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Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
Legendary Creature — Mutant Warrior · 3G
Color identity: Green
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance
Lily Bowen enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on Lily Bowen if its power is 16 or less. Otherwise, remove all but one +1/+1 counter from it, then you gain 1 life for each +1/+1 counter removed this way.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Comes in the precon Mutant Menace
Average lands in decks for Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma: 35
+1/+1 CountersLifegainVoltronRampAggroEquipmentGood StuffMidrange
Build your Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma 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 (54/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed56
- Interaction34
- Resilience71
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Forest)
Branching Evolution · Hardened Scales · Sol Ring · Forgotten Ancient · Power Fist · Cultivate · Hydra's Growth · Rampant Growth · Swiftfoot Boots · Bighorner Rancher · Invigorating Surge · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Inspiring Call · Beast Within · Duskshell Crawler · The Earth Crystal · Heroic Intervention · Llanowar Elves · Ram Through · Rishkar's Expertise · Terrasymbiosis · Kalonian Hydra · Fangs of Kalonia · Elvish Mystic · Emerald Medallion · Gaea's Gift · Snakeskin Veil · Ageless Entity · Cathedral Acolyte · Arcane Signet · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Vigor · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Iridescent Hornbeetle · Nature's Lore · Return of the Wildspeaker · The Ozolith · Garruk's Uprising · Kodama's Reach · Innkeeper's Talent · Managorger Hydra · Basilisk Collar · Kodama of the West Tree · Evolution Sage · Defiler of Vigor · Ornery Tumblewagg · Rampaging Yao Guai · Three Visits · Solidarity of Heroes · Rancor · Traverse the Outlands · Court of Garenbrig · Doubling Season · Aetherflux Reservoir · Visions of Dominance · Fanatic of Rhonas · Stocking the Pantry · Harmonize · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Archdruid's Charm · Blossoming Bogbeast · Ring of Kalonia · Unnatural Growth · Gyre Sage · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Mosswort Bridge · Myriad Landscape · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · War Room · Opal Palace · Karn's Bastion · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Garenbrig
🃏 Recommended cards for Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Branching Evolution | 82% | +70% |
| Power Fist | 68% | +64% |
| Hardened Scales | 77% | +63% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 70% | +59% |
| Hydra's Growth | 64% | +58% |
| Bighorner Rancher | 59% | +57% |
| Invigorating Surge | 59% | +56% |
| Duskshell Crawler | 56% | +53% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 58% | +51% |
| Ageless Entity | 46% | +45% |
| Fangs of Kalonia | 49% | +45% |
| Cathedral Acolyte | 45% | +44% |
| Kalonian Hydra | 51% | +44% |
| Inspiring Call | 57% | +43% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 52% | +42% |
| Iridescent Hornbeetle | 42% | +41% |
| The Earth Crystal | 56% | +39% |
| Gaea's Gift | 47% | +36% |
| Ozolith, the Shattered Spire | 43% | +36% |
| The Ozolith | 42% | +35% |
| Ornery Tumblewagg | 36% | +35% |
| Basilisk Collar | 39% | +34% |
| Rampaging Yao Guai | 36% | +33% |
| Bristly Bill, Spine Sower | 42% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma 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.
- Hardened Scales
- Forgotten Ancient
- Hydra's Growth
- Bighorner Rancher
- Invigorating Surge
- Duskshell Crawler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Branching Evolution
- Power Fist
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Kalonian Hydra
- The Earth Crystal
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Court of Garenbrig
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma's color identity?
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma 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 Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 31 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma deck run?
Real Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma 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 Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma?
The three highest-synergy cards are Branching Evolution, Power Fist, Hardened Scales. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma decks.
What combos does Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma have?
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra. 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 Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hardened Scales, Forgotten Ancient, Hydra's Growth 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.