EDH Optimizer
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Legendary Creature — Frog Wizard Noble · BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Glarb, Calamity's Augur is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells with mana value 4 or greater from the top of your library.
{T}: Surveil 2.
Reference price of the card: €4.39
Average lands in decks for Glarb, Calamity's Augur: 35
Lands MatterReanimatorComboFrogsMidrangeRampControlGraveyard
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🛠️ Build a deck for Glarb, Calamity's Augur 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Glarb, Calamity's Augur 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: B+ (78/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed76
- Interaction85
- Resilience95
- Closing62
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Island, 2 Swamp, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Birds of Paradise · Culling Ritual · Exploration · The Gitrog Monster · Reanimate · Deadly Rollick · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Icetill Explorer · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Valley Floodcaller · Deathrite Shaman · Farseek · Counterspell · Dark Ritual · Assassin's Trophy · Rhystic Study · Delighted Halfling · Sensei's Divining Top · Mystic Remora · Noxious Revival · Enhanced Surveillance · Swan Song · Demonic Tutor · Vampiric Tutor · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Fierce Guardianship · Conduit of Worlds · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Cultivate · Seedborn Muse · Force of Will · Nature's Lore · Thassa's Oracle · High Fae Trickster · Mystical Tutor · Eternal Witness · Force of Vigor · Toxic Deluge · Six · Hedge Shredder · Worldly Tutor · Lotus Petal · Rampant Growth · Cyclonic Rift · Abrupt Decay · Elves of Deep Shadow · The One Ring · Mindbreak Trap · Counterbalance · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Bloom Tender · Flusterstorm · Brainstorm · Demonic Consultation · Three Visits · Fellwar Stone · Animate Dead · Crop Rotation · Dread Return · Ramunap Excavator · Command Tower · Breeding Pool · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Exotic Orchard · Polluted Delta · Verdant Catacombs · Misty Rainforest · Boseiju, Who Endures · Hinterland Harbor · Undercity Sewers · Opulent Palace · Woodland Cemetery · Zagoth Triome · Hedge Maze · Rejuvenating Springs · Otawara, Soaring City · Shifting Woodland · Undergrowth Stadium · Underground Mortuary · Dreamroot Cascade · Underground Sea · Bayou · Tropical Island · Flooded Strand
🃏 Recommended cards for Glarb, Calamity's Augur
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Glarb, Calamity's Augur, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration | 46% | +35% |
| Culling Ritual | 47% | +33% |
| Valley Floodcaller | 34% | +30% |
| Enhanced Surveillance | 30% | +28% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 31% | +28% |
| The Gitrog Monster | 43% | +28% |
| Azusa, Lost but Seeking | 37% | +27% |
| Deadly Rollick | 40% | +25% |
| Dryad of the Ilysian Grove | 34% | +25% |
| Noxious Revival | 30% | +23% |
| Counterbalance | 22% | +21% |
| Force of Vigor | 24% | +21% |
| Birds of Paradise | 49% | +20% |
| Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait | 29% | +19% |
| Force of Will | 26% | +19% |
| Delighted Halfling | 31% | +19% |
| Shifting Woodland | 32% | +19% |
| Mystical Tutor | 25% | +18% |
| High Fae Trickster | 25% | +18% |
| Tatyova, Benthic Druid | 34% | +18% |
| Reanimate | 42% | +18% |
| Thassa's Oracle | 25% | +18% |
| Undercity Sewers | 35% | +18% |
| Grolnok, the Omnivore | 19% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your Glarb, Calamity's Augur 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.
- Culling Ritual
- Enhanced Surveillance
- The Gitrog Monster
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Dark Ritual
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Exploration
- Valley Floodcaller
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- Noxious Revival
- Counterbalance
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Deadly Rollick
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Force of Will
- Delighted Halfling
- Mystical Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Glarb, Calamity's Augur
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Glarb, Calamity's Augur's color identity?
Glarb, Calamity's Augur is Sultai (black, green and blue): 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 Glarb, Calamity's Augur come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Glarb, Calamity's Augur deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 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 20 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
How many lands should a Glarb, Calamity's Augur deck run?
Real Glarb, Calamity's Augur 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 Glarb, Calamity's Augur?
The three highest-synergy cards are Exploration, Culling Ritual, Valley Floodcaller. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Glarb, Calamity's Augur decks.
What combos does Glarb, Calamity's Augur have?
Glarb, Calamity's Augur has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Glarb, Calamity's Augur deck cost?
You can start cheap: Culling Ritual, Enhanced Surveillance, The Gitrog Monster 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.