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Bladewing the Risen
Legendary Creature — Zombie Dragon · 3BBRR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Bladewing the Risen is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When Bladewing enters, you may return target Dragon permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{B}{R}: Dragon creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.89
Average lands in decks for Bladewing the Risen: 35
ReanimatorDragonsComboFlyingGraveyardAggroTreasureStorm
Build your Bladewing the Risen deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bladewing the Risen 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bladewing the Risen 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+ (58/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed62
- Interaction30
- Resilience66
- Closing44
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Faithless Looting · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Animate Dead · Dragon Tempest · Buried Alive · Rakdos Signet · Reanimate · Crux of Fate · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Scourge of Valkas · Hellkite Courser · Talisman of Indulgence · Terror of the Peaks · Dragon's Hoard · Rivaz of the Claw · Utvara Hellkite · Thrill of Possibility · Entomb · Dark Ritual · Dragon Mage · Anger · Chaos Warp · Dragonlord's Servant · Terminate · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Goldspan Dragon · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Cathartic Reunion · Blasphemous Act · Hoarding Broodlord · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Victimize · Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury · Smaug, Wicked Worm · Big Score · Fellwar Stone · Molten Echoes · Balefire Dragon · Bladewing's Thrall · Mind Stone · Necromancy · Hellkite Tyrant · Ryusei, the Falling Star · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Living Death · Ancient Brass Dragon · Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant · Cursed Mirror · Immersturm Predator · Patriarch's Bidding · Demonic Tutor · Persist · Sneak Attack · Wrathful Red Dragon · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Bedevil · Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste · Feed the Swarm · Sarkhan, Fireblood · Sarkhan's Triumph · Boneyard Scourge · Rakdos Charm · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Blood Crypt · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Bloodstained Mire · Luxury Suite · Path of Ancestry · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Raucous Theater · Rakdos Carnarium · Tainted Peak · Bojuka Bog · Shadowblood Ridge · Graven Cairns · Foreboding Ruins · Haunted Ridge · Blazemire Verge · Temple of Malice · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Exotic Orchard · Badlands · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for Bladewing the Risen
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bladewing the Risen, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 60% | +58% |
| Dragon Tempest | 57% | +55% |
| Hellkite Courser | 53% | +52% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 54% | +52% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 54% | +52% |
| Crux of Fate | 54% | +52% |
| Buried Alive | 56% | +51% |
| Animate Dead | 57% | +48% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 49% | +47% |
| Rivaz of the Claw | 47% | +46% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 50% | +45% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 46% | +45% |
| Dragon Mage | 41% | +40% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 39% | +38% |
| Entomb | 44% | +37% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 38% | +36% |
| Faithless Looting | 62% | +35% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 37% | +34% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 36% | +34% |
| Kokusho, the Evening Star | 35% | +34% |
| Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury | 34% | +33% |
| Reanimate | 55% | +31% |
| Hoarding Broodlord | 35% | +31% |
| Molten Echoes | 33% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Bladewing the Risen 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.
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Dragon Tempest
- Scourge of Valkas
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
- Crux of Fate
- Buried Alive
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hellkite Courser
- Animate Dead
- Utvara Hellkite
- Ganax, Astral Hunter
- Reanimate
- Hoarding Broodlord
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terror of the Peaks
- Entomb
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Molten Echoes
- Balefire Dragon
- Necromancy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bladewing the Risen
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Saw in Half → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Heat Shimmer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bladewing the Risen's color identity?
Bladewing the Risen is Rakdos (black 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 Bladewing the Risen come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bladewing the Risen deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 84 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Bladewing the Risen deck run?
Real Bladewing the Risen 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 Bladewing the Risen?
The three highest-synergy cards are Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Dragon Tempest, Hellkite Courser. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bladewing the Risen decks.
What combos does Bladewing the Risen have?
Bladewing the Risen has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Bladewing the Risen deck cost?
You can start cheap: Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Dragon Tempest, Scourge of Valkas 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.