EDH Optimizer
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Legendary Creature — Nightmare Cat · 2B
Color identity: Black
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Commanders you control have menace and deathtouch.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar: 38
Build your Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar 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.
Deck health of the average list: D (41/100)
- Consistency11
- Speed46
- Interaction36
- Resilience77
- Closing37
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (7 nonbasic, 31 Swamp)
Sign in Blood · Anchovy & Banana Pizza · Omni-Cheese Pizza · Night's Whisper · Sol Ring · Bake into a Pie · Cauldron Familiar · Eriette's Tempting Apple · Exsanguinate · Feed the Swarm · Foreboding Fruit · Kaya's Ghostform · Midnight Snack · Nine-Lives Familiar · Savor · Taste of Death · The Underworld Cookbook · Village Rites · Wayfarer's Bauble · Wicked Visitor · Basilisk Collar · Battlefly Swarm · Black Cat · Charcoal Diamond · Defile · Dimension X Pizzasaur · Dread Presence · Dread Return · Dreadmalkin · Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight · Jet Medallion · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Manifold Key · Not Dead After All · Omen of the Dead · Phyrexian Reclamation · Quietus Spike · Read the Bones · Sadistic Glee · Sculpting Steel · Swiftfoot Boots · Thought Vessel · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Unearth · Vorpal Sword · Whip of Erebos · Dubious Delicacy · Hot Dog Cart · Nutrient Block · The Soul Stone · Timeline Culler · Eye of Nidhogg · Grave Venerations · Instant Ramen · Overkill · Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist · Beacon of Unrest · Bumbleflower's Sharepot · Candy Trail · Cirith Ungol Patrol · Corrupted Conviction · Cabal Coffers · Mortuary Mire · Witch's Cottage · Reliquary Tower · Barren Moor · Myriad Landscape · Polluted Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-Cheese Pizza | 67% | +67% |
| Anchovy & Banana Pizza | 67% | +66% |
| Wicked Visitor | 44% | +44% |
| Taste of Death | 44% | +44% |
| Eriette's Tempting Apple | 44% | +44% |
| The Underworld Cookbook | 44% | +44% |
| Savor | 44% | +44% |
| Midnight Snack | 44% | +44% |
| Bake into a Pie | 44% | +44% |
| Foreboding Fruit | 44% | +44% |
| Cauldron Familiar | 44% | +43% |
| Sign in Blood | 78% | +43% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 44% | +36% |
| Kaya's Ghostform | 44% | +34% |
| Dreadmalkin | 33% | +33% |
| Dimension X Pizzasaur | 33% | +33% |
| Sadistic Glee | 33% | +33% |
| Omen of the Dead | 33% | +33% |
| Black Cat | 33% | +33% |
| Quietus Spike | 33% | +32% |
| Foulmire Knight | 33% | +32% |
| Manifold Key | 33% | +32% |
| Mortuary Mire | 44% | +32% |
| Battlefly Swarm | 33% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar 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.
- Omni-Cheese Pizza
- Anchovy & Banana Pizza
- Wicked Visitor
- Taste of Death
- Eriette's Tempting Apple
- The Underworld Cookbook
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
- Eye of Nidhogg
- Whip of Erebos
- Candy Trail
- Fanatical Offering
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Soul Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar's color identity?
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar 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 Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 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 27 % of the time and floods 40 %. Deck health: D (41/100).
How many lands should a Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar deck run?
Real Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar decks run 38 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 Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Omni-Cheese Pizza, Anchovy & Banana Pizza, Wicked Visitor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar decks.
What combos does Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Omni-Cheese Pizza, Anchovy & Banana Pizza, Wicked Visitor 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.