EDH Optimizer
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
Legendary Creature — Human Noble · 2B
Color identity: Black
Azula, Ruthless Firebender is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Firebending 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Whenever Azula attacks, you may discard a card. Then you get an experience counter for each player who discarded a card this turn.
{2}{B}: Until end of turn, Azula gets +1/+1 for each experience counter you have and gains menace.
Reference price of the card: €2.06
Average lands in decks for Azula, Ruthless Firebender: 36
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Build your Azula, Ruthless Firebender deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Azula, Ruthless Firebender 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Azula, Ruthless Firebender 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed60
- Interaction42
- Resilience78
- Closing93
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Syphon Mind · Waste Not · Burglar Rat · Bandit's Talent · Virus Beetle · Swiftfoot Boots · Dark Deal · Arcane Signet · Elderfang Disciple · Geth's Grimoire · Vicious Rumors · Jet Medallion · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Feed the Swarm · Monument to Endurance · Dark Ritual · Hecteyes · Nezumi Informant · Hopeless Nightmare · The Raven Man · Cunning Lethemancer · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Entropic Battlecruiser · Rotting Rats · Lightning Greaves · Phyrexian Arena · Tinybones Joins Up · Liliana of the Veil · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Containment Construct · Crypt Ghast · Withering Torment · Archfiend of Ifnir · Asylum Visitor · Reanimate · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Liliana's Caress · Necrogoyf · Sign in Blood · Bone Miser · Defile · Night's Whisper · Sangromancer · Court of Ambition · Mind Stone · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Deadly Rollick · Megrim · Send in the Pest · Smallpox · Toxic Deluge · Big Game Hunter · Call to the Netherworld · Imp's Mischief · Liliana, Waker of the Dead · Charcoal Diamond · Painful Quandary · Hostile Investigator · Miasmic Mummy · Creeping Dread · Infernal Grasp · Liliana's Specter · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · War Room · Castle Locthwain · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Clinic · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Azula, Ruthless Firebender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Azula, Ruthless Firebender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Syphon Mind | 79% | +68% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 76% | +65% |
| Bandit's Talent | 69% | +63% |
| Waste Not | 72% | +62% |
| Virus Beetle | 68% | +62% |
| Burglar Rat | 71% | +61% |
| Monument to Endurance | 58% | +57% |
| Elderfang Disciple | 63% | +57% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 63% | +56% |
| Vicious Rumors | 62% | +56% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 59% | +55% |
| Dark Deal | 65% | +54% |
| Hecteyes | 56% | +53% |
| Hopeless Nightmare | 54% | +51% |
| Nezumi Informant | 56% | +50% |
| Cunning Lethemancer | 50% | +47% |
| The Raven Man | 51% | +46% |
| Rotting Rats | 47% | +44% |
| Entropic Battlecruiser | 47% | +44% |
| Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal | 49% | +43% |
| Containment Construct | 41% | +40% |
| Tinybones Joins Up | 43% | +38% |
| Tinybones, Trinket Thief | 42% | +38% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 40% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Azula, Ruthless Firebender 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.
- Syphon Mind
- Geier Reach Sanitarium
- Bandit's Talent
- Virus Beetle
- Burglar Rat
- Elderfang Disciple
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Dark Deal
- Cunning Lethemancer
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Liliana of the Veil
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bone Miser
- Witch's Clinic
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Commander's Plate
- Bloodchief Ascension
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Azula, Ruthless Firebender
- 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
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Azula, Ruthless Firebender's color identity?
Azula, Ruthless Firebender 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 Azula, Ruthless Firebender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Azula, Ruthless Firebender deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 13 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Azula, Ruthless Firebender deck run?
Real Azula, Ruthless Firebender 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 Azula, Ruthless Firebender?
The three highest-synergy cards are Syphon Mind, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Bandit's Talent. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Azula, Ruthless Firebender decks.
What combos does Azula, Ruthless Firebender have?
Azula, Ruthless Firebender 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 Azula, Ruthless Firebender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Syphon Mind, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Bandit's Talent 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.