EDH Optimizer
Gríma Wormtongue
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 2B
Color identity: Black
Gríma Wormtongue is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Your opponents can't gain life.
{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Target player loses 1 life. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, amass Orcs 2.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Gríma Wormtongue: 36
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Build your Gríma Wormtongue deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gríma Wormtongue 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gríma Wormtongue 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 (48/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed52
- Interaction26
- Resilience75
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (11 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Nasty End · Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant · Gollum, Patient Plotter · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Syr Konrad, the Grim · March from the Black Gate · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Victimize · Lobelia Sackville-Baggins · Arcane Signet · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Blood Artist · Mordor Muster · Sam's Desperate Rescue · Gorbag of Minas Morgul · Ozox, the Clattering King · Mirkwood Bats · Viconia, Drow Apostate · Call of the Ring · Bontu's Monument · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Orcish Medicine · Vat of Rebirth · Zulaport Cutthroat · One Ring to Rule Them All · Bastion of Remembrance · Deadly Dispute · Moira, Urborg Haunt · Phyrexian Arena · Whisper, Blood Liturgist · Kingpin, Wilson Fisk · Pitiless Plunderer · Sauron, the Necromancer · Sign in Blood · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Night's Whisper · Reassembling Skeleton · Claim the Precious · Morbid Opportunist · Exsanguinate · Swiftfoot Boots · Vraan, Executioner Thane · Defile · Dreadhorde Invasion · Village Rites · Orcish Bowmasters · Inherited Envelope · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Solemn Simulacrum · Dread Return · Dunland Crebain · Gollum, Scheming Guide · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Blood for Bones · Go for the Throat · Infernal Grasp · Warg Rider · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Charcoal Diamond · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Barad-dûr · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Rogue's Passage · Witch's Cottage · Mortuary Mire · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Cabal Stronghold · Crypt of Agadeem
🃏 Recommended cards for Gríma Wormtongue
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gríma Wormtongue, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant | 61% | +61% |
| Nasty End | 62% | +59% |
| Gollum, Patient Plotter | 56% | +56% |
| March from the Black Gate | 48% | +48% |
| Barad-dûr | 49% | +46% |
| Lobelia Sackville-Baggins | 45% | +44% |
| Mordor Muster | 44% | +43% |
| Sam's Desperate Rescue | 44% | +43% |
| Gorbag of Minas Morgul | 42% | +42% |
| Junji, the Midnight Sky | 47% | +42% |
| Ozox, the Clattering King | 41% | +41% |
| Viconia, Drow Apostate | 39% | +38% |
| Orcish Medicine | 36% | +36% |
| Call of the Ring | 38% | +35% |
| One Ring to Rule Them All | 35% | +34% |
| Moira, Urborg Haunt | 34% | +34% |
| Vat of Rebirth | 36% | +33% |
| Sauron, the Necromancer | 33% | +33% |
| Whisper, Blood Liturgist | 34% | +33% |
| Kingpin, Wilson Fisk | 33% | +32% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 40% | +32% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 51% | +31% |
| Claim the Precious | 31% | +30% |
| Vraan, Executioner Thane | 29% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Gríma Wormtongue 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.
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Nasty End
- Gollum, Patient Plotter
- March from the Black Gate
- Barad-dûr
- Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Call of the Ring
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Witch-king of Angmar
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Pitiless Plunderer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warg Rider
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Nazgûl
- The Black Gate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gríma Wormtongue's color identity?
Gríma Wormtongue 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 Gríma Wormtongue come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gríma Wormtongue deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 34 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Gríma Wormtongue deck run?
Real Gríma Wormtongue 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 Gríma Wormtongue?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant, Nasty End, Gollum, Patient Plotter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gríma Wormtongue decks.
What combos does Gríma Wormtongue have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Gríma Wormtongue. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Gríma Wormtongue deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant, Nasty End, Gollum, Patient Plotter 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.