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Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
Legendary Creature — Hydra · XBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Gyrus enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
Whenever Gyrus attacks, you may exile target creature card with lesser power from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
Reference price of the card: €0.51
Average lands in decks for Gyrus, Waker of Corpses: 37
Reanimator+1/+1 CountersGraveyardMillHydrasAggroSelf-MillTokens
Build your Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gyrus, Waker of Corpses 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gyrus, Waker of Corpses 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 (56/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed45
- Interaction49
- Resilience75
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Anger · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Arcane Signet · Faithless Looting · Buried Alive · Eternal Witness · Ignoble Hierarch · Satyr Wayfinder · Greater Good · Garruk's Uprising · Stitcher's Supplier · Brawn · Ravenous Chupacabra · The Master, Multiplied · Bane of Progress · Cultivate · Feldon of the Third Path · Grisly Salvage · Farseek · Hornet Queen · Aftermath Analyst · Reclamation Sage · Rhythm of the Wild · Wood Elves · Archpriest of Shadows · Solemn Simulacrum · Assassin's Trophy · Chainer, Nightmare Adept · Doubling Season · Massacre Wurm · Phyrexian Delver · Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant · Blasphemous Act · Golgari Grave-Troll · Ripples of Undeath · Lightning Greaves · Entomb · Plaguecrafter · Skull Prophet · Rampant Growth · Disciple of Bolas · Reanimate · Acidic Slime · Altar of Dementia · Nature's Lore · Sepulchral Primordial · Thrill of Possibility · Victimize · Beast Within · Combustible Gearhulk · Life from the Loam · Shriekmaw · Sundial of the Infinite · Birds of Paradise · Master of Cruelties · Farhaven Elf · Kalonian Hydra · Swiftfoot Boots · Vile Entomber · Kodama's Reach · Chaos Warp · Command Tower · Savage Lands · Overgrown Tomb · Stomping Ground · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Exotic Orchard · Blood Crypt · Cinder Glade · Woodland Cemetery · Rootbound Crag · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Wooded Foothills · Bloodstained Mire · Rogue's Passage · Verdant Catacombs · Kessig Wolf Run · Undergrowth Stadium · Bojuka Bog · Spire Garden · Commercial District · Llanowar Wastes · Luxury Suite · Underground Mortuary · Evolving Wilds · Raucous Theater · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gyrus, Waker of Corpses, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Anger | 61% | +44% |
| Satyr Wayfinder | 47% | +43% |
| The Master, Multiplied | 41% | +40% |
| Buried Alive | 51% | +39% |
| Faithless Looting | 56% | +39% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 42% | +37% |
| Hornet Queen | 38% | +36% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 44% | +36% |
| Bane of Progress | 40% | +36% |
| Feldon of the Third Path | 39% | +34% |
| Brawn | 42% | +34% |
| Greater Good | 46% | +34% |
| Reclamation Sage | 37% | +33% |
| Wood Elves | 37% | +33% |
| Archpriest of Shadows | 36% | +33% |
| Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant | 33% | +32% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 61% | +31% |
| Phyrexian Delver | 34% | +30% |
| Grisly Salvage | 39% | +30% |
| Golgari Grave-Troll | 33% | +30% |
| Massacre Wurm | 35% | +29% |
| Doubling Season | 35% | +28% |
| Plaguecrafter | 31% | +28% |
| Eternal Witness | 50% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Gyrus, Waker of Corpses 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.
- Anger
- Satyr Wayfinder
- Buried Alive
- Faithless Looting
- Ravenous Chupacabra
- Hornet Queen
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Master, Multiplied
- Greater Good
- Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
- Massacre Wurm
- Ripples of Undeath
- Kalonian Hydra
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Doubling Season
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Altar of Dementia
- Entomb
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Parallel Lives
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Food Chain + Squee, the Immortal → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gyrus, Waker of Corpses's color identity?
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses is Jund (black, green and red): 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 Gyrus, Waker of Corpses come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck run?
Real Gyrus, Waker of Corpses decks run 37 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 Gyrus, Waker of Corpses?
The three highest-synergy cards are Anger, Satyr Wayfinder, The Master, Multiplied. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gyrus, Waker of Corpses decks.
What combos does Gyrus, Waker of Corpses have?
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck cost?
You can start cheap: Anger, Satyr Wayfinder, Buried Alive 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.