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David and Carol Marcus, Creators
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist · 2G
Color identity: Green
David and Carol Marcus, Creators is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When David and Carol Marcus enter, create a tapped Planet land token named New Planet with "{T}: Add one mana of any color."
Average lands in decks for David and Carol Marcus, Creators: 36
Build your David and Carol Marcus, Creators deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for David and Carol Marcus, Creators 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average David and Carol Marcus, Creators 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: D (45/100)
- Consistency95
- Speed52
- Interaction16
- Resilience54
- Closing17
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (5 nonbasic, 31 Forest)
Amulet of Vigor · Awaken the Woods · Birds of Paradise · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Cloudstone Curio · Elvish Mystic · Extraplanar Lens · Formidable Speaker · Horizon Explorer · Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone · Lotus Cobra · Nature's Lore · Parallel Lives · Rootpath Purifier · Saurian Explorer · Scute Swarm · Second Harvest · Springbloom Druid · Stable Wormhole · Stone-Seeder Hierophant · Three Visits · Through the Forest Gate · Tireless Provisioner · Wilderness Reclamation · Ancient Greenwarden · Architect of the Untamed · Ashnod's Altar · Avenger of Zendikar · Badgermole Cub · Beast Within · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Champion of Lambholt · Chord of Calling · Chrome Mox · Collector Ouphe · Conduit of Worlds · Conjurer's Closet · Crop Rotation · Cultivate · Cultivator Colossus · Dancing from Dark to Dawn · Delighted Halfling · Doubling Season · Elfsworn Giant · Emrakul, the Exigent Doom · Endurance · Enduring Vitality · Entish Restoration · Esika's Chariot · Eternity Vessel · Eumidian Terrabotanist · Eusocial Engineering · Evolution Sage · Expedition Map · Finale of Devastation · For the Common Good · Force of Vigor · Forgotten Ancient · Fyndhorn Elves · Goldvein Hydra · Grazing Gladehart · Green Sun's Zenith · Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer · Sanctum of Eternity · Gaea's Cradle · Inventors' Fair · Temporal Anomaly · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for David and Carol Marcus, Creators
The highest-synergy cards in decks for David and Carol Marcus, Creators, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Saurian Explorer | 100% | +100% |
| Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone | 100% | +100% |
| Stone-Seeder Hierophant | 100% | +99% |
| Stable Wormhole | 100% | +99% |
| Cloudstone Curio | 100% | +99% |
| Rootpath Purifier | 100% | +99% |
| Sanctum of Eternity | 100% | +98% |
| Extraplanar Lens | 100% | +98% |
| Amulet of Vigor | 100% | +97% |
| Horizon Explorer | 100% | +95% |
| Through the Forest Gate | 100% | +94% |
| Wilderness Reclamation | 100% | +94% |
| Awaken the Woods | 100% | +94% |
| Parallel Lives | 100% | +93% |
| Formidable Speaker | 100% | +93% |
| Second Harvest | 100% | +93% |
| Springbloom Druid | 100% | +93% |
| Bristly Bill, Spine Sower | 100% | +91% |
| Scute Swarm | 100% | +85% |
| Lotus Cobra | 100% | +84% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 100% | +84% |
| Birds of Paradise | 100% | +77% |
| Three Visits | 100% | +70% |
| Nature's Lore | 100% | +61% |
💰 The best cards for your David and Carol Marcus, Creators 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.
- Saurian Explorer
- Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone
- Stone-Seeder Hierophant
- Through the Forest Gate
- Wilderness Reclamation
- Springbloom Druid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stable Wormhole
- Cloudstone Curio
- Rootpath Purifier
- Sanctum of Eternity
- Extraplanar Lens
- Horizon Explorer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Amulet of Vigor
- Awaken the Woods
- Parallel Lives
- Formidable Speaker
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Phyrexian Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with David and Carol Marcus, Creators
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Parallel Lives → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springbloom Druid + Springheart Nantuko + Spelunking → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite landfall triggers, Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
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Frequently asked questions
What is David and Carol Marcus, Creators's color identity?
David and Carol Marcus, Creators is green: 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 David and Carol Marcus, Creators come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average David and Carol Marcus, Creators deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.6 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 3 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a David and Carol Marcus, Creators deck run?
Real David and Carol Marcus, Creators 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 David and Carol Marcus, Creators?
The three highest-synergy cards are Saurian Explorer, Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone, Stone-Seeder Hierophant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in David and Carol Marcus, Creators decks.
What combos does David and Carol Marcus, Creators have?
David and Carol Marcus, Creators has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 David and Carol Marcus, Creators deck cost?
You can start cheap: Saurian Explorer, Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone, Stone-Seeder Hierophant 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.