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Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Legendary Creature — Angel · 5BBB
Color identity: Black
Avacyn, Angel of Horror is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever Avacyn or another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €8.64
Average lands in decks for Avacyn, Angel of Horror: 34
ReanimatorAristocratsSacrificeControlGraveyardRampComboTheft
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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: B (67/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed60
- Interaction46
- Resilience71
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (14 nonbasic, 20 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Ashnod's Altar · Crypt Ghast · Accursed Marauder · Arcane Signet · Plaguecrafter · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Solemn Simulacrum · Viscera Seer · The Sibsig Ceremony · Culling the Weak · Disciple of Bolas · Pitiless Plunderer · Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Phyrexian Altar · Fleshbag Marauder · Toxic Deluge · Warren Soultrader · Morbid Opportunist · Deadly Dispute · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Black Market · Reanimate · Grim Haruspex · Grave Pact · Village Rites · Feed the Swarm · Victimize · Blasphemous Edict · Carrion Feeder · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Pawn of Ulamog · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Damnation · Massacre Wurm · Umbral Collar Zealot · Withering Torment · Troop of Ponies · Archon of Cruelty · Bontu's Monument · Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel · The Darkness Crystal · Bastion of Remembrance · Bubbling Muck · The Soul Stone · Priest of Forgotten Gods · The Meathook Massacre · Black Market Connections · Cabal Ritual · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Altar of Dementia · Blood Pet · Imp's Mischief · Flare of Malice · Demon's Disciple · Skullclamp · Rise of the Dark Realms · Twilight Diviner · Lightning Greaves · Thran Dynamo · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · High Market · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Cottage · Ancient Tomb · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Avacyn, Angel of Horror
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Avacyn, Angel of Horror, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Sibsig Ceremony | 65% | +63% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 63% | +58% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 74% | +54% |
| Viscera Seer | 66% | +48% |
| Accursed Marauder | 70% | +48% |
| Plaguecrafter | 68% | +48% |
| Kokusho, the Evening Star | 52% | +47% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 66% | +45% |
| Culling the Weak | 64% | +45% |
| Phyrexian Altar | 56% | +42% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 63% | +42% |
| Warren Soultrader | 55% | +41% |
| Ayara, First of Locthwain | 66% | +41% |
| Grim Haruspex | 49% | +40% |
| Junji, the Midnight Sky | 44% | +39% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 55% | +38% |
| Troop of Ponies | 41% | +38% |
| Phyrexian Tower | 64% | +37% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 59% | +36% |
| Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER | 40% | +35% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 40% | +34% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 44% | +34% |
| Umbral Collar Zealot | 42% | +33% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 83% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Avacyn, Angel of Horror 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.
- The Sibsig Ceremony
- Disciple of Bolas
- Viscera Seer
- Accursed Marauder
- Plaguecrafter
- Solemn Simulacrum
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ashnod's Altar
- Culling the Weak
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Grim Haruspex
- Archon of Cruelty
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Phyrexian Altar
- Warren Soultrader
- Phyrexian Tower
- Grave Pact
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → 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
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 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 Avacyn, Angel of Horror's color identity?
Avacyn, Angel of Horror 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 Avacyn, Angel of Horror come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Avacyn, Angel of Horror deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 80 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Avacyn, Angel of Horror deck run?
Real Avacyn, Angel of Horror decks run 34 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 Avacyn, Angel of Horror?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Sibsig Ceremony, Disciple of Bolas, Ashnod's Altar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Avacyn, Angel of Horror decks.
What combos does Avacyn, Angel of Horror have?
Avacyn, Angel of Horror 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 Avacyn, Angel of Horror deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Sibsig Ceremony, Disciple of Bolas, Viscera Seer 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.