EDH Optimizer
God-Eternal Bontu
Legendary Creature — Zombie God · 3BB
Color identity: Black
God-Eternal Bontu is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
When God-Eternal Bontu enters, sacrifice any number of other permanents, then draw that many cards.
When God-Eternal Bontu dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Comes in the precon World Shaper
Average lands in decks for God-Eternal Bontu: 37
AristocratsZombiesTokensSacrificeGraveyardComboStormReanimator
Build your God-Eternal Bontu deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for God-Eternal Bontu 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average God-Eternal Bontu 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency30
- Speed63
- Interaction25
- Resilience65
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (11 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Pitiless Plunderer · Arcane Signet · Gravecrawler · Zulaport Cutthroat · Feed the Swarm · Bastion of Remembrance · Bontu's Monument · Dark Ritual · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Deadly Dispute · Marionette Apprentice · Blood Artist · Thought Vessel · Pawn of Ulamog · Rise of the Dread Marn · Solemn Simulacrum · Village Rites · Crypt Ghast · Reassembling Skeleton · Victimize · Mind Stone · Grave Titan · Midnight Reaper · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Ichor Wellspring · Liliana's Standard Bearer · Skullclamp · Withering Torment · Ashnod's Altar · Living Death · Shambling Ghast · Tragic Slip · Viscera Seer · Reanimate · Toxic Deluge · Abhorrent Overlord · Black Market · Defile · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Greedy Freebooter · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Accursed Marauder · Bloodghast · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Phyrexian Altar · Bitterblossom · Charcoal Diamond · Dreadhorde Invasion · Ophiomancer · Sengir Autocrat · Warren Soultrader · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Carrion Feeder · Crowded Crypt · Grave Pact · Mirkwood Bats · Chittering Witch · Corrupted Conviction · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Phyrexian Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Crypt of Agadeem · Eumidian Hatchery
🃏 Recommended cards for God-Eternal Bontu
The highest-synergy cards in decks for God-Eternal Bontu, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 46% | +39% |
| Rise of the Dread Marn | 39% | +37% |
| Gravecrawler | 52% | +37% |
| Marionette Apprentice | 44% | +33% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 53% | +33% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 33% | +31% |
| Liliana's Standard Bearer | 33% | +31% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 47% | +30% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 39% | +29% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 51% | +28% |
| Grave Titan | 35% | +28% |
| Shambling Ghast | 31% | +26% |
| Midnight Reaper | 34% | +26% |
| Sengir Autocrat | 27% | +25% |
| Abhorrent Overlord | 29% | +25% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 29% | +24% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 29% | +24% |
| Living Death | 31% | +21% |
| Crowded Crypt | 25% | +20% |
| Mikaeus, the Unhallowed | 28% | +20% |
| Eumidian Hatchery | 21% | +20% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 37% | +20% |
| Sifter of Skulls | 23% | +20% |
| Mycosynth Wellspring | 21% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your God-Eternal Bontu 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.
- Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
- Rise of the Dread Marn
- Gravecrawler
- Marionette Apprentice
- Ichor Wellspring
- Liliana's Standard Bearer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Living Death
- Bontu's Monument
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Headless Rider
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Phyrexian Altar
- Bitterblossom
- Warren Soultrader
- Relentless Dead
- Wand of Orcus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is God-Eternal Bontu's color identity?
God-Eternal Bontu 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 God-Eternal Bontu come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average God-Eternal Bontu deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 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 13 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a God-Eternal Bontu deck run?
Real God-Eternal Bontu decks run 37 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 God-Eternal Bontu?
The three highest-synergy cards are Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Rise of the Dread Marn, Gravecrawler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in God-Eternal Bontu decks.
What combos does God-Eternal Bontu have?
We have no known combos catalogued for God-Eternal Bontu. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a God-Eternal Bontu deck cost?
You can start cheap: Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Rise of the Dread Marn, Gravecrawler 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.