EDH Optimizer
Baron Bertram Graywater
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble · 2WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Baron Bertram Graywater is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, create a 1/1 black Vampire Rogue creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.
{1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Baron Bertram Graywater: 35
TokensAristocratsLifegainVampiresTreasureSacrificeLifedrainReanimator
Build your Baron Bertram Graywater deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Baron Bertram Graywater 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Baron Bertram Graywater 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: C+ (57/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed65
- Interaction28
- Resilience62
- Closing77
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (17 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 10 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Deadly Dispute · Orzhov Signet · Kambal, Profiteering Mayor · Mirkwood Bats · Cruel Celebrant · Swords to Plowshares · Bastion of Remembrance · Pitiless Plunderer · Blood Artist · Welcoming Vampire · Morbid Opportunist · Talisman of Hierarchy · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Nadier's Nightblade · Path to Exile · Skullclamp · Ophiomancer · Zulaport Cutthroat · Glass-Cast Heart · Ruthless Lawbringer · Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff · Anguished Unmaking · Corrupted Conviction · Mind Stone · Treasure Dredger · Village Rites · Bartolomé del Presidio · Charismatic Conqueror · Clavileño, First of the Blessed · Elenda, the Dusk Rose · Teysa Karlov · Idol of Oblivion · Viscera Seer · Denethor, Ruling Steward · Generous Gift · Monologue Tax · Mortify · Rite of Oblivion · Stroke of Midnight · Teysa, Orzhov Scion · Despark · Fake Your Own Death · Intangible Virtue · Thalisse, Reverent Medium · Victimize · Ashnod's Altar · Marionette Apprentice · Wispdrinker Vampire · Belladonna Took · Black Market Connections · Caretaker's Talent · Fanatical Offering · Greedy Freebooter · Smothering Tithe · Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher · Corpse Knight · Damn · Warren Soultrader · Fellwar Stone · Marauding Blight-Priest · Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Caves of Koilos · Tainted Field · Orzhov Basilica · Temple of Silence · Bojuka Bog · Shineshadow Snarl · Fetid Heath · Godless Shrine · Path of Ancestry · Scoured Barrens · Shattered Sanctum · Evolving Wilds · Vault of Champions · Vault of the Archangel · Castle Ardenvale
🃏 Recommended cards for Baron Bertram Graywater
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Baron Bertram Graywater, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kambal, Profiteering Mayor | 45% | +34% |
| Nadier's Nightblade | 36% | +32% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 45% | +31% |
| Ruthless Lawbringer | 30% | +27% |
| Treasure Dredger | 28% | +27% |
| Glass-Cast Heart | 30% | +27% |
| Deadly Dispute | 48% | +26% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 38% | +25% |
| Ophiomancer | 34% | +25% |
| Welcoming Vampire | 39% | +25% |
| Clavileño, First of the Blessed | 27% | +25% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 40% | +23% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 41% | +23% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 23% | +21% |
| Denethor, Ruling Steward | 25% | +21% |
| Idol of Oblivion | 26% | +21% |
| Monologue Tax | 24% | +20% |
| Wispdrinker Vampire | 22% | +20% |
| Cruel Celebrant | 43% | +19% |
| Fanatical Offering | 21% | +19% |
| Intangible Virtue | 23% | +19% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 21% | +18% |
| Belladonna Took | 21% | +18% |
| Corrupted Conviction | 28% | +17% |
💰 The best cards for your Baron Bertram Graywater 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.
- Nadier's Nightblade
- Mirkwood Bats
- Ruthless Lawbringer
- Treasure Dredger
- Glass-Cast Heart
- Deadly Dispute
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Welcoming Vampire
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Fanatical Offering
- Belladonna Took
- Caretaker's Talent
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Charismatic Conqueror
- Warren Soultrader
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer
- Anointed Procession
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Baron Bertram Graywater
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → 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
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Baron Bertram Graywater's color identity?
Baron Bertram Graywater is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Baron Bertram Graywater come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Baron Bertram Graywater deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Baron Bertram Graywater deck run?
Real Baron Bertram Graywater 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 Baron Bertram Graywater?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kambal, Profiteering Mayor, Nadier's Nightblade, Mirkwood Bats. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Baron Bertram Graywater decks.
What combos does Baron Bertram Graywater have?
Baron Bertram Graywater 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 Baron Bertram Graywater deck cost?
You can start cheap: Nadier's Nightblade, Mirkwood Bats, Ruthless Lawbringer 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.