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Fin Fang Foom
Legendary Creature — Alien Dragon Villain · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Fin Fang Foom is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets an artifact or land, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. Put two +1/+1 counters on Fin Fang Foom.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Fin Fang Foom: 34
Land DestructionSpellslingerArtifactsVoltron+1/+1 CountersBurnSpell CopyControl
Build your Fin Fang Foom deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Fin Fang Foom 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Fin Fang Foom deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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 (40/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed39
- Interaction98
- Resilience76
- Closing0
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (6 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Cleansing Wildfire · Seismic Spike · Geomancer's Gambit · Price of Freedom · Molten Rain · Pillage · Ruby Medallion · Stone Rain · Arcane Signet · Storm-Kiln Artist · Abrade · Avengers Disassembled · Smashing Success · Liquimetal Torque · Roiling Terrain · Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure · Volcanic Offering · Chaos Warp · Vandalblast · Tablet of Discovery · Untimely Malfunction · Liquimetal Coating · Twinning Staff · Swiftfoot Boots · Lightning Greaves · Maelstrom Artisan // Rocket Volley · Wake of Destruction · Big Score · Blasphemous Act · Pyromancer's Goggles · Icefall · Demolish · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Return the Favor · Deflecting Swat · Dingus Egg · Flashback · Jeska's Will · Rain of Salt · Ashling, Flame Dancer · Implode · Smash · Blood Moon · Raze · Star of Extinction · Hexing Squelcher · Lava Blister · Melt Terrain · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Seething Song · Double Vision · Magda, the Hoardmaster · Mogg Salvage · Spinerock Tyrant · Zo-Zu the Punisher · Iron Myr · Solemn Simulacrum · Unexpected Windfall · Fire Diamond · Galvanoth · Mind Stone · Runaway Steam-Kin · Fiery Confluence · Redirect Lightning · Darksteel Citadel · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · War Room · Cascading Cataracts · Strip Mine · Wasteland
🃏 Recommended cards for Fin Fang Foom
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Fin Fang Foom, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cleansing Wildfire | 80% | +79% |
| Seismic Spike | 76% | +76% |
| Geomancer's Gambit | 73% | +72% |
| Molten Rain | 70% | +70% |
| Pillage | 70% | +70% |
| Price of Freedom | 71% | +69% |
| Stone Rain | 67% | +67% |
| Smashing Success | 61% | +60% |
| Avengers Disassembled | 61% | +59% |
| Roiling Terrain | 58% | +58% |
| Volcanic Offering | 57% | +57% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 65% | +49% |
| Twinning Staff | 48% | +47% |
| Liquimetal Coating | 48% | +47% |
| Liquimetal Torque | 58% | +45% |
| Sundering Eruption | 57% | +45% |
| Maelstrom Artisan | 44% | +44% |
| Tablet of Discovery | 50% | +43% |
| Wake of Destruction | 42% | +41% |
| Icefall | 38% | +38% |
| Rain of Salt | 36% | +36% |
| Demolish | 37% | +36% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 42% | +36% |
| Dingus Egg | 36% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Fin Fang Foom 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.
- Cleansing Wildfire
- Seismic Spike
- Geomancer's Gambit
- Molten Rain
- Pillage
- Price of Freedom
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Liquimetal Torque
- Ashling, Flame Dancer
- Flashback
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Zo-Zu the Punisher
- Price of Glory
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Wasteland
- Mycosynth Lattice
- Crucible of Worlds
- Ruby Medallion
- Hexing Squelcher
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Fin Fang Foom
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- 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
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
👥 Community decks with Fin Fang Foom
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fin Fang Foom's color identity?
Fin Fang Foom is red: 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 Fin Fang Foom come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Fin Fang Foom deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 72 %. Deck health: D (40/100).
How many lands should a Fin Fang Foom deck run?
Real Fin Fang Foom 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 Fin Fang Foom?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cleansing Wildfire, Seismic Spike, Geomancer's Gambit. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Fin Fang Foom decks.
What combos does Fin Fang Foom have?
Fin Fang Foom has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Fin Fang Foom deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cleansing Wildfire, Seismic Spike, Geomancer's Gambit 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.