EDH Optimizer
Greel, Mind Raker
Legendary Creature — Horror Spellshaper · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Greel, Mind Raker is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{X}{B}, {T}, Discard two cards: Target player discards X cards at random.
Reference price of the card: €0.53
Average lands in decks for Greel, Mind Raker: 34
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Build your Greel, Mind Raker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Greel, Mind Raker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Greel, Mind Raker 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 (51/100)
- Consistency52
- Speed55
- Interaction33
- Resilience71
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Geth's Grimoire · Waste Not · Necrogoyf · Megrim · Dark Ritual · Syphon Mind · Asylum Visitor · Sangromancer · Call to the Netherworld · Jet Medallion · Big Game Hunter · Arcane Signet · Archfiend of Ifnir · Dark Withering · Fell Specter · Bone Miser · Painful Quandary · Crypt Ghast · Liliana's Caress · The Raven Man · Oppression · Raiders' Wake · Phyrexian Arena · Reanimate · Sign in Blood · Mind Stone · Feed the Swarm · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Quest for the Nihil Stone · Containment Construct · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Lightning Greaves · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Charcoal Diamond · Feast of Sanity · Grave Scrabbler · Bottomless Pit · Defile · Shadow of the Grave · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Dark Deal · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Read the Bones · Bandit's Talent · Delirium Skeins · Entropic Battlecruiser · Rise of the Dark Realms · Shadowgrange Archfiend · Dauthi Voidwalker · Dying to Serve · Imp's Mischief · Shrieking Affliction · Animate Dead · Damnation · Hypnotic Specter · Infernal Grasp · Monument to Endurance · The Haunt of Hightower · Withering Torment · Blood Scrivener · Burglar Rat · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Castle Locthwain · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Greel, Mind Raker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Greel, Mind Raker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Geth's Grimoire | 66% | +59% |
| Necrogoyf | 62% | +58% |
| Megrim | 61% | +56% |
| Waste Not | 64% | +54% |
| Asylum Visitor | 56% | +54% |
| Call to the Netherworld | 54% | +53% |
| Dark Withering | 50% | +49% |
| Big Game Hunter | 51% | +49% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 50% | +48% |
| Fell Specter | 50% | +46% |
| Bone Miser | 48% | +46% |
| Sangromancer | 56% | +46% |
| Syphon Mind | 57% | +45% |
| Liliana's Caress | 46% | +41% |
| The Raven Man | 46% | +40% |
| Raiders' Wake | 43% | +40% |
| Painful Quandary | 48% | +38% |
| Oppression | 43% | +35% |
| Containment Construct | 35% | +34% |
| Quest for the Nihil Stone | 36% | +34% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 37% | +34% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 44% | +34% |
| Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance | 33% | +32% |
| Grave Scrabbler | 32% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Greel, Mind Raker 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.
- Necrogoyf
- Megrim
- Asylum Visitor
- Call to the Netherworld
- Dark Withering
- Big Game Hunter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Geth's Grimoire
- Waste Not
- Liliana's Caress
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Bottomless Pit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bone Miser
- Monument to Endurance
- Anvil of Bogardan
- Crucible of Worlds
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Greel, Mind Raker
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Greel, Mind Raker's color identity?
Greel, Mind Raker 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 Greel, Mind Raker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Greel, Mind Raker deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 35 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Greel, Mind Raker deck run?
Real Greel, Mind Raker decks run 34 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 Greel, Mind Raker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Geth's Grimoire, Necrogoyf, Megrim. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Greel, Mind Raker decks.
What combos does Greel, Mind Raker have?
Greel, Mind Raker 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 Greel, Mind Raker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Necrogoyf, Megrim, Asylum Visitor 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.