EDH Optimizer
Gorex, the Tombshell
Legendary Creature — Zombie Turtle · 6BB
Color identity: Black
Gorex, the Tombshell is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of creature cards from your graveyard. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way.
Deathtouch
Whenever Gorex attacks or dies, choose a card at random exiled with Gorex and put that card into its owner's hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Gorex, the Tombshell: 35
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Build your Gorex, the Tombshell deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gorex, the Tombshell 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gorex, the Tombshell 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 (56/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed55
- Interaction36
- Resilience71
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Stitcher's Supplier · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Tormod, the Desecrator · Accursed Marauder · Fleshbag Marauder · Mire Triton · Shriekmaw · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Undead Butler · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Street Wraith · Fell Stinger · Lurching Rotbeast · Victimize · Millikin · Songs of the Damned · Morbid Curiosity · Plaguecrafter · Solemn Simulacrum · Corpse Augur · Vile Entomber · Dark Ritual · Desecrated Tomb · Gloomfang Mauler · Midnight Reaper · Soldevi Adnate · Village Rites · Jet Medallion · Golgari Thug · Buried Alive · Rampaging Spiketail · Necrogoyf · Scourge of Nel Toth · Undead Augur · Archfiend of Ifnir · Dread Return · Stinkweed Imp · Charcoal Diamond · Chitin Gravestalker · Cryptbreaker · Defile · Horror of the Broken Lands · Huskburster Swarm · Overwhelming Remorse · Swiftfoot Boots · Undead Gladiator · Crow of Dark Tidings · Deadly Dispute · Twisted Abomination · Malboro · Ravenous Chupacabra · Bontu's Monument · Cemetery Tampering · Decree of Pain · Disciple of Bolas · Gempalm Polluter · Grimoire of the Dead · Crypt Ghast · Demonic Embrace · Diregraf Colossus · Dread Summons · Bojuka Bog · Barren Moor · Cabal Coffers · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Cottage · Crypt of Agadeem · Mortuary Mire · Cabal Stronghold · Rogue's Passage · Desert of the Glorified · Polluted Mire · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Gorex, the Tombshell
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gorex, the Tombshell, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stitcher's Supplier | 57% | +51% |
| Tormod, the Desecrator | 53% | +50% |
| Shriekmaw | 51% | +49% |
| Mire Triton | 51% | +49% |
| Troll of Khazad-dûm | 51% | +49% |
| Undead Butler | 51% | +48% |
| Street Wraith | 44% | +43% |
| Lurching Rotbeast | 41% | +40% |
| Fell Stinger | 41% | +39% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 56% | +36% |
| Millikin | 38% | +35% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 51% | +35% |
| Morbid Curiosity | 36% | +34% |
| Corpse Augur | 35% | +34% |
| Gloomfang Mauler | 33% | +32% |
| Songs of the Damned | 37% | +32% |
| Desecrated Tomb | 33% | +31% |
| Barren Moor | 40% | +30% |
| Accursed Marauder | 52% | +30% |
| Rampaging Spiketail | 30% | +30% |
| Vile Entomber | 35% | +29% |
| Soldevi Adnate | 33% | +29% |
| Golgari Thug | 31% | +29% |
| Scourge of Nel Toth | 29% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Gorex, the Tombshell 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.
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Tormod, the Desecrator
- Shriekmaw
- Mire Triton
- Troll of Khazad-dûm
- Undead Butler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Diregraf Colossus
- Crypt of Agadeem
- Death Baron
- Ripples of Undeath
- Teval's Judgment
- Tortured Existence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Stinging Study
- Bone Miser
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gorex, the Tombshell
- Sanguine Bond + 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gorex, the Tombshell's color identity?
Gorex, the Tombshell 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 Gorex, the Tombshell come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gorex, the Tombshell deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 8.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 28 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 35 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Gorex, the Tombshell deck run?
Real Gorex, the Tombshell 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 Gorex, the Tombshell?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stitcher's Supplier, Tormod, the Desecrator, Shriekmaw. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gorex, the Tombshell decks.
What combos does Gorex, the Tombshell have?
Gorex, the Tombshell 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 Gorex, the Tombshell deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stitcher's Supplier, Tormod, the Desecrator, Shriekmaw 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.