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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: €0.23
Average lands in decks for Brawn, Amadeus Cho: 35
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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 per EDHREC (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 (66/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed45
- Interaction87
- Resilience79
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 5 Island, 10 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Eureka Moment · Fyndhorn Elves · Growth Spiral · Llanowar Elves · Beast Within · Counterspell · Cultivate · Heroic Intervention · Coiling Oracle · Rapid Hybridization · Thought Vessel · Three Visits · Advancing the Spirit · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Cathedral Acolyte · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Elvish Mystic · Eternal Witness · Goliath, Mass Manipulator · Guardian Project · Kindred Discovery · Kodama's Reach · Mystic Remora · Nature's Lore · Planar Genesis · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · She-Hulk, Jade Defender · The Great Henge · The Legend of Kyoshi // Avatar Kyoshi · Birds of Paradise · Bold Biochemist · Decisive Denial · Embrace the Paradox · Farseek · Ghostly Flicker · Inspiring Call · Lessons from Life · Lilysplash Mentor · Mystical Tutor · Pym Particles · Rampant Growth · Return of the Wildspeaker · Ride the Shoopuf · Rishkar's Expertise · Season of Gathering · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Simic Signet · Super State · Swiftfoot Boots · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Terrasymbiosis · Veil of Summer · Viv Vision, Teen Synthezoid · Wizard Class · Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Aetherize · Arbor Elf · Arcane Denial · Archdruid's Charm · Bane of Progress · Beast, Erudite Aerialist · Command Tower · Dreamroot Cascade · Reliquary Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Breeding Pool · Rejuvenating Springs · Simic Growth Chamber · Boseiju, Who Endures · Misty Rainforest · Waterlogged Grove · Yavimaya Coast · Exotic Orchard · Flooded Grove · Sodden Verdure · Temple of the False God · Alchemist's Refuge · Arch of Orazca · Rogue's Passage · 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% | +33% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 44% | +30% |
| Advancing the Spirit | 28% | +28% |
| Goliath, Mass Manipulator | 28% | +28% |
| She-Hulk, Jade Defender | 28% | +28% |
| Cathedral Acolyte | 28% | +27% |
| The Legend of Kyoshi | 28% | +27% |
| Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist | 28% | +27% |
| Sea Gate Restoration | 28% | +23% |
| Bold Biochemist | 22% | +22% |
| Viv Vision, Teen Synthezoid | 22% | +22% |
| Super State | 22% | +22% |
| Arch of Orazca | 22% | +22% |
| Coiling Oracle | 33% | +22% |
| Guardian Project | 28% | +21% |
| Ride the Shoopuf | 22% | +21% |
| Season of Gathering | 22% | +20% |
| Thriving Isle | 22% | +20% |
| Pym Particles | 22% | +19% |
| Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy | 22% | +19% |
| Kindred Discovery | 28% | +18% |
| The Great Henge | 28% | +18% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 22% | +18% |
| Lilysplash Mentor | 22% | +18% |
💰 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
- Fyndhorn Elves
- Advancing the Spirit
- Goliath, Mass Manipulator
- She-Hulk, Jade Defender
- Cathedral Acolyte
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Season of Gathering
- Kindred Discovery
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Veil of Summer
- Nexus of Fate
- Mystical Tutor
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Super State
- Guardian Project
- The Great Henge
- Boseiju, Who Endures
- Terrasymbiosis
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Brawn, Amadeus Cho
- 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
- Kami of Whispered Hopes + Freed from the Real → Infinite colored mana
- Peregrine Drake + Lilysplash Mentor → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite blinking
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.3 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 12 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck run?
Real Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho?
The three highest-synergy cards are Eureka Moment, Fyndhorn Elves, Advancing the Spirit. 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 Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen. 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, Fyndhorn Elves, 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.