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Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Legendary Creature — Demon Kraken · 4UBUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Gyruda, Doom of Depths is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with even mana values. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
When Gyruda enters, each player mills four cards. Put a creature card with an even mana value from among the milled cards onto the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.53
Average lands in decks for Gyruda, Doom of Depths: 33
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Build your Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gyruda, Doom of Depths 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed49
- Interaction77
- Resilience70
- Closing80
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Clever Impersonator · Phyrexian Metamorph · Spark Double · Talisman of Dominance · Phantasmal Image · Vizier of Many Faces · Stunt Double · Clone · Dimir Signet · Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry · Undercover Operative · Sakashima the Impostor · Dark Ritual · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Evil Twin · Auton Soldier · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Copycrook · Fellwar Stone · Naga Fleshcrafter · Flesh Duplicate · Gigantoplasm · Reanimate · Visage Bandit · Waxen Shapethief · Deceptive Frostkite · Starfield Vocalist · Essence Flux · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Heartless Summoning · Deadeye Navigator · Panharmonicon · Sakashima's Student · Wall of Stolen Identity · Mind Stone · Saw in Half · Y'shtola Rhul · Callidus Assassin · Roaming Throne · Sakashima's Protege · Counterspell · Dread Return · Cabal Ritual · Ghostly Flicker · Displacer Kitten · Ardyn, the Usurper · Brainstorm · Mana Drain · Animate Dead · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Superior Spider-Man · Toxic Deluge · Demonic Tutor · Swan Song · Metamorphosis Fanatic · Mystic Remora · Mana Vault · Nightmare Shepherd · Thassa's Oracle · Thought Vessel · Vampiric Tutor · Hoarding Broodlord · Lotus Petal · Drown in the Loch · Command Tower · Watery Grave · Underground River · Morphic Pool · Drowned Catacomb · Polluted Delta · Sunken Hollow · Exotic Orchard · Otawara, Soaring City · Shipwreck Marsh · Undercity Sewers · Ancient Tomb · Bojuka Bog · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Tainted Isle · Gloomlake Verge · Darkwater Catacombs · Underground Sea · Cavern of Souls · Choked Estuary · Flooded Strand · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bloodstained Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Gyruda, Doom of Depths
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gyruda, Doom of Depths, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Clever Impersonator | 80% | +76% |
| Vizier of Many Faces | 75% | +73% |
| Phantasmal Image | 75% | +72% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 80% | +70% |
| Spark Double | 80% | +70% |
| Stunt Double | 72% | +70% |
| Mirrorhall Mimic | 71% | +69% |
| Clone | 71% | +69% |
| Undercover Operative | 70% | +68% |
| Sakashima the Impostor | 69% | +65% |
| Evil Twin | 67% | +64% |
| Sakashima of a Thousand Faces | 68% | +63% |
| Naga Fleshcrafter | 64% | +62% |
| Copycrook | 64% | +62% |
| Auton Soldier | 65% | +61% |
| Gigantoplasm | 62% | +61% |
| Flesh Duplicate | 62% | +60% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 64% | +59% |
| Visage Bandit | 60% | +59% |
| Waxen Shapethief | 59% | +57% |
| Deceptive Frostkite | 57% | +55% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 57% | +55% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 55% | +52% |
| Essence Flux | 55% | +51% |
💰 The best cards for your Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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.
- Vizier of Many Faces
- Clone
- Undercover Operative
- Evil Twin
- Naga Fleshcrafter
- Copycrook
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Clever Impersonator
- Phantasmal Image
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Spark Double
- Stunt Double
- Flesh Duplicate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sakashima the Impostor
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Auton Soldier
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Sakashima's Student
- Displacer Kitten
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gyruda, Doom of Depths
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gyruda, Doom of Depths's color identity?
Gyruda, Doom of Depths is Dimir (black 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 80 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck run?
Real Gyruda, Doom of Depths decks run 33 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths?
The three highest-synergy cards are Clever Impersonator, Vizier of Many Faces, Phantasmal Image. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gyruda, Doom of Depths decks.
What combos does Gyruda, Doom of Depths have?
Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vizier of Many Faces, Clone, Undercover Operative 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.