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Beast, Erudite Aerialist
Legendary Creature — Mutant Scientist Hero · 3GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Beast, Erudite Aerialist is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
As long as you've put one or more +1/+1 counters on Beast this turn, he has flying.
Whenever Beast deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Beast, Erudite Aerialist: 35
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Build your Beast, Erudite Aerialist deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Beast, Erudite Aerialist 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Beast, Erudite Aerialist 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+ (75/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed57
- Interaction95
- Resilience79
- Closing79
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 5 Island, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Forgotten Ancient · Simic Ascendancy · Hardened Scales · Snakeskin Veil · Training Regimen · Beast Within · Wave Goodbye · Growth Curve · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Cultivate · Evolution Sage · Slip Out the Back · Kid Loki · Rapid Hybridization · The Earth Crystal · Origin of Metalbending · Pongify · Restorative Technique · Brainstorm · Inspiring Call · Master Biomancer · Rampant Growth · The Ozolith · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Benevolent Hydra · Branching Evolution · Chasm Skulker · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Gift of the Viper · Heroic Intervention · Knight of Wundagore · Mister Hyde, Monster Within · Herald of Secret Streams · Kodama's Reach · Simic Signet · Ant-Man, Colony Commander · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Fathom Mage · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Quandrix Charm · Swiftfoot Boots · Bioshift · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Thought Vessel · Thrummingbird · We Say Thee Nay! · Atlantean Cavalry · Claim the Kingdom · Gyre Sage · Nature's Lore · Pym Particles · Tyvar's Stand · Evolution Witness · Gaea's Gift · Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca · Incubation Druid · Inexorable Tide · Loyal Guardian · Talisman of Curiosity · Call Damage Control · Wakandan Royal Guard · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Reliquary Tower · Dreamroot Cascade · Rejuvenating Springs · Temple of Mystery · Breeding Pool · Yavimaya Coast · Karn's Bastion · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Llanowar Reborn · Simic Growth Chamber · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Rogue's Passage · Exotic Orchard · Flooded Grove · Novijen, Heart of Progress · Thornwood Falls · Path of Ancestry · Sodden Verdure · Pym Technologies
🃏 Recommended cards for Beast, Erudite Aerialist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Beast, Erudite Aerialist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Training Regimen | 52% | +51% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 53% | +47% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 55% | +45% |
| Simic Ascendancy | 55% | +42% |
| Wave Goodbye | 49% | +38% |
| Slip Out the Back | 40% | +37% |
| Growth Curve | 43% | +37% |
| Kid Loki | 39% | +36% |
| Restorative Technique | 36% | +35% |
| Hardened Scales | 53% | +35% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 36% | +35% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 43% | +33% |
| The Earth Crystal | 38% | +32% |
| Knight of Wundagore | 32% | +31% |
| Mister Hyde, Monster Within | 32% | +31% |
| Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist | 32% | +31% |
| Evolution Sage | 40% | +31% |
| Gift of the Viper | 32% | +30% |
| Benevolent Hydra | 32% | +28% |
| Master Biomancer | 34% | +28% |
| The Ozolith | 34% | +27% |
| Chasm Skulker | 32% | +26% |
| Ant-Man, Colony Commander | 28% | +25% |
| We Say Thee Nay! | 25% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Beast, Erudite Aerialist 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.
- Training Regimen
- Snakeskin Veil
- Forgotten Ancient
- Simic Ascendancy
- Wave Goodbye
- Growth Curve
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Slip Out the Back
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- The Earth Crystal
- Evolution Sage
- Wolverine, Claws Out
- Branching Evolution
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Danny Pink
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Beast, Erudite Aerialist
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Traumatize + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent
- Inexorable Tide + Evolution Witness → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite proliferate, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Riverchurn Monument + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent
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Frequently asked questions
What is Beast, Erudite Aerialist's color identity?
Beast, Erudite Aerialist is Simic (green and blue): 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 Beast, Erudite Aerialist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Beast, Erudite Aerialist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 21 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Beast, Erudite Aerialist deck run?
Real Beast, Erudite Aerialist 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 Beast, Erudite Aerialist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Training Regimen, Snakeskin Veil, Forgotten Ancient. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Beast, Erudite Aerialist decks.
What combos does Beast, Erudite Aerialist have?
Beast, Erudite Aerialist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith. 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 Beast, Erudite Aerialist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Training Regimen, Snakeskin Veil, Forgotten Ancient 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.