCard draw
EDHREC #2,854 · $46.91 · art Lius Lasahido
Cast from exile
EDHREC #3,966 · $0.14 · art Lars Grant-West
Hidden gemCast from exileCard draw
EDHREC #5,678 · $8.40 · art Johan Grenier
Cast from exileCard draw
EDHREC #3,674 · $0.21
Hidden gemCard drawCast from exile
EDHREC #5,497 · $4.44 · art Chase Stone

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Annoyed Altisaur	1.020	0.70	1.12	0.80	1.81	1.00	3966	Cast from exile
2	Vivien, Monsters' Advocate	0.948	0.52	1.07	0.90	1.99	1.00	6483	Cast from exile, Card draw
3	Karn, Scion of Urza	0.820	0.51	1.06	0.85	1.93	1.00	5497	Card draw, Cast from exile
4	Vizier of the Menagerie	0.786	0.61	1.08	0.75	1.84	1.00	4260	Cast from exile, Card draw, Cost reduction
5	Sword of Forge and Frontier	0.646	0.64	1.10	0.70	1.57	1.00	1882	Cast from exile, Card draw
6	Apex Devastator	0.598	0.90	1.12	0.60	1.27	1.00	1043	Cast from exile
7	Monstrous Vortex	0.588	0.80	1.12	0.60	1.41	1.00	2177	Cast from exile, Card draw
8	Cosmic Cube	0.575	0.68	1.13	0.60	1.61	1.00	5678	Cast from exile, Card draw
9	Chimil, the Inner Sun	0.551	0.82	1.13	0.60	1.22	1.05	752	Cast from exile, Card draw
10	Ranger Class	0.532	0.36	1.12	0.70	2.05	1.10	7532	Cast from exile, Card draw
11	Zhulodok, Void Gorger	0.519	0.86	1.36	0.50	1.26	1.00	2854	Cast from exile, Card draw
12	Eladamri, Korvecdal	0.516	0.70	1.14	0.60	1.40	1.00	2036	Cast from exile, Card draw
13	Interdimensional Web Watch	0.480	0.90	1.12	0.50	1.34	1.00	6409	Cast from exile, Card draw
14	Evercoat Ursine	0.458	0.64	1.10	0.55	1.44	1.10	5069	Cast from exile, Card draw
15	Traveling Chocobo	0.405	0.40	1.05	0.72	1.57	1.00	1889	Cast from exile, Card draw
16	Sweet-Gum Recluse	0.400	0.50	1.09	0.60	1.58	1.00	5021	Cast from exile
17	Augur of Autumn	0.397	0.34	1.10	0.75	1.43	1.15	1140	Card draw, Cast from exile
18	Doom's Time Platform	0.396	0.70	1.15	0.50	1.39	1.00	9867	Cast from exile
19	Fight Rigging	0.385	0.50	1.09	0.60	1.52	1.00	3846	Cast from exile
20	Walk with the Ancestors	0.378	0.68	1.10	0.50	1.42	1.00	12775	Cast from exile, Card draw
21	Feral Encounter	0.371	0.66	1.10	0.50	1.44	1.00	14756	Cast from exile, Card draw
22	Vivien, Champion of the Wilds	0.365	0.48	1.07	0.60	1.53	1.00	3930	Cast from exile, Card draw
23	Aetherworks Marvel	0.356	0.70	1.12	0.50	1.28	1.00	3550	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
24	Garruk's Horde	0.330	0.62	1.09	0.50	1.39	1.00	9375	Cast from exile, Card draw
25	Contest of Claws	0.315	0.40	1.07	0.60	1.58	1.00	5028	Cast from exile
26	Wrenn and Realmbreaker	0.314	0.40	1.07	0.62	1.50	1.00	2784	Cast from exile
27	Dream-Thief's Bandana	0.310	0.60	1.09	0.50	1.34	1.00	6447	Cast from exile, Card draw
28	Mystic Forge	0.305	0.52	1.07	0.60	1.12	1.05	417	Cast from exile, Card draw
29	The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg	0.303	0.70	1.12	0.45	1.28	1.00	16697	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
30	Perception Bobblehead	0.295	0.46	1.07	0.55	1.47	1.00	5974	Cast from exile, Card draw
31	Realmwalker	0.292	0.47	1.07	0.60	1.18	1.05	607	Cast from exile, Card draw, Cost reduction
32	Genesis Hydra	0.289	0.30	1.05	0.68	1.63	1.00	2681	Cast from exile
33	Oracle's Vault	0.288	0.90	1.12	0.40	1.13	1.00	13158	Cast from exile, Card draw
34	Tlincalli Hunter // Retrieve Prey	0.282	0.70	1.31	0.40	1.10	1.10	6209	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
35	Mox Tantalite	0.280	0.30	1.05	0.65	1.69	1.00	4388	Cast from exile
36	Battle Mammoth	0.278	0.34	1.03	0.60	1.70	1.00	8397	Card draw, Cast from exile
37	Hidden Nursery	0.276	0.56	1.09	0.50	1.28	1.00	3674	Cast from exile, Card draw
38	Buried Treasure	0.275	0.50	1.09	0.50	1.43	1.00	13781	Cast from exile
39	Omen Machine	0.275	0.60	1.10	0.45	1.25	1.10	9992	Cast from exile
40	Graham O'Brien	0.272	0.60	1.32	0.40	1.13	1.20	14156	Cast from exile

Scoring cards for this theme…

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Annoyed Altisaur	1.020	0.70	1.12	0.80	1.81	1.00	3966	Cast from exile
2	Vivien, Monsters' Advocate	0.948	0.52	1.07	0.90	1.99	1.00	6483	Cast from exile, Card draw
3	Karn, Scion of Urza	0.820	0.51	1.06	0.85	1.93	1.00	5497	Card draw, Cast from exile
4	Vizier of the Menagerie	0.786	0.61	1.08	0.75	1.84	1.00	4260	Cast from exile, Card draw, Cost reduction
5	Sword of Forge and Frontier	0.646	0.64	1.10	0.70	1.57	1.00	1882	Cast from exile, Card draw
6	Apex Devastator	0.598	0.90	1.12	0.60	1.27	1.00	1043	Cast from exile
7	Monstrous Vortex	0.588	0.80	1.12	0.60	1.41	1.00	2177	Cast from exile, Card draw
8	Cosmic Cube	0.575	0.68	1.13	0.60	1.61	1.00	5678	Cast from exile, Card draw
9	Chimil, the Inner Sun	0.551	0.82	1.13	0.60	1.22	1.05	752	Cast from exile, Card draw
10	Ranger Class	0.532	0.36	1.12	0.70	2.05	1.10	7532	Cast from exile, Card draw
11	Zhulodok, Void Gorger	0.519	0.86	1.36	0.50	1.26	1.00	2854	Cast from exile, Card draw
12	Eladamri, Korvecdal	0.516	0.70	1.14	0.60	1.40	1.00	2036	Cast from exile, Card draw
13	Interdimensional Web Watch	0.480	0.90	1.12	0.50	1.34	1.00	6409	Cast from exile, Card draw
14	Evercoat Ursine	0.458	0.64	1.10	0.55	1.44	1.10	5069	Cast from exile, Card draw
15	Traveling Chocobo	0.405	0.40	1.05	0.72	1.57	1.00	1889	Cast from exile, Card draw
16	Sweet-Gum Recluse	0.400	0.50	1.09	0.60	1.58	1.00	5021	Cast from exile
17	Augur of Autumn	0.397	0.34	1.10	0.75	1.43	1.15	1140	Card draw, Cast from exile
18	Doom's Time Platform	0.396	0.70	1.15	0.50	1.39	1.00	9867	Cast from exile
19	Fight Rigging	0.385	0.50	1.09	0.60	1.52	1.00	3846	Cast from exile
20	Walk with the Ancestors	0.378	0.68	1.10	0.50	1.42	1.00	12775	Cast from exile, Card draw
21	Feral Encounter	0.371	0.66	1.10	0.50	1.44	1.00	14756	Cast from exile, Card draw
22	Vivien, Champion of the Wilds	0.365	0.48	1.07	0.60	1.53	1.00	3930	Cast from exile, Card draw
23	Aetherworks Marvel	0.356	0.70	1.12	0.50	1.28	1.00	3550	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
24	Garruk's Horde	0.330	0.62	1.09	0.50	1.39	1.00	9375	Cast from exile, Card draw
25	Contest of Claws	0.315	0.40	1.07	0.60	1.58	1.00	5028	Cast from exile
26	Wrenn and Realmbreaker	0.314	0.40	1.07	0.62	1.50	1.00	2784	Cast from exile
27	Dream-Thief's Bandana	0.310	0.60	1.09	0.50	1.34	1.00	6447	Cast from exile, Card draw
28	Mystic Forge	0.305	0.52	1.07	0.60	1.12	1.05	417	Cast from exile, Card draw
29	The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg	0.303	0.70	1.12	0.45	1.28	1.00	16697	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
30	Perception Bobblehead	0.295	0.46	1.07	0.55	1.47	1.00	5974	Cast from exile, Card draw
31	Realmwalker	0.292	0.47	1.07	0.60	1.18	1.05	607	Cast from exile, Card draw, Cost reduction
32	Genesis Hydra	0.289	0.30	1.05	0.68	1.63	1.00	2681	Cast from exile
33	Oracle's Vault	0.288	0.90	1.12	0.40	1.13	1.00	13158	Cast from exile, Card draw
34	Tlincalli Hunter // Retrieve Prey	0.282	0.70	1.31	0.40	1.10	1.10	6209	Cast from exile, Cost reduction
35	Mox Tantalite	0.280	0.30	1.05	0.65	1.69	1.00	4388	Cast from exile
36	Battle Mammoth	0.278	0.34	1.03	0.60	1.70	1.00	8397	Card draw, Cast from exile
37	Hidden Nursery	0.276	0.56	1.09	0.50	1.28	1.00	3674	Cast from exile, Card draw
38	Buried Treasure	0.275	0.50	1.09	0.50	1.43	1.00	13781	Cast from exile
39	Omen Machine	0.275	0.60	1.10	0.45	1.25	1.10	9992	Cast from exile
40	Graham O'Brien	0.272	0.60	1.32	0.40	1.13	1.20	14156	Cast from exile