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Gorbag of Minas Morgul
Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier · 1B
Color identity: Black
Gorbag of Minas Morgul is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. When you do, choose one —
• Draw a card.
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Gorbag of Minas Morgul: 35
GoblinsAristocratsTreasureOrcsSacrificeAggroGraveyardReanimator
Build your Gorbag of Minas Morgul deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gorbag of Minas Morgul 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gorbag of Minas Morgul 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 (48/100)
- Consistency9
- Speed65
- Interaction37
- Resilience69
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Frogtosser Banneret · Boggart Mob · Sling-Gang Lieutenant · Mad Auntie · Putrid Goblin · Stalactite Stalker · Auntie's Snitch · Knucklebone Witch · Prickly Boggart · Warteye Witch · Boggart Harbinger · Weirding Shaman · Sol Ring · Boggart Birth Rite · Grim Wanderer · Warg Rider · Boggart Mischief · Mudbutton Cursetosser · Changeling Outcast · Festering Goblin · Shambling Goblin · Warren Weirding · Arcane Signet · Deep Goblin Skulltaker · Squeaking Pie Sneak · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Facevaulter · Warren Pilferers · Earwig Squad · Orcish Medicine · Oversold Cemetery · Cover of Darkness · Mordor Trebuchet · Tragic Slip · Magic Pot · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Merciless Executioner · Cabal Slaver · Mordor Muster · Warren Soultrader · Heirloom Auntie · Bontu's Monument · Graveshifter · Squeaking Pie Grubfellows · Along the Crooked Way · Bile-Vial Boggart · March from the Black Gate · Defile · Orc Sureshot · Skullclamp · Taster of Wares · Victimize · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Nightblade Brigade · Fodder Launch · Ruin Raider · Champion of the Weird · Grave Pact · Raise the Draugr · Boggart Prankster · Unearth · Village Rites · Barad-dûr · Bojuka Bog · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Mortuary Mire · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · War Room · Access Tunnel · Reliquary Tower · Crypt of Agadeem
🃏 Recommended cards for Gorbag of Minas Morgul
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gorbag of Minas Morgul, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Frogtosser Banneret | 86% | +86% |
| Boggart Mob | 85% | +85% |
| Sling-Gang Lieutenant | 85% | +84% |
| Mad Auntie | 81% | +81% |
| Putrid Goblin | 81% | +80% |
| Stalactite Stalker | 80% | +79% |
| Auntie's Snitch | 77% | +77% |
| Knucklebone Witch | 75% | +75% |
| Warteye Witch | 75% | +75% |
| Weirding Shaman | 74% | +74% |
| Prickly Boggart | 75% | +74% |
| Boggart Harbinger | 74% | +73% |
| Boggart Birth Rite | 69% | +69% |
| Grim Wanderer | 68% | +67% |
| Warg Rider | 67% | +67% |
| Boggart Mischief | 66% | +66% |
| Mudbutton Cursetosser | 65% | +65% |
| Festering Goblin | 63% | +63% |
| Shambling Goblin | 62% | +62% |
| Warren Weirding | 62% | +61% |
| Deep Goblin Skulltaker | 59% | +58% |
| Changeling Outcast | 63% | +58% |
| Squeaking Pie Sneak | 56% | +56% |
| Barad-dûr | 58% | +54% |
💰 The best cards for your Gorbag of Minas Morgul 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.
- Frogtosser Banneret
- Boggart Mob
- Sling-Gang Lieutenant
- Mad Auntie
- Putrid Goblin
- Stalactite Stalker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Knucklebone Witch
- Cover of Darkness
- Skullclamp
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warg Rider
- Warren Soultrader
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Orcish Bowmasters
- The Black Gate
- Grave Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gorbag of Minas Morgul
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → 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
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain 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
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gorbag of Minas Morgul's color identity?
Gorbag of Minas Morgul 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 Gorbag of Minas Morgul come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gorbag of Minas Morgul deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 39 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Gorbag of Minas Morgul deck run?
Real Gorbag of Minas Morgul 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 Gorbag of Minas Morgul?
The three highest-synergy cards are Frogtosser Banneret, Boggart Mob, Sling-Gang Lieutenant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gorbag of Minas Morgul decks.
What combos does Gorbag of Minas Morgul have?
Gorbag of Minas Morgul 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 Gorbag of Minas Morgul deck cost?
You can start cheap: Frogtosser Banneret, Boggart Mob, Sling-Gang Lieutenant 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.