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Goro-Goro and Satoru
Legendary Creature — Goblin Human · UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Goro-Goro and Satoru is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever one or more creatures you control that entered this turn deal combat damage to a player, create a 5/5 red Dragon Spirit creature token with flying.
{1}{R}: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €1.26
Average lands in decks for Goro-Goro and Satoru: 36
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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+ (79/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed81
- Interaction56
- Resilience84
- Closing81
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Island, 3 Swamp, 2 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Loyal Apprentice · Thousand-Faced Shadow · Phoenix Chick · Prosperous Thief · Ingenious Infiltrator · Gingerbrute · Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar · Moon-Circuit Hacker · Changeling Outcast · Lightning Greaves · Urabrask's Forge · Ninja of the Deep Hours · Counterspell · Fallen Shinobi · Slither Blade · Mistblade Shinobi · Bident of Thassa · Silver-Fur Master · Baleful Strix · Reconnaissance Mission · Reinforced Ronin · Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow · Talisman of Creativity · Satoru Umezawa · Talisman of Dominance · Chaos Warp · Professional Face-Breaker · Frostcliff Siege · Blasphemous Act · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Dragon Tempest · Terminate · Triton Shorestalker · Feed the Swarm · Negate · Enduring Courage · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Indulgence · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Enduring Curiosity · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Alora, Merry Thief · Izzet Signet · Rising of the Day · Silent-Blade Oni · Dimir Signet · Elturel Survivors · Fellwar Stone · Raphael, the Nightwatcher · Kaito, Dancing Shadow · Lagomos, Hand of Hatred · Blade of Selves · Daring Piracy · Sakashima's Student · Arcane Denial · Crux of Fate · Rakdos Signet · Cursed Mirror · Moonsnare Specialist · Satoru, the Infiltrator · Grim Hireling · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Crumbling Necropolis · Dragonskull Summit · Shivan Reef · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Xander's Lounge · Blood Crypt · Rogue's Passage · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Training Center · Underground River · Stormcarved Coast · Luxury Suite · Morphic Pool · Path of Ancestry · Shipwreck Marsh · Bloodstained Mire · Polluted Delta · Bojuka Bog · Scalding Tarn
🃏 Recommended cards for Goro-Goro and Satoru
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Goro-Goro and Satoru, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Loyal Apprentice | 78% | +76% |
| Thousand-Faced Shadow | 69% | +67% |
| Phoenix Chick | 67% | +66% |
| Prosperous Thief | 65% | +64% |
| Ingenious Infiltrator | 62% | +61% |
| Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar | 61% | +60% |
| Gingerbrute | 61% | +60% |
| Moon-Circuit Hacker | 61% | +60% |
| Changeling Outcast | 60% | +56% |
| Urabrask's Forge | 56% | +54% |
| Ninja of the Deep Hours | 55% | +54% |
| Slither Blade | 54% | +53% |
| Fallen Shinobi | 54% | +52% |
| Mistblade Shinobi | 53% | +52% |
| Silver-Fur Master | 52% | +51% |
| Reinforced Ronin | 51% | +50% |
| Reconnaissance Mission | 51% | +50% |
| Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow | 50% | +49% |
| Bident of Thassa | 52% | +48% |
| Satoru Umezawa | 48% | +47% |
| Frostcliff Siege | 45% | +43% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 47% | +42% |
| Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive | 42% | +41% |
| Baleful Strix | 51% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Goro-Goro and Satoru 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.
- Loyal Apprentice
- Thousand-Faced Shadow
- Phoenix Chick
- Prosperous Thief
- Ingenious Infiltrator
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fallen Shinobi
- Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Baleful Strix
- Enduring Curiosity
- Silent-Blade Oni
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sakashima's Student
- Grim Hireling
- Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
- Terror of the Peaks
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Goro-Goro and Satoru
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Neheb, the Eternal + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Combat Celebrant + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
- Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink + Terror of the Peaks → Near-infinite damage
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Helm of the Host → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite tapped creature tokens until end of turn
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Delina, Wild Mage → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite tapped creature tokens until end of turn
👥 Community decks with Goro-Goro and Satoru
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Goro-Goro and Satoru's color identity?
Goro-Goro and Satoru is Grixis (black, red 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 Goro-Goro and Satoru come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Goro-Goro and Satoru deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 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 22 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Goro-Goro and Satoru deck run?
Real Goro-Goro and Satoru 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 Goro-Goro and Satoru?
The three highest-synergy cards are Loyal Apprentice, Thousand-Faced Shadow, Phoenix Chick. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Goro-Goro and Satoru decks.
What combos does Goro-Goro and Satoru have?
Goro-Goro and Satoru has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host. 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 Goro-Goro and Satoru deck cost?
You can start cheap: Loyal Apprentice, Thousand-Faced Shadow, Phoenix Chick 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.