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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: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Beast, Erudite Aerialist: 37
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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 (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)
- Consistency79
- Speed57
- Interaction71
- Resilience89
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (21 nonbasic, 6 Island, 10 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Training Regimen · Hardened Scales · Forgotten Ancient · Simic Ascendancy · Beast Within · Snakeskin Veil · Wave Goodbye · Cultivate · Growth Curve · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Evolution Sage · Rapid Hybridization · Slip Out the Back · Kid Loki · Master Biomancer · The Earth Crystal · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Inspiring Call · Mister Hyde, Monster Within · The Ozolith · Knight of Wundagore · Origin of Metalbending · Pongify · Rampant Growth · Restorative Technique · Swiftfoot Boots · Benevolent Hydra · Branching Evolution · Gift of the Viper · Kodama's Reach · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Ant-Man, Colony Commander · Fathom Mage · Herald of Secret Streams · Brainstorm · Chasm Skulker · Heroic Intervention · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Simic Signet · Thrummingbird · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Gyre Sage · Pym Particles · Quandrix Charm · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Thought Vessel · Bioshift · Claim the Kingdom · Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca · Inexorable Tide · Loyal Guardian · We Say Thee Nay! · Bred for the Hunt · Evolution Witness · Germination Practicum · Growth Spiral · Incubation Druid · Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 · Call Damage Control · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · Reliquary Tower · Rejuvenating Springs · Temple of Mystery · Breeding Pool · Karn's Bastion · Yavimaya Coast · Rogue's Passage · Evolving Wilds · Simic Growth Chamber · Terramorphic Expanse · Llanowar Reborn · Exotic Orchard · Flooded Grove · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Novijen, Heart of Progress · Path of Ancestry · Thornwood Falls · 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 | 56% | +55% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 49% | +42% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 53% | +42% |
| Simic Ascendancy | 53% | +39% |
| Growth Curve | 43% | +38% |
| Hardened Scales | 55% | +36% |
| Slip Out the Back | 40% | +36% |
| Wave Goodbye | 47% | +36% |
| Kid Loki | 38% | +36% |
| Mister Hyde, Monster Within | 36% | +35% |
| Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist | 36% | +35% |
| Knight of Wundagore | 34% | +34% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 43% | +34% |
| Restorative Technique | 34% | +33% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 34% | +32% |
| Master Biomancer | 38% | +32% |
| The Earth Crystal | 38% | +32% |
| Gift of the Viper | 32% | +30% |
| Evolution Sage | 40% | +30% |
| The Ozolith | 36% | +29% |
| Benevolent Hydra | 32% | +28% |
| Ant-Man, Colony Commander | 30% | +28% |
| Pym Particles | 26% | +24% |
| Thrummingbird | 28% | +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
- Growth Curve
- Hardened Scales
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
- Karn's Bastion
- Wolverine, Claws Out
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Danny Pink
- Court of Garenbrig
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Beast, Erudite Aerialist
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- 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
- Incubation Druid + Freed from the Real → Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- 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 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Beast, Erudite Aerialist deck run?
Real Beast, Erudite Aerialist decks run 37 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 Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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.