EDH Optimizer
Cait, Cage Brawler
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Cait, Cage Brawler is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
During your turn, Cait has indestructible.
Whenever Cait attacks, you and defending player each draw a card, then discard a card. Put two +1/+1 counters on Cait if you discarded the card with the greatest mana value among those cards or tied for greatest.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Comes in the precon Scrappy Survivors
Average lands in decks for Cait, Cage Brawler: 34
+1/+1 CountersDiscardVoltronAggroFightGraveyardEquipmentExtra Combats
Build your Cait, Cage Brawler deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cait, Cage Brawler 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cait, Cage Brawler 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+ (59/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed55
- Interaction43
- Resilience83
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 7 Forest)
Sol Ring · Blasphemous Act · Brawn · Anger · Arcane Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Cultivate · Hardened Scales · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Genesis · Chaos Warp · Power Fist · Branching Evolution · Well Rested · Beast Within · Goblin Anarchomancer · Hierophant Bio-Titan · Rishkar's Expertise · Snakeskin Veil · Primeval Protector · Containment Construct · Forgotten Ancient · Inti, Seneschal of the Sun · Kodama's Reach · Monument to Endurance · Rancor · Heroic Intervention · Lumbering Megasloth · Rampant Growth · Titanoth Rex · Wulfgar of Icewind Dale · Garruk's Uprising · Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing · Eternal Witness · Feldon of the Third Path · Prizefight · Rhythm of the Wild · Surly Badgersaur · Halana and Alena, Partners · Basilisk Collar · Veronica, Dissident Scribe · Faithless Looting · Llanowar Elves · Diamond Weapon · Fight Rigging · Oliphaunt · Scavenged Brawler · Etali, Primal Storm · Grim Reaper's Sprint · Pip-Boy 3000 · Revolutionist · Terrasymbiosis · Chandra's Ignition · Combustible Gearhulk · Gruul Signet · Nature's Lore · Champion's Helm · Conspiracy Theorist · Gaea's Gift · Quilled Greatwurm · Bear Umbra · Decimate · Kogla and Yidaro · Lightning Greaves · Mage Slayer · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Rogue's Passage · Game Trail · Kessig Wolf Run · Rockfall Vale · Mossfire Valley · Stomping Ground · Karplusan Forest · Temple of Abandon · Gruul Turf · Sheltered Thicket · Spire Garden · Mosswort Bridge · Skarrg, the Rage Pits · Thornspire Verge · Exotic Orchard · Wooded Foothills · Commercial District · Copperline Gorge · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Cait, Cage Brawler
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cait, Cage Brawler, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Brawn | 67% | +65% |
| Anger | 65% | +59% |
| Genesis | 50% | +49% |
| Power Fist | 46% | +42% |
| Well Rested | 44% | +41% |
| Hierophant Bio-Titan | 41% | +40% |
| Hardened Scales | 54% | +40% |
| Primeval Protector | 40% | +39% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 51% | +38% |
| Monument to Endurance | 38% | +38% |
| Containment Construct | 38% | +37% |
| Inti, Seneschal of the Sun | 38% | +36% |
| Branching Evolution | 45% | +36% |
| Lumbering Megasloth | 36% | +36% |
| Titanoth Rex | 35% | +33% |
| Feldon of the Third Path | 33% | +32% |
| Wulfgar of Icewind Dale | 35% | +31% |
| Rancor | 38% | +31% |
| Surly Badgersaur | 31% | +30% |
| Prizefight | 33% | +29% |
| Veronica, Dissident Scribe | 29% | +29% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 41% | +29% |
| Rogue's Passage | 56% | +28% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 38% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Cait, Cage Brawler 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.
- Brawn
- Anger
- Genesis
- Hierophant Bio-Titan
- Hardened Scales
- Primeval Protector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Well Rested
- Branching Evolution
- Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
- Scavenged Brawler
- Pip-Boy 3000
- Basilisk Collar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Power Fist
- Monument to Endurance
- Surly Badgersaur
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Ozolith
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cait, Cage Brawler
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cait, Cage Brawler's color identity?
Cait, Cage Brawler is Gruul (green and red): 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 Cait, Cage Brawler come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cait, Cage Brawler deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 28 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Cait, Cage Brawler deck run?
Real Cait, Cage Brawler decks run 34 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 Cait, Cage Brawler?
The three highest-synergy cards are Brawn, Anger, Genesis. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cait, Cage Brawler decks.
What combos does Cait, Cage Brawler have?
Cait, Cage Brawler has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Cait, Cage Brawler deck cost?
You can start cheap: Brawn, Anger, Genesis 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.