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Brawn, Amadeus Cho
Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Hero · 1GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Brawn, Amadeus Cho is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Brawn enters, draw a card.
Power-up — {4}{G/U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Brawn for each card in your hand. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Brawn, Amadeus Cho: 37
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Build your Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Brawn, Amadeus Cho 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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 (49/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed42
- Interaction84
- Resilience87
- Closing3
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (21 nonbasic, 7 Island, 9 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Growth Spiral · Llanowar Elves · Beast Within · Eureka Moment · Cultivate · Fyndhorn Elves · Counterspell · Heroic Intervention · Rapid Hybridization · Thought Vessel · Coiling Oracle · Elvish Mystic · Kodama's Reach · Three Visits · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Birds of Paradise · Goliath, Mass Manipulator · Inspiring Call · Mystic Remora · Nature's Lore · Advancing the Spirit · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Arcane Denial · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Eternal Witness · Farseek · Guardian Project · Hulk, Strongest There Is · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Lessons from Life · Planar Genesis · Rampant Growth · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · She-Hulk, Jade Defender · Swiftfoot Boots · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Aetherize · Cathedral Acolyte · Decisive Denial · Ghostly Flicker · Kindred Discovery · Laboratory Maniac · Lightning Greaves · Lilysplash Mentor · Mystical Tutor · Negate · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Pongify · Pull from Tomorrow · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Simic Signet · Swan Song · Terrasymbiosis · The Great Henge · The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi · Veil of Summer · Bold Biochemist · Brainstorm · Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Dreamroot Cascade · Hinterland Harbor · Breeding Pool · Rejuvenating Springs · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Misty Rainforest · Simic Growth Chamber · Waterlogged Grove · Yavimaya Coast · Flooded Grove · Sodden Verdure · Alchemist's Refuge · Botanical Sanctum · Fabled Passage · Rogue's Passage · Temple of the False God · Thriving Isle · Turbulent Wilderness
🃏 Recommended cards for Brawn, Amadeus Cho
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Brawn, Amadeus Cho, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Eureka Moment | 44% | +32% |
| Goliath, Mass Manipulator | 28% | +28% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 40% | +26% |
| Advancing the Spirit | 24% | +24% |
| Hulk, Strongest There Is | 24% | +24% |
| She-Hulk, Jade Defender | 24% | +24% |
| Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist | 24% | +23% |
| Coiling Oracle | 32% | +20% |
| Cathedral Acolyte | 20% | +20% |
| Llanowar Elves | 48% | +19% |
| Lessons from Life | 24% | +19% |
| The Legend of Kyoshi | 20% | +19% |
| Thriving Isle | 20% | +18% |
| Guardian Project | 24% | +18% |
| Thought Vessel | 36% | +16% |
| Bold Biochemist | 16% | +16% |
| Viv Vision, Teen Synthezoid | 16% | +16% |
| Super State | 16% | +16% |
| Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman | 16% | +16% |
| Arch of Orazca | 16% | +16% |
| Lilysplash Mentor | 20% | +16% |
| Sea Gate Restoration | 20% | +15% |
| Ride the Shoopuf | 16% | +15% |
| Oko, Lorwyn Liege | 16% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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.
- Eureka Moment
- Goliath, Mass Manipulator
- Advancing the Spirit
- Hulk, Strongest There Is
- She-Hulk, Jade Defender
- Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fyndhorn Elves
- Veil of Summer
- Rishkar's Expertise
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Season of Gathering
- Mystic Remora
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Guardian Project
- Super State
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Great Henge
- Boseiju, Who Endures
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Brawn, Amadeus Cho
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Eternal Witness → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Doppelgang + Eternal Witness → Infinite copies of all permanents, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Return all cards from your graveyard to your hand, Infinite casts of instants and sorceries in your hand and graveyard
- Staff of Domination + Metalworker → Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Brawn, Amadeus Cho's color identity?
Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 9 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck run?
Real Brawn, Amadeus Cho decks run 37 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho?
The three highest-synergy cards are Eureka Moment, Goliath, Mass Manipulator, Fyndhorn Elves. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Brawn, Amadeus Cho decks.
What combos does Brawn, Amadeus Cho have?
Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck cost?
You can start cheap: Eureka Moment, Goliath, Mass Manipulator, Advancing the Spirit 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.