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Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman · 1G
Color identity: Green
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a creature with power 7 or greater, draw a card.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Reference price of the card: €0.92
Comes in the precon Limit Break
Average lands in decks for Bugenhagen, Wise Elder: 36
RampStompyBig Mana+1/+1 CountersAggroLands MatterMidrangeEldrazi
Build your Bugenhagen, Wise Elder deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bugenhagen, Wise Elder 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bugenhagen, Wise Elder 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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed65
- Interaction46
- Resilience74
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Forest)
Migration Path · Explosive Vegetation · Skyshroud Claim · Map the Frontier · Vastwood Surge · Garruk's Uprising · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Encroaching Dragonstorm · Circuitous Route · Titan of Industry · Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave · Rishkar's Expertise · Apex Devastator · Giant Adephage · Hunting Wilds · New Generation's Technique · Ranger's Path · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Return of the Wildspeaker · Terastodon · Canopy Gargantuan · Planar Engineering · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Monstrous Vortex · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Groundchuck & Dirtbag · Reach the Horizon · Thunderfoot Baloth · Dawnglade Regent · Path of the Animist · Quilled Greatwurm · Up the Beanstalk · Aggressive Mammoth · Agonasaur Rex · Apex Altisaur · Beast Within · Ezuri's Predation · Shriekwood Devourer · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Bane of Progress · Sol Ring · Soul of the Harvest · Thorn Mammoth · Moldgraf Monstrosity · Terramorph · Rampaging Brontodon · Coliseum Behemoth · Elemental Bond · Garruk's Packleader · Turntimber Symbiosis // Turntimber, Serpentine Wood · Beast Whisperer · End-Raze Forerunners · Stonehoof Chieftain · Elder Gargaroth · Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory · Lifestream's Blessing · Surrak and Goreclaw · Treeshaker Chimera · Avenger of Zendikar · Heroic Intervention · Leatherhead, Iron Gator · Open the Way · Emergent Woodwurm · Mosswort Bridge · Bonders' Enclave · Rogue's Passage · Scavenger Grounds · War Room · Castle Garenbrig · Reliquary Tower · Boseiju, Who Endures
🃏 Recommended cards for Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bugenhagen, Wise Elder, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Path | 80% | +76% |
| Map the Frontier | 73% | +72% |
| Vastwood Surge | 73% | +71% |
| Explosive Vegetation | 76% | +69% |
| Encroaching Dragonstorm | 66% | +65% |
| Circuitous Route | 64% | +61% |
| Titan of Industry | 62% | +58% |
| Invasion of Zendikar | 60% | +58% |
| Skyshroud Claim | 76% | +57% |
| Hunting Wilds | 56% | +55% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 67% | +54% |
| New Generation's Technique | 55% | +53% |
| Ranger's Path | 55% | +53% |
| Giant Adephage | 56% | +52% |
| Apex Devastator | 57% | +48% |
| Canopy Gargantuan | 51% | +48% |
| Monstrous Vortex | 50% | +47% |
| Groundchuck & Dirtbag | 49% | +47% |
| Reach the Horizon | 47% | +45% |
| Path of the Animist | 45% | +45% |
| Dawnglade Regent | 45% | +42% |
| Planar Engineering | 51% | +42% |
| Terastodon | 52% | +41% |
| Thunderfoot Baloth | 46% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Bugenhagen, Wise Elder 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.
- Migration Path
- Map the Frontier
- Vastwood Surge
- Explosive Vegetation
- Encroaching Dragonstorm
- Circuitous Route
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Apex Devastator
- Canopy Gargantuan
- Quilled Greatwurm
- Up the Beanstalk
- Apex Altisaur
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Old Gnawbone
- Last March of the Ents
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bugenhagen, Wise Elder's color identity?
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder is green: 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 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bugenhagen, Wise Elder deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 3 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Bugenhagen, Wise Elder deck run?
Real Bugenhagen, Wise Elder decks run 36 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 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder?
The three highest-synergy cards are Migration Path, Map the Frontier, Vastwood Surge. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bugenhagen, Wise Elder decks.
What combos does Bugenhagen, Wise Elder have?
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder deck cost?
You can start cheap: Migration Path, Map the Frontier, Vastwood Surge 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.