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Honest Rutstein
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · 1BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Honest Rutstein is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Honest Rutstein enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Reference price of the card: €0.37
Average lands in decks for Honest Rutstein: 35
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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 (72/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed67
- Interaction49
- Resilience71
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 8 Swamp, 7 Forest)
Sakura-Tribe Elder · Beast Whisperer · Eternal Witness · Sol Ring · Haywire Mite · Llanowar Elves · Accursed Marauder · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Arcane Signet · Elvish Mystic · Ravenous Chupacabra · Reclamation Sage · Morbid Opportunist · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Grim Haruspex · Shriekmaw · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Timeless Witness · Viscera Seer · Solemn Simulacrum · Soul of the Harvest · Wight of the Reliquary · Wood Elves · Assassin's Trophy · Birds of Paradise · Massacre Wurm · Midnight Reaper · Stitcher's Supplier · Aftermath Analyst · Plaguecrafter · Victimize · Cankerbloom · Skull Prophet · Blood Artist · Elves of Deep Shadow · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Satyr Wayfinder · Zulaport Cutthroat · Bane of Progress · Bringer of the Last Gift · Fyndhorn Elves · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Reanimate · Fauna Shaman · Spinner of Souls · Undead Butler · Nylea, Keen-Eyed · Primordial Sage · Umbral Collar Zealot · Beast Within · Skullclamp · Avacyn, Angel of Horror · Glissa Sunslayer · Living Death · Massacre Girl · Mosswood Dreadknight // Dread Whispers · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary · Cultivate · Foundation Breaker · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Moldervine Reclamation · Noxious Gearhulk · Old Stickfingers · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Llanowar Wastes · Overgrown Tomb · Tainted Wood · Golgari Rot Farm · Bojuka Bog · Undergrowth Stadium · Necroblossom Snarl · Deathcap Glade · Twilight Mire · Temple of Malady · Underground Mortuary · Exotic Orchard · Verdant Catacombs · Viridescent Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Vernal Fen · Evolving Wilds · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Honest Rutstein
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Honest Rutstein, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Beast Whisperer | 45% | +32% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 29% | +26% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 25% | +25% |
| Accursed Marauder | 32% | +24% |
| Shriekmaw | 27% | +24% |
| Timeless Witness | 26% | +23% |
| Grim Haruspex | 27% | +23% |
| Boggart Trawler | 26% | +22% |
| Eternal Witness | 43% | +22% |
| Midnight Reaper | 24% | +21% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 31% | +20% |
| Bringer of the Last Gift | 20% | +19% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 47% | +19% |
| Wood Elves | 25% | +18% |
| Disciple of Freyalise | 27% | +18% |
| Haywire Mite | 37% | +18% |
| Primordial Sage | 17% | +17% |
| Nylea, Keen-Eyed | 17% | +17% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 25% | +17% |
| Massacre Wurm | 24% | +16% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 24% | +16% |
| Satyr Wayfinder | 21% | +16% |
| Bane of Progress | 20% | +16% |
| Undead Butler | 18% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Honest Rutstein 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.
- Ravenous Chupacabra
- Accursed Marauder
- Shriekmaw
- Timeless Witness
- Grim Haruspex
- Eternal Witness
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Beast Whisperer
- Soul of the Harvest
- Nylea, Keen-Eyed
- Massacre Wurm
- Silverback Elder
- Fauna Shaman
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Underground Mortuary
- Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Honest Rutstein
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Honest Rutstein's color identity?
Honest Rutstein is Golgari (black and green): 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 Honest Rutstein come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Honest Rutstein deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Honest Rutstein deck run?
Real Honest Rutstein decks run 35 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 Honest Rutstein?
The three highest-synergy cards are Beast Whisperer, Ravenous Chupacabra, Soul of the Harvest. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Honest Rutstein decks.
What combos does Honest Rutstein have?
Honest Rutstein 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 Honest Rutstein deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ravenous Chupacabra, Accursed Marauder, Shriekmaw 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.