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Ruric Thar, Biomagus
Legendary Creature — Ogre Crab Wizard
Flying Prowess, prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn twice.) Whenever Ruric Thar becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.
Ruric Thar, Biomagus deck guide
Ruric Thar, Biomagus is a mono-blue creature commander. It leads 93 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #3,446 among all commanders.
Most Ruric Thar decks are built around voltron, auras and control, with enchantress and equipment builds close behind.
A typical Ruric Thar list runs 36 lands (30 basic), 13 creatures, 20 instants, 9 sorceries, 14 artifacts and 7 enchantments.
The cards played most with Ruric Thar: Sol Ring (85% of decks), Arcane Signet (76% of decks), Thought Vessel (62% of decks), Preordain (58% of decks), Enter the Enigma (57% of decks) and Rapid Hybridization (56% of decks).
Well-known combos with Ruric Thar:
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault
- Archaeomancer + Riptide Laboratory + Turnabout
Similar commanders: Nezahal, Primal Tide, Rayne, Academy Chancellor, Octavia, Living Thesis, God-Eternal Kefnet, Talrand, Sky Summoner, Deekah, Fractal Theorist.
Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.
Average Card Type Breakdown
Average Mana Curve
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Most Played With Ruric Thar, Biomagus (203)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
76% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
62% of decks
Preordain
58% of decks · $0.86
Enter the Enigma
57% of decks · $0.31
Rapid Hybridization
56% of decks · $0.79
Aqueous Form
56% of decks · $0.29
Counterspell
53% of decks · $4.28
Gitaxian Probe
52% of decks · $3.98
Swiftfoot Boots
52% of decks
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49% of decks · $3.07
Serum Visions
49% of decks · $2.84
Reality Shift
48% of decks · $0.35
Shore Up
46% of decks · $0.30
Slip Through Space
45% of decks · $0.37
Arcane Denial
43% of decks · $1.72
Negate
42% of decks · $0.24
Slip Out the Back
42% of decks · $5.15
Magic Damper
42% of decks · $0.18
Artful Dodge
42% of decks · $0.50
Curiosity
41% of decks · $0.95
Sink into Stupor
40% of decks
Mind Stone
40% of decks
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38% of decks · $1.84
Archmage of Runes
37% of decks · $3.51
Sky Diamond
37% of decks · $0.25
Aetherize
35% of decks · $0.44
Roaming Throne
33% of decks · $52.83
Octopus Form
33% of decks · $0.21
Mystic Remora
32% of decks · $15.08
Propaganda
32% of decks · $2.17
Shadow Rift
31% of decks
Lightning Greaves
31% of decks · $4.10
Commander's Plate
31% of decks · $38.90
Pym Particles
30% of decks · $0.30
Thran Dynamo
30% of decks · $4.36
Extraplanar Lens
28% of decks · $13.92
Bender's Waterskin
28% of decks · $0.93
Nerd Rage
28% of decks · $2.53
Mana Drain
27% of decks · $56.44
Windfall
27% of decks · $6.10
Distortion Strike
27% of decks · $0.73
Imprisoned in the Moon
27% of decks · $0.31
Curse of the Swine
26% of decks · $0.30
Fellwar Stone
26% of decks
Swan Song
25% of decks · $10.69
Solemn Simulacrum
24% of decks · $0.31
Crashing Drawbridge
23% of decks · $1.13
Haughty Djinn
23% of decks · $0.33
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
23% of decks · $1.29
Stubborn Denial
23% of decks · $4.48
Narset's Reversal
22% of decks · $2.91
Stock Up
22% of decks · $1.37
Wayfarer's Bauble
22% of decks · $5.61
Amphibian Downpour
22% of decks · $1.86
Archmage's Charm
20% of decks · $2.16
Cyclonic Rift
20% of decks · $39.16
Sleight of Hand
20% of decks · $0.31
Wizard Class
20% of decks · $3.13
Thunderclap Drake
19% of decks · $0.79
Peek
18% of decks · $0.43
Fierce Guardianship
18% of decks · $63.43
Treasure Cruise
18% of decks · $0.35
Midnight Clock
18% of decks · $0.57
Teferi's Ageless Insight
18% of decks · $5.63
Eel Umbra
18% of decks · $0.33
Rhystic Study
18% of decks · $69.59
Faerie Mastermind
17% of decks · $11.62
Quick Study
17% of decks · $0.24
Cerulean Wisps
17% of decks · $1.49
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17% of decks · $9.57
Combat Research
17% of decks · $0.51
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
16% of decks
Flusterstorm
16% of decks · $8.05
Flow of Knowledge
16% of decks · $0.27
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
16% of decks · $40.98
Ornithopter of Paradise
15% of decks · $2.23
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
Spark Double
15% of decks · $10.96
Murmuring Mystic
15% of decks · $1.83
Vapor Snag
15% of decks · $0.28
March of Swirling Mist
15% of decks · $4.08
Fireshrieker
15% of decks · $0.22
Astrologian's Planisphere
15% of decks · $0.28
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14% of decks · $4.80
Decanter of Endless Water
14% of decks · $5.10
Stormchaser's Talent
14% of decks · $3.38
Curious Obsession
14% of decks · $0.47
Resculpt
13% of decks · $0.34
Lórien Revealed
13% of decks · $5.68
Retraced Image
13% of decks · $8.90
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12% of decks · $32.52
Ledger Shredder
12% of decks · $9.94
Turn Aside
12% of decks · $0.21
Snapback
12% of decks · $0.41
Mana Sculpt
12% of decks · $0.94
Everflowing Chalice
12% of decks · $0.30
Witness Protection
12% of decks · $0.26
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of decks · $5.47
Silent Arbiter
11% of decks · $10.64
Hullbreaker Horror
11% of decks · $5.98
Niblis of Frost
11% of decks · $0.34
Troop of Ponies
11% of decks · $0.29
Dive Down
11% of decks · $0.15
Brainsurge
11% of decks · $0.24
You See a Guard Approach
11% of decks · $0.29
Unwind
11% of decks · $1.69
Echoing Truth
11% of decks · $0.29
Flow State
11% of decks · $1.65
Multiversal Recruitment
11% of decks · $5.39
Gauntlet of Power
11% of decks · $4.09
Shark Typhoon
11% of decks · $0.29
Silver Myr
10% of decks · $0.70
Curious Homunculus
10% of decks
Valeria Richards, Precocious
10% of decks · $0.41
Three Steps Ahead
10% of decks · $5.90
Chilling Trap
10% of decks · $0.12
Unsummon
10% of decks · $0.17
Sea Gate Restoration
10% of decks
Spectral Deluge
10% of decks · $4.60
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.31
Worn Powerstone
10% of decks · $0.37
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10% of decks · $0.53
Spellskite
9% of decks · $7.94
Fact or Fiction
9% of decks · $0.30
Strix Serenade
9% of decks · $2.58
Thought Scour
9% of decks · $0.57
Force of Will
9% of decks · $59.96
Solve the Equation
9% of decks · $4.51
Sword of the Animist
9% of decks · $5.42
Basilisk Collar
9% of decks · $3.79
Caged Sun
9% of decks · $3.87
Hedron Archive
9% of decks · $0.25
Gilded Lotus
9% of decks · $0.59
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
9% of decks
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8% of decks · $4.85
Laboratory Maniac
8% of decks · $2.21
Thirst for Discovery
8% of decks · $0.28
Blustersquall
8% of decks · $0.42
Daze
8% of decks · $2.25
Force of Negation
8% of decks · $49.60
Rewind
8% of decks · $0.46
Pact of Negation
8% of decks · $16.27
Think Twice
8% of decks · $0.27
Finale of Revelation
8% of decks · $0.39
Winged Words
8% of decks · $0.35
Cloud Key
8% of decks · $1.57
Mithril Coat
8% of decks · $29.06
Trailblazer's Boots
8% of decks · $3.56
Haunted Cloak
8% of decks · $0.35
Primal Amulet
8% of decks
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8% of decks · $20.16
Noggle the Mind
8% of decks · $0.21
Valley Floodcaller
6% of decks · $4.16
Chasm Skulker
6% of decks · $0.83
Defiler of Dreams
6% of decks · $0.61
Archaeomancer
6% of decks · $0.33
Tribute Mage
6% of decks · $0.86
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
6% of decks · $0.30
Harmonized Trio
6% of decks
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
6% of decks · $0.29
Quantum Misalignment
6% of decks · $4.57
Fabricate
6% of decks · $10.36
Wash Out
6% of decks · $0.39
Mentor's Guidance
6% of decks · $0.11
Wisdom of Ages
6% of decks · $0.27
Runechanter's Pike
6% of decks · $0.35
Aether Spellbomb
6% of decks · $0.35
Glamdring
6% of decks · $2.69
Shadowspear
6% of decks · $29.75
Champion's Helm
6% of decks · $2.90
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Eaten by Piranhas
6% of decks · $0.37
Security Bypass
6% of decks · $0.31
Super Intelligence
6% of decks · $0.25
Chandra, Chill of Compliance
6% of decks · $7.21
Psychosis Crawler
5% of decks · $2.54
Spellseeker
5% of decks · $17.36
Drake Hatcher
5% of decks · $0.29
Etherium Sculptor
5% of decks · $0.69
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
5% of decks · $0.72
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5% of decks · $1.15
Namor the Sub-Mariner
5% of decks · $3.00
Emeritus of Ideation
5% of decks
Loki, Lord of Misrule
5% of decks · $40.58
Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter
5% of decks · $0.28
Inundate
5% of decks · $11.35
Otterball Antics
5% of decks · $0.23
Step Through
5% of decks · $0.23
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.53
Blackblade Reforged
5% of decks · $3.22
Hammer of Nazahn
5% of decks · $14.24
Genji Glove
5% of decks · $8.22
Insight Engine
5% of decks · $0.99
Waterbending Scroll
5% of decks · $0.27
Heraldic Banner
5% of decks · $0.36
The Aetherspark
5% of decks · $20.25
Mana Vault
5% of decks · $115.65
Aether Tunnel
5% of decks · $0.53
Metallurgic Summonings
5% of decks · $2.39
Curator's Ward
5% of decks · $0.32
Honest Work
5% of decks · $0.16
Aquitect's Defenses
5% of decks · $0.16
New Cards
Wizard's Staff
87% of decks · $3.57
Geist of Saint Thalia
39% of decks · $0.97
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
35% of decks
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
29% of decks · $8.38
Variable Chaser
19% of decks
Creatures (46)
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38% of decks · $1.84
Archmage of Runes
37% of decks · $3.51
Roaming Throne
33% of decks · $52.83
Solemn Simulacrum
24% of decks · $0.31
Crashing Drawbridge
23% of decks · $1.13
Haughty Djinn
23% of decks · $0.33
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
23% of decks · $1.29
Thunderclap Drake
19% of decks · $0.79
Faerie Mastermind
17% of decks · $11.62
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
16% of decks
Ornithopter of Paradise
15% of decks · $2.23
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
Spark Double
15% of decks · $10.96
Murmuring Mystic
15% of decks · $1.83
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14% of decks · $4.80
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12% of decks · $32.52
Ledger Shredder
12% of decks · $9.94
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of decks · $5.47
Silent Arbiter
11% of decks · $10.64
Hullbreaker Horror
11% of decks · $5.98
Niblis of Frost
11% of decks · $0.34
Troop of Ponies
11% of decks · $0.29
Silver Myr
10% of decks · $0.70
Curious Homunculus
10% of decks
Valeria Richards, Precocious
10% of decks · $0.41
Spellskite
9% of decks · $7.94
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8% of decks · $4.85
Laboratory Maniac
8% of decks · $2.21
Valley Floodcaller
6% of decks · $4.16
Chasm Skulker
6% of decks · $0.83
Defiler of Dreams
6% of decks · $0.61
Archaeomancer
6% of decks · $0.33
Tribute Mage
6% of decks · $0.86
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
6% of decks · $0.30
Harmonized Trio
6% of decks
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
6% of decks · $0.29
Psychosis Crawler
5% of decks · $2.54
Spellseeker
5% of decks · $17.36
Drake Hatcher
5% of decks · $0.29
Etherium Sculptor
5% of decks · $0.69
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
5% of decks · $0.72
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5% of decks · $1.15
Namor the Sub-Mariner
5% of decks · $3.00
Emeritus of Ideation
5% of decks
Loki, Lord of Misrule
5% of decks · $40.58
Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter
5% of decks · $0.28
Instants (50)
Rapid Hybridization
56% of decks · $0.79
Counterspell
53% of decks · $4.28
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49% of decks · $3.07
Reality Shift
48% of decks · $0.35
Shore Up
46% of decks · $0.30
Arcane Denial
43% of decks · $1.72
Negate
42% of decks · $0.24
Slip Out the Back
42% of decks · $5.15
Magic Damper
42% of decks · $0.18
Sink into Stupor
40% of decks
Aetherize
35% of decks · $0.44
Octopus Form
33% of decks · $0.21
Shadow Rift
31% of decks
Mana Drain
27% of decks · $56.44
Swan Song
25% of decks · $10.69
Stubborn Denial
23% of decks · $4.48
Narset's Reversal
22% of decks · $2.91
Archmage's Charm
20% of decks · $2.16
Cyclonic Rift
20% of decks · $39.16
Peek
18% of decks · $0.43
Fierce Guardianship
18% of decks · $63.43
Quick Study
17% of decks · $0.24
Cerulean Wisps
17% of decks · $1.49
Flusterstorm
16% of decks · $8.05
Flow of Knowledge
16% of decks · $0.27
Vapor Snag
15% of decks · $0.28
March of Swirling Mist
15% of decks · $4.08
Resculpt
13% of decks · $0.34
Turn Aside
12% of decks · $0.21
Snapback
12% of decks · $0.41
Mana Sculpt
12% of decks · $0.94
Dive Down
11% of decks · $0.15
Brainsurge
11% of decks · $0.24
You See a Guard Approach
11% of decks · $0.29
Unwind
11% of decks · $1.69
Echoing Truth
11% of decks · $0.29
Three Steps Ahead
10% of decks · $5.90
Chilling Trap
10% of decks · $0.12
Unsummon
10% of decks · $0.17
Fact or Fiction
9% of decks · $0.30
Strix Serenade
9% of decks · $2.58
Thought Scour
9% of decks · $0.57
Force of Will
9% of decks · $59.96
Thirst for Discovery
8% of decks · $0.28
Blustersquall
8% of decks · $0.42
Daze
8% of decks · $2.25
Force of Negation
8% of decks · $49.60
Rewind
8% of decks · $0.46
Pact of Negation
8% of decks · $16.27
Think Twice
8% of decks · $0.27
Sorceries (31)
Preordain
58% of decks · $0.86
Enter the Enigma
57% of decks · $0.31
Gitaxian Probe
52% of decks · $3.98
Serum Visions
49% of decks · $2.84
Slip Through Space
45% of decks · $0.37
Artful Dodge
42% of decks · $0.50
Pym Particles
30% of decks · $0.30
Windfall
27% of decks · $6.10
Distortion Strike
27% of decks · $0.73
Curse of the Swine
26% of decks · $0.30
Stock Up
22% of decks · $1.37
Sleight of Hand
20% of decks · $0.31
Treasure Cruise
18% of decks · $0.35
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17% of decks · $9.57
Lórien Revealed
13% of decks · $5.68
Retraced Image
13% of decks · $8.90
Flow State
11% of decks · $1.65
Multiversal Recruitment
11% of decks · $5.39
Sea Gate Restoration
10% of decks
Spectral Deluge
10% of decks · $4.60
Solve the Equation
9% of decks · $4.51
Finale of Revelation
8% of decks · $0.39
Winged Words
8% of decks · $0.35
Quantum Misalignment
6% of decks · $4.57
Fabricate
6% of decks · $10.36
Wash Out
6% of decks · $0.39
Mentor's Guidance
6% of decks · $0.11
Wisdom of Ages
6% of decks · $0.27
Inundate
5% of decks · $11.35
Otterball Antics
5% of decks · $0.23
Step Through
5% of decks · $0.23
Utility Artifacts (24)
Swiftfoot Boots
52% of decks
Lightning Greaves
31% of decks · $4.10
Commander's Plate
31% of decks · $38.90
Wayfarer's Bauble
22% of decks · $5.61
Fireshrieker
15% of decks · $0.22
Astrologian's Planisphere
15% of decks · $0.28
Sword of the Animist
9% of decks · $5.42
Basilisk Collar
9% of decks · $3.79
Cloud Key
8% of decks · $1.57
Mithril Coat
8% of decks · $29.06
Trailblazer's Boots
8% of decks · $3.56
Haunted Cloak
8% of decks · $0.35
Primal Amulet
8% of decks
Runechanter's Pike
6% of decks · $0.35
Aether Spellbomb
6% of decks · $0.35
Glamdring
6% of decks · $2.69
Shadowspear
6% of decks · $29.75
Champion's Helm
6% of decks · $2.90
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.53
Blackblade Reforged
5% of decks · $3.22
Hammer of Nazahn
5% of decks · $14.24
Genji Glove
5% of decks · $8.22
Insight Engine
5% of decks · $0.99
Waterbending Scroll
5% of decks · $0.27
Mana Artifacts (23)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
76% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
62% of decks
Mind Stone
40% of decks
Sky Diamond
37% of decks · $0.25
Thran Dynamo
30% of decks · $4.36
Extraplanar Lens
28% of decks · $13.92
Bender's Waterskin
28% of decks · $0.93
Fellwar Stone
26% of decks
Midnight Clock
18% of decks · $0.57
Decanter of Endless Water
14% of decks · $5.10
Everflowing Chalice
12% of decks · $0.30
Gauntlet of Power
11% of decks · $4.09
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.31
Worn Powerstone
10% of decks · $0.37
Caged Sun
9% of decks · $3.87
Hedron Archive
9% of decks · $0.25
Gilded Lotus
9% of decks · $0.59
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8% of decks · $20.16
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Heraldic Banner
5% of decks · $0.36
The Aetherspark
5% of decks · $20.25
Mana Vault
5% of decks · $115.65
Enchantments (27)
Aqueous Form
56% of decks · $0.29
Curiosity
41% of decks · $0.95
Mystic Remora
32% of decks · $15.08
Propaganda
32% of decks · $2.17
Nerd Rage
28% of decks · $2.53
Imprisoned in the Moon
27% of decks · $0.31
Amphibian Downpour
22% of decks · $1.86
Wizard Class
20% of decks · $3.13
Teferi's Ageless Insight
18% of decks · $5.63
Eel Umbra
18% of decks · $0.33
Rhystic Study
18% of decks · $69.59
Combat Research
17% of decks · $0.51
Stormchaser's Talent
14% of decks · $3.38
Curious Obsession
14% of decks · $0.47
Witness Protection
12% of decks · $0.26
Shark Typhoon
11% of decks · $0.29
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10% of decks · $0.53
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
9% of decks
Noggle the Mind
8% of decks · $0.21
Eaten by Piranhas
6% of decks · $0.37
Security Bypass
6% of decks · $0.31
Super Intelligence
6% of decks · $0.25
Aether Tunnel
5% of decks · $0.53
Metallurgic Summonings
5% of decks · $2.39
Curator's Ward
5% of decks · $0.32
Honest Work
5% of decks · $0.16
Aquitect's Defenses
5% of decks · $0.16
Planeswalkers (2)
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
16% of decks · $40.98
Chandra, Chill of Compliance
6% of decks · $7.21
Utility Lands (28)
Mystic Sanctuary
61% of decks
Reliquary Tower
58% of decks
Rogue's Passage
53% of decks
War Room
31% of decks
Castle Vantress
26% of decks
Riptide Laboratory
23% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
15% of decks
Academy Ruins
14% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13% of decks
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
13% of decks
Rivendell
11% of decks
Witch's Clinic
10% of decks
Halimar Depths
10% of decks
Urza's Saga
10% of decks
Cephalid Coliseum
10% of decks
Temple of the False God
10% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
9% of decks
Sunken Palace
9% of decks
Ancient Tomb
8% of decks
Mirrorpool
8% of decks
Command Beacon
8% of decks
Mistrise Village
6% of decks
Terrain Generator
6% of decks
Buried Ruin
5% of decks
Tyrite Sanctum
5% of decks
Agna Qel'a
5% of decks
Theorist's Sanctum
5% of decks
Lands (9)
Island
92% of decks
Sink into Stupor
40% of decks
Myriad Landscape
29% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
15% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
10% of decks
Demolition Field
9% of decks
Snow-Covered Island
8% of decks
Jwari Disruption
5% of decks
Plaza of Heroes
5% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.
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