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Horde of Notions
Legendary Creature — Elemental · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Horde of Notions is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance, trample, haste
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: You may play target Elemental card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Comes in the precon Dance of the Elements
Average lands in decks for Horde of Notions: 37
ElementalsLands MatterReanimatorKaheera CompanionBirthing PodLandfallRampCombo
Build your Horde of Notions deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Horde of Notions 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Horde of Notions 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 (70/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed63
- Interaction32
- Resilience67
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 1 Island, 1 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Risen Reef · Smokebraider · Mulldrifter · Incandescent Soulstoke · Maelstrom Wanderer · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Arcane Signet · Omnath, Locus of the Roil · Flamekin Harbinger · Shriekmaw · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Sol Ring · Yarok, the Desecrated · Foundation Breaker · Chromatic Lantern · Farseek · Jegantha, the Wellspring · Flamebraider · Ingot Chewer · Omnath, Locus of Creation · Twinflame Travelers · Cultivate · Animar, Soul of Elements · Avenger of Zendikar · Mass of Mysteries · Brighthearth Banneret · Ashling, the Limitless · Wispmare · Sunderflock · Nature's Lore · Kodama's Reach · Soul of the Harvest · Faeburrow Elder · Swords to Plowshares · Bane of Progress · Ashling's Command · Omnath, Locus of All · Thicket Crasher · Torrent Elemental · Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest · Champion of the Path · Crib Swap · Nyxbloom Ancient · Reflections of Littjara · Morophon, the Boundless · Nulldrifter · Rampant Growth · Temur Ascendancy · Three Visits · Timeless Lotus · Growth Spiral · Path to Exile · Titan of Industry · Fertilid · Lamentation · Ancient Greenwarden · Creeping Trailblazer · Fellwar Stone · Buried Alive · Endurance · Leafkin Druid · Maelstrom Nexus · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Primal Beyond · Secluded Courtyard · Ketria Triome · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Unclaimed Territory · The World Tree · Evolving Wilds · Zagoth Triome · Indatha Triome · Misty Rainforest · Windswept Heath · Wooded Foothills · Verdant Catacombs · Jetmir's Garden · Cavern of Souls · Spara's Headquarters · Steam Vents · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Cascading Cataracts · Flamekin Village · Hallowed Fountain
🃏 Recommended cards for Horde of Notions
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Horde of Notions, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Risen Reef | 80% | +74% |
| Smokebraider | 72% | +69% |
| Mulldrifter | 71% | +66% |
| Incandescent Soulstoke | 69% | +66% |
| Flamekin Harbinger | 63% | +61% |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 66% | +61% |
| Maelstrom Wanderer | 68% | +60% |
| Shriekmaw | 63% | +60% |
| Omnath, Locus of the Roil | 64% | +59% |
| Yarok, the Desecrated | 62% | +57% |
| Muldrotha, the Gravetide | 62% | +57% |
| Foundation Breaker | 57% | +54% |
| Jegantha, the Wellspring | 55% | +49% |
| Primal Beyond | 52% | +49% |
| Ingot Chewer | 50% | +47% |
| Omnath, Locus of Creation | 49% | +47% |
| Flamebraider | 53% | +45% |
| Animar, Soul of Elements | 46% | +43% |
| Twinflame Travelers | 48% | +41% |
| Wispmare | 41% | +41% |
| Avenger of Zendikar | 45% | +40% |
| Ashling, the Limitless | 41% | +40% |
| Brighthearth Banneret | 42% | +39% |
| Mass of Mysteries | 43% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Horde of Notions 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.
- Risen Reef
- Smokebraider
- Mulldrifter
- Incandescent Soulstoke
- Omnath, Locus of Rage
- Maelstrom Wanderer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Flamekin Harbinger
- Omnath, Locus of Creation
- Sunderflock
- Ancient Greenwarden
- Roil Elemental
- Endurance
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Animar, Soul of Elements
- Nyxbloom Ancient
- Solitude
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Horde of Notions
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- The Great Henge + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Ashling, the Limitless + Animar, Soul of Elements + Greenwarden of Murasa → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count, Return all cards from your graveyard to your hand
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Frequently asked questions
What is Horde of Notions's color identity?
Horde of Notions 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 Horde of Notions come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Horde of Notions deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Horde of Notions deck run?
Real Horde of Notions decks run 37 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 Horde of Notions?
The three highest-synergy cards are Risen Reef, Smokebraider, Mulldrifter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Horde of Notions decks.
What combos does Horde of Notions have?
Horde of Notions has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real. 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 Horde of Notions deck cost?
You can start cheap: Risen Reef, Smokebraider, Mulldrifter 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.