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Iroh, Grand Lotus
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally · 3GUR
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur
Iroh, Grand Lotus is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Firebending 2
During your turn, each non-Lesson instant and sorcery card in your graveyard has flashback. The flashback cost is equal to that card's mana cost. (You may cast a card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
During your turn, each Lesson card in your graveyard has flashback {1}.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Average lands in decks for Iroh, Grand Lotus: 34
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Build your Iroh, Grand Lotus deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Iroh, Grand Lotus 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Iroh, Grand Lotus deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C (49/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed48
- Interaction62
- Resilience89
- Closing6
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Island, 3 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Abandon Attachments · Shared Roots · Origin of Metalbending · Sol Ring · Accumulate Wisdom · Cycle of Renewal · Waterbending Lesson · Arcane Signet · True Ancestry · Zuko's Exile · It'll Quench Ya! · Octopus Form · Uncle Iroh · Combustion Technique · Iroh's Demonstration · Redirect Lightning · Hermitic Herbalist · Seismic Sense · Boomerang Basics · Gran-Gran · Storm-Kiln Artist · Price of Freedom · Archmage Emeritus · Stormcatch Mentor · Elemental Teachings · Frantic Search · Guttersnipe · Energybending · Sokka's Haiku · Chakra Meditation · Goblin Electromancer · Illuminate History · Longshot, Rebel Bowman · Firebending Lesson · Teachings of the Archaics · Sokka, Bold Boomeranger · Aang's Journey · Lost Days · Archmage of Runes · Solstice Revelations · Bender's Waterskin · Farseek · Guru Pathik · Thousand-Year Storm · Toph, Hardheaded Teacher · Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius · Improvisation Capstone · Introduction to Annihilation · Overwhelming Victory · Faithless Looting · Secret of Bloodbending · How to Start a Riot · Introduction to Prophecy · Ran and Shaw · Secrets of the Dead · Coruscation Mage · Master Pakku · The Lion-Turtle · Grapeshot · Earthbending Lesson · Nature's Lore · Whirlwind Technique · Echocasting Symposium · Counterspell · Blasphemous Act · Command Tower · White Lotus Hideout · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Hinterland Harbor · Frontier Bivouac · Breeding Pool · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Steam Vents · Dreamroot Cascade · Ketria Triome · Cinder Glade · Stormcarved Coast · Reliquary Tower · Shivan Reef · Agna Qel'a · Fire Nation Palace · Rockfall Vale · Yavimaya Coast · Rejuvenating Springs · Evolving Wilds · Training Center · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Iroh, Grand Lotus
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Iroh, Grand Lotus, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Abandon Attachments | 87% | +81% |
| Accumulate Wisdom | 81% | +75% |
| Shared Roots | 84% | +73% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 82% | +73% |
| Cycle of Renewal | 80% | +73% |
| Waterbending Lesson | 77% | +71% |
| True Ancestry | 72% | +66% |
| Zuko's Exile | 70% | +64% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 69% | +64% |
| Uncle Iroh | 69% | +64% |
| Octopus Form | 69% | +63% |
| Combustion Technique | 67% | +62% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 66% | +61% |
| Redirect Lightning | 65% | +57% |
| Hermitic Herbalist | 59% | +55% |
| Seismic Sense | 59% | +54% |
| Gran-Gran | 58% | +54% |
| Boomerang Basics | 58% | +53% |
| Price of Freedom | 56% | +52% |
| White Lotus Hideout | 56% | +51% |
| Elemental Teachings | 53% | +49% |
| Sokka's Haiku | 52% | +48% |
| Energybending | 52% | +48% |
| Guttersnipe | 53% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Iroh, Grand Lotus 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.
- Abandon Attachments
- Accumulate Wisdom
- Shared Roots
- Origin of Metalbending
- Cycle of Renewal
- Waterbending Lesson
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Archmage of Runes
- Rite of the Dragoncaller
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Catalyst Stone
- Germination Practicum
- Prismari, the Inspiration
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Redirect Lightning
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman
- Improvisation Capstone
- Vivi Ornitier
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Iroh, Grand Lotus
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Iroh, Grand Lotus's color identity?
Iroh, Grand Lotus is Temur (green, red and blue): 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 Iroh, Grand Lotus come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Iroh, Grand Lotus deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Iroh, Grand Lotus deck run?
Real Iroh, Grand Lotus 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 Iroh, Grand Lotus?
The three highest-synergy cards are Abandon Attachments, Accumulate Wisdom, Shared Roots. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Iroh, Grand Lotus decks.
What combos does Iroh, Grand Lotus have?
Iroh, Grand Lotus has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Iroh, Grand Lotus deck cost?
You can start cheap: Abandon Attachments, Accumulate Wisdom, Shared Roots 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.