EDH Optimizer
Chromium
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · 2WWUUBB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Chromium is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Rampage 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Chromium unless you pay {W}{U}{B}.
Reference price of the card: €1.47
Average lands in decks for Chromium: 36
ControlOld SchoolAggroComboArtifactsEquipmentMidrangeReanimator
Build your Chromium deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Chromium 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Chromium 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+ (58/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed56
- Interaction93
- Resilience91
- Closing11
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 5 Island, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Swords to Plowshares · Arcane Signet · Fellwar Stone · Azorius Signet · Dimir Signet · Disenchant · Orzhov Signet · Path to Exile · Wrath of God · Dark Ritual · Arcane Denial · Clone · Demonic Tutor · Brainstorm · Propaganda · Talisman of Dominance · Talisman of Progress · Void Rend · Talisman of Hierarchy · Animate Dead · Solemn Simulacrum · Commander's Sphere · Land Tax · Mana Drain · Phyrexian Arena · Terror · Baleful Strix · Charcoal Diamond · Negate · Nemesis Mask · Royal Assassin · Sky Diamond · Supreme Verdict · Swiftfoot Boots · Control Magic · Damn · Ghostly Prison · Marble Diamond · Mystic Remora · Despark · Vindicate · Anguished Unmaking · Chromatic Lantern · Dakkon Blackblade · Dovin's Veto · Mind Stone · Serra Angel · Reanimate · Chromium, the Mutable · Lightning Greaves · Loxodon Warhammer · Rhystic Study · Vampiric Tutor · Windfall · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Dragonlord Ojutai · Greed · Sword of Vengeance · Wayfarer's Bauble · Braingeyser · Burnished Hart · Command Tower · Arcane Sanctum · Adarkar Wastes · Exotic Orchard · Hallowed Fountain · Caves of Koilos · Godless Shrine · Raffine's Tower · Underground River · Watery Grave · Polluted Delta · Flooded Strand · Scrubland · Tundra · Underground Sea · Glacial Fortress · Marsh Flats · Reliquary Tower · City of Brass · Dimir Aqueduct · Evolving Wilds · Azorius Chancery · Orzhov Basilica · Prairie Stream
🃏 Recommended cards for Chromium
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Chromium, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Disenchant | 32% | +31% |
| Wrath of God | 32% | +29% |
| Clone | 29% | +28% |
| Terror | 22% | +22% |
| Nemesis Mask | 21% | +21% |
| Royal Assassin | 21% | +20% |
| Sky Diamond | 21% | +20% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 21% | +20% |
| Control Magic | 20% | +19% |
| Marble Diamond | 20% | +18% |
| Dakkon Blackblade | 18% | +18% |
| Serra Angel | 18% | +18% |
| Counterspell | 60% | +17% |
| Land Tax | 23% | +16% |
| Chromium, the Mutable | 16% | +16% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 16% | +15% |
| Sword of Vengeance | 15% | +15% |
| Animate Dead | 24% | +14% |
| Dragonlord Ojutai | 15% | +14% |
| Braingeyser | 14% | +14% |
| Greed | 15% | +13% |
| Nevinyrral's Disk | 14% | +13% |
| Dromar, the Banisher | 13% | +13% |
| Haunted Cloak | 13% | +13% |
💰 The best cards for your Chromium 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.
- Disenchant
- Wrath of God
- Clone
- Terror
- Royal Assassin
- Sky Diamond
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Nemesis Mask
- Animate Dead
- Dromar, the Banisher
- Strip Mine
- Basalt Monolith
- Phyrexian Arena
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Land Tax
- Braingeyser
- Vesuvan Doppelganger
- Tundra
- Scrubland
- Demonic Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Chromium
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Chromium's color identity?
Chromium is Esper (black, blue and white): 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 Chromium come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Chromium deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 77 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 7 % of the time and floods 30 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Chromium deck run?
Real Chromium 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 Chromium?
The three highest-synergy cards are Disenchant, Wrath of God, Clone. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Chromium decks.
What combos does Chromium have?
Chromium 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 Chromium deck cost?
You can start cheap: Disenchant, Wrath of God, Clone 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.