EDH Optimizer
Cromat
Legendary Creature — Illusion · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Cromat is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{W}{B}: Destroy target creature blocking or blocked by Cromat.
{U}{R}: Cromat gains flying until end of turn.
{B}{G}: Regenerate Cromat.
{R}{W}: Cromat gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
{G}{U}: Put Cromat on top of its owner's library.
Reference price of the card: €1.74
Average lands in decks for Cromat: 37
MutateVoltronLands MatterEquipmentComboControlMidrangeAuras
Build your Cromat deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cromat 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cromat 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: B (68/100)
- Consistency80
- Speed59
- Interaction44
- Resilience71
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (21 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Island, 3 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Chromatic Lantern · Farseek · Gemrazer · Cultivate · Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt · Boneyard Lurker · Illuna, Apex of Wishes · Swords to Plowshares · Dreamtail Heron · Nethroi, Apex of Death · Brokkos, Apex of Forever · Dirge Bat · Insatiable Hemophage · Otrimi, the Ever-Playful · Vadrok, Apex of Thunder · Auspicious Starrix · Chittering Harvester · Fellwar Stone · Glowstone Recluse · Migratory Greathorn · Pouncing Shoreshark · Sea-Dasher Octopus · Pollywog Symbiote · Birds of Paradise · Cubwarden · Rampant Growth · Swiftfoot Boots · Trumpeting Gnarr · Counterspell · Faeburrow Elder · Kodama's Reach · Lore Drakkis · Nature's Lore · Sawtusk Demolisher · Leyline of the Guildpact · Parcelbeast · Souvenir Snatcher · Vulpikeet · Commander's Sphere · Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief · Path to Exile · Cavern Whisperer · Chromanticore · Necropanther · Killian, Ink Duelist · Mindleecher · Season of Growth · Archipelagore · Essence Symbiote · Heroic Intervention · Beast Within · Three Visits · Bloom Tender · Growth Spiral · Vesuvan Duplimancy · Majestic Auricorn · Porcuparrot · Beast Whisperer · Huntmaster Liger · Mirari's Wake · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Ketria Triome · Zagoth Triome · Indatha Triome · Breeding Pool · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · The World Tree · Raugrin Triome · Stomping Ground · Savai Triome · Hallowed Fountain · Path of Ancestry · Windswept Heath · Evolving Wilds · Misty Rainforest · Spara's Headquarters · Watery Grave · Opulent Palace · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Cromat
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cromat, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemrazer | 35% | +34% |
| Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt | 34% | +33% |
| Boneyard Lurker | 33% | +33% |
| Illuna, Apex of Wishes | 33% | +32% |
| Nethroi, Apex of Death | 32% | +31% |
| Dreamtail Heron | 32% | +31% |
| Otrimi, the Ever-Playful | 31% | +31% |
| Dirge Bat | 31% | +30% |
| Insatiable Hemophage | 31% | +30% |
| Brokkos, Apex of Forever | 31% | +30% |
| Vadrok, Apex of Thunder | 31% | +30% |
| Sea-Dasher Octopus | 30% | +30% |
| Migratory Greathorn | 30% | +30% |
| Chittering Harvester | 30% | +29% |
| Glowstone Recluse | 30% | +29% |
| Pouncing Shoreshark | 30% | +29% |
| Auspicious Starrix | 30% | +29% |
| Pollywog Symbiote | 29% | +28% |
| Cubwarden | 27% | +27% |
| Trumpeting Gnarr | 27% | +26% |
| Lore Drakkis | 25% | +24% |
| Sawtusk Demolisher | 24% | +24% |
| Souvenir Snatcher | 23% | +23% |
| Parcelbeast | 23% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Cromat 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.
- Gemrazer
- Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt
- Boneyard Lurker
- Illuna, Apex of Wishes
- Nethroi, Apex of Death
- Dreamtail Heron
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sawtusk Demolisher
- Vesuvan Duplimancy
- Beast Whisperer
- Leyline of the Guildpact
- Venomthrope
- Mirari's Wake
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Zagoth Triome
- Savai Triome
- Raugrin Triome
- Mithril Coat
- Indatha Triome
- Animar, Soul of Elements
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cromat
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite planeswalker activations
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cromat's color identity?
Cromat is black, green, red, 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 Cromat come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cromat deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 25 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Cromat deck run?
Real Cromat 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 Cromat?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gemrazer, Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt, Boneyard Lurker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cromat decks.
What combos does Cromat have?
Cromat 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 Cromat deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gemrazer, Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt, Boneyard Lurker 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.