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Kona, Rescue Beastie
Legendary Creature — Beast Survivor · 3G
Color identity: Green
Kona, Rescue Beastie is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.66
Average lands in decks for Kona, Rescue Beastie: 33
Big ManaRampAggroStompyVehiclesGood StuffTap / UntapMidrange
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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: B+ (77/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed62
- Interaction64
- Resilience77
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (13 nonbasic, 20 Forest)
Sol Ring · Garruk's Uprising · Springleaf Drum · Worldspine Wurm · Jaspera Sentinel · Llanowar Elves · Terastodon · Beast Within · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Kodama of the East Tree · Relic of Legends · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Archetype of Endurance · Apex Altisaur · Elvish Mystic · Heroic Intervention · Rampant Growth · Soul of the Harvest · Cultivate · Fanatic of Rhonas · Return of the Wildspeaker · Enduring Vitality · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Emerald Medallion · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Loam Dryad · Sandwurm Convergence · Saruli Caretaker · Tyvar, the Pummeler · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Stonehoof Chieftain · Unnatural Growth · Arcane Signet · Nature's Lore · Rishkar's Expertise · Lightning Greaves · The Great Henge · Citanul Stalwart · Nyxbloom Ancient · Titan of Industry · Fierce Empath · Regal Force · Swiftfoot Boots · Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger · Dawnglade Regent · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Sledge-Class Seedship · Impervious Greatwurm · Vaultborn Tyrant · Eternal Witness · Giant Ankheg · Portal to Phyrexia · Giant Adephage · Lurking Predators · Three Visits · Gene Pollinator · Guardian Project · Kodama's Reach · Wild Growth · Birds of Paradise · Eladamri, Korvecdal · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Last March of the Ents · Archdruid's Charm · Cryptolith Rite · Fyndhorn Elves · Holdout Settlement · Survivors' Encampment · Reliquary Tower · Mosswort Bridge · Rogue's Passage · Scene of the Crime · Evendo, Waking Haven · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Garenbrig · Boseiju, Who Endures · The Shire · War Room · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Kona, Rescue Beastie
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kona, Rescue Beastie, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Springleaf Drum | 75% | +72% |
| Jaspera Sentinel | 64% | +61% |
| Holdout Settlement | 63% | +60% |
| Survivors' Encampment | 61% | +59% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 66% | +58% |
| Relic of Legends | 59% | +57% |
| Terastodon | 64% | +54% |
| Kodama of the East Tree | 61% | +53% |
| Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant | 61% | +51% |
| Archetype of Endurance | 55% | +49% |
| Apex Altisaur | 53% | +47% |
| Loam Dryad | 48% | +47% |
| Saruli Caretaker | 47% | +45% |
| Stonehoof Chieftain | 46% | +42% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 52% | +42% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 58% | +42% |
| Sandwurm Convergence | 47% | +41% |
| Tyvar, the Pummeler | 47% | +41% |
| Enduring Vitality | 49% | +41% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 80% | +40% |
| Citanul Stalwart | 40% | +38% |
| Scene of the Crime | 39% | +38% |
| Titan of Industry | 40% | +36% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 48% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Kona, Rescue Beastie 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.
- Springleaf Drum
- Jaspera Sentinel
- Holdout Settlement
- Survivors' Encampment
- Relic of Legends
- Terastodon
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Worldspine Wurm
- Kodama of the East Tree
- Apex Altisaur
- Soul of the Harvest
- Tyvar, the Pummeler
- Enduring Vitality
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Portal to Phyrexia
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Nyxbloom Ancient
- Blightsteel Colossus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kona, Rescue Beastie
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
👥 Community decks with Kona, Rescue Beastie
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kona, Rescue Beastie's color identity?
Kona, Rescue Beastie is green: 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 Kona, Rescue Beastie come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kona, Rescue Beastie deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 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 11 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Kona, Rescue Beastie deck run?
Real Kona, Rescue Beastie decks run 33 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 Kona, Rescue Beastie?
The three highest-synergy cards are Springleaf Drum, Jaspera Sentinel, Holdout Settlement. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kona, Rescue Beastie decks.
What combos does Kona, Rescue Beastie have?
Kona, Rescue Beastie has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Kona, Rescue Beastie deck cost?
You can start cheap: Springleaf Drum, Jaspera Sentinel, Holdout Settlement 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.