EDH Optimizer
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Ghoulcaller Gisa is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Reference price of the card: €1.93
Average lands in decks for Ghoulcaller Gisa: 36
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Build your Ghoulcaller Gisa deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ghoulcaller Gisa 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ghoulcaller Gisa 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+ (61/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed58
- Interaction36
- Resilience81
- Closing81
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Lord of the Accursed · Death Baron · Champion of the Perished · Gravecrawler · Cemetery Reaper · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Undead Augur · Endless Ranks of the Dead · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Undead Warchief · Diregraf Colossus · Victimize · Feed the Swarm · Cryptbreaker · Lord of the Undead · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord · Grave Titan · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Village Rites · Army of the Damned · Headless Rider · Unbreathing Horde · Plague Belcher · Phyrexian Arena · Carrion Feeder · Crypt Ghast · Liliana's Mastery · Mirkwood Bats · Midnight Reaper · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Rotting Regisaur · Tragic Slip · Zombie Master · Fleshbag Marauder · Reanimate · Sign in Blood · Swiftfoot Boots · Tomb Tyrant · Bontu's Monument · Lightning Greaves · Shepherd of Rot · Zombie Apocalypse · Defile · Vengeful Dead · Archghoul of Thraben · Crowded Crypt · Grave Pact · Soulless One · Graf Harvest · Skullclamp · Charcoal Diamond · Corrupted Conviction · Mind Stone · Noxious Ghoul · Ashnod's Altar · Liliana, Death's Majesty · Withering Torment · Accursed Marauder · Black Market · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Unholy Grotto · Witch's Cottage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Crypt of Agadeem · Mortuary Mire · Three Tree City · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Ghoulcaller Gisa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ghoulcaller Gisa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Lord of the Accursed | 76% | +72% |
| Death Baron | 75% | +70% |
| Champion of the Perished | 72% | +68% |
| Cemetery Reaper | 66% | +62% |
| Undead Augur | 65% | +60% |
| Endless Ranks of the Dead | 63% | +60% |
| Undead Warchief | 57% | +54% |
| Gravecrawler | 67% | +52% |
| Diregraf Colossus | 55% | +51% |
| Cryptbreaker | 52% | +49% |
| Lord of the Undead | 51% | +48% |
| Zul Ashur, Lich Lord | 50% | +47% |
| Unbreathing Horde | 44% | +42% |
| Grave Titan | 49% | +42% |
| Headless Rider | 44% | +41% |
| Plague Belcher | 43% | +41% |
| Army of the Damned | 44% | +39% |
| Liliana's Mastery | 40% | +37% |
| Rotting Regisaur | 38% | +37% |
| Zombie Master | 38% | +36% |
| Tomb Tyrant | 37% | +35% |
| Shepherd of Rot | 36% | +34% |
| Zombie Apocalypse | 35% | +33% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 40% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Ghoulcaller Gisa 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.
- Lord of the Accursed
- Champion of the Perished
- Cemetery Reaper
- Undead Augur
- Gravecrawler
- Cryptbreaker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Death Baron
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Undead Warchief
- Diregraf Colossus
- Lord of the Undead
- Headless Rider
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Relentless Dead
- Graveborn Muse
- Three Tree City
- Wand of Orcus
- Grave Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ghoulcaller Gisa's color identity?
Ghoulcaller Gisa 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 Ghoulcaller Gisa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ghoulcaller Gisa deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 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 24 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Ghoulcaller Gisa deck run?
Real Ghoulcaller Gisa 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 Ghoulcaller Gisa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Lord of the Accursed, Death Baron, Champion of the Perished. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ghoulcaller Gisa decks.
What combos does Ghoulcaller Gisa have?
Ghoulcaller Gisa 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 Ghoulcaller Gisa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Lord of the Accursed, Champion of the Perished, Cemetery Reaper 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.