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Bello, Bard of the Brambles
Legendary Creature — Raccoon Bard · 1RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Bello, Bard of the Brambles is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
During your turn, each non-Equipment artifact and non-Aura enchantment you control with mana value 4 or greater is a 4/4 Elemental creature in addition to its other types and has indestructible, haste, and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
Reference price of the card: €4.04
Comes in the precon Animated Army
Average lands in decks for Bello, Bard of the Brambles: 36
EnchantressArtifactsUnnaturalAggroVehiclesRampExtra CombatsRaccoons
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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+ (64/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed67
- Interaction30
- Resilience73
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 7 Forest)
Sol Ring · Unnatural Growth · Berserkers' Onslaught · Blasphemous Act · Garruk's Uprising · Gratuitous Violence · Arcane Signet · Beast Within · Sunbird's Invocation · Chaos Warp · Thran Dynamo · Warstorm Surge · Farseek · Rampant Growth · Gilded Lotus · Wildsear, Scouring Maw · Trailtracker Scout · Thickest in the Thicket · Cultivate · Esika's Chariot · Thought Vessel · Asceticism · Kodama of the East Tree · Hedron Archive · Wandertale Mentor · Rolling Hamsphere · Nature's Will · Primeval Bounty · Talisman of Impulse · Decimate · Glorious Sunrise · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Abrade · Gruul Signet · Explore · Gruul War Chant · Guardian Project · Path of Discovery · Goblin Anarchomancer · Fanatic of Rhonas · Heroic Intervention · Eidolon of Blossoms · Greater Good · Sanctum Weaver · Fellwar Stone · Pyreswipe Hawk · Fiery Emancipation · Case of the Locked Hothouse · Garruk's Packleader · Starstorm · Bootleggers' Stash · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Lightning Greaves · Molten Echoes · Nature's Lore · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Mind Stone · Rain of Riches · Lotus Cobra · Outpost Siege · Birds of Paradise · Collective Inferno · Command Tower · Rootbound Crag · Cinder Glade · Karplusan Forest · Reliquary Tower · Game Trail · Mosswort Bridge · Exotic Orchard · Mossfire Valley · Copperline Gorge · Gruul Turf · Temple of Abandon · Sheltered Thicket · Path of Ancestry · Raging Ravine · Stomping Ground · Wooded Ridgeline · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Rockfall Vale · Tranquil Thicket · Forgotten Cave · Spire Garden · Wooded Foothills · Thornspire Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Bello, Bard of the Brambles
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bello, Bard of the Brambles, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Berserkers' Onslaught | 89% | +79% |
| Gratuitous Violence | 82% | +72% |
| Sunbird's Invocation | 76% | +68% |
| Thran Dynamo | 73% | +65% |
| Unnatural Growth | 90% | +65% |
| Gilded Lotus | 67% | +60% |
| Warstorm Surge | 73% | +60% |
| Wildsear, Scouring Maw | 65% | +59% |
| Esika's Chariot | 61% | +56% |
| Trailtracker Scout | 64% | +55% |
| Thickest in the Thicket | 62% | +54% |
| Hedron Archive | 55% | +50% |
| Reliquary Tower | 76% | +49% |
| Rolling Hamsphere | 53% | +49% |
| Asceticism | 56% | +48% |
| Kodama of the East Tree | 56% | +48% |
| Thought Vessel | 58% | +47% |
| Nature's Will | 52% | +46% |
| Wandertale Mentor | 54% | +46% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 85% | +46% |
| Glorious Sunrise | 50% | +45% |
| Primeval Bounty | 52% | +45% |
| Copperline Gorge | 62% | +44% |
| Blasphemous Act | 86% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Bello, Bard of the Brambles 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.
- Berserkers' Onslaught
- Gratuitous Violence
- Sunbird's Invocation
- Unnatural Growth
- Gilded Lotus
- Warstorm Surge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Thran Dynamo
- Asceticism
- Kodama of the East Tree
- Nature's Will
- Eidolon of Blossoms
- Sanctum Weaver
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Molten Echoes
- Alchemist's Talent
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Nautiloid Ship
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Akroma's Memorial
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bello, Bard of the Brambles
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice → Activated abilities of permanents your opponents control can't be activated, Activated abilities can't be activated, Lock, Mass Land Denial
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bello, Bard of the Brambles's color identity?
Bello, Bard of the Brambles is Gruul (green and red): 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 Bello, Bard of the Brambles come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bello, Bard of the Brambles deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 13 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Bello, Bard of the Brambles deck run?
Real Bello, Bard of the Brambles 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 Bello, Bard of the Brambles?
The three highest-synergy cards are Berserkers' Onslaught, Gratuitous Violence, Sunbird's Invocation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bello, Bard of the Brambles decks.
What combos does Bello, Bard of the Brambles have?
Bello, Bard of the Brambles has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. 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 Bello, Bard of the Brambles deck cost?
You can start cheap: Berserkers' Onslaught, Gratuitous Violence, Sunbird's Invocation 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.