Stella Lee, Wild Card costs {1}{U}{R} and is a 2/4. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, you exile the top card of your library and may play it until the end of your next turn. Then {T}: copy target instant or sorcery spell you control, but only if you have cast three or more spells this turn. The deck wants three cheap spells every turn.
The precon already has the cantrips, including Opt, Ponder, Preordain and Storm-Kiln Artist. Each swap below pairs a cut with an add, and every card is scored with the same numbers the Oracle uses to build decks: synergy and inclusion from the Stella Lee decks, plus lift, which shows how much more often a card turns up in Stella Lee decks than in decks that could play it.
Looking for the unmodified list first? Read the Quick Draw precon guide.
What is holding the deck back
Not enough one-mana spells
Refocus, Cerulean Wisps, Consider, Expedite and Brainstorm cost one or two mana and draw or dig, so a turn of three spells costs a few mana. They are among the top-scoring cards the precon leaves out.
Expensive draw and cards outside the lists
Leyline Dowser and Pteramander are not cards Stella Lee, and Treasure Cruise, Finale of Revelation, Pyretic Charge and Octavia, Living Thesis cost a lot in a deck that wants to cast three spells a turn decks usually play.
Cards that do not cast spells
Smoldering Stagecoach, Curse of the Swine and Midnight Clock do not add a spell to the turn or pay for one.
The 14 swaps
Each pair shows the numbers for the card coming out and the card going in. Click a card image to zoom.
Leyline Dowser is a two-mana artifact that mills a card for {1} and a tap. It is not a card Stella Lee decks usually play.
Refocus costs {1}{U} at instant speed. You untap target creature and draw a card. A cantrip that untaps Stella for a second copy, and one of the top-scoring cards the precon leaves out.
Pteramander is a 1/1 flier for {U} that adapts for a lot of mana. It is not a card Stella Lee decks usually play.
Cerulean Wisps costs {U} at instant speed. A creature becomes blue, you untap it, and you draw a card. A one-mana cantrip that untaps Stella.
Tezzeret's Gambit draws two cards and proliferates for four mana, with no counters in the deck to proliferate. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in fourteen.
Consider costs {U} at instant speed: surveil 1, then draw a card. A one-mana spell that counts towards three.
Smoldering Stagecoach is a four-mana Vehicle with crew 2 and a power equal to the instants and sorceries in your graveyard. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in eleven.
Expedite costs {R} at instant speed: a creature gains haste and you draw a card. Stella can attack the turn she arrives, and it is another one-mana spell.
Octavia, Living Thesis is a ten-mana 8/8, cheaper with eight instants and sorceries in your graveyard. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in ten.
Brainstorm costs {U} at instant speed: you draw three cards and put two back on top of your library. A one-mana spell that digs deep, and its two cards go on top for Stella to exile.
Pyretic Charge is a five-mana sorcery that discards your hand and draws four. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in nine.
Lightning Bolt costs {R} and deals 3 damage to any target. The cheapest removal in red, and an instant for Stella to copy.
Finale of Revelation is an X draw spell that costs {X}{U}{U}. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in six.
Shore Up costs {U} at instant speed: a creature you control gets +1/+1 and hexproof until end of turn, and you untap it. A one-mana spell that protects and untaps Stella.
Treasure Cruise is an eight-mana draw spell with delve. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in four, but it empties the graveyard the deck wants full.
Dramatic Reversal costs {1}{U} at instant speed and untaps all nonland permanents you control. It untaps Stella and your mana rocks, so you can copy two spells in one turn.
Curse of the Swine exiles X creatures and gives each controller a 2/2 Boar. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in five.
Hidden Strings costs {1}{U}. You may tap or untap a target permanent, then tap or untap another, and it has cipher to cast a free copy when the encoded creature connects. It untaps Stella and is a spell that can be copied.
Midnight Clock is a three-mana rock that takes twelve hour counters to refill your hand. It is played in about one Stella Lee deck in four.
Strike It Rich costs {R} and creates a Treasure, and it has flashback {2}{R}. A one-mana spell that pays for the next one, and you can cast it twice.
Bloodthirsty Adversary ({1}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 7 in the Oracle: it is in 7% of Stella Lee decks with 7% synergy. It reads: Haste. When this creature enters, you may pay {2}{R} any number of times.
Twisted Fealty ({2}{R}) scores 63: it is in 64% of Stella Lee decks with 62% synergy. It reads: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Wicked Role token attached to up to one target creature.
Kaza, Roil Chaser ({U}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 12 in the Oracle: it is in 13% of Stella Lee decks with 12% synergy. It reads: Flying, haste. {T}: The next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs {X} less to cast, where X is the number of Wizards you control as this ability resolves.
Gitaxian Probe ({U/P}) scores 44: it is in 56% of Stella Lee decks with 36% synergy. It reads: Look at target player's hand. Draw a card.
Epic Experiment ({X}{U}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 15 in the Oracle: it is in 17% of Stella Lee decks with 13% synergy. It reads: Exile the top X cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs.
Snap ({1}{U}) scores 43: it is in 57% of Stella Lee decks with 33% synergy. It reads: Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.
Deep Analysis ({3}{U}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 15 in the Oracle: it is in 19% of Stella Lee decks with 12% synergy. It reads: Target player draws two cards. Flashback:{1}{U}, Pay 3 life.
Solve the Equation ({2}{U}) scores 39: it is in 46% of Stella Lee decks with 34% synergy. It reads: Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
The full swap list
Cut
- Leyline Dowser
- Pteramander
- Tezzeret's Gambit
- Smoldering Stagecoach
- Octavia, Living Thesis
- Pyretic Charge
- Finale of Revelation
- Treasure Cruise
- Curse of the Swine
- Midnight Clock
- Bloodthirsty Adversary
- Kaza, Roil Chaser
- Epic Experiment
- Deep Analysis
Add
- Refocus
- Cerulean Wisps
- Consider
- Expedite
- Brainstorm
- Lightning Bolt
- Shore Up
- Dramatic Reversal
- Hidden Strings
- Strike It Rich
- Twisted Fealty
- Gitaxian Probe
- Snap
- Solve the Equation
What to keep
These cards are doing the deck's heavy lifting. Do not cut them.
- Opt$0.10
Played in 78% of Stella Lee decks. A one-mana cantrip that scries. - Ponder$1.89
Looks at the top three cards, reorders them, and draws a card. - Preordain$0.62
Scries 2, then draws a card. - Storm-Kiln Artist$1.82
Creates a Treasure whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery. - Galvanic Iteration$0.30
Copies the next instant or sorcery you cast this turn, and can be cast again with flashback.
If you want to spend more
These are strong but sit outside a budget upgrade. Prices are the cheapest paper printing.
- Frantic Search$0.71
Draws two, discards two, and untaps three lands.
Quick Draw already has the cantrips. The upgrade is cheap one-mana spells that draw or untap Stella, in place of expensive draw spells and cards that do not add a spell to the turn. These fourteen swaps cost about $14 in total.
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Build with The Oracle →Frequently asked questions
What are the best upgrades for the Quick Draw precon?
Using data from 11,997 Stella Lee decks, the highest-scoring additions are Cerulean Wisps (for Pteramander), Refocus (for Leyline Dowser) and Twisted Fealty (for Bloodthirsty Adversary). The full list has 14 swaps, each scored with synergy, inclusion and lift.
How much does it cost to upgrade Quick Draw?
All 14 swaps cost about $13.97 at the cheapest paper printings (TCGplayer market prices via Scryfall, 2026-10-27). If you want to spend more, the guide also covers Frantic Search ($0.71).
What should I cut from Quick Draw?
The weakest cards for this commander are Leyline Dowser, Pteramander and Tezzeret's Gambit. The guide explains the reason for every cut, and swaps each one for a card that scores higher.
Which cards should I keep in Quick Draw?
Keep Opt, Ponder, Preordain, Storm-Kiln Artist and Galvanic Iteration. These are the cards doing the deck's heavy lifting.
What does Stella Lee do?
Stella Lee, Wild Card costs {1}{U}{R} and is a 2/4. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, you exile the top card of your library and may play it until the end of your next turn. Then {T}: copy target instant or sorcery spell you control, but only if you have cast three or more spells this turn. The deck wants three cheap spells every turn.
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How the numbers work
Inclusion is the share of Stella Lee, Wild Card decks (11,997 of them when this was written, 2026-10-27) that play the card. Synergy is how much more often they play it than other decks in the same colours. Oracle score is synergy × 0.6 plus inclusion × 0.4, the same blend The Oracle uses to rank cards for a deck. Lift compares how often the card appears in these decks with how often it could, capped at 8× here; it is shown for context and does not change the score.
Two cautions. Players who run the precon unmodified count as Stella Lee decks, which flatters every card the precon contains. Lift is moderate for most of these cards because they are played in many Izzet decks, so use lift to compare cards, not to judge one in isolation. A card the commander's decks do not usually play counts as 0 in the average score. Prices are the cheapest non-foil paper printing on TCGplayer (via Scryfall), in USD, and move daily.