EDH Optimizer
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Bruvac the Grandiloquent is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill twice that many cards instead. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Reference price of the card: €32.55
Average lands in decks for Bruvac the Grandiloquent: 35
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Build your Bruvac the Grandiloquent deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bruvac the Grandiloquent 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bruvac the Grandiloquent 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: A (82/100)
- Consistency29
- Speed74
- Interaction100
- Resilience91
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Sol Ring · Maddening Cacophony · Counterspell · Fractured Sanity · Traumatize · Sapphire Medallion · Ruin Crab · The Water Crystal · Propaganda · Psychic Corrosion · Cut Your Losses · Memory Erosion · Arcane Signet · Sphinx's Tutelage · Fraying Sanity · The Mindskinner · Mindcrank · Persistent Petitioners · Archive Trap · Fleet Swallower · Hedron Crab · Rhystic Study · Terisian Mindbreaker · Didn't Say Please · Mesmeric Orb · Visions of Beyond · Court of Cunning · Tasha's Hideous Laughter · Brainstorm · Cyclonic Rift · Drowned Secrets · Mystical Tutor · Thought Collapse · High Tide · Thought Scour · Negate · Teferi's Tutelage · Thought Vessel · Mana Drain · Windfall · Kitsune's Technique · Pongify · Altar of the Brood · Zellix, Sanity Flayer · Drown in Dreams · Riverchurn Monument · Arcane Denial · Grindstone · Lightning Greaves · Spark Double · Fierce Guardianship · Jace, the Perfected Mind · Ponder · Jace, Memory Adept · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Aetherize · Mystic Remora · Riddlekeeper · Dreamborn Muse · Thrumming Stone · Solve the Equation · Swan Song · Manic Scribe · Rapid Hybridization · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture · Otawara, Soaring City · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Scavenger Grounds · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Bruvac the Grandiloquent
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bruvac the Grandiloquent, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Maddening Cacophony | 84% | +77% |
| Traumatize | 75% | +70% |
| Fractured Sanity | 75% | +68% |
| Ruin Crab | 70% | +62% |
| Cut Your Losses | 62% | +58% |
| Memory Erosion | 61% | +57% |
| The Water Crystal | 67% | +56% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 64% | +56% |
| The Mindskinner | 53% | +50% |
| Sphinx's Tutelage | 54% | +49% |
| Fraying Sanity | 53% | +48% |
| Persistent Petitioners | 50% | +48% |
| Mindcrank | 50% | +47% |
| Archive Trap | 49% | +45% |
| Fleet Swallower | 49% | +45% |
| Terisian Mindbreaker | 49% | +44% |
| Hedron Crab | 49% | +44% |
| Didn't Say Please | 48% | +43% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 47% | +43% |
| Visions of Beyond | 47% | +42% |
| Court of Cunning | 45% | +41% |
| Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital | 45% | +40% |
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter | 43% | +38% |
| Drowned Secrets | 41% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Bruvac the Grandiloquent 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.
- Traumatize
- Fractured Sanity
- Ruin Crab
- Cut Your Losses
- The Mindskinner
- Sphinx's Tutelage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Maddening Cacophony
- Memory Erosion
- The Water Crystal
- Psychic Corrosion
- Mindcrank
- Hedron Crab
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mesmeric Orb
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
- Rhystic Study
- Painter's Servant
- Mana Drain
- Cyclonic Rift
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bruvac the Grandiloquent's color identity?
Bruvac the Grandiloquent is blue: 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 Bruvac the Grandiloquent come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bruvac the Grandiloquent deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 36 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Bruvac the Grandiloquent deck run?
Real Bruvac the Grandiloquent 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 Bruvac the Grandiloquent?
The three highest-synergy cards are Maddening Cacophony, Traumatize, Fractured Sanity. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bruvac the Grandiloquent decks.
What combos does Bruvac the Grandiloquent have?
Bruvac the Grandiloquent 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 Bruvac the Grandiloquent deck cost?
You can start cheap: Traumatize, Fractured Sanity, Ruin Crab 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.