EDH Optimizer
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · UBBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Gwendlyn Di Corci is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Target player discards a card at random. Activate only during your turn.
Reference price of the card: €169.08
Average lands in decks for Gwendlyn Di Corci: 35
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Build your Gwendlyn Di Corci deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gwendlyn Di Corci 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gwendlyn Di Corci 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency88
- Speed60
- Interaction59
- Resilience86
- Closing32
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Island, 7 Swamp, 1 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Waste Not · Windfall · Liliana's Caress · Megrim · Counterspell · Geth's Grimoire · Wheel of Fortune · Talisman of Dominance · Dark Ritual · Talisman of Indulgence · Dark Deal · Demonic Tutor · Reanimate · Sangromancer · Talisman of Creativity · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Syphon Mind · Hypnotic Specter · Dimir Signet · Bloodchief Ascension · Oppression · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Dauthi Voidwalker · Fell Specter · Fellwar Stone · Magus of the Wheel · Mana Drain · Painful Quandary · Blasphemous Act · Rakdos Signet · Raiders' Wake · Rhystic Study · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Vampiric Tutor · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Animate Dead · Lightning Greaves · Notion Thief · The Raven Man · Toxic Deluge · Bottomless Pit · Burning Inquiry · Cyclonic Rift · Izzet Signet · Jace's Archivist · Liliana of the Veil · Terminate · Arcane Denial · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bone Miser · Chaos Warp · Dream Salvage · Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Mystic Remora · Anvil of Bogardan · Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance · Damnation · Underworld Dreams · Deflecting Swat · Fierce Guardianship · Command Tower · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Steam Vents · Xander's Lounge · Bloodstained Mire · Polluted Delta · Scalding Tarn · Crumbling Necropolis · Luxury Suite · Morphic Pool · Training Center · Badlands · Exotic Orchard · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Underground Sea · Dragonskull Summit · Volcanic Island · Drowned Catacomb · Underground River · Bojuka Bog · Sulfurous Springs · Sulfur Falls · Reliquary Tower · City of Brass
🃏 Recommended cards for Gwendlyn Di Corci
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gwendlyn Di Corci, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Geth's Grimoire | 52% | +47% |
| Megrim | 53% | +47% |
| Waste Not | 59% | +46% |
| Liliana's Caress | 53% | +46% |
| Wheel of Fortune | 45% | +36% |
| Tinybones, Trinket Thief | 36% | +35% |
| Sangromancer | 36% | +34% |
| Hypnotic Specter | 34% | +34% |
| Windfall | 56% | +32% |
| Syphon Mind | 35% | +31% |
| Dark Deal | 39% | +31% |
| Oppression | 32% | +30% |
| Fell Specter | 31% | +29% |
| Painful Quandary | 31% | +28% |
| Bloodchief Ascension | 32% | +28% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 32% | +27% |
| Raiders' Wake | 29% | +26% |
| Tergrid, God of Fright | 32% | +26% |
| The Raven Man | 27% | +26% |
| Bottomless Pit | 26% | +26% |
| Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal | 27% | +25% |
| Liliana of the Veil | 26% | +24% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 31% | +24% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 31% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Gwendlyn Di Corci 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.
- Megrim
- Sangromancer
- Hypnotic Specter
- Windfall
- Syphon Mind
- Oppression
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
- Dark Deal
- Bottomless Pit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Wheel of Fortune
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Badlands
- Anvil of Bogardan
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gwendlyn Di Corci
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gwendlyn Di Corci's color identity?
Gwendlyn Di Corci 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 Gwendlyn Di Corci come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gwendlyn Di Corci deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Gwendlyn Di Corci deck run?
Real Gwendlyn Di Corci decks run 35 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 Gwendlyn Di Corci?
The three highest-synergy cards are Geth's Grimoire, Megrim, Waste Not. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gwendlyn Di Corci decks.
What combos does Gwendlyn Di Corci have?
Gwendlyn Di Corci 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 Gwendlyn Di Corci deck cost?
You can start cheap: Megrim, Sangromancer, Hypnotic Specter 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.