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Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Legendary Creature — Bear · 1G
Color identity: Green
Ayula, Queen Among Bears is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever another Bear you control enters, choose one —
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target Bear.
• Target Bear you control fights target creature you don't control.
Reference price of the card: €0.92
Average lands in decks for Ayula, Queen Among Bears: 34
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🛠️ Build a deck for Ayula, Queen Among Bears 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ayula, Queen Among Bears 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: B (70/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed79
- Interaction21
- Resilience67
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (12 nonbasic, 22 Forest)
Werebear · Mother Bear · Wilson, Refined Grizzly · Ashcoat Bear · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Grizzly Bears · Owlbear Cub · Runeclaw Bear · Bear Cub · Balduvian Bears · Sol Ring · Alpine Grizzly · Grizzly Fate · Owlbear · Surrak and Goreclaw · Ulvenwald Bear · Dragon-Scarred Bear · Druid's Familiar · Striped Bears · Ayula's Influence · Ruxa, Patient Professor · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Bearscape · Beast Within · Rampaging Yao Guai · Realmwalker · Evercoat Ursine · Emerald Medallion · Cultivate · Inspiring Call · Rhonas's Monument · Vivien's Grizzly · Drover Grizzly · Return of the Wildspeaker · Beast Whisperer · Hardened Scales · River Bear · Heroic Intervention · Titania's Command · Bear Umbra · Dancing from Dark to Dawn · Beorn the Fierce · Metallic Mimic · Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life · Copper Host Crusher · Pale Bears · Panharmonicon · Rampant Growth · Lumra, Bellow of the Woods · Shamanic Revelation · Masked Vandal · Fade from History · The Earth King · Lifecrafter's Bestiary · Little Bear · Caller of the Claw · Harmonize · Adaptive Automaton · Forest Bear · Golden Bear · Vanquisher's Banner · Kodama's Reach · Tribute to the World Tree · Overwhelming Stampede · Sylvan Anthem · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Argoth, Sanctum of Nature · Path of Ancestry · Mosswort Bridge · Rogue's Passage · Castle Garenbrig · Three Tree City · Tranquil Thicket · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape · Boseiju, Who Endures · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Ayula, Queen Among Bears
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ayula, Queen Among Bears, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Werebear | 95% | +92% |
| Mother Bear | 94% | +92% |
| Wilson, Refined Grizzly | 90% | +88% |
| Ashcoat Bear | 89% | +86% |
| Grizzly Bears | 86% | +83% |
| Owlbear Cub | 83% | +80% |
| Runeclaw Bear | 82% | +79% |
| Bear Cub | 79% | +76% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 88% | +74% |
| Balduvian Bears | 77% | +74% |
| Grizzly Fate | 73% | +71% |
| Owlbear | 73% | +71% |
| Alpine Grizzly | 73% | +71% |
| Ulvenwald Bear | 71% | +69% |
| Druid's Familiar | 69% | +68% |
| Dragon-Scarred Bear | 69% | +67% |
| Striped Bears | 67% | +65% |
| Ayula's Influence | 64% | +63% |
| Bearscape | 63% | +61% |
| Ruxa, Patient Professor | 64% | +61% |
| Rampaging Yao Guai | 63% | +60% |
| Surrak and Goreclaw | 71% | +60% |
| Evercoat Ursine | 62% | +60% |
| Studious First-Year | 64% | +57% |
💰 The best cards for your Ayula, Queen Among Bears 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.
- Werebear
- Mother Bear
- Wilson, Refined Grizzly
- Ashcoat Bear
- Grizzly Bears
- Owlbear Cub
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bearscape
- Ruxa, Patient Professor
- Rampaging Yao Guai
- Beorn the Fierce
- Pale Bears
- Panharmonicon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
- Roaming Throne
- Three Tree City
- Guardian Project
- Razorclaw Bear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ayula, Queen Among Bears
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
👥 Community decks with Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ayula, Queen Among Bears's color identity?
Ayula, Queen Among Bears is green: 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 Ayula, Queen Among Bears come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ayula, Queen Among Bears deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 39 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Ayula, Queen Among Bears deck run?
Real Ayula, Queen Among Bears 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 Ayula, Queen Among Bears?
The three highest-synergy cards are Werebear, Mother Bear, Wilson, Refined Grizzly. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ayula, Queen Among Bears decks.
What combos does Ayula, Queen Among Bears have?
Ayula, Queen Among Bears has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra. 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 Ayula, Queen Among Bears deck cost?
You can start cheap: Werebear, Mother Bear, Wilson, Refined Grizzly 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.