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Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution

Card: Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution

Legendary Creature — Spirit // Enchantment — Aura

Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius

Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Flying
When Dorothea attacks or blocks, sacrifice it at end of combat.
Disturb {1}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
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Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 4/4 white Spirit creature token with flying that's tapped and attacking. Sacrifice that token at end of combat."
If Dorothea's Retribution would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Reference price of the card: €0.26

Average lands in decks for Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution: 36

SpiritsAurasEnchantressTokensVoltronFlyingAggroBlink

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🎲 How the average Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution 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.

2.1average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
37 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
19 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
6median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: A (82/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (18 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 10 Island)

Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Drogskol Captain · Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn · Patrician Geist · Swords to Plowshares · Brine Comber // Brinebound Gift · Geist of Saint Traft · Supreme Phantom · Invocation of Saint Traft · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Mischievous Catgeist // Catlike Curiosity · Selfless Spirit · Azorius Signet · Millicent, Restless Revenant · Talisman of Progress · Twinblade Geist // Twinblade Invocation · Geistlight Snare · Empyrean Eagle · Mausoleum Wanderer · Path to Exile · Ghostly Pilferer · Faithbound Judge // Sinner's Judgment · Rattlechains · Reconnaissance Mission · Counterspell · Faithful Mending · Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift · Staggering Insight · Drogskol Reinforcements · Hallowed Haunting · Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist · Vega, the Watcher · Bident of Thassa · Guardian of Faith · Nebelgast Herald · Generous Gift · Spectral Sailor · Enduring Curiosity · Sevinne's Reclamation · Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition · Dovin's Veto · Cemetery Illuminator · Invisible Stalker · Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom · Negate · Secrets of the Dead · Chaplain of Alms // Chapel Shieldgeist · Remorseful Cleric · Séance Board · Spectral Adversary · Ghostly Prison · Winds of Rath · Breath of the Sleepless · Hanged Executioner · Haunted Library · Mind Stone · Mirrormade · Patchwork Banner · Staff of the Storyteller · Stroke of Midnight · Supreme Verdict · Vanguard of the Restless · Command Tower · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Port Town · Adarkar Wastes · Deserted Beach · Hallowed Fountain · Temple of Enlightenment · Skycloud Expanse · Azorius Chancery · Moorland Haunt · Sea of Clouds · Path of Ancestry · Floodfarm Verge · Nimbus Maze · Reliquary Tower · Flooded Strand · Irrigated Farmland

🃏 Recommended cards for Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Drogskol Captain 52% +48%
Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr 50% +47%
Patrician Geist 48% +46%
Brine Comber 45% +45%
Geist of Saint Traft 44% +43%
Invocation of Saint Traft 42% +42%
Mischievous Catgeist 41% +40%
Mirrorhall Mimic 42% +40%
Supreme Phantom 43% +40%
Twinblade Geist 38% +38%
Millicent, Restless Revenant 38% +37%
Selfless Spirit 41% +36%
Geistlight Snare 37% +36%
Mausoleum Wanderer 36% +34%
Faithbound Judge 32% +32%
Lantern Bearer 31% +30%
Ghostly Pilferer 33% +30%
Rattlechains 32% +30%
Hallowed Haunting 29% +29%
Moorland Haunt 32% +28%
Malevolent Hermit 29% +28%
Drogskol Reinforcements 29% +27%
Faithful Mending 31% +26%
Reconnaissance Mission 32% +26%

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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.

  • Drogskol Captain€0.50 · 52% inclusion
  • Patrician Geist€0.29 · 48% inclusion
  • Geist of Saint Traft€0.49 · 44% inclusion
  • Invocation of Saint Traft€0.21 · 42% inclusion
  • Supreme Phantom€0.37 · 43% inclusion
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The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Hallowed Haunting€6.70 · 29% inclusion
  • Enduring Curiosity€6.61 · 24% inclusion
  • Slip Out the Back€3.71 · 11% inclusion
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  • Anointed Procession€33.61 · 16% inclusion
  • Sundial of the Infinite€10.62 · 10% inclusion
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Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution's color identity?

Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution is Azorius (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 Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 37 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: A (82/100).

How many lands should a Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution deck run?

Real Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution 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 Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution?

The three highest-synergy cards are Drogskol Captain, Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr, Patrician Geist. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution decks.

What combos does Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution have?

We have no known combos catalogued for Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution deck cost?

You can start cheap: Drogskol Captain, Patrician Geist, Geist of Saint Traft 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.

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