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Horobi, Death's Wail
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Horobi, Death's Wail is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, destroy that creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Horobi, Death's Wail: 35
ControlReanimatorAristocratsCommander MattersComboCrimeGroup SlugArtifacts
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🛠️ Build a deck for Horobi, Death's Wail 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Horobi, Death's Wail 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 (68/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed57
- Interaction44
- Resilience94
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (17 nonbasic, 18 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Tetzimoc, Primal Death · Cauldron of Souls · Liquimetal Torque · Scuttlemutt · Shadow Alley Denizen · Glaring Spotlight · Morbid Opportunist · Arcane Signet · Blood Artist · Bloodthirsty Blade · Dark Ritual · Mogis's Marauder · Tooth of Chiss-Goria · Harvester of Souls · Liquimetal Coating · Jet Medallion · Scale of Chiss-Goria · Squee's Toy · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Aphotic Wisps · Black Market · Retribution of the Ancients · Sign in Blood · Gisa, Glorious Resurrector · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Tragic Slip · Distorting Lens · Ogre Slumlord · Feed the Swarm · Phyrexian Arena · Hex Parasite · Nefashu · Sangromancer · Touch of Darkness · Nowhere to Run · Defile · Dread Presence · Massacre Wurm · Orc Sureshot · Retreat to Hagra · Kaervek, the Punisher · Mind Stone · Revel in Riches · Reanimate · Rise of the Dark Realms · Falkenrath Noble · Read the Bones · Night's Whisper · Charcoal Diamond · Grave Betrayal · Profane Command · Nighthaze · Rathi Trapper · Inversion Behemoth · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Dissection Practice · Lose Hope · Subtle Strike · Vashta Nerada · Bladebrand · Solemn Simulacrum · Phyrexian Reclamation · Cabal Coffers · Arcane Lighthouse · Bojuka Bog · Detection Tower · Desert · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Maze of Ith · Oasis · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Forge of Heroes · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Witch's Cottage · Tower of the Magistrate · Urborg
🃏 Recommended cards for Horobi, Death's Wail
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Horobi, Death's Wail, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tetzimoc, Primal Death | 79% | +78% |
| Scuttlemutt | 67% | +67% |
| Cauldron of Souls | 68% | +67% |
| Liquimetal Torque | 67% | +64% |
| Glaring Spotlight | 62% | +62% |
| Shadow Alley Denizen | 63% | +61% |
| Tooth of Chiss-Goria | 59% | +58% |
| Mogis's Marauder | 59% | +58% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 59% | +58% |
| Liquimetal Coating | 58% | +58% |
| Scale of Chiss-Goria | 56% | +56% |
| Squee's Toy | 55% | +55% |
| Harvester of Souls | 58% | +51% |
| Aphotic Wisps | 52% | +51% |
| Retribution of the Ancients | 51% | +50% |
| Gisa, Glorious Resurrector | 50% | +46% |
| Arcane Lighthouse | 48% | +46% |
| Distorting Lens | 46% | +46% |
| Detection Tower | 44% | +44% |
| Desert | 43% | +42% |
| Nefashu | 42% | +42% |
| Touch of Darkness | 42% | +41% |
| Hex Parasite | 42% | +41% |
| Orc Sureshot | 39% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Horobi, Death's Wail 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.
- Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Scuttlemutt
- Glaring Spotlight
- Shadow Alley Denizen
- Tooth of Chiss-Goria
- Mogis's Marauder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Cauldron of Souls
- Liquimetal Torque
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Hex Parasite
- Grave Betrayal
- Black Market
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Touch of Darkness
- Revel in Riches
- Urborg
- Shadowspear
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Persistent Constrictor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Horobi, Death's Wail
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Horobi, Death's Wail's color identity?
Horobi, Death's Wail is black: 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 Horobi, Death's Wail come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Horobi, Death's Wail deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 33 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Horobi, Death's Wail deck run?
Real Horobi, Death's Wail 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 Horobi, Death's Wail?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tetzimoc, Primal Death, Scuttlemutt, Cauldron of Souls. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Horobi, Death's Wail decks.
What combos does Horobi, Death's Wail have?
Horobi, Death's Wail 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 Horobi, Death's Wail deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tetzimoc, Primal Death, Scuttlemutt, Glaring Spotlight 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.