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Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Whenever Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its power.
Reference price of the card: €4.65
Average lands in decks for Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate: 34
VoltronEquipmentAurasCard DrawControlEnchantressSpellslingerAggro
Build your Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate 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: B (71/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience77
- Closing76
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (21 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 5 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Thought Vessel · Swords to Plowshares · Path to Exile · Swiftfoot Boots · Counterspell · Steel of the Godhead · Duelist's Heritage · Talisman of Progress · Azorius Signet · Aqueous Form · Dovin's Veto · Wizard Class · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Empyrial Plate · Flare of Faith · Spirit Mantle · Generous Gift · Nerd Rage · Pippin, Guard of the Citadel · Psychosis Crawler · Propaganda · All That Glitters · Decanter of Endless Water · Negate · Open the Armory · Arcane Denial · Water Wings · Ghostly Prison · Crumb and Get It · Flaming Fist · Mother of Runes · Single Combat · Laboratory Maniac · Sram, Senior Edificer · Empyrial Armor · Puresteel Paladin · Aether Tunnel · Fellwar Stone · Sigarda's Aid · Swan Song · Bastion Protector · Sword of Feast and Famine · Wing It · Winged Boots · Divine Reckoning · Fireshrieker · Relic's Roar · Shabraz, the Skyshark · Silent Arbiter · Chasm Skulker · Esper Sentinel · Shore Up · Sword of the Animist · Blackblade Reforged · Cyclonic Rift · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Grand Abolisher · Jump Scare · Mana Drain · Serpentine Ambush · Supreme Verdict · Adamant Will · Commander's Plate · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Hallowed Fountain · Port Town · Adarkar Wastes · Rogue's Passage · Sea of Clouds · Deserted Beach · Skycloud Expanse · Flooded Strand · Temple of Enlightenment · Azorius Chancery · Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway · Mystic Gate · Floodfarm Verge · Nimbus Maze · Exotic Orchard · Irrigated Farmland · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Duelist's Heritage | 56% | +53% |
| Steel of the Godhead | 57% | +52% |
| Aqueous Form | 49% | +45% |
| Empyrial Plate | 44% | +43% |
| Flare of Faith | 43% | +42% |
| Spirit Mantle | 43% | +41% |
| Wizard Class | 48% | +40% |
| Nerd Rage | 41% | +40% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 64% | +38% |
| Pippin, Guard of the Citadel | 41% | +37% |
| Water Wings | 36% | +36% |
| All That Glitters | 39% | +35% |
| Open the Armory | 38% | +35% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 41% | +34% |
| Rogue's Passage | 48% | +33% |
| Crumb and Get It | 33% | +32% |
| Flaming Fist | 33% | +32% |
| Thought Vessel | 73% | +31% |
| Reliquary Tower | 79% | +30% |
| Single Combat | 32% | +30% |
| Empyrial Armor | 30% | +30% |
| Puresteel Paladin | 30% | +28% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 39% | +28% |
| Mother of Runes | 32% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate 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.
- Duelist's Heritage
- Steel of the Godhead
- Aqueous Form
- Empyrial Plate
- Flare of Faith
- Spirit Mantle
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/cardTier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sigarda's Aid
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Commander's Plate
- Codsworth, Handy Helper
- Stoneforge Mystic
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate's color identity?
Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate is Azorius (blue and white): 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 Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 10 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate deck run?
Real Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate 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 Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate?
The three highest-synergy cards are Duelist's Heritage, Steel of the Godhead, Aqueous Form. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate decks.
What combos does Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate have?
Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate deck cost?
You can start cheap: Duelist's Heritage, Steel of the Godhead, Aqueous Form 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.