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Hope of Ghirapur
Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter · 1
Color identity: Colorless
Hope of Ghirapur is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Flying
Sacrifice Hope of Ghirapur: Until your next turn, target player who was dealt combat damage by Hope of Ghirapur this turn can't cast noncreature spells.
Reference price of the card: €1.79
Average lands in decks for Hope of Ghirapur: 34
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Build your Hope of Ghirapur deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Hope of Ghirapur 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Hope of Ghirapur deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (75/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed64
- Interaction70
- Resilience87
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Foundry Inspector · Forsaken Monument · All Is Dust · Mystic Forge · Ugin, the Ineffable · Mind Stone · Thran Dynamo · Jhoira's Familiar · Palladium Myr · Swiftfoot Boots · Warping Wail · Myr Retriever · Hedron Archive · Null Elemental Blast · Scrap Trawler · Commander's Plate · Nettlecyst · Blackblade Reforged · Shimmer Myr · Everflowing Chalice · Sculpting Steel · Brass Squire · Loxodon Warhammer · Fireshrieker · Ghostfire Blade · Metalwork Colossus · Solemn Simulacrum · Junk Diver · Manifold Key · Thought Vessel · Unwinding Clock · Worn Powerstone · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Lightning Greaves · Sword of Vengeance · Darksteel Forge · Hammer of Nazahn · Basalt Monolith · Scour from Existence · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Expedition Map · Shadowspear · Chief of the Foundry · Semblance Anvil · Steel Overseer · Sword of Feast and Famine · Cloud Key · Echoes of Eternity · Glaring Fleshraker · Silent Arbiter · Mask of Memory · Eldritch Immunity · Ornithopter · Sword of Fire and Ice · Blinkmoth Urn · Eldrazi Conscription · Rogue's Gloves · Ugin, the Spirit Dragon · Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands · Dreamstone Hedron · Meteor Golem · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Endbringer · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Buried Ruin · Rogue's Passage · Darksteel Citadel · Inventors' Fair · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Zhalfirin Void · Temple of the False God · Urza's Saga · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Urza's Cave · Urza's Workshop · Thespian's Stage · Ancient Tomb · Radiant Fountain · Guildless Commons · Urza's Factory · Scavenger Grounds · The Mycosynth Gardens · Bonders' Enclave
🃏 Recommended cards for Hope of Ghirapur
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hope of Ghirapur, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blackblade Reforged | 47% | +43% |
| Brass Squire | 43% | +41% |
| Ghostfire Blade | 42% | +40% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 43% | +40% |
| Nettlecyst | 48% | +37% |
| Sword of Vengeance | 38% | +36% |
| Fireshrieker | 42% | +36% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 35% | +34% |
| Hammer of Nazahn | 37% | +34% |
| Sword of Feast and Famine | 33% | +29% |
| Myr Retriever | 52% | +27% |
| Rogue's Gloves | 28% | +27% |
| Silent Arbiter | 31% | +26% |
| Shadowspear | 34% | +26% |
| Mask of Memory | 30% | +26% |
| Sword of Fire and Ice | 29% | +26% |
| Junk Diver | 40% | +25% |
| Golem-Skin Gauntlets | 26% | +25% |
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 26% | +25% |
| Scrap Trawler | 50% | +25% |
| Shimmer Myr | 46% | +25% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 60% | +24% |
| Foundry Inspector | 74% | +24% |
| Argentum Armor | 25% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Hope of Ghirapur 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.
- Blackblade Reforged
- Brass Squire
- Ghostfire Blade
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Nettlecyst
- Sword of Vengeance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Silent Arbiter
- Sword of the Animist
- Sword of Forge and Frontier
- Semblance Anvil
- Sword of Light and Shadow
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Shadowspear
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Buster Sword
- Commander's Plate
- Darksteel Forge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hope of Ghirapur
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hope of Ghirapur's color identity?
Hope of Ghirapur is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Hope of Ghirapur come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hope of Ghirapur deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 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 12 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Hope of Ghirapur deck run?
Real Hope of Ghirapur decks run 34 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 Hope of Ghirapur?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blackblade Reforged, Brass Squire, Ghostfire Blade. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hope of Ghirapur decks.
What combos does Hope of Ghirapur have?
Hope of Ghirapur 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 Hope of Ghirapur deck cost?
You can start cheap: Blackblade Reforged, Brass Squire, Ghostfire Blade 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.