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Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi Dragon · 9
Color identity: Red
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Emerge {6}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, you may exile your hand. If you do, draw three cards.
Flying
Each creature spell you cast has emerge. The emerge cost is equal to its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €0.92
Average lands in decks for Herigast, Erupting Nullkite: 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: B (69/100)
- Consistency91
- Speed63
- Interaction54
- Resilience83
- Closing62
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (17 nonbasic, 19 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Solemn Simulacrum · Artisan of Kozilek · Hideous Taskmaster · Anger · Arcane Signet · Chaos Warp · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Palladium Myr · Skitterbeam Battalion · Anticausal Vestige · Feldon of the Third Path · Combustible Gearhulk · Cursed Mirror · Iron Myr · Sneak Attack · Kozilek, the Great Distortion · Bygone Colossus · Priest of Urabrask · Blasphemous Act · Mind Stone · Oxidda Golem · Enduring Courage · Thran Dynamo · Ruin Grinder · Meteor Golem · Imposing Grandeur · Sandstone Oracle · Kozilek, Butcher of Truth · Conduit of Ruin · Lightning Greaves · Ornithopter of Paradise · Seize the Spotlight · Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger · All Is Dust · Emrakul, the World Anew · Ulamog, the Defiler · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Kozilek, the Broken Reality · Bolt Bend · Terror of the Peaks · Flameshadow Conjuring · Circuit Mender · Null Elemental Blast · Cathodion · Stalking Vengeance · Flayer of Loyalties · Eldritch Immunity · Glaring Fleshraker · Frogmyr Enforcer · Skullclamp · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Mimic Vat · Filigree Familiar · Skittering Precursor · Faithless Looting · Jeska's Will · Big Score · Zealous Conscripts · Patron of the Arts · Molten Primordial · Echoes of Eternity · Thought Vessel · Eldrazi Temple · War Room · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Mine · Urza's Tower · Sanctum of Ugin · Arena of Glory · Bonders' Enclave · Myriad Landscape · Ugin's Labyrinth · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Cave · Temple of the False God · Great Furnace · Darksteel Citadel · Spinerock Knoll
🃏 Recommended cards for Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Herigast, Erupting Nullkite, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Artisan of Kozilek | 76% | +75% |
| Hideous Taskmaster | 73% | +72% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 87% | +67% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 62% | +60% |
| Palladium Myr | 63% | +60% |
| Skitterbeam Battalion | 62% | +60% |
| Anger | 71% | +59% |
| Atsushi, the Blazing Sky | 63% | +56% |
| Feldon of the Third Path | 61% | +55% |
| Bygone Colossus | 55% | +54% |
| Kozilek, the Great Distortion | 55% | +54% |
| Eldrazi Temple | 54% | +54% |
| Priest of Urabrask | 54% | +52% |
| Oxidda Golem | 52% | +51% |
| Sneak Attack | 55% | +51% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 60% | +51% |
| Ruin Grinder | 48% | +45% |
| Iron Myr | 57% | +44% |
| Imposing Grandeur | 45% | +44% |
| Enduring Courage | 49% | +44% |
| Shrine of the Forsaken Gods | 44% | +43% |
| Conduit of Ruin | 42% | +42% |
| Kozilek, Butcher of Truth | 43% | +41% |
| Thran Dynamo | 48% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Herigast, Erupting Nullkite 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.
- Artisan of Kozilek
- Hideous Taskmaster
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Anticausal Vestige
- Palladium Myr
- Skitterbeam Battalion
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kozilek, the Great Distortion
- Eldrazi Temple
- Sneak Attack
- Conduit of Ruin
- Thran Dynamo
- Emrakul, the World Anew
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
- Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
- Ulamog, the Defiler
- Seize the Spotlight
- Flayer of Loyalties
- Ugin's Labyrinth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
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Frequently asked questions
What is Herigast, Erupting Nullkite's color identity?
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite is red: 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 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Herigast, Erupting Nullkite deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 65 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 7 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Herigast, Erupting Nullkite deck run?
Real Herigast, Erupting Nullkite 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 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite?
The three highest-synergy cards are Artisan of Kozilek, Hideous Taskmaster, Solemn Simulacrum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Herigast, Erupting Nullkite decks.
What combos does Herigast, Erupting Nullkite have?
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite deck cost?
You can start cheap: Artisan of Kozilek, Hideous Taskmaster, Solemn Simulacrum 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.