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Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
Legendary Creature — Bear Spirit · 2WBWB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Hei Bai enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Hei Bai.
When Hei Bai leaves the battlefield, put its counters on target creature you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance: 36
+1/+1 CountersTokensAristocratsSacrificeBlinkLifegainPopulateVoltron
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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 (50/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed48
- Interaction35
- Resilience91
- Closing29
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 6 Plains, 9 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Tolls of War · Path to Exile · Sandbender Scavengers · Bastion of Remembrance · Pretending Poxbearers · Deadly Dispute · Pirate Peddlers · Morbid Opportunist · Orzhov Signet · Pitiless Plunderer · Luminous Broodmoth · Obsessive Pursuit · Reassembling Skeleton · Swiftfoot Boots · Buzzard-Wasp Colony · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Talisman of Hierarchy · Teysa Karlov · Blood Artist · Skullclamp · Elenda, the Dusk Rose · Solemn Simulacrum · Cruel Celebrant · Hog-Monkey · Suki, Courageous Rescuer · Zulaport Cutthroat · Curious Farm Animals · Ichor Wellspring · Resourceful Defense · Mirkwood Bats · Anguished Unmaking · Doomed Traveler · Merchant of Many Hats · Airbending Lesson · The Ozolith · Village Rites · Bender's Waterskin · Deadly Precision · Airbender's Reversal · Beetle-Headed Merchants · Cloudshift · Fire Navy Trebuchet · Victimize · Callous Inspector · Jeong Jeong's Deserters · Bloodghast · Dark Ritual · Epic Downfall · Felisa, Fang of Silverquill · Joo Dee, One of Many · Airbender Ascension · Ashnod's Altar · June, Bounty Hunter · Mind Stone · Momo, Playful Pet · Phoenix Fleet Airship · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Fellwar Stone · Generous Gift · Inkshield · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Tainted Field · Rogue's Passage · Shineshadow Snarl · Bojuka Bog · Godless Shrine · Orzhov Basilica · Caves of Koilos · Fetid Heath · Temple of Silence · Abandoned Air Temple · Shattered Sanctum · Thriving Moor · Evolving Wilds · Misty Palms Oasis · Realm of Koh · Scoured Barrens · Thriving Heath · Exotic Orchard · Vault of Champions
🃏 Recommended cards for Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tolls of War | 48% | +47% |
| Sandbender Scavengers | 42% | +41% |
| Pretending Poxbearers | 39% | +38% |
| Pirate Peddlers | 38% | +38% |
| Obsessive Pursuit | 35% | +33% |
| Buzzard-Wasp Colony | 32% | +32% |
| Hog-Monkey | 28% | +28% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 35% | +27% |
| Suki, Courageous Rescuer | 28% | +27% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 35% | +27% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 27% | +26% |
| Curious Farm Animals | 27% | +26% |
| Merchant of Many Hats | 25% | +25% |
| Resourceful Defense | 27% | +24% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 37% | +23% |
| Airbending Lesson | 24% | +23% |
| Abandoned Air Temple | 27% | +23% |
| Thriving Moor | 25% | +22% |
| Deadly Precision | 23% | +22% |
| Beetle-Headed Merchants | 22% | +22% |
| Fire Navy Trebuchet | 22% | +22% |
| Jeong Jeong's Deserters | 21% | +21% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 23% | +21% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 39% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance 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.
- Tolls of War
- Sandbender Scavengers
- Pretending Poxbearers
- Pirate Peddlers
- Obsessive Pursuit
- Buzzard-Wasp Colony
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Abandoned Air Temple
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Phoenix Fleet Airship
- Avatar's Wrath
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Oketra's Monument
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
- Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Zulaport Cutthroat + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance's color identity?
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance is Orzhov (black 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, Spirit of Balance come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 19 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance deck run?
Real Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance 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, Spirit of Balance?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tolls of War, Sandbender Scavengers, Pretending Poxbearers. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance decks.
What combos does Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance have?
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance 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 Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tolls of War, Sandbender Scavengers, Pretending Poxbearers 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.