EDH Optimizer
Ascendant Evincar
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire Noble · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Ascendant Evincar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Other black creatures get +1/+1.
Nonblack creatures get -1/-1.
Reference price of the card: €0.74
Average lands in decks for Ascendant Evincar: 36
-1/-1 CountersAggro+1/+1 CountersReanimatorDevotionMercenariesVampiresControl
Build your Ascendant Evincar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ascendant Evincar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ascendant Evincar 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed52
- Interaction43
- Resilience65
- Closing66
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (5 nonbasic, 31 Swamp)
Dark Ritual · Sol Ring · Bad Moon · Phyrexian Arena · Jet Medallion · Sign in Blood · Charcoal Diamond · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Defile · Massacre Wurm · Black Market · Blood Artist · Crypt Ghast · Mind Stone · Vampire Nighthawk · Mutilate · Avatar of Woe · Bontu's Monument · Bubbling Muck · Terror · Hall of Triumph · Heraldic Banner · Intimidation · Paragon of Open Graves · Kaervek, the Spiteful · Caged Sun · Night's Whisper · Reanimate · Toxic Deluge · Tragic Slip · Victimize · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Death Pit Offering · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Read the Bones · Snuff Out · Drana, Liberator of Malakir · Exsanguinate · Diabolic Tutor · Gifted Aetherborn · Massacre · Midnight Banshee · Slaughter Specialist · Consuming Corruption · Demonic Tutor · Dread Presence · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Morbid Opportunist · Night of Souls' Betrayal · Nirkana Revenant · Curse of Death's Hold · Doomed Necromancer · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Murder · Solemn Simulacrum · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Wayfarer's Bauble · Highway Robber · Massacre Girl · Nightmare · Vampiric Tutor · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Ascendant Evincar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ascendant Evincar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Moon | 54% | +51% |
| Terror | 28% | +27% |
| Avatar of Woe | 28% | +26% |
| Vampire Nighthawk | 32% | +26% |
| Hall of Triumph | 27% | +26% |
| Intimidation | 27% | +26% |
| Paragon of Open Graves | 26% | +25% |
| Kaervek, the Spiteful | 25% | +23% |
| Death Pit Offering | 23% | +22% |
| Heraldic Banner | 27% | +21% |
| Massacre | 21% | +20% |
| Massacre Wurm | 36% | +19% |
| Drana, Liberator of Malakir | 22% | +19% |
| Slaughter Specialist | 21% | +19% |
| Midnight Banshee | 21% | +19% |
| Maha, Its Feathers Night | 23% | +19% |
| Night of Souls' Betrayal | 20% | +18% |
| Curse of Death's Hold | 18% | +18% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 39% | +18% |
| Gifted Aetherborn | 21% | +17% |
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 20% | +17% |
| Highway Robber | 17% | +17% |
| Nightmare | 17% | +16% |
| Doomed Necromancer | 18% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Ascendant Evincar 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.
- Bad Moon
- Terror
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Hall of Triumph
- Intimidation
- Paragon of Open Graves
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Avatar of Woe
- Massacre Wurm
- Haunted Crossroads
- Corrosive Mentor
- Bubbling Muck
- Black Market
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Volrath's Stronghold
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ascendant Evincar
- 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
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ascendant Evincar's color identity?
Ascendant Evincar 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 Ascendant Evincar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ascendant Evincar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Ascendant Evincar deck run?
Real Ascendant Evincar 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 Ascendant Evincar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bad Moon, Terror, Avatar of Woe. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ascendant Evincar decks.
What combos does Ascendant Evincar have?
Ascendant Evincar 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 Ascendant Evincar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bad Moon, Terror, Vampire Nighthawk 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.