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Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Ben-Ben deals damage to target attacking creature equal to the number of untapped Mountains you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.36
Average lands in decks for Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit: 38
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Build your Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit 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 (68/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed60
- Interaction65
- Resilience83
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (5 nonbasic, 33 Mountain)
Brash Taunter · Stuffy Doll · Solemn Simulacrum · Koth, Fire of Resistance · Sol Ring · Blasphemous Act · Burnished Hart · Mogg Maniac · Wayfarer's Bauble · Chaos Warp · Basilisk Collar · Arcbond · Dictate of the Twin Gods · Seismic Strike · Spitting Earth · Walking Atlas · Gratuitous Violence · Endless Atlas · Star of Extinction · Blazing Sunsteel · Ruby Medallion · Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger · Ghirapur Orrery · Fiery Emancipation · Spiteful Sliver · Geode Rager · Pain for All · Swiftfoot Boots · Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer · Patriar's Seal · Repercussion · Return the Favor · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Faithless Looting · Thrill of Possibility · Arcane Signet · Furnace of Rath · Chain Reaction · Reverberate · Spire Barrage · Wrathful Red Dragon · Anger · Donna Noble · Screaming Nemesis · Vandalblast · Canoptek Wraith · Coalhauler Swine · Disrupt Decorum · Armillary Sphere · Big Score · Demand Answers · Lightning Greaves · Koth of the Hammer · Abrade · Angrath's Marauders · Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca · Fumiko the Lowblood · Skred · Starstorm · Vengeful Ancestor · City on Fire · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Terrain Generator · War Room · Witch's Clinic
🃏 Recommended cards for Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stuffy Doll | 76% | +72% |
| Brash Taunter | 85% | +72% |
| Mogg Maniac | 71% | +71% |
| Burnished Hart | 71% | +66% |
| Koth, Fire of Resistance | 73% | +64% |
| Arcbond | 59% | +58% |
| Seismic Strike | 58% | +57% |
| Walking Atlas | 57% | +56% |
| Spitting Earth | 57% | +55% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 68% | +55% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 74% | +54% |
| Star of Extinction | 54% | +52% |
| Basilisk Collar | 64% | +52% |
| Dictate of the Twin Gods | 58% | +51% |
| Blazing Sunsteel | 51% | +50% |
| Ill-Tempered Loner | 49% | +49% |
| Endless Atlas | 54% | +49% |
| Gratuitous Violence | 56% | +48% |
| Ghirapur Orrery | 48% | +47% |
| Spiteful Sliver | 45% | +45% |
| Terrain Generator | 48% | +45% |
| Geode Rager | 44% | +42% |
| Toralf, God of Fury | 43% | +41% |
| Pain for All | 43% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit 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.
- Brash Taunter
- Mogg Maniac
- Burnished Hart
- Koth, Fire of Resistance
- Arcbond
- Seismic Strike
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stuffy Doll
- Basilisk Collar
- Blazing Sunsteel
- Patriar's Seal
- Repercussion
- Furnace of Rath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Rockslide Ambush
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Bothersome Quasit
- Crucible of Worlds
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Toralf, God of Fury + Blasphemous Act → Near-infinite damage
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus + Heartless Hidetsugu → Each opponent with an even life total loses the game, Near-infinite damage to all players
- Goblin Sharpshooter + Basilisk Collar → Lock, Destroy all creatures opponents control, From now on, destroy any creatures opponents control at instant speed
- Stuffy Doll + Pariah's Shield → Draw the game
- Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite damage to creatures
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit's color identity?
Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 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 25 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit deck run?
Real Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit decks run 38 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 Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stuffy Doll, Brash Taunter, Mogg Maniac. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit decks.
What combos does Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit have?
Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Blasphemous Act + Repercussion. 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 Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit deck cost?
You can start cheap: Brash Taunter, Mogg Maniac, Burnished Hart 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.