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: €0.32
Average lands in decks for Bebop & Rocksteady: 36
ReanimatorAggroDiscardSacrificeAristocratsGraveyardVoltron+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 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed69
- 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 · Dark Ritual · Llanowar Elves · Bugenhagen, Wise Elder · Victimize · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rocksteady, Crash Courser · Bebop, Warthog Warrior · Birds of Paradise · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Elvish Mystic · Rishkar's Expertise · Eternal Witness · Fanatic of Rhonas · Beast Within · Elves of Deep Shadow · Swiftfoot Boots · Cultivate · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Animate Dead · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · The Great Henge · Bebop, Skull & Crossbones · Fyndhorn Elves · Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · The Skullspore Nexus · Dread Return · Bloodghast · Lightning Greaves · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Yargle and Multani · Culling Ritual · Toxic Deluge · Unearth · Big Game Hunter · Greater Good · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Rancor · Putrefy · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Shadowgrange Archfiend · The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride · Rampant Growth · Heroic Intervention · Rise of the Witch-king · Delighted Halfling · Hunter's Talent · Living Death · Tear Asunder · Hunter's Insight · Solemn Simulacrum · Armaggon, Future Shark · Disciple of Bolas · Monument to Endurance · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Wild Growth · 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 · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Golgari Rot Farm · Exotic Orchard · Fabled Passage · Temple of Malady · Blooming Marsh · Boseiju, Who Endures · Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway · 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 | 52% | +49% |
| Bugenhagen, Wise Elder | 46% | +45% |
| Brawn | 48% | +44% |
| Rocksteady, Crash Courser | 43% | +42% |
| Bebop, Warthog Warrior | 42% | +42% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 49% | +42% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 42% | +38% |
| Rishkar's Expertise | 40% | +33% |
| Reanimate | 52% | +32% |
| Return of the Wildspeaker | 43% | +31% |
| Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder | 31% | +31% |
| Fanatic of Rhonas | 35% | +30% |
| Bebop, Skull & Crossbones | 31% | +30% |
| Dark Ritual | 47% | +29% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 31% | +27% |
| Big Game Hunter | 27% | +27% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 31% | +27% |
| Victimize | 45% | +26% |
| The Great Henge | 32% | +26% |
| Yargle and Multani | 29% | +26% |
| Shadowgrange Archfiend | 25% | +25% |
| Bloodghast | 29% | +25% |
| Animate Dead | 32% | +25% |
| Disciple of Freyalise | 33% | +24% |
💰 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
- Rocksteady, Crash Courser
- Bebop, Warthog Warrior
- Garruk's Uprising
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reanimate
- The Skullspore Nexus
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Animate Dead
- Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
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
- Necromancy
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
- 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
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 14 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
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.