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Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit · 3G
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Hei Bai enters, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Shrine card. You may put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle.
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, {T}: For each legendary enchantment you control, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token with "This token can't block or be blocked by non-Spirit creatures."
Reference price of the card: €10.74
Average lands in decks for Hei Bai, Forest Guardian: 36
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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 (52/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed58
- Interaction37
- Resilience77
- Closing18
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sanctum of All · Sanctum of Calm Waters · The Spirit Oasis · Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest · Go-Shintai of Life's Origin · Sanctum of Stone Fangs · Northern Air Temple · Honden of Infinite Rage · Honden of Seeing Winds · Southern Air Temple · Crescent Island Temple · Honden of Life's Web · Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose · Kyoshi Island Plaza · Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty · Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars · Honden of Cleansing Fire · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Honden of Night's Reach · Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor · Sanctum Weaver · Sanctum of Tranquil Light · Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom · Sanctum of Shattered Heights · Sterling Grove · Ephemerate · Sythis, Harvest's Hand · Farseek · Cloudshift · Aang's Journey · Chromatic Lantern · Jukai Naturalist · Sphere of Safety · Swords to Plowshares · Eidolon of Blossoms · Essence Flux · Setessan Champion · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Weaver of Harmony · Birds of Paradise · Displacer Kitten · Flicker of Fate · Soulherder · Teleportation Circle · Destiny Spinner · Airbender Ascension · Nature's Lore · Path to Exile · Cultivate · Bloom Tender · Enchantress's Presence · Heroic Intervention · Conjurer's Closet · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Three Visits · Faeburrow Elder · Counterspell · Fellwar Stone · Guru Pathik · Momentary Blink · Enlightened Tutor · Herald of the Pantheon · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · White Lotus Hideout · Reliquary Tower · Breeding Pool · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Temple Garden · Stomping Ground · Hallowed Fountain · Overgrown Tomb · Windswept Heath · Godless Shrine · The World Tree · Misty Rainforest · Flooded Strand · Spara's Headquarters · Indatha Triome · Path of Ancestry · Sacred Foundry · Wooded Foothills · Verdant Catacombs · Ketria Triome · Jetmir's Garden · Watery Grave · Zagoth Triome · Steam Vents
🃏 Recommended cards for Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hei Bai, Forest Guardian, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctum of All | 95% | +91% |
| Go-Shintai of Life's Origin | 90% | +89% |
| The Spirit Oasis | 93% | +89% |
| Sanctum of Calm Waters | 93% | +89% |
| Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest | 91% | +87% |
| Sanctum of Stone Fangs | 90% | +86% |
| Northern Air Temple | 89% | +85% |
| Honden of Seeing Winds | 88% | +84% |
| Honden of Infinite Rage | 88% | +84% |
| Southern Air Temple | 86% | +82% |
| Crescent Island Temple | 85% | +82% |
| Honden of Life's Web | 85% | +81% |
| Kyoshi Island Plaza | 84% | +81% |
| Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose | 84% | +80% |
| Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty | 83% | +79% |
| Honden of Cleansing Fire | 80% | +76% |
| Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars | 80% | +76% |
| Honden of Night's Reach | 76% | +72% |
| Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor | 73% | +70% |
| Sanctum of Tranquil Light | 66% | +63% |
| Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom | 64% | +60% |
| Sanctum Weaver | 69% | +60% |
| Sanctum of Shattered Heights | 62% | +59% |
| Ephemerate | 58% | +54% |
💰 The best cards for your Hei Bai, Forest Guardian 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.
- Sanctum of All
- The Spirit Oasis
- Sanctum of Calm Waters
- Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
- Sanctum of Stone Fangs
- Northern Air Temple
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
- Sanctum Weaver
- Ephemerate
- Sterling Grove
- Sythis, Harvest's Hand
- Sphere of Safety
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Greater Auramancy
- Enlightened Tutor
- Replenish
- Bloom Tender
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hei Bai, Forest Guardian's color identity?
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is black, green, red, blue and white: 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 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hei Bai, Forest Guardian deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Hei Bai, Forest Guardian deck run?
Real Hei Bai, Forest Guardian 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 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sanctum of All, Go-Shintai of Life's Origin, The Spirit Oasis. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hei Bai, Forest Guardian decks.
What combos does Hei Bai, Forest Guardian have?
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian 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 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sanctum of All, The Spirit Oasis, Sanctum of Calm Waters 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.