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Ghave, Guru of Spores
Legendary Creature — Fungus Shaman · 2WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Ghave, Guru of Spores is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ghave enters with five +1/+1 counters on it.
{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.55
Average lands in decks for Ghave, Guru of Spores: 34
+1/+1 CountersTokensComboAristocratsSaprolingsFungiSacrificeSpore Counters
Build your Ghave, Guru of Spores deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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+ (62/100)
- Consistency51
- Speed68
- Interaction31
- Resilience71
- Closing81
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 3 Swamp, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ashnod's Altar · Skullclamp · Slimefoot, the Stowaway · Corpsejack Menace · Doubling Season · Swords to Plowshares · Cathars' Crusade · Hardened Scales · Mycoloth · Cultivate · Utopia Mycon · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest · Path to Exile · Good-Fortune Unicorn · Pitiless Plunderer · Farseek · Mirkwood Bats · Parallel Lives · Winding Constrictor · Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Tendershoot Dryad · Moldervine Reclamation · Nemata, Primeval Warden · Aura Mutation · Cryptic Trilobite · Assassin's Trophy · Basking Broodscale · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Kodama's Reach · Rampant Growth · Chatterfang, Squirrel General · Nature's Lore · Corpse Knight · Cruel Celebrant · Anointed Procession · Aura Shards · Birds of Paradise · Phyrexian Altar · Cryptolith Rite · Heroic Intervention · Inspiring Call · Beast Within · Champion of Lambholt · Conclave Mentor · Branching Evolution · Deathspore Thallid · Anguished Unmaking · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Putrefy · Viscera Seer · Demonic Tutor · Evolution Witness · Primal Vigor · Psychotrope Thallid · The Mycotyrant · Three Visits · Young Wolf · Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic · Ivy Lane Denizen · Bastion of Remembrance · Command Tower · Overgrown Tomb · Sandsteppe Citadel · Temple Garden · Godless Shrine · Woodland Cemetery · Exotic Orchard · Sunpetal Grove · Indatha Triome · Isolated Chapel · Canopy Vista · Windswept Heath · Llanowar Wastes · Verdant Catacombs · Evolving Wilds · Marsh Flats · Gavony Township · Undergrowth Stadium · Bountiful Promenade · Caves of Koilos · Bojuka Bog · Golgari Rot Farm · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Vault of Champions
🃏 Recommended cards for Ghave, Guru of Spores
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ghave, Guru of Spores, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Slimefoot, the Stowaway | 61% | +59% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 67% | +57% |
| Corpsejack Menace | 58% | +53% |
| Skullclamp | 62% | +51% |
| Mycoloth | 53% | +50% |
| Cathars' Crusade | 54% | +49% |
| Utopia Mycon | 49% | +47% |
| Doubling Season | 57% | +47% |
| Hardened Scales | 54% | +47% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 48% | +41% |
| Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest | 44% | +41% |
| Good-Fortune Unicorn | 42% | +38% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 41% | +37% |
| Blood Artist | 45% | +37% |
| Tendershoot Dryad | 38% | +35% |
| Winding Constrictor | 39% | +35% |
| Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim | 44% | +34% |
| Nemata, Primeval Warden | 37% | +34% |
| Cryptic Trilobite | 35% | +34% |
| Aura Mutation | 35% | +33% |
| Moldervine Reclamation | 37% | +32% |
| Parallel Lives | 39% | +30% |
| Basking Broodscale | 34% | +29% |
| Cruel Celebrant | 31% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Ghave, Guru of Spores 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.
- Slimefoot, the Stowaway
- Corpsejack Menace
- Mycoloth
- Utopia Mycon
- Hardened Scales
- Zulaport Cutthroat
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Skullclamp
- Cathars' Crusade
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Blood Artist
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ghave, Guru of Spores
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Basking Broodscale → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Viscera Seer + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1
- Cathars' Crusade + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Basking Broodscale + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ghave, Guru of Spores's color identity?
Ghave, Guru of Spores is Abzan (black, green 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 Ghave, Guru of Spores come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ghave, Guru of Spores deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Ghave, Guru of Spores deck run?
Real Ghave, Guru of Spores 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 Ghave, Guru of Spores?
The three highest-synergy cards are Slimefoot, the Stowaway, Ashnod's Altar, Corpsejack Menace. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ghave, Guru of Spores decks.
What combos does Ghave, Guru of Spores have?
Ghave, Guru of Spores has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer. 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 Ghave, Guru of Spores deck cost?
You can start cheap: Slimefoot, the Stowaway, Corpsejack Menace, Mycoloth 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.