EDH Optimizer
Adun Oakenshield
Legendary Creature — Human Knight · BRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Adun Oakenshield is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Reference price of the card: €72.80
Average lands in decks for Adun Oakenshield: 36
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Build your Adun Oakenshield deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Adun Oakenshield 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Adun Oakenshield deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (55/100)
- Consistency66
- Speed51
- Interaction35
- Resilience84
- Closing51
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Birds of Paradise · Eternal Witness · Ignoble Hierarch · Anger · Buried Alive · Animate Dead · Assassin's Trophy · Nature's Lore · Reanimate · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Farseek · Demonic Tutor · Blasphemous Act · Entomb · Beast Within · Cultivate · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Terminate · Dark Ritual · Faithless Looting · Llanowar Elves · Rampant Growth · Sneak Attack · Sylvan Library · Wood Elves · Living Death · Victimize · Fauna Shaman · Three Visits · Wight of the Reliquary · Spore Frog · Elves of Deep Shadow · Feldon of the Third Path · Greater Good · Reclamation Sage · Solemn Simulacrum · Chaos Warp · Deathrite Shaman · Phyrexian Arena · Survival of the Fittest · Heroic Intervention · Lightning Greaves · Protean Hulk · Seedborn Muse · Vampiric Tutor · Kodama's Reach · Toxic Deluge · Worldly Tutor · Accursed Marauder · Diabolic Intent · Fellwar Stone · Honest Rutstein · Phyrexian Altar · Rhythm of the Wild · Deflecting Swat · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Regrowth · Skullclamp · Viscera Seer · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Command Tower · Overgrown Tomb · Blood Crypt · Stomping Ground · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Wooded Foothills · Bloodstained Mire · Verdant Catacombs · Savage Lands · Bayou · Badlands · Taiga · Undergrowth Stadium · Exotic Orchard · Luxury Suite · Woodland Cemetery · Spire Garden · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Underground Mortuary · Karplusan Forest · Raucous Theater · Sulfurous Springs · Commercial District · Llanowar Wastes · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Adun Oakenshield
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Adun Oakenshield, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Animate Dead | 34% | +25% |
| Buried Alive | 35% | +23% |
| Wood Elves | 25% | +22% |
| Sneak Attack | 25% | +21% |
| Bayou | 33% | +21% |
| Badlands | 32% | +20% |
| Anger | 36% | +19% |
| Eternal Witness | 42% | +19% |
| Spore Frog | 21% | +19% |
| Taiga | 31% | +18% |
| Fauna Shaman | 22% | +18% |
| Sylvan Library | 25% | +18% |
| Entomb | 27% | +17% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 26% | +17% |
| Wight of the Reliquary | 22% | +17% |
| Survival of the Fittest | 19% | +17% |
| Reclamation Sage | 20% | +17% |
| Living Death | 24% | +16% |
| Phyrexian Tower | 25% | +16% |
| Feldon of the Third Path | 20% | +15% |
| Demonic Tutor | 30% | +14% |
| Birds of Paradise | 45% | +14% |
| Regrowth | 15% | +13% |
| Seedborn Muse | 18% | +13% |
💰 The best cards for your Adun Oakenshield deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Buried Alive
- Wood Elves
- Badlands
- Anger
- Eternal Witness
- Spore Frog
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Animate Dead
- Sneak Attack
- Fauna Shaman
- Entomb
- Living Death
- Birds of Paradise
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bayou
- Taiga
- Sylvan Library
- Survival of the Fittest
- Phyrexian Tower
- Demonic Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Adun Oakenshield
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1
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Frequently asked questions
What is Adun Oakenshield's color identity?
Adun Oakenshield is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Adun Oakenshield come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Adun Oakenshield deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Adun Oakenshield deck run?
Real Adun Oakenshield decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Adun Oakenshield?
The three highest-synergy cards are Animate Dead, Buried Alive, Wood Elves. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Adun Oakenshield decks.
What combos does Adun Oakenshield have?
Adun Oakenshield has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Adun Oakenshield deck cost?
You can start cheap: Buried Alive, Wood Elves, Badlands are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.