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Barret, Avalanche Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Rebel · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Barret, Avalanche Leader is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach
Avalanche! — Whenever an Equipment you control enters, create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, attach up to one target Equipment you control to target Rebel you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Comes in the precon Limit Break
Average lands in decks for Barret, Avalanche Leader: 35
EquipmentTokensRebelsModified CreaturesAggroArtifactsVoltron+1/+1 Counters
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🛠️ Build a deck for Barret, Avalanche Leader 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Barret, Avalanche Leader 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: B (71/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed70
- Interaction39
- Resilience66
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 8 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Firion, Wild Rose Warrior · Red XIII, Proud Warrior · Colossus Hammer · Arcane Signet · Wrecking Ball Arm · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Chishiro, the Shattered Blade · Professor Hojo · Swiftfoot Boots · Barret Wallace · Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms · Sword of the Animist · Adaptive Omnitool · Rampant Growth · Goldwardens' Gambit · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Blacksmith's Talent · Conformer Shuriken · Cultivate · Hexgold Halberd · Hexplate Wallbreaker · Beast Within · Buster Sword · Nettlecyst · Belt of Giant Strength · Blackblade Reforged · Lightning Greaves · Chaos Warp · Heroic Intervention · Meria, Scholar of Antiquity · Avalanche of Sector 7 · Lizard Blades · Basilisk Collar · Blasphemous Act · Freya Crescent · Nature's Lore · Diamond Pick-Axe · Genji Glove · Rhuk, Hexgold Nabber · Summoning Materia · Chainsaw · The Reaver Cleaver · Decimate · Oxidda Finisher · Mask of Memory · Bladegraft Aspirant · Rebel Salvo · Farseek · Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo · Samurai's Katana · Yuffie, Materia Hunter · Kodama of the West Tree · Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith · Komainu Battle Armor · Dragonwing Glider · Idol of Oblivion · Kodama's Reach · Tanuki Transplanter · Bugenhagen, Wise Elder · Champion's Helm · Three Visits · Judgment Bolt · Vandalblast · Command Tower · Rootbound Crag · Cinder Glade · Game Trail · Stomping Ground · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Rogue's Passage · Mossfire Valley · Fire-Lit Thicket · Kessig Wolf Run · Exotic Orchard · Spire Garden · Path of Ancestry · Temple of Abandon · Thornspire Verge · Gruul Turf · Reliquary Tower · Wooded Foothills · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Evolving Wilds · Mosswort Bridge · Wooded Ridgeline
🃏 Recommended cards for Barret, Avalanche Leader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Barret, Avalanche Leader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Firion, Wild Rose Warrior | 81% | +81% |
| Colossus Hammer | 79% | +79% |
| Red XIII, Proud Warrior | 80% | +77% |
| Wrecking Ball Arm | 70% | +70% |
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 68% | +66% |
| Professor Hojo | 63% | +63% |
| Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms | 62% | +62% |
| Chishiro, the Shattered Blade | 64% | +62% |
| Barret Wallace | 62% | +61% |
| Sword of the Animist | 61% | +58% |
| Adaptive Omnitool | 57% | +56% |
| Goldwardens' Gambit | 54% | +54% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 54% | +53% |
| Conformer Shuriken | 53% | +52% |
| Blacksmith's Talent | 53% | +52% |
| Hexgold Halberd | 51% | +50% |
| Hexplate Wallbreaker | 51% | +50% |
| Buster Sword | 47% | +46% |
| Nettlecyst | 47% | +45% |
| Belt of Giant Strength | 46% | +45% |
| Meria, Scholar of Antiquity | 45% | +44% |
| Avalanche of Sector 7 | 44% | +43% |
| Freya Crescent | 42% | +42% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 46% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Barret, Avalanche Leader 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.
- Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
- Colossus Hammer
- Red XIII, Proud Warrior
- Wrecking Ball Arm
- Bloodforged Battle-Axe
- Professor Hojo
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sword of the Animist
- Hexplate Wallbreaker
- Belt of Giant Strength
- Genji Glove
- Lizard Blades
- Basilisk Collar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Buster Sword
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- The Aetherspark
- Commander's Plate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Barret, Avalanche Leader
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Put all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Toralf, God of Fury + Blasphemous Act → Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Barret, Avalanche Leader's color identity?
Barret, Avalanche Leader is Gruul (green and red): 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 Barret, Avalanche Leader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Barret, Avalanche Leader deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 27 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Barret, Avalanche Leader deck run?
Real Barret, Avalanche Leader 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 Barret, Avalanche Leader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Firion, Wild Rose Warrior, Colossus Hammer, Red XIII, Proud Warrior. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Barret, Avalanche Leader decks.
What combos does Barret, Avalanche Leader have?
Barret, Avalanche Leader has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. 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 Barret, Avalanche Leader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Firion, Wild Rose Warrior, Colossus Hammer, Red XIII, Proud Warrior 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.