EDH Optimizer
Barret Wallace
Legendary Creature — Human Rebel · 3R
Color identity: Red
Barret Wallace is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach
Whenever Barret Wallace attacks, it deals damage equal to the number of equipped creatures you control to defending player.
Reference price of the card: €0.05
Comes in the precon Limit Break
Average lands in decks for Barret Wallace: 36
EquipmentTokensAggroBurnModified CreaturesMidrangeTempoVoltron
Build your Barret Wallace deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Barret Wallace 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Barret Wallace 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency40
- Speed66
- Interaction30
- Resilience63
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (9 nonbasic, 27 Mountain)
Barbed Batterfist · Hexgold Halberd · Sol Ring · Red Mage's Rapier · Bladegraft Aspirant · Freya Crescent · Nettlecyst · Warrior's Sword · Arcane Signet · Samurai's Katana · Headsplitter · Batterbone · Flayer Husk · Monk's Fist · Vulshok Splitter · Blacksmith's Talent · Dragonwing Glider · Chaos Warp · Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms · Hexplate Wallbreaker · Firion, Wild Rose Warrior · Foundry Inspector · Swiftfoot Boots · Diamond Pick-Axe · Goldwardens' Gambit · Batterskull · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Skinwing · Bonehoard · Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo · Brass Squire · Kazuul's Toll Collector · The Reaver Cleaver · Kaldra Compleat · Scytheclaw · Sickleslicer · Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith · Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus · Blasphemous Act · Cliffhaven Kitesail · Champion of the Flame · Cori-Steel Cutter · Item Shopkeep · Judgment Bolt · Faithless Looting · Vandalblast · Akki Battle Squad · Untimely Malfunction · Valduk, Keeper of the Flame · Abrade · Akki Ember-Keeper · Big Score · Lightning Greaves · Mortarpod · The Spear of Leonidas · Godo, Bandit Warlord · Helm of the Host · Lizard Blades · Reckless Fireweaver · Demand Answers · Rebel Salvo · Simian Sling · Sword of the Animist · Rogue's Passage · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Dwarven Mine · Castle Embereth · Inventors' Fair · War Room · Forgotten Cave · Great Furnace
🃏 Recommended cards for Barret Wallace
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Barret Wallace, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Barbed Batterfist | 73% | +72% |
| Hexgold Halberd | 73% | +72% |
| Red Mage's Rapier | 66% | +65% |
| Bladegraft Aspirant | 64% | +62% |
| Warrior's Sword | 62% | +61% |
| Freya Crescent | 63% | +60% |
| Nettlecyst | 63% | +60% |
| Headsplitter | 58% | +58% |
| Samurai's Katana | 60% | +58% |
| Flayer Husk | 57% | +57% |
| Vulshok Splitter | 57% | +57% |
| Monk's Fist | 57% | +57% |
| Batterbone | 57% | +56% |
| Dragonwing Glider | 55% | +54% |
| Blacksmith's Talent | 56% | +53% |
| Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms | 54% | +52% |
| Hexplate Wallbreaker | 54% | +52% |
| Firion, Wild Rose Warrior | 52% | +51% |
| Goldwardens' Gambit | 48% | +47% |
| Skinwing | 46% | +46% |
| Foundry Inspector | 52% | +46% |
| Batterskull | 46% | +45% |
| Bonehoard | 45% | +45% |
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 46% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Barret Wallace 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.
- Barbed Batterfist
- Hexgold Halberd
- Red Mage's Rapier
- Bladegraft Aspirant
- Warrior's Sword
- Freya Crescent
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hexplate Wallbreaker
- Batterskull
- Bloodforged Battle-Axe
- Kaldra Compleat
- Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
- Cori-Steel Cutter
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Barret Wallace
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 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
- Combat Celebrant + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
- Delina, Wild Mage + Port Razer → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Akki Battle Squad + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite untap of modified creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Barret Wallace's color identity?
Barret Wallace is red: 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 Barret Wallace come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Barret Wallace deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 35 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Barret Wallace deck run?
Real Barret Wallace 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 Barret Wallace?
The three highest-synergy cards are Barbed Batterfist, Hexgold Halberd, Red Mage's Rapier. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Barret Wallace decks.
What combos does Barret Wallace have?
Barret Wallace has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts. 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 Wallace deck cost?
You can start cheap: Barbed Batterfist, Hexgold Halberd, Red Mage's Rapier 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.