EDH Optimizer
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 4WW
Color identity: White
Baldin, Century Herdmaster is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
During your turn, each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Whenever Baldin attacks, up to one hundred target creatures each get +0/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.42
Comes in the precon Abzan Armor
Average lands in decks for Baldin, Century Herdmaster: 35
Toughness MattersTokensCantripsDefendersAggroCard DrawLifegainMidrange
Build your Baldin, Century Herdmaster deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Baldin, Century Herdmaster 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Baldin, Century Herdmaster 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 (50/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed41
- Interaction40
- Resilience75
- Closing42
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Plains)
Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Path to Exile · Welcoming Vampire · Daxos, Blessed by the Sun · Mentor of the Meek · Mangara, the Diplomat · Pearl Medallion · Stoneskin · Thought Vessel · Oketra's Monument · Arcane Signet · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Secret Rendezvous · Cut a Deal · Prava of the Steel Legion · Rasaad yn Bashir · Dusk // Dawn · Keeper of the Accord · Flumph · Generous Gift · Giant Ox · Zetalpa, Primal Dawn · Bar the Door · Springjack Shepherd · Essence of Antiquity · Indomitable Ancients · Yoked Ox · Your Temple Is Under Attack · Swiftfoot Boots · Brave the Sands · Oathsworn Giant · Knight of the White Orchid · Crashing Drawbridge · Enduring Innocence · Looming Altisaur · Land Tax · Elspeth, Sun's Champion · Fell the Mighty · Slaughter the Strong · Mind Stone · Reverent Hoplite · Slagwurm Armor · Archaeomancer's Map · Armored Armadillo · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Solidarity · Refuse to Yield · Wall of Omens · Eland Umbra · God-Eternal Oketra · Tasseled Dromedary · Tocasia's Welcome · Akroma's Will · Defiler of Faith · Hundred-Handed One · Kami of Old Stone · Rumor Gatherer · Stroke of Midnight · Decanter of Endless Water · Esper Sentinel · Gift of Estates · Lightning Greaves · Loran of the Third Path · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Access Tunnel · Minas Tirith · Myriad Landscape · Castle Ardenvale · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Windbrisk Heights · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Forbidding Watchtower
🃏 Recommended cards for Baldin, Century Herdmaster
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Baldin, Century Herdmaster, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneskin | 66% | +64% |
| Nyx-Fleece Ram | 61% | +59% |
| Daxos, Blessed by the Sun | 70% | +59% |
| Rasaad yn Bashir | 57% | +57% |
| Welcoming Vampire | 72% | +55% |
| Prava of the Steel Legion | 58% | +54% |
| Giant Ox | 53% | +52% |
| Springjack Shepherd | 52% | +51% |
| Mentor of the Meek | 70% | +51% |
| Reliquary Tower | 75% | +51% |
| Bar the Door | 52% | +51% |
| Zetalpa, Primal Dawn | 53% | +50% |
| Flumph | 53% | +50% |
| Indomitable Ancients | 50% | +50% |
| Essence of Antiquity | 50% | +50% |
| Thought Vessel | 66% | +50% |
| Mangara, the Diplomat | 69% | +49% |
| Yoked Ox | 50% | +49% |
| Dusk // Dawn | 54% | +49% |
| Oathsworn Giant | 46% | +46% |
| Secret Rendezvous | 59% | +45% |
| Your Temple Is Under Attack | 50% | +43% |
| Looming Altisaur | 43% | +42% |
| Crashing Drawbridge | 44% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Baldin, Century Herdmaster 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.
- Nyx-Fleece Ram
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Rasaad yn Bashir
- Prava of the Steel Legion
- Giant Ox
- Springjack Shepherd
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stoneskin
- Welcoming Vampire
- Brave the Sands
- Oketra's Monument
- Enduring Innocence
- Decanter of Endless Water
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Ancient Gold Dragon
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se
- Throne of Eldraine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Baldin, Century Herdmaster
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Ondu Spiritdancer + Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Baldin, Century Herdmaster's color identity?
Baldin, Century Herdmaster is white: 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 Baldin, Century Herdmaster come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Baldin, Century Herdmaster deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 86 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Baldin, Century Herdmaster deck run?
Real Baldin, Century Herdmaster decks run 35 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 Baldin, Century Herdmaster?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stoneskin, Nyx-Fleece Ram, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Baldin, Century Herdmaster decks.
What combos does Baldin, Century Herdmaster have?
Baldin, Century Herdmaster has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Baldin, Century Herdmaster deck cost?
You can start cheap: Nyx-Fleece Ram, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun, Rasaad yn Bashir 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.