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Glissa, Herald of Predation
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf · 3BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Glissa, Herald of Predation is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose one —
• Incubate 2 twice. (To incubate 2, create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and "{2}: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
• Transform all Incubator tokens you control.
• Phyrexians you control gain first strike and deathtouch until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Average lands in decks for Glissa, Herald of Predation: 36
InfectPhyrexians+1/+1 CountersTokensProliferateArtifactsDeathtouch-1/-1 Counters
Build your Glissa, Herald of Predation deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Glissa, Herald of Predation 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Glissa, Herald of Predation 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 (52/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed49
- Interaction34
- Resilience72
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Cankerbloom · Arcane Signet · Elvish Vatkeeper · Glistening Dawn · Grafted Butcher · Tangled Skyline · Unnatural Restoration · Bloated Processor · Evolution Sage · Blighted Burgeoning · Gift of Compleation · Glissa Sunslayer · Cultivate · Drown in Ichor · Compleated Huntmaster · Thirsting Roots · Bloated Contaminator · Converter Beast · Blightbelly Rat · Blight Titan · Rampant Growth · Ichor Drinker · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Throne of Geth · Phyrexian Arena · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Atomize · Inspiring Call · Contaminant Grafter · Winding Constrictor · Doubling Season · Vat Emergence · Defiler of Vigor · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Assassin's Trophy · Golgari Signet · Kodama's Reach · Beast Within · Expand the Sphere · Venerated Rotpriest · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Armored Scrapgorger · Fynn, the Fangbearer · Putrefy · Whisper of the Dross · Adaptive Sporesinger · Scheming Aspirant · Infectious Inquiry · Terror of Towashi · Vraska's Fall · Hardened Scales · Traumatic Revelation · Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Nature's Lore · Necrogen Rotpriest · Agent Frank Horrigan · Infectious Bite · Contagion Clasp · Massacre Wurm · Phyrexian Obliterator · Talisman of Resilience · Glistening Sphere · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Woodland Cemetery · Path of Ancestry · Tainted Wood · Necroblossom Snarl · Golgari Rot Farm · Temple of Malady · Llanowar Wastes · Overgrown Tomb · Bojuka Bog · Deathcap Glade · Twilight Mire · Undergrowth Stadium · Jungle Hollow · The Seedcore · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Viridescent Bog
🃏 Recommended cards for Glissa, Herald of Predation
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Glissa, Herald of Predation, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Elvish Vatkeeper | 71% | +71% |
| Glistening Dawn | 71% | +70% |
| Grafted Butcher | 67% | +67% |
| Tangled Skyline | 67% | +67% |
| Bloated Processor | 65% | +64% |
| Unnatural Restoration | 67% | +63% |
| Cankerbloom | 74% | +63% |
| Blighted Burgeoning | 61% | +60% |
| Gift of Compleation | 60% | +60% |
| Compleated Huntmaster | 58% | +58% |
| Drown in Ichor | 59% | +57% |
| Thirsting Roots | 58% | +56% |
| Converter Beast | 55% | +54% |
| Evolution Sage | 62% | +54% |
| Bloated Contaminator | 55% | +54% |
| Karn's Bastion | 59% | +53% |
| Glissa Sunslayer | 60% | +51% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 49% | +49% |
| Blight Titan | 48% | +47% |
| Ichor Drinker | 47% | +47% |
| Throne of Geth | 46% | +45% |
| Vraska, Betrayal's Sting | 45% | +42% |
| Contaminant Grafter | 42% | +41% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 46% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Glissa, Herald of Predation 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.
- Elvish Vatkeeper
- Glistening Dawn
- Grafted Butcher
- Tangled Skyline
- Bloated Processor
- Unnatural Restoration
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Evolution Sage
- Bloated Contaminator
- Karn's Bastion
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
- Contaminant Grafter
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Atomize
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Glistening Sphere
- Doubling Season
- Roaming Throne
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Glissa, Herald of Predation
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Blowfly Infestation + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Glissa, Herald of Predation's color identity?
Glissa, Herald of Predation is Golgari (black and green): 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 Glissa, Herald of Predation come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Glissa, Herald of Predation deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 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 25 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Glissa, Herald of Predation deck run?
Real Glissa, Herald of Predation 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 Glissa, Herald of Predation?
The three highest-synergy cards are Elvish Vatkeeper, Glistening Dawn, Grafted Butcher. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Glissa, Herald of Predation decks.
What combos does Glissa, Herald of Predation have?
Glissa, Herald of Predation 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 Glissa, Herald of Predation deck cost?
You can start cheap: Elvish Vatkeeper, Glistening Dawn, Grafted Butcher 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.