EDH Optimizer
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
Legendary Creature — Dragon Noble · 5BRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each card type among permanents you've sacrificed this turn.
Flying, trample, haste
Whenever Korvold deals combat damage to a player, put X +1/+1 counters on Korvold and draw X cards, where X is the number of permanent types among cards in your graveyard.
Reference price of the card: €0.81
Average lands in decks for Korvold, Gleeful Glutton: 36
SacrificeVoltron+1/+1 CountersAggroDeliriumAristocratsGraveyardReanimator
Build your Korvold, Gleeful Glutton deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Korvold, Gleeful Glutton 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Korvold, Gleeful Glutton 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed64
- Interaction36
- Resilience73
- Closing31
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Swamp, 3 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Goldhound · Sol Ring · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Haywire Mite · Seal of Primordium · Arcane Signet · Tinder Wall · Baba Lysaga, Night Witch · Wild Cantor · Reckless Barbarian · Ignoble Hierarch · Orcish Lumberjack · Fear of Missing Out · Harrow · Tireless Provisioner · Lizard Blades · Deadly Dispute · Diamond Lion · Invasion of Ergamon // Truga Cliffcharger · Seal of Doom · Mayhem Devil · Vessel of Volatility · Grist, the Hunger Tide · Drag to the Roots · Korvold, Fae-Cursed King · Solemn Simulacrum · Vraska, Golgari Queen · Eternal Witness · Assassin's Trophy · Blood Pet · Gilded Goose · Cindervines · Springbloom Druid · Awakening Zone · Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave · Blasphemous Act · Cankerbloom · Commander's Sphere · Faithless Looting · Victimize · Unbridled Growth · Beast Within · Crop Rotation · Juri, Master of the Revue · Entish Restoration · Omnivorous Flytrap · Rise of the Witch-king · Evendo Brushrazer · Khalni Heart Expedition · Wayfarer's Bauble · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Conduit of Worlds · Dockside Chef · Swiftfoot Boots · Peer Past the Veil · Demolisher Spawn · Birds of Paradise · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Farseek · Nature's Lore · Lightning Greaves · Ashnod's Altar · Glittering Stockpile · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Evolving Wilds · Twisted Landscape · Terramorphic Expanse · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Bloodstained Mire · Fabled Passage · Overgrown Tomb · Stomping Ground · Tree of Tales · Wooded Foothills · Blood Crypt · Riveteers Overlook · Verdant Catacombs · Vault of Whispers · Great Furnace · Cinder Glade · Smoldering Marsh · Savage Lands · Dryad Arbor · Woodland Cemetery · Dragonskull Summit · Llanowar Wastes · Phyrexian Tower · Havenwood Battleground
🃏 Recommended cards for Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Korvold, Gleeful Glutton, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Goldhound | 74% | +73% |
| Seal of Primordium | 67% | +66% |
| Haywire Mite | 68% | +63% |
| Baba Lysaga, Night Witch | 58% | +58% |
| Wild Cantor | 58% | +57% |
| Reckless Barbarian | 56% | +56% |
| Tinder Wall | 59% | +55% |
| Fear of Missing Out | 52% | +50% |
| Lizard Blades | 49% | +48% |
| Seal of Doom | 47% | +47% |
| Diamond Lion | 47% | +47% |
| Orcish Lumberjack | 53% | +46% |
| Invasion of Ergamon | 47% | +45% |
| Vessel of Volatility | 45% | +45% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 73% | +44% |
| Tree of Tales | 45% | +43% |
| Vault of Whispers | 42% | +40% |
| Great Furnace | 40% | +39% |
| Vraska, Golgari Queen | 39% | +37% |
| Drag to the Roots | 39% | +36% |
| Grist, the Hunger Tide | 42% | +36% |
| Blood Pet | 36% | +35% |
| Gilded Goose | 36% | +34% |
| Deadly Dispute | 48% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Korvold, Gleeful Glutton 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.
- Goldhound
- Seal of Primordium
- Haywire Mite
- Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
- Wild Cantor
- Reckless Barbarian
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fear of Missing Out
- Vault of Whispers
- Great Furnace
- Vraska, Golgari Queen
- Dryad Arbor
- Rottenmouth Viper
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Korvold, Gleeful Glutton's color identity?
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton is Jund (black, green and red): 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 Korvold, Gleeful Glutton come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Korvold, Gleeful Glutton deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 83 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 7 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Korvold, Gleeful Glutton deck run?
Real Korvold, Gleeful Glutton 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 Korvold, Gleeful Glutton?
The three highest-synergy cards are Goldhound, Seal of Primordium, Haywire Mite. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Korvold, Gleeful Glutton decks.
What combos does Korvold, Gleeful Glutton have?
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton 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 Korvold, Gleeful Glutton deck cost?
You can start cheap: Goldhound, Seal of Primordium, Haywire Mite 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.