EDH Optimizer
Berta, Wise Extrapolator
Legendary Creature — Frog Druid · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Berta, Wise Extrapolator is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Berta, add one mana of any color.
{X}, {T}: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token and put X +1/+1 counters on it.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Berta, Wise Extrapolator: 36
+1/+1 CountersTokensComboProliferateX SpellsRampSpellslingerBig Mana
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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: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed74
- Interaction46
- Resilience87
- Closing74
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 6 Island, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Pensive Professor · Hardened Scales · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Evolution Sage · Forgotten Ancient · Simic Ascendancy · Fathom Mage · Inexorable Tide · Emil, Vastlands Roamer · Inspiring Call · Topiary Lecturer · Growth Curve · Gyre Sage · Counterspell · Fractal Tender · Branching Evolution · Terrasymbiosis · Zimone, Paradox Sculptor · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Intruder Alarm · Nature's Lore · Quandrix Charm · Beast Within · Cultivate · Growth Spiral · Incubation Druid · Flux Channeler · Ambitious Augmenter · Llanowar Elves · Mind into Matter · Ripples of Potential · Three Visits · Applied Geometry · Germination Practicum · Herald of Secret Streams · Rampant Growth · Birds of Paradise · Expansion Algorithm · Ivy Lane Denizen · Primo, the Unbounded · Snakeskin Veil · Farseek · Pollywog Prodigy · Additive Evolution · Doubling Season · Tanazir Quandrix · Wave Goodbye · Innkeeper's Talent · Rapid Hybridization · Heroic Intervention · Lyla, Holographic Assistant · The Earth Crystal · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · The Ozolith · Vorel of the Hull Clade · Adrix and Nev, Twincasters · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Cuboid Colony · Wild Hypothesis · Body of Research · Pongify · Command Tower · Dreamroot Cascade · Hinterland Harbor · Yavimaya Coast · Breeding Pool · Reliquary Tower · Vineglimmer Snarl · Flooded Grove · Sodden Verdure · Rejuvenating Springs · Exotic Orchard · Karn's Bastion · Temple of Mystery · Rogue's Passage · Simic Growth Chamber · Misty Rainforest · Willowrush Verge · Overflowing Basin · Turbulent Wilderness · Paradox Gardens · Terramorphic Expanse · Fabled Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Berta, Wise Extrapolator
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Berta, Wise Extrapolator, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Pensive Professor | 63% | +58% |
| Inexorable Tide | 47% | +44% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 54% | +44% |
| Topiary Lecturer | 46% | +43% |
| Emil, Vastlands Roamer | 46% | +43% |
| Fractal Tender | 43% | +41% |
| Evolution Sage | 50% | +41% |
| Fathom Mage | 47% | +40% |
| Growth Curve | 45% | +39% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 49% | +38% |
| Gyre Sage | 44% | +38% |
| Hardened Scales | 56% | +37% |
| Simic Ascendancy | 49% | +36% |
| Zimone, Paradox Sculptor | 41% | +36% |
| Intruder Alarm | 39% | +35% |
| Ambitious Augmenter | 36% | +34% |
| Flux Channeler | 37% | +34% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 41% | +33% |
| Inspiring Call | 46% | +32% |
| Applied Geometry | 35% | +31% |
| Quandrix Charm | 39% | +31% |
| Ozolith, the Shattered Spire | 40% | +31% |
| Ivy Lane Denizen | 32% | +30% |
| Incubation Druid | 38% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Berta, Wise Extrapolator 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.
- Pensive Professor
- Inexorable Tide
- Topiary Lecturer
- Emil, Vastlands Roamer
- Fractal Tender
- Fathom Mage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Evolution Sage
- Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
- Intruder Alarm
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
- Germination Practicum
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terrasymbiosis
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Ouroboroid
- The Ozolith
- Doubling Season
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Berta, Wise Extrapolator
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Inexorable Tide + Evolution Witness → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite proliferate, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Frequently asked questions
What is Berta, Wise Extrapolator's color identity?
Berta, Wise Extrapolator is Simic (green and blue): 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 Berta, Wise Extrapolator come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Berta, Wise Extrapolator deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Berta, Wise Extrapolator deck run?
Real Berta, Wise Extrapolator 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 Berta, Wise Extrapolator?
The three highest-synergy cards are Pensive Professor, Inexorable Tide, Kami of Whispered Hopes. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Berta, Wise Extrapolator decks.
What combos does Berta, Wise Extrapolator have?
Berta, Wise Extrapolator has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Berta, Wise Extrapolator deck cost?
You can start cheap: Pensive Professor, Inexorable Tide, Topiary Lecturer 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.