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: €0.28
Comes in the precon Abzan Armor
Average lands in decks for Baldin, Century Herdmaster: 34
Toughness MattersTokensDefendersAggroCard DrawCantripsLifegainMidrange
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 (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 (42/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed38
- Interaction47
- Resilience77
- Closing9
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (11 nonbasic, 23 Plains)
Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Path to Exile · Welcoming Vampire · Mentor of the Meek · Daxos, Blessed by the Sun · Pearl Medallion · Mangara, the Diplomat · Thought Vessel · Stoneskin · Oketra's Monument · Arcane Signet · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Cut a Deal · Secret Rendezvous · Prava of the Steel Legion · Rasaad yn Bashir · Dusk // Dawn · Giant Ox · Flumph · Zetalpa, Primal Dawn · Ghalta the Immovable · Indomitable Ancients · Keeper of the Accord · Bar the Door · Generous Gift · Springjack Shepherd · Essence of Antiquity · Yoked Ox · Your Temple Is Under Attack · Swiftfoot Boots · Brave the Sands · Crashing Drawbridge · Enduring Innocence · Oathsworn Giant · Knight of the White Orchid · Fell the Mighty · Elspeth, Sun's Champion · Land Tax · Looming Altisaur · Slaughter the Strong · Archaeomancer's Map · Reverent Hoplite · Slagwurm Armor · Armored Armadillo · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Mind Stone · Solidarity · Refuse to Yield · Wall of Omens · Tocasia's Welcome · Eland Umbra · God-Eternal Oketra · Decanter of Endless Water · Tasseled Dromedary · Akroma's Will · Stroke of Midnight · Esper Sentinel · Kami of Old Stone · Defiler of Faith · Gift of Estates · Hundred-Handed One · Lightning Greaves · Loran of the Third Path · Rumor Gatherer · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Access Tunnel · Minas Tirith · Myriad Landscape · Castle Ardenvale · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Windbrisk Heights · 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 | 65% | +63% |
| Nyx-Fleece Ram | 61% | +60% |
| Daxos, Blessed by the Sun | 69% | +58% |
| Rasaad yn Bashir | 56% | +55% |
| Welcoming Vampire | 71% | +54% |
| Reliquary Tower | 76% | +53% |
| Prava of the Steel Legion | 57% | +52% |
| Giant Ox | 53% | +52% |
| Mentor of the Meek | 70% | +52% |
| Ghalta the Immovable | 51% | +51% |
| Indomitable Ancients | 51% | +50% |
| Thought Vessel | 67% | +50% |
| Bar the Door | 50% | +50% |
| Flumph | 52% | +49% |
| Springjack Shepherd | 50% | +49% |
| Mangara, the Diplomat | 68% | +49% |
| Zetalpa, Primal Dawn | 52% | +49% |
| Dusk // Dawn | 54% | +49% |
| Yoked Ox | 48% | +48% |
| Essence of Antiquity | 48% | +48% |
| Oathsworn Giant | 45% | +45% |
| Secret Rendezvous | 58% | +44% |
| Crashing Drawbridge | 45% | +43% |
| Access Tunnel | 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
- Reliquary Tower
- Prava of the Steel Legion
- Giant Ox
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
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Enduring Innocence
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
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Baldin, Century Herdmaster
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Ondu Spiritdancer + Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens
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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 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: D (42/100).
How many lands should a Baldin, Century Herdmaster deck run?
Real Baldin, Century Herdmaster 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 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.