EDH Optimizer
Bebop & Rocksteady
Legendary Creature — Boar Rhino Mutant · 1BGBG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Bebop & Rocksteady is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Bebop & Rocksteady attack or block, sacrifice a permanent unless you discard a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Bebop & Rocksteady: 36
ReanimatorAggroSacrificeDiscardAristocratsGraveyardVoltron+1/+1 Counters
Build your Bebop & Rocksteady deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bebop & Rocksteady 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bebop & Rocksteady 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: B+ (78/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed70
- Interaction55
- Resilience85
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Assassin's Trophy · Arcane Signet · Jenova, Ancient Calamity · Reanimate · Garruk's Uprising · Brawn · Llanowar Elves · Dark Ritual · Bugenhagen, Wise Elder · Bebop, Warthog Warrior · Victimize · Rocksteady, Crash Courser · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Return of the Wildspeaker · Birds of Paradise · Elvish Mystic · Rishkar's Expertise · Eternal Witness · Fanatic of Rhonas · Elves of Deep Shadow · Swiftfoot Boots · Beast Within · Cultivate · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Animate Dead · Bebop, Skull & Crossbones · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder · The Great Henge · The Skullspore Nexus · Fyndhorn Elves · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Bloodghast · Dread Return · Lightning Greaves · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Yargle and Multani · Big Game Hunter · Culling Ritual · Unearth · Greater Good · Rancor · Toxic Deluge · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Putrefy · Shadowgrange Archfiend · The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Heroic Intervention · Rampant Growth · Rise of the Witch-king · Hunter's Talent · Tear Asunder · Delighted Halfling · Hunter's Insight · Living Death · Armaggon, Future Shark · Disciple of Bolas · Monument to Endurance · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Solemn Simulacrum · Groundchuck & Dirtbag · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Undergrowth Stadium · Overgrown Tomb · Llanowar Wastes · Twilight Mire · Vernal Fen · Bojuka Bog · Verdant Catacombs · Tainted Wood · Rogue's Passage · Wastewood Verge · Underground Mortuary · Deathcap Glade · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Necroblossom Snarl · Golgari Rot Farm · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Exotic Orchard · Fabled Passage · Temple of Malady · Viridescent Bog · Blooming Marsh · Boseiju, Who Endures · Evolving Wilds · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Bebop & Rocksteady
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bebop & Rocksteady, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Jenova, Ancient Calamity | 51% | +48% |
| Bugenhagen, Wise Elder | 45% | +44% |
| Brawn | 48% | +44% |
| Bebop, Warthog Warrior | 44% | +43% |
| Rocksteady, Crash Courser | 43% | +43% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 49% | +42% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 42% | +37% |
| Rishkar's Expertise | 39% | +33% |
| Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder | 31% | +31% |
| Return of the Wildspeaker | 42% | +30% |
| Bebop, Skull & Crossbones | 31% | +30% |
| Reanimate | 50% | +30% |
| Fanatic of Rhonas | 35% | +30% |
| Dark Ritual | 46% | +28% |
| Big Game Hunter | 28% | +27% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 31% | +27% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 30% | +27% |
| Yargle and Multani | 29% | +25% |
| Shadowgrange Archfiend | 25% | +25% |
| Victimize | 44% | +25% |
| The Great Henge | 31% | +25% |
| Bloodghast | 29% | +25% |
| Animate Dead | 31% | +23% |
| Unearth | 28% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Bebop & Rocksteady 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.
- Jenova, Ancient Calamity
- Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
- Brawn
- Bebop, Warthog Warrior
- Rocksteady, Crash Courser
- Garruk's Uprising
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rishkar's Expertise
- Reanimate
- The Skullspore Nexus
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Animate Dead
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- The Great Henge
- Monument to Endurance
- Super Shredder
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Bone Miser
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bebop & Rocksteady
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bebop & Rocksteady's color identity?
Bebop & Rocksteady is Golgari (black and green): 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 Bebop & Rocksteady come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bebop & Rocksteady 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 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
How many lands should a Bebop & Rocksteady deck run?
Real Bebop & Rocksteady 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 Bebop & Rocksteady?
The three highest-synergy cards are Jenova, Ancient Calamity, Bugenhagen, Wise Elder, Brawn. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bebop & Rocksteady decks.
What combos does Bebop & Rocksteady have?
Bebop & Rocksteady has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Bebop & Rocksteady deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jenova, Ancient Calamity, Bugenhagen, Wise Elder, Brawn 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.