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Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally · 1BB
Color identity: Black
Drana, Liberator of Malakir is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, first strike
Whenever Drana deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.
Reference price of the card: €1.17
Comes in the precon Blood Rites
Average lands in decks for Drana, Liberator of Malakir: 35
Vampires+1/+1 CountersAggroLifegainFlyingLifedrainComboAristocrats
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency28
- Speed72
- Interaction38
- Resilience82
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Vampire Nighthawk · Cordial Vampire · Necropolis Regent · Dark Ritual · Sign in Blood · Feed the Swarm · Nighthawk Scavenger · Arcane Signet · Gifted Aetherborn · Jet Medallion · Sanctum Seeker · Vampire of the Dire Moon · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Captivating Vampire · Phyrexian Arena · Night's Whisper · Swiftfoot Boots · Vampire Nocturnus · Blade of the Bloodchief · Blood Artist · Crossway Troublemakers · Patron of the Vein · Bloodlord of Vaasgoth · Indulgent Aristocrat · Malakir Bloodwitch · Markov Baron · Defile · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Bontu's Monument · Knight of the Ebon Legion · Go for the Throat · Champion of Dusk · Drana, the Last Bloodchief · Infernal Grasp · Lightning Greaves · Anowon, the Ruin Sage · Butcher of Malakir · Olivia's Wrath · Qarsi Revenant · Bloodtracker · Exsanguinate · Nirkana Revenant · Twilight Prophet · Urge to Feed · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Read the Bones · Nullpriest of Oblivion · Shadow Alley Denizen · Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord · Mirri the Cursed · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Mind Stone · Sangromancer · Withering Torment · Blood Seeker · Sanguine Bond · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Charcoal Diamond · Vampire Cutthroat · Bad Moon · Gatekeeper of Malakir · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Exquisite Blood · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Path of Ancestry · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Castle Locthwain · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Drana, Liberator of Malakir
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Drana, Liberator of Malakir, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vampire Nighthawk | 68% | +63% |
| Cordial Vampire | 61% | +60% |
| Necropolis Regent | 61% | +59% |
| Sanctum Seeker | 53% | +52% |
| Nighthawk Scavenger | 56% | +51% |
| Gifted Aetherborn | 54% | +50% |
| Captivating Vampire | 50% | +50% |
| Bloodline Keeper | 50% | +49% |
| Vampire of the Dire Moon | 51% | +48% |
| Vampire Nocturnus | 47% | +46% |
| Patron of the Vein | 46% | +45% |
| Crossway Troublemakers | 46% | +45% |
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 46% | +45% |
| Bloodlord of Vaasgoth | 44% | +43% |
| Malakir Bloodwitch | 44% | +43% |
| Indulgent Aristocrat | 44% | +43% |
| Markov Baron | 44% | +43% |
| Knight of the Ebon Legion | 41% | +40% |
| Champion of Dusk | 39% | +39% |
| Drana, the Last Bloodchief | 39% | +38% |
| Olivia's Wrath | 38% | +38% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Sage | 38% | +37% |
| Bloodtracker | 37% | +37% |
| Yahenni, Undying Partisan | 42% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Drana, Liberator of Malakir 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.
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Cordial Vampire
- Necropolis Regent
- Sanctum Seeker
- Nighthawk Scavenger
- Gifted Aetherborn
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vampire Nocturnus
- Blade of the Bloodchief
- Malakir Bloodwitch
- Anowon, the Ruin Sage
- Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
- Nirkana Revenant
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Exquisite Blood
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Drana, Liberator of Malakir
- 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
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Drana, Liberator of Malakir's color identity?
Drana, Liberator of Malakir 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 Drana, Liberator of Malakir come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Drana, Liberator of Malakir deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 39 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Drana, Liberator of Malakir deck run?
Real Drana, Liberator of Malakir decks run 35 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 Drana, Liberator of Malakir?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vampire Nighthawk, Cordial Vampire, Necropolis Regent. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Drana, Liberator of Malakir decks.
What combos does Drana, Liberator of Malakir have?
Drana, Liberator of Malakir 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 Drana, Liberator of Malakir deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vampire Nighthawk, Cordial Vampire, Necropolis Regent 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.