EDH Optimizer
Gwenom, Remorseless
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Spider Hero · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Gwenom, Remorseless is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever Gwenom attacks, until end of turn, you may look at the top card of your library any time and you may play cards from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €3.33
Average lands in decks for Gwenom, Remorseless: 31
ComboLifegainSelf-DamageStormLifedrainAristocratsReanimatorArtifacts
Build your Gwenom, Remorseless deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gwenom, Remorseless 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gwenom, Remorseless deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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 (68/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed74
- Interaction29
- Resilience75
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 31 lands (21 nonbasic, 10 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Lightning Greaves · Arcane Signet · Aetherflux Reservoir · Sensei's Divining Top · Jet Medallion · Tendrils of Agony · Swiftfoot Boots · Lavaspur Boots · Cabal Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Scheming Symmetry · Blood Pet · Culling the Weak · Reanimate · Vampiric Tutor · Bolas's Citadel · Viscera Seer · Demonic Tutor · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Crashing Drawbridge · Necropotence · Crypt Ghast · Doom Whisperer · Lotus Petal · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Umbral Collar Zealot · Deadly Rollick · Mortuary · The Soul Stone · Toxic Deluge · Blood Artist · Exquisite Blood · Professor Onyx · Imp's Mischief · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Dauthi Voidwalker · Fellwar Stone · Wishclaw Talisman · Beseech the Mirror · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Bontu's Monument · Enduring Tenacity · Exsanguinate · Imperial Seal · Mind Stone · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Sanguine Bond · Defense Grid · Mana Vault · Chrome Mox · Death Cultist · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Shard of the Nightbringer · Withering Torment · Opposition Agent · Orcish Bowmasters · Doomsday · Insidious Dreams · Mox Opal · The Darkness Crystal · Diabolic Intent · Grim Tutor · Ornithopter · Phyrexian Arena · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Ancient Tomb · Hall of the Bandit Lord · Urza's Saga · Bojuka Bog · Gemstone Caverns · Bloodstained Mire · Polluted Delta · Rogue's Passage · Crystal Vein · Marsh Flats · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Verdant Catacombs · Cavern of Souls · Cabal Stronghold · City of Traitors · Prismatic Vista · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Peat Bog
🃏 Recommended cards for Gwenom, Remorseless
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gwenom, Remorseless, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sensei's Divining Top | 72% | +64% |
| Aetherflux Reservoir | 72% | +63% |
| Tendrils of Agony | 63% | +60% |
| Lavaspur Boots | 57% | +55% |
| Scheming Symmetry | 52% | +48% |
| Lightning Greaves | 79% | +45% |
| Blood Pet | 51% | +43% |
| Crashing Drawbridge | 45% | +42% |
| Mortuary | 42% | +41% |
| Doom Whisperer | 43% | +40% |
| Cabal Ritual | 56% | +37% |
| Lotus Petal | 43% | +36% |
| Umbral Collar Zealot | 43% | +35% |
| Professor Onyx | 39% | +33% |
| Culling the Weak | 51% | +33% |
| Hall of the Bandit Lord | 34% | +33% |
| Death Cultist | 33% | +32% |
| Defense Grid | 34% | +32% |
| Viscera Seer | 49% | +31% |
| Vampiric Tutor | 51% | +31% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 62% | +30% |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 37% | +30% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 80% | +30% |
| Imperial Seal | 36% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Gwenom, Remorseless 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.
- Tendrils of Agony
- Lavaspur Boots
- Blood Pet
- Crashing Drawbridge
- Umbral Collar Zealot
- Death Cultist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Scheming Symmetry
- Lightning Greaves
- Doom Whisperer
- Cabal Ritual
- Professor Onyx
- Culling the Weak
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Mortuary
- Lotus Petal
- Vampiric Tutor
- Imperial Seal
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gwenom, Remorseless
- 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
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gwenom, Remorseless's color identity?
Gwenom, Remorseless 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 Gwenom, Remorseless come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gwenom, Remorseless deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 31 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Gwenom, Remorseless deck run?
Real Gwenom, Remorseless decks run 31 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 Gwenom, Remorseless?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sensei's Divining Top, Aetherflux Reservoir, Tendrils of Agony. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gwenom, Remorseless decks.
What combos does Gwenom, Remorseless have?
Gwenom, Remorseless 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 Gwenom, Remorseless deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tendrils of Agony, Lavaspur Boots, Blood Pet 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.