EDH Optimizer
Beorn the Fierce
Legendary Creature — Bear Shapeshifter Warrior · 3GG
Color identity: Green
Beorn the Fierce is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Other Bears you control get +2/+2.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a trample counter on up to one target creature you control. It becomes a Bear in addition to its other types. Then if you control three or more Bears, draw two cards.
Reference price of the card: €5.45
Average lands in decks for Beorn the Fierce: 35
Bears+1/+1 CountersRampAggroTokensStompyLands MatterMidrange
Build your Beorn the Fierce deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Beorn the Fierce 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Beorn the Fierce 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 (71/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed72
- Interaction26
- Resilience67
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Forest)
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Ayula, Queen Among Bears · Dancing from Dark to Dawn · Sol Ring · Gigantic Big Bear · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Little Bear · Werebear · Wilson, Refined Grizzly · The Earth King · Beast Within · Owlbear Cub · Garruk's Uprising · Evercoat Ursine · Surrak and Goreclaw · Cultivate · Radagast of Rhosgobel · Heroic Intervention · Emerald Medallion · Unnatural Growth · Beorn's Hospitality · Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life · Rampaging Yao Guai · Lumra, Bellow of the Woods · Mother Bear · Nature's Lore · Return of the Wildspeaker · Llanowar Elves · Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend · Realmwalker · Beast Whisperer · Ordinary Bear · Chomping Changeling · Rampant Growth · Ashcoat Bear · Necklace of Girion · Bear Umbra · Three Visits · Elvish Mystic · Kodama's Reach · Grizzly Bears · Overwhelming Stampede · Arcane Signet · Ohran Frostfang · Owlbear · The Great Henge · Tribute to the World Tree · Shamanic Revelation · Bear Cub · Fog · Ram Through · Ayula's Influence · Runeclaw Bear · Archdruid's Charm · Beastmaster Ascension · Metallic Mimic · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Rishkar's Expertise · Roaming Throne · Bearscape · Rhonas's Monument · Copper Host Crusher · Fanatic of Rhonas · Entish Restoration · Mosswort Bridge · Castle Garenbrig · Reliquary Tower · Three Tree City · Rogue's Passage · Argoth, Sanctum of Nature · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Path of Ancestry · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Boseiju, Who Endures · Evendo, Waking Haven
🃏 Recommended cards for Beorn the Fierce
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Beorn the Fierce, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ayula, Queen Among Bears | 86% | +84% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 90% | +74% |
| Wilson, Refined Grizzly | 76% | +73% |
| Werebear | 76% | +72% |
| Dancing from Dark to Dawn | 84% | +69% |
| Studious First-Year | 79% | +69% |
| Gigantic Big Bear | 80% | +69% |
| Owlbear Cub | 71% | +67% |
| Little Bear | 76% | +66% |
| Evercoat Ursine | 69% | +66% |
| The Earth King | 75% | +66% |
| Surrak and Goreclaw | 69% | +57% |
| Rampaging Yao Guai | 58% | +54% |
| Vastlands Scavenger | 59% | +54% |
| Radagast of Rhosgobel | 65% | +52% |
| Mother Bear | 54% | +51% |
| Beorn's Hospitality | 59% | +50% |
| Lumra, Bellow of the Woods | 54% | +46% |
| Beorn, Reluctant Host | 52% | +45% |
| Realmwalker | 52% | +45% |
| Ordinary Bear | 49% | +43% |
| Ashcoat Bear | 46% | +43% |
| Chomping Changeling | 47% | +40% |
| Grizzly Bears | 41% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Beorn the Fierce 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.
- Ayula, Queen Among Bears
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Wilson, Refined Grizzly
- Werebear
- Gigantic Big Bear
- Owlbear Cub
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dancing from Dark to Dawn
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Rampaging Yao Guai
- Radagast of Rhosgobel
- Bear Umbra
- Bearscape
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
- Necklace of Girion
- Three Tree City
- Roaming Throne
- Chronicle of Victory
- The Great Henge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Beorn the Fierce
- 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
- Shifting Woodland + Aftermath Analyst + Lotus Cobra + Sylvan Safekeeper → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
🎬 Videos and guides about Beorn the Fierce
The written version of our videos (in Spanish): deck checks, mulligans, duels and precon upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Beorn the Fierce's color identity?
Beorn the Fierce is green: 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 Beorn the Fierce come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Beorn the Fierce deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 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 20 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Beorn the Fierce deck run?
Real Beorn the Fierce decks run 35 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 Beorn the Fierce?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ayula, Queen Among Bears, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Wilson, Refined Grizzly. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Beorn the Fierce decks.
What combos does Beorn the Fierce have?
Beorn the Fierce 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 Beorn the Fierce deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ayula, Queen Among Bears, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Wilson, Refined Grizzly 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.