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Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic
Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist Villain · 2B
Color identity: Black
Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{3}, {T}: Create a tapped 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. Activate only if there are two or more creature cards in your graveyard. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic: 37
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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: D (47/100)
- Consistency11
- Speed53
- Interaction53
- Resilience69
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (22 nonbasic, 15 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Go for the Throat · Sol Ring · Charcoal Diamond · Dread Return · Liquimetal Torque · Mind Stone · One Ring to Rule Them All · Open the Graves · Painful Quandary · Reverent Howl · Shoot the Sheriff · Syphon Mind · Syr Konrad, the Grim · The Darkness Crystal · The Soul Stone · Victimize · Wayfarer's Bauble · Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt · Agent of the Iron Throne · Another Chance · Archenemy's Charm · Archfiend of Ifnir · Baleful Mastery · Bastion of Remembrance · Behold the Sinister Six! · Biotransference · Bitter Triumph · Black Sun's Zenith · Blood Artist · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Bone Dragon · Brainstealer Dragon · Bridge from Below · Bringer of the Last Gift · Call of the Ring · Capital Punishment · Cast Down · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Claim the Precious · Clock of Omens · Coldsteel Heart · Court of Ambition · Cranial Plating · Daggerfang Duo · Dark Ritual · Day of Black Sun · Deadly Dispute · Deathbringer Regent · Deathcap Marionette · Decorum Dissertation · Decree of Pain · Defile · Desecrated Tomb · Doom Blade · Doomsday Confluence · Dreadhound · Dusk Mangler · Ebondeath, Dracolich · Erebos's Intervention · Everflowing Chalice · Exquisite Blood · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Spymaster's Vault · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Avishkar Raceway · Buried Ruin · Cabal Stronghold · Conduit Pylons · Darksteel Citadel · High Market · Inventors' Fair · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Realm of Koh · Reliquary Tower · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · The Mycosynth Gardens · Treasure Vault · Urza's Saga · Volrath's Stronghold · War Room · Winding Canyons
🃏 Recommended cards for Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Go for the Throat | 75% | +53% |
| Reverent Howl | 50% | +49% |
| One Ring to Rule Them All | 50% | +49% |
| Shoot the Sheriff | 50% | +48% |
| Liquimetal Torque | 50% | +47% |
| Open the Graves | 50% | +47% |
| Spymaster's Vault | 50% | +40% |
| Painful Quandary | 50% | +40% |
| Dread Return | 50% | +38% |
| Syphon Mind | 50% | +38% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 50% | +36% |
| The Soul Stone | 50% | +34% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 50% | +30% |
| The Darkness Crystal | 50% | +30% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 50% | +28% |
| Windgrace Acolyte | 25% | +25% |
| Forsaken Drifters | 25% | +25% |
| Ravenous Gigamole | 25% | +25% |
| Winding Canyons | 25% | +25% |
| Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant | 25% | +25% |
| Gray Slaad | 25% | +25% |
| Bone Dragon | 25% | +25% |
| Sigil of Myrkul | 25% | +25% |
| Last Laugh | 25% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic 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.
- Go for the Throat
- Reverent Howl
- One Ring to Rule Them All
- Shoot the Sheriff
- Open the Graves
- Spymaster's Vault
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Liquimetal Torque
- The Darkness Crystal
- Last Laugh
- Capital Punishment
- Clock of Omens
- Lithoform Engine
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Soul Stone
- Winding Canyons
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
- Void Winnower
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic's color identity?
Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.8 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 26 % of the time and floods 40 %. Deck health: D (47/100).
How many lands should a Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic deck run?
Real Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic decks run 37 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 Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic?
The three highest-synergy cards are Go for the Throat, Reverent Howl, One Ring to Rule Them All. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic decks.
What combos does Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic deck cost?
You can start cheap: Go for the Throat, Reverent Howl, One Ring to Rule Them All 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.