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Garna, the Bloodflame
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 3BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Garna, the Bloodflame is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
When Garna enters, return to your hand all creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere this turn.
Other creatures you control have haste.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Comes in the precon Legends' Legacy
Average lands in decks for Garna, the Bloodflame: 35
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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 (52/100)
- Consistency34
- Speed63
- Interaction23
- Resilience70
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 10 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Pitiless Plunderer · Viscera Seer · Ashnod's Altar · Priest of Urabrask · Priest of Gix · Soldevi Adnate · Goblin Bombardment · Altar of Dementia · Grim Haruspex · Rakdos Signet · Zulaport Cutthroat · Hazoret's Monument · Carrion Feeder · Umbral Collar Zealot · Blasphemous Act · Faithless Looting · Reckless Barbarian · Sneak Attack · Talisman of Indulgence · Skirge Familiar · Chaos Warp · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Midnight Reaper · Village Rites · Blood Artist · Heartless Summoning · Phyrexian Altar · Shriekmaw · Thermopod · Mayhem Devil · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Pawn of Ulamog · Solemn Simulacrum · Bontu's Monument · Burnt Offering · Impulsive Pilferer · Skullclamp · Deadly Dispute · Ingot Chewer · Warren Soultrader · Liliana's Standard Bearer · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Tortured Existence · Greedy Freebooter · Living Death · The Sibsig Ceremony · Cathodion · Imperial Recruiter · Magus of the Wheel · Shambling Ghast · Blood Pet · Impact Tremors · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Sifter of Skulls · Entomb · Feed the Swarm · Overeager Apprentice · Plumb the Forbidden · Rakdos Charm · Terminate · Dark Ritual · Fellwar Stone · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Sulfurous Springs · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Luxury Suite · Graven Cairns · Bojuka Bog · Phyrexian Tower · Shadowblood Ridge · Bloodstained Mire · Reliquary Tower · Rakdos Carnarium · High Market · Temple of Malice · Exotic Orchard · Raucous Theater · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Blazemire Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Garna, the Bloodflame
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Garna, the Bloodflame, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Priest of Urabrask | 53% | +51% |
| Priest of Gix | 52% | +50% |
| Soldevi Adnate | 50% | +50% |
| Viscera Seer | 56% | +47% |
| Altar of Dementia | 47% | +45% |
| Grim Haruspex | 47% | +45% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 57% | +44% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 55% | +44% |
| Hazoret's Monument | 45% | +42% |
| Umbral Collar Zealot | 42% | +39% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 49% | +39% |
| Carrion Feeder | 42% | +39% |
| Skirge Familiar | 39% | +38% |
| Reckless Barbarian | 40% | +38% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 46% | +38% |
| Sneak Attack | 40% | +37% |
| Midnight Reaper | 37% | +35% |
| Heartless Summoning | 35% | +34% |
| Thermopod | 35% | +34% |
| Shriekmaw | 35% | +33% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 33% | +30% |
| Phyrexian Altar | 35% | +29% |
| Bontu's Monument | 32% | +29% |
| Ingot Chewer | 31% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Garna, the Bloodflame 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.
- Priest of Urabrask
- Priest of Gix
- Soldevi Adnate
- Viscera Seer
- Grim Haruspex
- Hazoret's Monument
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Carrion Feeder
- Sneak Attack
- Bontu's Monument
- Tortured Existence
- Living Death
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Altar of Dementia
- Ashnod's Altar
- Phyrexian Altar
- Warren Soultrader
- Phyrexian Tower
- Entomb
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Garna, the Bloodflame
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Saw in Half → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
- Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar + Pawn of Ulamog → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Greedy Freebooter → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count, Infinite energy counters
- Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite energy counters
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Frequently asked questions
What is Garna, the Bloodflame's color identity?
Garna, the Bloodflame is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Garna, the Bloodflame come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Garna, the Bloodflame deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 8 % of the time and floods 30 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Garna, the Bloodflame deck run?
Real Garna, the Bloodflame 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 Garna, the Bloodflame?
The three highest-synergy cards are Priest of Urabrask, Priest of Gix, Soldevi Adnate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Garna, the Bloodflame decks.
What combos does Garna, the Bloodflame have?
Garna, the Bloodflame has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton. 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 Garna, the Bloodflame deck cost?
You can start cheap: Priest of Urabrask, Priest of Gix, Soldevi Adnate 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.