EDH Optimizer
Grandmother Sengir
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 4B
Color identity: Black
Grandmother Sengir is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €1.10
Average lands in decks for Grandmother Sengir: 37
-1/-1 CountersSacrificeAristocratsFoodInfectRatsSelf-Damage
Build your Grandmother Sengir deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Grandmother Sengir 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Grandmother Sengir 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 (50/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed57
- Interaction49
- Resilience74
- Closing15
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (11 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Defile · Mutilate · Feed the Swarm · Blood Artist · Dark Ritual · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Tragic Slip · Sign in Blood · Charcoal Diamond · Massacre Wurm · Village Rites · Night's Whisper · Black Market · Chittering Witch · Horobi, Death's Wail · Jet Medallion · Phyrexian Arena · Shambling Ghast · Solemn Simulacrum · Syr Konrad, the Grim · The Meathook Massacre · Infernal Grasp · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Massacre Girl · Swiftfoot Boots · Victimize · Ashnod's Altar · Bontu's Monument · Crypt Ghast · Diabolic Tutor · Morbid Opportunist · Toxic Deluge · Zulaport Cutthroat · Festering Goblin · Illusionist's Bracers · Magus of the Coffers · Mind Stone · Nest of Scarabs · Phyrexian Plaguelord · Read the Bones · Sudden Spoiling · Thought Vessel · Bubbling Muck · Cabal Ritual · Contagion Clasp · Dread Presence · Exsanguinate · Go for the Throat · Nirkana Revenant · Reassembling Skeleton · Wayfarer's Bauble · Long-Bodied Grey Dog · Old Thrush · Rage into the Valley · Bolas's Citadel · Commander's Sphere · Consuming Corruption · Demonic Tutor · Erebos's Intervention · Witch's Cottage · Bojuka Bog · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Coffers · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Mortuary Mire · Barren Moor · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Grandmother Sengir
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Grandmother Sengir, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 52% | +48% |
| Mutilate | 58% | +43% |
| Horobi, Death's Wail | 39% | +38% |
| Chittering Witch | 39% | +35% |
| Shambling Ghast | 39% | +33% |
| Tragic Slip | 52% | +33% |
| Maha, Its Feathers Night | 35% | +31% |
| Witch's Cottage | 55% | +30% |
| Massacre Girl | 35% | +29% |
| Festering Goblin | 29% | +29% |
| Phyrexian Plaguelord | 29% | +28% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 29% | +28% |
| Massacre Wurm | 45% | +28% |
| Nest of Scarabs | 29% | +26% |
| Long-Bodied Grey Dog | 25% | +25% |
| Old Thrush | 25% | +25% |
| Rage into the Valley | 25% | +25% |
| Contagion Clasp | 26% | +24% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 45% | +24% |
| Defile | 58% | +23% |
| Magus of the Coffers | 29% | +23% |
| The Meathook Massacre | 39% | +22% |
| Sudden Spoiling | 29% | +21% |
| Erebos's Intervention | 23% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Grandmother Sengir 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.
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- Mutilate
- Horobi, Death's Wail
- Chittering Witch
- Shambling Ghast
- Tragic Slip
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Massacre Wurm
- Nest of Scarabs
- Sudden Spoiling
- Blood Artist
- Darksteel Angel
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- The Meathook Massacre
- Ashnod's Altar
- Staff of Domination
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Grandmother Sengir
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Blowfly Infestation + Nest of Scarabs → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Voltaic Key + Rings of Brighthearth + Everflowing Chalice → Infinite untap of artifacts you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Shard of the Nightbringer → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Grandmother Sengir's color identity?
Grandmother Sengir 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 Grandmother Sengir come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Grandmother Sengir deck (the 99 cards most played with it, 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 16 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Grandmother Sengir deck run?
Real Grandmother Sengir 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 Grandmother Sengir?
The three highest-synergy cards are Massacre Girl, Known Killer, Mutilate, Horobi, Death's Wail. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Grandmother Sengir decks.
What combos does Grandmother Sengir have?
Grandmother Sengir 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 Grandmother Sengir deck cost?
You can start cheap: Massacre Girl, Known Killer, Mutilate, Horobi, Death's Wail 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.