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Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with Gisa onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
Reference price of the card: €2.03
Average lands in decks for Gisa, Glorious Resurrector: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 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: B (70/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed53
- Interaction83
- Resilience76
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Fleshbag Marauder · Dark Ritual · Plaguecrafter · Accursed Marauder · Feed the Swarm · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Morbid Opportunist · Swiftfoot Boots · Village Rites · Blood Artist · Butcher of Malakir · Soul Shatter · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Defile · Demon's Disciple · Go for the Throat · Victimize · Grave Pact · Grim Haruspex · Infernal Grasp · Merciless Executioner · Sheoldred's Edict · Zulaport Cutthroat · Tragic Slip · Crypt Ghast · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Sign in Blood · Black Market · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Lightning Greaves · Gravelighter · Phyrexian Arena · Reanimate · Charcoal Diamond · Dictate of Erebos · Midnight Reaper · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Liliana's Triumph · Archfiend of Depravity · Deadly Dispute · Mind Stone · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Massacre Wurm · Nightmare Shepherd · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Pitiless Plunderer · In Garruk's Wake · Murder · Open the Graves · Vona's Hunger · Harvester of Souls · Bontu's Monument · Kaya's Ghostform · Toxic Deluge · Bastion of Remembrance · Innocent Blood · Mire in Misery · Rise of the Dark Realms · Read the Bones · Doom Blade · Force of Despair · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Mortuary Mire · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Phyrexian Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gisa, Glorious Resurrector, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fleshbag Marauder | 60% | +44% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 47% | +41% |
| Plaguecrafter | 59% | +39% |
| Demon's Disciple | 46% | +38% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 42% | +38% |
| Gravelighter | 39% | +36% |
| Merciless Executioner | 44% | +36% |
| Soul Shatter | 47% | +36% |
| Grim Haruspex | 44% | +35% |
| Accursed Marauder | 56% | +35% |
| Priest of Forgotten Gods | 41% | +32% |
| Nightmare Shepherd | 32% | +30% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 54% | +30% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 35% | +29% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 44% | +29% |
| Midnight Reaper | 36% | +28% |
| Open the Graves | 30% | +27% |
| Archfiend of Depravity | 34% | +27% |
| In Garruk's Wake | 30% | +27% |
| Braids, Arisen Nightmare | 46% | +26% |
| Grave Pact | 45% | +26% |
| Vona's Hunger | 30% | +26% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 36% | +25% |
| Village Rites | 49% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 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.
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Butcher of Malakir
- Plaguecrafter
- Demon's Disciple
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Gravelighter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Soul Shatter
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Vona's Hunger
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Black Market
- Force of Despair
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Dictate of Erebos
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Gisa's Favorite Shovel
- Make an Example
- Attrition
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + 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
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gisa, Glorious Resurrector's color identity?
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 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 Gisa, Glorious Resurrector come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gisa, Glorious Resurrector deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Gisa, Glorious Resurrector deck run?
Real Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 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 Gisa, Glorious Resurrector?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fleshbag Marauder, Butcher of Malakir, Plaguecrafter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gisa, Glorious Resurrector decks.
What combos does Gisa, Glorious Resurrector have?
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 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 Gisa, Glorious Resurrector deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fleshbag Marauder, Butcher of Malakir, Plaguecrafter 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.