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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

Card: Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Berserker Hero · U

Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur

Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
{X}{X}, {T}: Draw X cards. Activate only as a sorcery.
{2}{R}{R}{G}{G}: Transform Bruce Banner. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Reach, trample
Enrage — Whenever The Incredible Hulk is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on him. If he's attacking, untap him and there is an additional combat phase after this phase.

Reference price of the card: €3.33

Average lands in decks for Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk: 35

Extra Combats+1/+1 CountersAggroComboVoltronRampLegendsFight

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🎲 How the average Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 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.

1.9average turn the commander comes down
99 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
19 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
36 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
6median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: A (86/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Island, 2 Mountain, 6 Forest)

Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Caltrops · Heroic Intervention · Moonmist · World War Hulk · Birds of Paradise · Farseek · Red Hulk · Cultivate · Strength of Will · Swiftfoot Boots · Nature's Lore · Pyrohemia · Counterspell · Rhythm of the Wild · Blasphemous Act · HULK SMASH! · Three Visits · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Hulk, Strongest There Is · Xenagos, God of Revels · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Llanowar Elves · Epic Fight · Professor Hulk · Beast Within · Mithril Coat · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Deflecting Swat · Delighted Halfling · Rampant Growth · Unnatural Growth · Hardened Scales · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Neyith of the Dire Hunt · Swan Song · Tyvar's Stand · Bear Umbra · Goblin Anarchomancer · Kodama's Reach · The Last Agni Kai · Bloom Tender · Fierce Guardianship · Fanatic of Rhonas · Hulk, Brutal Brawler · Hulk, Gamma Goliath · Trophy Mage · Darksteel Plate · Elvish Mystic · Lightning Greaves · Abomination, Irradiated Brute · Anara, Wolvid Familiar · Hulk's Thunderclap · Rhystic Study · Arcane Denial · Chaos Warp · Fellwar Stone · Anzrag, the Quake-Mole · Brash Taunter · Hexing Squelcher · Legolas's Quick Reflexes · Roar of Challenge · She-Hulk, Jade Defender · Command Tower · Stomping Ground · Breeding Pool · Steam Vents · Exotic Orchard · Rootbound Crag · Hinterland Harbor · Rejuvenating Springs · Cinder Glade · Ketria Triome · Spire Garden · Sulfur Falls · Wooded Foothills · Frontier Bivouac · Misty Rainforest · Scalding Tarn · Dreamroot Cascade · Reliquary Tower · Training Center · Rockfall Vale · Rogue's Passage · Yavimaya Coast · Boseiju, Who Endures · Desert · Karplusan Forest

🃏 Recommended cards for Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Caltrops 65% +64%
Moonmist 57% +55%
World War Hulk 57% +54%
Strength of Will 53% +51%
Red Hulk 54% +50%
Pyrohemia 49% +48%
HULK SMASH! 44% +41%
Hulk, Strongest There Is 43% +40%
Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist 43% +39%
Xenagos, God of Revels 43% +39%
Professor Hulk 40% +37%
Epic Fight 40% +37%
Mithril Coat 39% +36%
Unnatural Growth 35% +33%
Neyith of the Dire Hunt 34% +32%
Heroic Intervention 60% +32%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar 34% +32%
Tamiyo's Safekeeping 37% +30%
The Last Agni Kai 31% +28%
Swiftfoot Boots 53% +28%
Bear Umbra 31% +27%
Trophy Mage 29% +27%
Hulk, Gamma Goliath 29% +27%
Darksteel Plate 28% +27%

💰 The best cards for your Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 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.

  • Moonmist€1.44 · 57% inclusion
  • World War Hulk€1.06 · 57% inclusion
  • Strength of Will€0.65 · 53% inclusion
  • Red Hulk€0.10 · 54% inclusion
  • HULK SMASH!€0.11 · 44% inclusion
  • Hulk, Strongest There Is€1.45 · 43% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Caltrops€4.64 · 65% inclusion
  • Pyrohemia€5.03 · 49% inclusion
  • Xenagos, God of Revels€7.58 · 43% inclusion
  • Neyith of the Dire Hunt€8.47 · 34% inclusion
  • Heroic Intervention€9.16 · 60% inclusion
  • Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar€5.57 · 34% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Mithril Coat€18.01 · 39% inclusion
  • Legolas's Quick Reflexes€38.64 · 24% inclusion
  • Delighted Halfling€20.55 · 36% inclusion
  • Bloom Tender€13.13 · 30% inclusion
  • Fanatic of Rhonas€12.28 · 29% inclusion
  • Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor€14.97 · 19% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk's color identity?

Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk is Temur (green, red 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 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.9 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 19 % of the time and floods 36 %. Deck health: A (86/100).

How many lands should a Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk deck run?

Real Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 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 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk?

The three highest-synergy cards are Caltrops, Moonmist, World War Hulk. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk decks.

What combos does Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk have?

We have no known combos catalogued for Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk deck cost?

You can start cheap: Moonmist, World War Hulk, Strength of Will 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.

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