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Geth, Thane of Contracts
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie · 1BB
Color identity: Black
Geth, Thane of Contracts is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Other creatures you control get -1/-1.
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else." Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Geth, Thane of Contracts: 36
AristocratsReanimatorGraveyardSacrificeTokens-1/-1 CountersBurnCombo
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🛠️ Build a deck for Geth, Thane of Contracts 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Geth, Thane of Contracts 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 (55/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed63
- Interaction37
- Resilience83
- Closing27
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Swamp)
Syr Konrad, the Grim · Sol Ring · Bastion of Remembrance · Arcane Signet · Stitcher's Supplier · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Buried Alive · Feed the Swarm · Dark Ritual · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Pitiless Plunderer · Vindictive Vampire · Golgari Thug · Jet Medallion · Sign in Blood · Gravecrawler · Dreadhound · Greedy Freebooter · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Morbid Opportunist · Black Market · Massacre Wurm · Nine-Lives Familiar · Butcher of Malakir · Ophiomancer · Reassembling Skeleton · Victimize · Venerated Stormsinger · Falkenrath Noble · Marionette Apprentice · Crypt Ghast · Defile · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Phyrexian Arena · Mind Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Tragic Slip · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Midnight Reaper · Entomb · Infernal Grasp · Agent of the Iron Throne · Charcoal Diamond · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Unmarked Grave · Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist · Bontu's Monument · Grim Haruspex · Vile Entomber · Funeral Room // Awakening Hall · Sepulchral Primordial · Withering Torment · Wriggling Grub · Lightning Greaves · Reanimate · Noxious Gearhulk · Ripples of Undeath · Underworld Hermit · Abhorrent Overlord · Dark Prophecy · Vat of Rebirth · Go for the Throat · Swiftfoot Boots · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Crypt of Agadeem · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Spymaster's Vault
🃏 Recommended cards for Geth, Thane of Contracts
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Geth, Thane of Contracts, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 67% | +47% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 64% | +46% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 52% | +46% |
| Vindictive Vampire | 47% | +44% |
| Golgari Thug | 44% | +42% |
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 48% | +41% |
| Dreadhound | 42% | +41% |
| Buried Alive | 50% | +37% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 42% | +37% |
| Venerated Stormsinger | 37% | +36% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 40% | +32% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 38% | +32% |
| Falkenrath Noble | 36% | +31% |
| Agent of the Iron Throne | 30% | +27% |
| Gravecrawler | 43% | +27% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 47% | +27% |
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 34% | +27% |
| Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist | 29% | +26% |
| Unmarked Grave | 30% | +26% |
| Sepulchral Primordial | 27% | +25% |
| Marionette Apprentice | 36% | +25% |
| Wriggling Grub | 27% | +25% |
| Underworld Hermit | 25% | +25% |
| Funeral Room // Awakening Hall | 28% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Geth, Thane of Contracts 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.
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Vindictive Vampire
- Golgari Thug
- Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Unmarked Grave
- Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
- Massacre Wurm
- Black Market
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Entomb
- Out of the Tombs
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Geth, Thane of Contracts
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Geth, Thane of Contracts's color identity?
Geth, Thane of Contracts 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 Geth, Thane of Contracts come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Geth, Thane of Contracts deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 28 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Geth, Thane of Contracts deck run?
Real Geth, Thane of Contracts decks run 36 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 Geth, Thane of Contracts?
The three highest-synergy cards are Syr Konrad, the Grim, Bastion of Remembrance, Stitcher's Supplier. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Geth, Thane of Contracts decks.
What combos does Geth, Thane of Contracts have?
Geth, Thane of Contracts has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Geth, Thane of Contracts deck cost?
You can start cheap: Syr Konrad, the Grim, Bastion of Remembrance, Stitcher's Supplier 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.