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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Legendary Creature — Vampire Druid · 2B
Color identity: Black
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
Whenever a creature you control with power or toughness 1 or less dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist: 36
AristocratsLifegainLifedrainTokensReanimatorSacrificeGraveyardCombo
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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: C (50/100)
- Consistency17
- Speed65
- Interaction18
- Resilience76
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (9 nonbasic, 27 Swamp)
Blood Artist · Sol Ring · Zulaport Cutthroat · Bastion of Remembrance · Reassembling Skeleton · Viscera Seer · Ophiomancer · Morbid Opportunist · Deadly Dispute · Pitiless Plunderer · Village Rites · Moseo, Vein's New Dean · Skullclamp · Vengeful Bloodwitch · Feed the Swarm · Pawn of Ulamog · Arcane Signet · Bloodghast · Accursed Marauder · Victimize · Dark Ritual · Marionette Apprentice · Nine-Lives Familiar · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Corrupted Conviction · Infestation Sage · Fleshbag Marauder · Jet Medallion · Ashnod's Altar · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bitterbloom Bearer · Bontu's Monument · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Bitterblossom · Nether Traitor · Blight Mound · Carrion Feeder · Sifter of Skulls · Toxic Deluge · Umbral Collar Zealot · Tragic Slip · Unearth · Withering Torment · Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker · Vampiric Rites · Plumb the Forbidden · Warren Soultrader · Culling the Weak · Grave Pact · Ogre Slumlord · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Gravecrawler · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Phyrexian Altar · Sign in Blood · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Avenger of the Fallen · Greedy Freebooter · Marauding Blight-Priest · Reanimate · Starscape Cleric · Woe Strider · Bojuka Bog · High Market · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Witch's Cottage · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Crypt of Agadeem · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Moseo, Vein's New Dean | 55% | +51% |
| Vengeful Bloodwitch | 55% | +49% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 65% | +47% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 65% | +47% |
| Viscera Seer | 63% | +46% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 69% | +46% |
| Ophiomancer | 61% | +43% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 52% | +42% |
| Infestation Sage | 45% | +41% |
| Priest of Forgotten Gods | 46% | +38% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 46% | +37% |
| Bloodghast | 50% | +37% |
| Blood Artist | 69% | +37% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 56% | +36% |
| Marionette Apprentice | 46% | +35% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 58% | +34% |
| Scheming Silvertongue | 40% | +33% |
| Corrupted Conviction | 45% | +33% |
| Blight Mound | 35% | +33% |
| Skullclamp | 55% | +32% |
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 38% | +32% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 38% | +31% |
| Village Rites | 56% | +31% |
| Sifter of Skulls | 34% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist 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.
- Moseo, Vein's New Dean
- Vengeful Bloodwitch
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Viscera Seer
- Zulaport Cutthroat
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blood Artist
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Skullclamp
- Carrion Feeder
- Ashnod's Altar
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Bitterblossom
- Warren Soultrader
- Phyrexian Altar
- Enduring Tenacity
- Grave Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist's color identity?
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist 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 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 18 % of the time and floods 33 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist deck run?
Real Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist 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 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Moseo, Vein's New Dean, Vengeful Bloodwitch, Bastion of Remembrance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist decks.
What combos does Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist have?
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Moseo, Vein's New Dean, Vengeful Bloodwitch, Bastion of Remembrance 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.