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Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · 3B
Color identity: Black
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Ward—Sacrifice a creature.
Evin gets +2/+0 for each Treasure you control.
Whenever one or more players sacrifice one or more creatures, you create a tapped Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €7.23
Average lands in decks for Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist: 34
TreasureAristocratsVoltronSacrificeTokensArtifactsDiscardGroup Slug
Build your Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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: C (56/100)
- Consistency49
- Speed57
- Interaction51
- Resilience74
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (15 nonbasic, 19 Swamp)
Deadly Dispute · Pitiless Plunderer · Sol Ring · Revel in Riches · Blood Money · Black Market Connections · Grim Hireling · Jet Medallion · Morbid Opportunist · Ruthless Technomancer · Sheoldred's Edict · Reassembling Skeleton · Ophiomancer · Arcane Signet · Mirkwood Bats · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Accursed Marauder · Greedy Freebooter · Plaguecrafter · Soul Shatter · Warren Soultrader · Village Rites · Academy Manufactor · Fake Your Own Death · Skullport Merchant · Lobelia Sackville-Baggins · Blood Artist · Dark Ritual · Swiftfoot Boots · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Marionette Apprentice · Marionette Master · Corrupted Conviction · Feed the Swarm · Fleshbag Marauder · Shambling Ghast · Ruthless Knave · Undercity Scrounger · Forsworn Paladin · Victimize · Flare of Malice · Cranial Plating · Ashnod's Altar · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Agent of the Iron Throne · Black Market · Grave Pact · Crypt Ghast · Fain, the Broker · Vona's Hunger · Bitterblossom · Viscera Seer · Lightning Greaves · Disciple of the Vault · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Zulaport Cutthroat · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Goldvein Pick · Blasphemous Edict · Mastermind Plum · Phyrexian Arena · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Solemn Simulacrum · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Mire in Misery · Treasure Vault · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Phyrexian Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Cottage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · War Room · High Market · Reliquary Tower · Spymaster's Vault
🃏 Recommended cards for Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Revel in Riches | 76% | +72% |
| Blood Money | 70% | +67% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 87% | +67% |
| Ruthless Technomancer | 67% | +65% |
| Treasure Vault | 65% | +64% |
| Deadly Dispute | 90% | +63% |
| Grim Hireling | 68% | +63% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 61% | +53% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 58% | +52% |
| Skullport Merchant | 53% | +52% |
| Academy Manufactor | 53% | +52% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 66% | +51% |
| Lobelia Sackville-Baggins | 52% | +51% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 53% | +45% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 63% | +45% |
| Soul Shatter | 57% | +45% |
| Marionette Master | 47% | +45% |
| Undercity Scrounger | 45% | +45% |
| Black Market Connections | 69% | +45% |
| Ruthless Knave | 45% | +44% |
| Ophiomancer | 62% | +44% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 68% | +44% |
| Forsworn Paladin | 44% | +43% |
| Warren Soultrader | 57% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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.
- Blood Money
- Treasure Vault
- Deadly Dispute
- Mirkwood Bats
- Greedy Freebooter
- Skullport Merchant
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Ruthless Technomancer
- Academy Manufactor
- Soul Shatter
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Vona's Hunger
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Revel in Riches
- Grim Hireling
- Black Market Connections
- Warren Soultrader
- Bitterblossom
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist's color identity?
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 7 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist deck run?
Real Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist decks run 34 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Revel in Riches, Blood Money, Pitiless Plunderer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist decks.
What combos does Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist have?
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blood Money, Treasure Vault, Deadly Dispute 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.