EDH Optimizer
Azog, Moria's Ruin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier · 2B
Color identity: Black
Azog, Moria's Ruin is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Azog enters, destroy up to one other target creature. Its controller amasses Goblins X, where X is that creature's power. If you controlled that creature, draw a card. (To amass Goblins X, that player puts X +1/+1 counters on an Army they control. It's also a Goblin. If they don't control an Army, they create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)
Reference price of the card: €0.31
Average lands in decks for Azog, Moria's Ruin: 36
Goblins+1/+1 CountersAristocratsReanimatorAmassBlinkGood StuffMidrange
Build your Azog, Moria's Ruin deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Azog, Moria's Ruin 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Azog, Moria's Ruin 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: D (45/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed52
- Interaction19
- Resilience71
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Fake Your Own Death · Reanimate · Along the Crooked Way · Conjurer's Closet · Feign Death · Sling-Gang Lieutenant · Victimize · Night's Whisper · Undying Malice · Warren Soultrader · Dark Ritual · Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! · Not Dead After All · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Warg Rider · Orcish Bowmasters · Rage into the Valley · Gathering of Darkness · March from the Black Gate · Phyrexian Arena · Rhovanion Rampager · Sign in Blood · Toxic Deluge · Village Rites · Black Market Connections · Blood Artist · Boggart Mischief · Morbid Opportunist · Supernatural Stamina · Zulaport Cutthroat · Deadly Dispute · Infernal Grasp · Knucklebone Witch · Mad Auntie · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Stalactite Stalker · Boggart Harbinger · Frogtosser Banneret · Skullclamp · Bastion of Remembrance · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Defile · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Kaya's Ghostform · Pitiless Plunderer · Putrid Goblin · Avacyn, Angel of Horror · Culling the Weak · Fellwar Stone · Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant · Solemn Simulacrum · Undying Evil · Warteye Witch · Animate Dead · Ashnod's Altar · Charcoal Diamond · Deadly Rollick · Goblin Turncoat · Gorbag of Minas Morgul · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Barad-dûr · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Castle Locthwain · High Market · Rogue's Passage · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Azog, Moria's Ruin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Azog, Moria's Ruin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Along the Crooked Way | 48% | +47% |
| Sling-Gang Lieutenant | 47% | +46% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 47% | +44% |
| Great Ugly-Looking Goblin | 43% | +43% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 51% | +43% |
| Warg Rider | 41% | +41% |
| Rage into the Valley | 39% | +39% |
| Feign Death | 47% | +39% |
| Barad-dûr | 41% | +37% |
| Rhovanion Rampager | 37% | +37% |
| Gathering of Darkness | 37% | +37% |
| March from the Black Gate | 37% | +36% |
| Boggart Mischief | 35% | +35% |
| Undying Malice | 45% | +35% |
| Knucklebone Witch | 33% | +33% |
| Mad Auntie | 33% | +33% |
| Stalactite Stalker | 33% | +32% |
| Not Dead After All | 43% | +31% |
| Boggart Trawler | 41% | +31% |
| Warren Soultrader | 45% | +31% |
| Boggart Harbinger | 31% | +31% |
| Frogtosser Banneret | 31% | +30% |
| Putrid Goblin | 29% | +27% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 35% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Azog, Moria's Ruin 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.
- Along the Crooked Way
- Sling-Gang Lieutenant
- Fake Your Own Death
- Rage into the Valley
- Feign Death
- Barad-dûr
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Knucklebone Witch
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- Susur Secundi, Void Altar
- War Room
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warg Rider
- Warren Soultrader
- Orcish Bowmasters
- The Black Gate
- The Ozolith
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Azog, Moria's Ruin
- Sanguine Bond + 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
- 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
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Azog, Moria's Ruin's color identity?
Azog, Moria's Ruin 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 Azog, Moria's Ruin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Azog, Moria's Ruin 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 25 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a Azog, Moria's Ruin deck run?
Real Azog, Moria's Ruin 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 Azog, Moria's Ruin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Along the Crooked Way, Sling-Gang Lieutenant, Conjurer's Closet. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Azog, Moria's Ruin decks.
What combos does Azog, Moria's Ruin have?
Azog, Moria's Ruin 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 Azog, Moria's Ruin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Along the Crooked Way, Sling-Gang Lieutenant, Fake Your Own Death 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.