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Cleveland Booker, Empath
Legendary Creature — Kwejian Rogue · 2RGRG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Cleveland Booker, Empath is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 2/2 red and green Worm creature token with "This token can't block."
{8}: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
Average lands in decks for Cleveland Booker, Empath: 39
Build your Cleveland Booker, Empath deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cleveland Booker, Empath 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cleveland Booker, Empath 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 (53/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed59
- Interaction21
- Resilience65
- Closing31
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (29 nonbasic, 3 Mountain, 7 Forest)
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron · Agatha's Soul Cauldron · Arcane Signet · Beast Whisperer · Blasphemous Act · Captain Kathryn Janeway · Coin of Mastery · Collective Voyage · Cultivate · Dal R'El, Augment Orphan · Exploration · Hexhaven Invigorator · Icetill Explorer · Mina and Denn, Wildborn · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Mossborn Hydra · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Oracle of Mul Daya · Sabotender · Scute Swarm · Second Harvest · Sol Ring · Talisman of Impulse · Tannuk, Memorial Ensign · Tenured Tethermage · The Earth Crystal · The Fire Crystal · Thought Vessel · Tireless Provisioner · Traveling Chocobo · Vandalblast · Xindi Surveyors · Aether Rift · Ancient Greenwarden · Avenger of Zendikar · Awaken the Woods · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Beast Within · Bigger on the Inside · Bioengineered Future · Birds of Paradise · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Burgeoning · Captain Pike, Fullness of Time · Communal Brewing · Crucible of Worlds · Decimate · Deep Space 9 · Domri, Anarch of Bolas · Doors of Durin · Doubling Season · Emerald Medallion · Garruk's Uprising · Grizzlegom, Hurloon Hero · Ground Assault · Heartstone · Heartwood Crafter // Soul Tether · Heroic Intervention · Horizon Explorer · Idol of Oblivion · Cinder Glade · Command Beacon · Command Tower · Fabled Passage · Gruul Turf · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Blighted Woodland · Commercial District · Copperline Gorge · Evolving Wilds · Game Trail · Grove of the Burnwillows · Karplusan Forest · Myriad Landscape · Rockfall Vale · Rugged Highlands · Sheltered Thicket · Spire Garden · Taiga · Temple of Abandon · Terramorphic Expanse · Thornspire Verge · Wooded Foothills · Wooded Ridgeline
🃏 Recommended cards for Cleveland Booker, Empath
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cleveland Booker, Empath, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Xindi Surveyors | 100% | +100% |
| Captain Kathryn Janeway | 100% | +100% |
| Collective Voyage | 100% | +100% |
| Dal R'El, Augment Orphan | 100% | +99% |
| Coin of Mastery | 100% | +99% |
| Agatha's Soul Cauldron | 100% | +98% |
| Agatha of the Vile Cauldron | 100% | +98% |
| Traveling Chocobo | 100% | +97% |
| Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | 100% | +97% |
| Mossborn Hydra | 100% | +96% |
| The Fire Crystal | 100% | +95% |
| Tannuk, Memorial Ensign | 100% | +94% |
| Icetill Explorer | 100% | +94% |
| Sabotender | 100% | +94% |
| Hexhaven Invigorator | 100% | +94% |
| Command Beacon | 100% | +94% |
| Second Harvest | 100% | +94% |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 100% | +94% |
| Oracle of Mul Daya | 100% | +94% |
| Mina and Denn, Wildborn | 100% | +94% |
| Scute Swarm | 100% | +93% |
| The Earth Crystal | 100% | +93% |
| Tenured Tethermage | 100% | +93% |
| Exploration | 100% | +92% |
💰 The best cards for your Cleveland Booker, Empath 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.
- Dal R'El, Augment Orphan
- Coin of Mastery
- Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
- Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
- Sabotender
- Omnath, Locus of Rage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Collective Voyage
- Mossborn Hydra
- The Fire Crystal
- Command Beacon
- Second Harvest
- Oracle of Mul Daya
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway
- Agatha's Soul Cauldron
- Traveling Chocobo
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Icetill Explorer
- Hexhaven Invigorator
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cleveland Booker, Empath
- Saurian Explorer + Parallel Lives + Primal Vigor + Doubling Season + Horizon Explorer → Infinite colored mana, Infinite landfall triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cleveland Booker, Empath's color identity?
Cleveland Booker, Empath 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 Cleveland Booker, Empath come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cleveland Booker, Empath deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 14 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Cleveland Booker, Empath deck run?
Real Cleveland Booker, Empath decks run 39 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 Cleveland Booker, Empath?
The three highest-synergy cards are Xindi Surveyors, Captain Kathryn Janeway, Collective Voyage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cleveland Booker, Empath decks.
What combos does Cleveland Booker, Empath have?
Cleveland Booker, Empath has 1 known combo. The most popular one is Saurian Explorer + Parallel Lives + Primal Vigor + Doubling Season + Horizon Explorer. 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 Cleveland Booker, Empath deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dal R'El, Augment Orphan, Coin of Mastery, Agatha of the Vile Cauldron 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.