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Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warlock · 1BRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ward—Blight 2. (To blight 2, a player puts two -1/-1 counters on a creature they control.)
Whenever one or more -1/-1 counters are put on a creature, draw a card if you control that creature. If you don't control it, its controller loses 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.47
Comes in the precon Blight Curse
Average lands in decks for Auntie Ool, Cursewretch: 36
-1/-1 CountersComboControlAristocratsProliferateTokensMidrangeBurn
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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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed54
- Interaction68
- Resilience80
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Black Sun's Zenith · Blowfly Infestation · Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Necroskitter · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · The Scorpion God · Devoted Druid · Ignoble Hierarch · The Reaper, King No More · Kulrath Knight · Everlasting Torment · Sinister Gnarlbark · Channeler Initiate · Flourishing Defenses · Soul Snuffers · Village Pillagers · Assassin's Trophy · Dread Tiller · Carnifex Demon · Wickerbough Elder · Evolution Sage · Persist · Dusk Urchins · Contagion Clasp · Aberrant Return · Midnight Banshee · Glissa Sunslayer · Nest of Scarabs · Terminate · Incremental Blight · Oft-Nabbed Goat · Tree of Perdition · Grave Venerations · Skinrender · Obelisk Spider · Putrefy · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Eventide's Shadow · Lasting Tarfire · Scuzzback Scrounger · Infernal Grasp · Wickersmith's Tools · Puca's Covenant · Generous Patron · Dawnhand Dissident · Night's Whisper · Grim Poppet · Fire Covenant · Yawgmoth, Thran Physician · Burning Curiosity · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Farseek · Persistent Constrictor · Chain Reaction · Painful Truths · All Will Be One · Darkness Descends · Puppeteer Clique · Soul Immolation · Nature's Lore · Binding the Old Gods · Command Tower · Nesting Grounds · Dragonskull Summit · Woodland Cemetery · Rootbound Crag · Exotic Orchard · Smoldering Marsh · Cinder Glade · Vernal Fen · Savage Lands · Ifnir Deadlands · Path of Ancestry · Riveteers Overlook · Festering Thicket · Canyon Slough · Evolving Wilds · Golgari Rot Farm · Sheltered Thicket · Rakdos Carnarium · Overgrown Tomb · Blood Crypt · Terramorphic Expanse · Gruul Turf · Stomping Ground · Karn's Bastion · Ziatora's Proving Ground
🃏 Recommended cards for Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Auntie Ool, Cursewretch, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blowfly Infestation | 94% | +86% |
| Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons | 94% | +86% |
| Black Sun's Zenith | 94% | +86% |
| Necroskitter | 92% | +84% |
| The Scorpion God | 90% | +82% |
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 90% | +81% |
| Devoted Druid | 89% | +80% |
| Kulrath Knight | 88% | +80% |
| Everlasting Torment | 87% | +79% |
| Flourishing Defenses | 86% | +79% |
| Channeler Initiate | 86% | +79% |
| The Reaper, King No More | 89% | +78% |
| Soul Snuffers | 86% | +78% |
| Nesting Grounds | 86% | +78% |
| Carnifex Demon | 83% | +76% |
| Wickerbough Elder | 83% | +76% |
| Sinister Gnarlbark | 87% | +75% |
| Evolution Sage | 81% | +72% |
| Village Pillagers | 85% | +72% |
| Dread Tiller | 84% | +71% |
| Dusk Urchins | 77% | +71% |
| Persist | 78% | +69% |
| Contagion Clasp | 76% | +69% |
| Midnight Banshee | 71% | +65% |
💰 The best cards for your Auntie Ool, Cursewretch 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.
- Blowfly Infestation
- Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
- Black Sun's Zenith
- Necroskitter
- The Scorpion God
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Evolution Sage
- Nest of Scarabs
- Tree of Perdition
- Obelisk Spider
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
- Karn's Bastion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Persistent Constrictor
- All Will Be One
- Spitting Dilophosaurus
- Atomize
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Blowfly Infestation + Nest of Scarabs → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Blowfly Infestation + Flourishing Defenses → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
- Blowfly Infestation + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- High Perfect Morcant + Flourishing Defenses → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite proliferate, Reduce any number of opposing creatures' toughness to 0 whenever an Elf enters under your control, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Auntie Ool, Cursewretch's color identity?
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch 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 Auntie Ool, Cursewretch come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Auntie Ool, Cursewretch deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Auntie Ool, Cursewretch deck run?
Real Auntie Ool, Cursewretch 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 Auntie Ool, Cursewretch?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blowfly Infestation, Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Black Sun's Zenith. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Auntie Ool, Cursewretch decks.
What combos does Auntie Ool, Cursewretch have?
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Auntie Ool, Cursewretch deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blowfly Infestation, Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Black Sun's Zenith 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.