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Commander Greven il-Vec
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Warrior · 3BBB
Color identity: Black
Commander Greven il-Vec is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
When Commander Greven il-Vec enters, sacrifice a creature.
Reference price of the card: €1.84
Average lands in decks for Commander Greven il-Vec: 37
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Build your Commander Greven il-Vec deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Commander Greven il-Vec 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Commander Greven il-Vec 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)
- Consistency31
- Speed62
- Interaction35
- Resilience76
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (8 nonbasic, 29 Swamp)
Dark Ritual · Sol Ring · Jet Medallion · Swiftfoot Boots · Phyrexian Arena · Reanimate · Bubbling Muck · Reassembling Skeleton · Charcoal Diamond · Arcane Signet · Lightning Greaves · Sadistic Glee · Crypt Ghast · Mind Stone · Feed the Swarm · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Hatred · Sign in Blood · Solemn Simulacrum · Blood Pet · Endless Scream · Cabal Ritual · Culling the Weak · Dauthi Embrace · Demonic Tutor · Lashwrithe · Grave Pact · Night's Whisper · Mutilate · Ophiomancer · Royal Assassin · Animate Dead · Mask of Griselbrand · Nightmare Lash · Read the Bones · Victimize · Black Market · Blackblade Reforged · Phyrexian Obliterator · Blood Artist · Fireshrieker · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bog Witch · Defile · Go for the Throat · Gravedigger · Snuff Out · Vampiric Tutor · Dauthi Voidwalker · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Massacre Wurm · Thran Dynamo · Toxic Deluge · Vorpal Sword · Wayfarer's Bauble · Diabolic Tutor · Fellwar Stone · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Loxodon Warhammer · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Phyrexian Rager · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Phyrexian Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Volrath's Stronghold · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Commander Greven il-Vec
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Commander Greven il-Vec, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sadistic Glee | 40% | +39% |
| Hatred | 33% | +32% |
| Endless Scream | 31% | +31% |
| Bubbling Muck | 44% | +28% |
| Dauthi Embrace | 29% | +28% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 44% | +26% |
| Lashwrithe | 29% | +26% |
| Royal Assassin | 27% | +24% |
| Nightmare Lash | 26% | +23% |
| Blood Pet | 31% | +23% |
| Mask of Griselbrand | 26% | +22% |
| Volrath's Stronghold | 24% | +21% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 42% | +21% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 23% | +20% |
| Fireshrieker | 22% | +20% |
| Gravedigger | 21% | +19% |
| Bog Witch | 21% | +19% |
| Phyrexian Rager | 18% | +17% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 49% | +17% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 18% | +17% |
| Extinction | 17% | +17% |
| Vorpal Sword | 19% | +15% |
| Daring Fiendbonder | 15% | +15% |
| Graveshifter | 15% | +14% |
💰 The best cards for your Commander Greven il-Vec 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.
- Sadistic Glee
- Endless Scream
- Dauthi Embrace
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Lashwrithe
- Royal Assassin
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bubbling Muck
- Culling the Weak
- Phyrexian Obliterator
- Cabal Ritual
- Sword of Light and Shadow
- Withering Boon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Hatred
- Volrath's Stronghold
- Gate to Phyrexia
- Mithril Coat
- Stinging Study
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Commander Greven il-Vec
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Commander Greven il-Vec's color identity?
Commander Greven il-Vec is black: 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 Commander Greven il-Vec come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Commander Greven il-Vec deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 32 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Commander Greven il-Vec deck run?
Real Commander Greven il-Vec decks run 37 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 Commander Greven il-Vec?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sadistic Glee, Hatred, Endless Scream. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Commander Greven il-Vec decks.
What combos does Commander Greven il-Vec have?
Commander Greven il-Vec has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Commander Greven il-Vec deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sadistic Glee, Endless Scream, Dauthi Embrace 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.