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Amarant Coral
Legendary Creature — Human Monk · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Amarant Coral is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Amarant Coral attacks each combat if able.
No Mercy — Whenever Amarant Coral deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent.
Reference price of the card: €2.14
Average lands in decks for Amarant Coral: 35
AggroVoltronEquipmentExtra CombatsGroup SlugCommander MattersBurn+1/+1 Counters
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The list people actually play (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: A (83/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed87
- Interaction66
- Resilience82
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Bulk Up · Goblin Anarchomancer · Xenagos, God of Revels · Rhythm of the Wild · Tifa's Limit Break · Tyvar's Stand · Snake Umbra · Unleash Fury · Nature's Lore · Heroic Intervention · Llanowar Elves · Birds of Paradise · Lizard Blades · Basilisk Collar · Beast Within · Rampant Growth · Cultivate · Farseek · Bear Umbra · Psychotic Fury · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Fanatic of Rhonas · Overprotect · Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave · Blasphemous Act · Genji Glove · Guardian Augmenter · Halana and Alena, Partners · Three Visits · Unnatural Growth · Isengard Unleashed · Chaos Warp · Elvish Mystic · Snakeskin Veil · Chandra's Ignition · Gratuitous Violence · Keen Sense · Strength of Will · Ruby, Daring Tracker · Trailblazer's Boots · Bolt Bend · Frenzied Baloth · Power Fist · Hunter's Insight · Alpha Authority · Blackblade Reforged · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Deflecting Swat · Delighted Halfling · Rishkar's Expertise · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Dragonborn Champion · Lightning Greaves · Temur Battle Rage · Forgotten Ancient · Talisman of Impulse · Collective Resistance · Fiery Emancipation · Kodama's Reach · Untimely Malfunction · Command Tower · Rootbound Crag · Cinder Glade · Rogue's Passage · Stomping Ground · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Karplusan Forest · Kessig Wolf Run · Thornspire Verge · Game Trail · Fire-Lit Thicket · Wooded Foothills · Mossfire Valley · Arena of Glory · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Gruul Turf · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Commercial District · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Abandon · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Witch's Clinic
🃏 Recommended cards for Amarant Coral
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Amarant Coral, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar | 68% | +62% |
| Bulk Up | 65% | +61% |
| Tifa's Limit Break | 57% | +55% |
| Unleash Fury | 56% | +51% |
| Xenagos, God of Revels | 62% | +48% |
| Snake Umbra | 56% | +48% |
| Lizard Blades | 51% | +47% |
| Tyvar's Stand | 57% | +45% |
| Psychotic Fury | 45% | +44% |
| Basilisk Collar | 49% | +42% |
| Genji Glove | 42% | +40% |
| Two-Handed Axe | 43% | +40% |
| Isengard Unleashed | 41% | +40% |
| Overprotect | 44% | +39% |
| Guardian Augmenter | 42% | +39% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 71% | +38% |
| Trailblazer's Boots | 38% | +36% |
| Bear Umbra | 45% | +36% |
| Rogue's Passage | 64% | +36% |
| Strength of Will | 39% | +36% |
| Power Fist | 37% | +33% |
| Keen Sense | 39% | +33% |
| Alpha Authority | 35% | +32% |
| Halana and Alena, Partners | 42% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Amarant Coral 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.
- Bulk Up
- Tifa's Limit Break
- Unleash Fury
- Snake Umbra
- Tyvar's Stand
- Psychotic Fury
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Xenagos, God of Revels
- Lizard Blades
- Basilisk Collar
- Genji Glove
- Bear Umbra
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Power Fist
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Super State
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Amarant Coral
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
👥 Community decks with Amarant Coral
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Amarant Coral's color identity?
Amarant Coral is Gruul (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 Amarant Coral come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Amarant Coral deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: A (83/100).
How many lands should a Amarant Coral deck run?
Real Amarant Coral decks run 35 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 Amarant Coral?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Bulk Up, Tifa's Limit Break. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Amarant Coral decks.
What combos does Amarant Coral have?
Amarant Coral has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Amarant Coral deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bulk Up, Tifa's Limit Break, Unleash Fury 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.