EDH Optimizer
Gallia, Tragic Host
Legendary Creature — Zombie Satyr · 1B
Color identity: Black
Gallia, Tragic Host is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
{4}{B}, Exile another creature card from your graveyard: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with a +1/+1 counter on her.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Gallia, Tragic Host: 34
+1/+1 CountersAristocratsComboControlRampReanimatorSelf-DamageStax
Build your Gallia, Tragic Host deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gallia, Tragic Host 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gallia, Tragic Host 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: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency46
- Speed64
- Interaction30
- Resilience80
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (15 nonbasic, 19 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ashnod's Altar · Bastion of Remembrance · Carrion Feeder · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Toxic Deluge · Altar of Dementia · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Blood Artist · Bloodghast · Entomb · Feed the Swarm · Gravecrawler · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Loxodon Warhammer · Ritual of the Machine · Sacrifice · Swiftfoot Boots · Sword of the Animist · Tormod, the Desecrator · Undead Hand Ninja · Village Rites · Vorpal Sword · Zulaport Cutthroat · Accursed Marauder · Along the Crooked Way · Army of the Damned · Black Market · Blackblade Reforged · Buried Alive · Cemetery Reaper · Champion of Stray Souls · Charcoal Diamond · Commander's Sphere · Contamination · Crowded Crypt · Cryptbreaker · Culling the Weak · Darksteel Plate · Death Baron · Demonic Tutor · Desecrated Tomb · Diabolic Tutor · Dreadhound · Exsanguinate · Fated Return · Fleshbag Marauder · Geth, Lord of the Vault · Gild · Grafted Exoskeleton · Grave Pact · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Grave Titan · Grim Reaper's Scythe · Hammer of Nazahn · Headless Rider · Infernal Grasp · Lost Monarch of Ifnir · Lotus Petal · Nasty End · Night's Whisper · Nim Deathmantle · Pact Weapon · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Castle Locthwain · High Market · Ancient Tomb · Barren Moor · Buried Ruin · Cabal Stronghold · Mortuary Mire · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Gallia, Tragic Host
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gallia, Tragic Host, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Carrion Feeder | 50% | +38% |
| Ritual of the Machine | 38% | +37% |
| Undead Hand Ninja | 38% | +37% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 38% | +36% |
| Tormod, the Desecrator | 38% | +35% |
| Sword of the Animist | 38% | +34% |
| Vorpal Sword | 38% | +34% |
| Castle Locthwain | 50% | +33% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 50% | +33% |
| Sacrifice | 38% | +32% |
| Altar of Dementia | 38% | +32% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 50% | +30% |
| High Market | 38% | +29% |
| Entomb | 38% | +25% |
| Gild | 25% | +25% |
| Raving Dead | 25% | +25% |
| Champion of Stray Souls | 25% | +25% |
| Bloodghast | 38% | +25% |
| Fated Return | 25% | +25% |
| Thran Vigil | 25% | +24% |
| Along the Crooked Way | 25% | +24% |
| Grim Reaper's Scythe | 25% | +24% |
| Voltaic Whip | 25% | +24% |
| Soul Enervation | 25% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Gallia, Tragic Host 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.
- Undead Hand Ninja
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Tormod, the Desecrator
- Vorpal Sword
- Bastion of Remembrance
- High Market
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Carrion Feeder
- Ritual of the Machine
- Sword of the Animist
- Castle Locthwain
- Sacrifice
- Ashnod's Altar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Altar of Dementia
- Wand of Orcus
- Lotus Petal
- Ancient Tomb
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gallia, Tragic Host
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death 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
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gallia, Tragic Host's color identity?
Gallia, Tragic Host 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 Gallia, Tragic Host come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gallia, Tragic Host deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 27 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Gallia, Tragic Host deck run?
Real Gallia, Tragic Host 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 Gallia, Tragic Host?
The three highest-synergy cards are Carrion Feeder, Ritual of the Machine, Undead Hand Ninja. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gallia, Tragic Host decks.
What combos does Gallia, Tragic Host have?
Gallia, Tragic Host has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Gallia, Tragic Host deck cost?
You can start cheap: Undead Hand Ninja, Loxodon Warhammer, Tormod, the Desecrator 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.