EDH Optimizer
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Survivor · 1BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Pay 2 life, Sacrifice another creature: Ellie deals 2 damage to target player and gains indestructible until end of turn.
Partner—Survivors (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
Reference price of the card: €8.11
Average lands in decks for Ellie, Vengeful Hunter: 35
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Build your Ellie, Vengeful Hunter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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)
- Consistency47
- Speed59
- Interaction38
- Resilience81
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 12 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Mayhem Devil · Blasphemous Act · Sol Ring · Zulaport Cutthroat · Bastion of Remembrance · Juri, Master of the Revue · Blood Artist · Ophiomancer · Pitiless Plunderer · Victimize · Withering Torment · Ashnod's Altar · Dictate of Erebos · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Rakdos Signet · Ares, God of War · Basilisk Collar · Black Market Connections · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Crude Bent Blade · Culling the Weak · Forsaken Miner · Lagomos, Hand of Hatred · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mogis, God of Slaughter · Rakdos Charm · Terminate · Bitterblossom · Bloodghast · Chaos Warp · Deadly Dispute · Goblin Bombardment · Grave Pact · Judith, the Scourge Diva · Morbid Opportunist · Reanimate · Tainted Strike · Talisman of Indulgence · Tragic Slip · Whip of Erebos · Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist · Bothersome Noisemaker · Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Butcher's Cleaver · Chainer, Nightmare Adept · Demonic Tutor · Fatal Grudge · Feed the Swarm · Fellwar Stone · Grafted Exoskeleton · Lightning Greaves · Loxodon Warhammer · Mirkwood Bats · Phyresis · Phyrexian Altar · Phyrexian Arena · Reassembling Skeleton · Saw in Half · Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel · Skullclamp · Solemn Simulacrum · Smoldering Marsh · Command Tower · Blood Crypt · Bloodstained Mire · Dragonskull Summit · Bojuka Bog · Haunted Ridge · Sulfurous Springs · Foreboding Ruins · Goblin-town · Blazemire Verge · Graven Cairns · Myriad Landscape · Tainted Peak · Bloodfell Caves · Exotic Orchard · Phyrexian Tower · Rakdos Carnarium · Raucous Theater · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ellie, Vengeful Hunter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 56% | +47% |
| Juri, Master of the Revue | 50% | +44% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 50% | +43% |
| Ophiomancer | 44% | +40% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 39% | +37% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 39% | +36% |
| Mayhem Devil | 61% | +36% |
| Crude Bent Blade | 33% | +32% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 44% | +32% |
| Ares, God of War | 33% | +31% |
| Forsaken Miner | 33% | +30% |
| Victimize | 44% | +30% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 39% | +29% |
| Bloodthirsty Conqueror | 33% | +28% |
| Goblin-town | 33% | +27% |
| Culling the Weak | 33% | +27% |
| Lagomos, Hand of Hatred | 33% | +27% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 39% | +26% |
| Blood Artist | 44% | +26% |
| Tainted Strike | 28% | +26% |
| Bloodghast | 28% | +25% |
| Judith, the Scourge Diva | 28% | +25% |
| Grave Pact | 28% | +25% |
| Bitterblossom | 28% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Ellie, Vengeful Hunter 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.
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Juri, Master of the Revue
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Ophiomancer
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Mayhem Devil
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Ashnod's Altar
- Culling the Weak
- Blood Artist
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Basilisk Collar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Dictate of Erebos
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Grave Pact
- Bitterblossom
- Bloodstained Mire
- Phyrexian Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ellie, Vengeful Hunter's color identity?
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Ellie, Vengeful Hunter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ellie, Vengeful Hunter deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 28 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Ellie, Vengeful Hunter deck run?
Real Ellie, Vengeful Hunter 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 Ellie, Vengeful Hunter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Zulaport Cutthroat, Juri, Master of the Revue, Bastion of Remembrance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ellie, Vengeful Hunter decks.
What combos does Ellie, Vengeful Hunter have?
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror. 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 Ellie, Vengeful Hunter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Zulaport Cutthroat, Juri, Master of the Revue, Bastion of Remembrance 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.