EDH Optimizer
Bontu the Glorified
Legendary Creature — God · 2B
Color identity: Black
Bontu the Glorified is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace, indestructible
Bontu can't attack or block unless a creature died under your control this turn.
{1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1. Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €1.55
Average lands in decks for Bontu the Glorified: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Bontu the Glorified 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bontu the Glorified 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency39
- Speed63
- Interaction35
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (14 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Bontu's Monument · Reassembling Skeleton · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Bastion of Remembrance · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Ophiomancer · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Village Rites · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Morbid Opportunist · Dark Ritual · Dreadhorde Invasion · Victimize · Tragic Slip · Deadly Dispute · Pawn of Ulamog · Crypt Ghast · Pitiless Plunderer · Black Market · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Syr Konrad, the Grim · God-Eternal Bontu · Grave Pact · Skullclamp · Solemn Simulacrum · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Bloodsoaked Champion · Defile · Viscera Seer · Ashnod's Altar · Charcoal Diamond · Bontu's Last Reckoning · Butcher of Malakir · Corrupted Conviction · Bloodghast · Damnation · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Open the Graves · Sign in Blood · Vindictive Vampire · Grim Haruspex · Phyrexian Arena · Bitterblossom · Falkenrath Noble · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Persistent Specimen · Abhorrent Overlord · Army of the Damned · Doomed Dissenter · Gutterbones · Plaguecrafter · Infernal Grasp · Mirkwood Bats · Withering Torment · Crowded Crypt · Mind Stone · Reanimate · Vampiric Rites · Accursed Marauder · Fleshbag Marauder · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Phyrexian Tower · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Desert of the Glorified · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Locthwain · Mortuary Mire · Rogue's Passage · High Market
🃏 Recommended cards for Bontu the Glorified
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bontu the Glorified, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Reassembling Skeleton | 69% | +51% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 67% | +44% |
| Bontu's Monument | 69% | +41% |
| Dreadhorde Invasion | 49% | +41% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 57% | +40% |
| God-Eternal Bontu | 41% | +39% |
| Ophiomancer | 55% | +37% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 44% | +34% |
| Bontu's Last Reckoning | 35% | +34% |
| Bloodsoaked Champion | 37% | +33% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 42% | +32% |
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 38% | +31% |
| Vindictive Vampire | 32% | +30% |
| Blood Artist | 61% | +29% |
| Open the Graves | 32% | +29% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 34% | +28% |
| Persistent Specimen | 29% | +26% |
| Gutterbones | 28% | +26% |
| Village Rites | 52% | +26% |
| Tragic Slip | 45% | +26% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 50% | +26% |
| Ayara, First of Locthwain | 51% | +26% |
| Falkenrath Noble | 30% | +26% |
| Doomed Dissenter | 28% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Bontu the Glorified 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.
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Dreadhorde Invasion
- Bastion of Remembrance
- God-Eternal Bontu
- Ophiomancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bontu's Monument
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Blood Artist
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Black Market
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Bitterblossom
- Ashnod's Altar
- Dictate of Erebos
- Attrition
- Damnation
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bontu the Glorified
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bontu the Glorified's color identity?
Bontu the Glorified is black: 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 Bontu the Glorified come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bontu the Glorified deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 18 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Bontu the Glorified deck run?
Real Bontu the Glorified 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 Bontu the Glorified?
The three highest-synergy cards are Reassembling Skeleton, Zulaport Cutthroat, Bontu's Monument. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bontu the Glorified decks.
What combos does Bontu the Glorified have?
Bontu the Glorified has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Bontu the Glorified deck cost?
You can start cheap: Reassembling Skeleton, Zulaport Cutthroat, Dreadhorde Invasion 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.