EDH Optimizer
Big Bertha
Legendary Creature — Mutant Hero · XG
Color identity: Green
Big Bertha is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance
Big Bertha enters with X +1/+1 counters on her.
{1}{G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Big Bertha.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Big Bertha: 34
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Build your Big Bertha deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Big Bertha 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Big Bertha 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: C (56/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed56
- Interaction44
- Resilience82
- Closing32
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (4 nonbasic, 30 Forest)
Sol Ring · Cultivate · Llanowar Elves · Hardened Scales · Kodama's Reach · Elvish Mystic · Branching Evolution · Nature's Lore · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Ram Through · The Ozolith · Beast Within · Duskshell Crawler · Rampant Growth · Snakeskin Veil · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Gaea's Gift · Inspiring Call · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Swiftfoot Boots · Three Visits · Birds of Paradise · Forgotten Ancient · Goldvein Hydra · Doubling Season · Emerald Medallion · Invigorating Surge · Ornery Tumblewagg · The Great Henge · Unnatural Growth · Arcane Signet · Ferrafor, Young Yew · Fog · Heroic Intervention · Pridemalkin · Wild Growth · Fyndhorn Elves · Innkeeper's Talent · Krosan Grip · Skyshroud Claim · Strength of Will · The Earth Crystal · Utopia Sprawl · Kodama of the West Tree · Lightning Greaves · Level Up · Solidarity of Heroes · Unnatural Restoration · Arbor Elf · Explore · Fangs of Kalonia · Garruk's Uprising · Overprotect · Terrasymbiosis · Traverse the Outlands · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Fractal Harness · Mossborn Hydra · Oran-Rief Ooze · Power Fist · Quilled Greatwurm · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Silkguard · Training Regimen · Rogue's Passage · Mosswort Bridge · Myriad Landscape · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
🃏 Recommended cards for Big Bertha
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Big Bertha, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Hardened Scales | 61% | +47% |
| Branching Evolution | 54% | +43% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 50% | +43% |
| Duskshell Crawler | 46% | +43% |
| Ozolith, the Shattered Spire | 48% | +41% |
| The Ozolith | 48% | +41% |
| Goldvein Hydra | 39% | +34% |
| Ornery Tumblewagg | 35% | +34% |
| Bristly Bill, Spine Sower | 41% | +32% |
| Invigorating Surge | 35% | +32% |
| Pridemalkin | 33% | +32% |
| Ferrafor, Young Yew | 33% | +32% |
| Gaea's Gift | 41% | +31% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 39% | +28% |
| Inspiring Call | 41% | +28% |
| Strength of Will | 30% | +27% |
| Ram Through | 48% | +26% |
| Solidarity of Heroes | 26% | +25% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 46% | +24% |
| Innkeeper's Talent | 30% | +24% |
| Doubling Season | 37% | +23% |
| Level Up | 26% | +22% |
| Kodama of the West Tree | 28% | +22% |
| Kodama's Reach | 59% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Big Bertha 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.
- Hardened Scales
- Duskshell Crawler
- Ornery Tumblewagg
- Invigorating Surge
- Pridemalkin
- Ferrafor, Young Yew
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Branching Evolution
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
- Goldvein Hydra
- Innkeeper's Talent
- Birds of Paradise
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Doubling Season
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Power Fist
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Big Bertha
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Who Shakes the World → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped Forest tokens
- Jumbo Cactuar + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Near-infinite colored mana
- Vigor + Hardened Scales + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- Temur Sabertooth + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Lightning Greaves → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count, Infinite blinking
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Frequently asked questions
What is Big Bertha's color identity?
Big Bertha 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 Big Bertha come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Big Bertha deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.1 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 12 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Big Bertha deck run?
Real Big Bertha decks run 34 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 Big Bertha?
The three highest-synergy cards are Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, Kami of Whispered Hopes. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Big Bertha decks.
What combos does Big Bertha have?
Big Bertha has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. 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 Big Bertha deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hardened Scales, Duskshell Crawler, Ornery Tumblewagg 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.