EDH Optimizer
Irini Sengir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Dwarf · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Irini Sengir is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Green enchantment spells and white enchantment spells cost {2} more to cast.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Irini Sengir: 36
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Build your Irini Sengir deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Irini Sengir 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Irini Sengir 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: C (48/100)
- Consistency0
- Speed39
- Interaction95
- Resilience68
- Closing37
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (7 nonbasic, 29 Swamp)
Deathgrip · Sol Ring · Gloom · Stromgald Cabal · Bereavement · Yawgmoth's Edict · Jet Medallion · Leshrac's Sigil · Putrefaction · Dark Ritual · Western Paladin · Arcane Signet · Eastern Paladin · Virtue's Ruin · Charcoal Diamond · Dystopia · Nature's Ruin · Perish · Abomination · Blightbeetle · Dread of Night · Distorting Lens · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Ascendant Evincar · Scuttlemutt · Slithery Stalker · Soot Imp · Crypt Ghast · Deathmark · Marauding Knight · Sign in Blood · Feed the Swarm · Phyrexian Arena · Doom Blade · Knight of Malice · The Darkness Crystal · Dunerider Outlaw · Execute · Knight of Stromgald · Painter's Servant · Phyrexian Slayer · Tourach's Chant · Black Market · Mind Stone · Mutilate · Night's Whisper · Phyrexian Reaper · Slay · Curse of Wizardry · Lifebane Zombie · Painful Quandary · Soul Rend · Thrull Wizard · Black Knight · Koskun Falls · No Mercy · Noxious Grasp · Reign of Terror · Desolation · Infernal Darkness · Read the Bones · Spreading Plague · Stromgald Crusader · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Cottage · Everglades · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Irini Sengir
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Irini Sengir, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Deathgrip | 77% | +76% |
| Gloom | 72% | +72% |
| Stromgald Cabal | 72% | +72% |
| Bereavement | 67% | +67% |
| Yawgmoth's Edict | 65% | +65% |
| Putrefaction | 63% | +63% |
| Leshrac's Sigil | 63% | +62% |
| Western Paladin | 60% | +60% |
| Virtue's Ruin | 58% | +58% |
| Eastern Paladin | 58% | +58% |
| Nature's Ruin | 56% | +56% |
| Dystopia | 56% | +56% |
| Perish | 53% | +53% |
| Abomination | 51% | +51% |
| Dread of Night | 51% | +51% |
| Blightbeetle | 51% | +50% |
| Distorting Lens | 49% | +49% |
| Slithery Stalker | 47% | +46% |
| Soot Imp | 47% | +46% |
| Scuttlemutt | 47% | +46% |
| Ascendant Evincar | 47% | +45% |
| Marauding Knight | 44% | +44% |
| Deathmark | 44% | +44% |
| Knight of Malice | 37% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Irini Sengir 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.
- Deathgrip
- Gloom
- Stromgald Cabal
- Bereavement
- Yawgmoth's Edict
- Putrefaction
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Koskun Falls
- Spreading Plague
- Infernal Darkness
- No Mercy
- Contamination
- Tainted Aether
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Dystopia
- Painter's Servant
- Season of the Witch
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Irini Sengir
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Painter's Servant + Grindstone → Infinite self-mill, Infinite mill for target opponent
- Ayara, First of Locthwain + Plague of Vermin → Near-infinite creature tokens for all players, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Doomsday Excruciator + Breach the Multiverse → Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill
- Grievous Wound + Archfiend of Despair → Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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Frequently asked questions
What is Irini Sengir's color identity?
Irini Sengir 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 Irini Sengir come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Irini Sengir deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 35 % of the time and floods 37 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Irini Sengir deck run?
Real Irini Sengir 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 Irini Sengir?
The three highest-synergy cards are Deathgrip, Gloom, Stromgald Cabal. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Irini Sengir decks.
What combos does Irini Sengir have?
Irini Sengir has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank. 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 Irini Sengir deck cost?
You can start cheap: Deathgrip, Gloom, Stromgald Cabal 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.