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Gahiji, Honored One
Legendary Creature — Beast · 2RGW
Color identity: Green · Red · White · Naya
Gahiji, Honored One is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents or a planeswalker an opponent controls, that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Average lands in decks for Gahiji, Honored One: 35
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Build your Gahiji, Honored One deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gahiji, Honored One 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gahiji, Honored One 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: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed63
- Interaction61
- Resilience80
- Closing23
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 4 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Farseek · Swords to Plowshares · Beast Within · Disrupt Decorum · Rampant Growth · Path to Exile · Frontier Warmonger · Kodama's Reach · Taunt from the Rampart · Marisi, Breaker of the Coil · Nature's Lore · Rite of the Raging Storm · Duelist's Heritage · Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs · Take the Bait · Boros Charm · Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · Agitator Ant · Generous Gift · Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Combat Calligrapher · Death Kiss · Garruk's Uprising · Ghostly Prison · Thunderfoot Baloth · Windborn Muse · Aurelia, the Law Above · Curse of Opulence · Gisela, Blade of Goldnight · Naya Charm · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Birds of Paradise · Bloodthirsty Blade · Three Visits · Firemane Commando · Vengeful Ancestor · Heroic Intervention · Life of the Party · Rhythm of the Wild · Shiny Impetus · Artifact Mutation · Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor · Annie Joins Up · Fumiko the Lowblood · Geode Rager · Goblin Spymaster · Llanowar Elves · Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist · Orzhov Advokist · Spectacular Showdown · Blasphemous Act · Frenzied Saddlebrute · Oviya, Automech Artisan · Rampaging Baloths · Return of the Wildspeaker · Shamanic Revelation · Aura Mutation · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Beastmaster Ascension · Chaos Warp · Command Tower · Jungle Shrine · Cinder Glade · Canopy Vista · Rootbound Crag · Clifftop Retreat · Exotic Orchard · Sunpetal Grove · Stomping Ground · Temple Garden · Sacred Foundry · Jetmir's Garden · Evolving Wilds · Spire Garden · Kessig Wolf Run · Bountiful Promenade · Battlefield Forge · Spectator Seating · Windswept Heath · Path of Ancestry · Wooded Foothills · Rockfall Vale · Arid Mesa · Karplusan Forest · Sheltering Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Gahiji, Honored One
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gahiji, Honored One, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Disrupt Decorum | 45% | +44% |
| Frontier Warmonger | 38% | +37% |
| Taunt from the Rampart | 38% | +37% |
| Rite of the Raging Storm | 37% | +36% |
| Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs | 36% | +35% |
| Take the Bait | 36% | +35% |
| Duelist's Heritage | 36% | +34% |
| Agitator Ant | 33% | +32% |
| Marisi, Breaker of the Coil | 37% | +32% |
| Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser | 32% | +31% |
| Death Kiss | 31% | +31% |
| Combat Calligrapher | 31% | +30% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 31% | +30% |
| Windborn Muse | 29% | +28% |
| Ghostly Prison | 30% | +28% |
| Thunderfoot Baloth | 29% | +27% |
| Curse of Opulence | 28% | +27% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 27% | +27% |
| Aurelia, the Law Above | 28% | +26% |
| Firemane Commando | 26% | +26% |
| Vengeful Ancestor | 26% | +25% |
| Gisela, Blade of Goldnight | 28% | +24% |
| Life of the Party | 25% | +24% |
| Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor | 23% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Gahiji, Honored One 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.
- Disrupt Decorum
- Frontier Warmonger
- Taunt from the Rampart
- Rite of the Raging Storm
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
- Duelist's Heritage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Take the Bait
- Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
- Death Kiss
- Ghostly Prison
- Curse of Opulence
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bothersome Quasit
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gahiji, Honored One
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gahiji, Honored One's color identity?
Gahiji, Honored One is Naya (green, red and white): 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 Gahiji, Honored One come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gahiji, Honored One deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Gahiji, Honored One deck run?
Real Gahiji, Honored One 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 Gahiji, Honored One?
The three highest-synergy cards are Disrupt Decorum, Frontier Warmonger, Taunt from the Rampart. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gahiji, Honored One decks.
What combos does Gahiji, Honored One have?
Gahiji, Honored One has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista. 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 Gahiji, Honored One deck cost?
You can start cheap: Disrupt Decorum, Frontier Warmonger, Taunt from the Rampart 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.