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Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery · 2BGBG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lluwen enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Lluwen becomes prepared. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, you gain 1 life."
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend: 35
TokensLifegainSelf-MillGraveyardDredgeReanimatorMillAristocrats
Build your Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed65
- Interaction20
- Resilience70
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Insidious Roots · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Sol Ring · Blech, Loafing Pest · Bogwater Lumaret · Stitcher's Supplier · Dina, Soul Steeper · Skull Prophet · Cauldron of Essence · Essenceknit Scholar · Sedgemoor Witch · Aftermath Analyst · Arcane Signet · Dredger's Insight · Moseo, Vein's New Dean · Skullclamp · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Witherbloom Charm · Teval's Judgment · Snarling Gorehound · Witherbloom Apprentice · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Pest Mascot · Assassin's Trophy · Beledros Witherbloom · Desecrated Tomb · Eccentric Pestfinder // Turn Stones · Haywire Mite · Blight Mound · Fang, Fearless l'Cie · Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist · Pest Infestation · Ripples of Undeath · Teacher's Pest · Mirkwood Bats · Umbral Collar Zealot · Wight of the Reliquary · Feral Appetite · Culling Ritual · Nyx Weaver · Llanowar Elves · Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist · Immoral Bargain · Marauding Blight-Priest · Six · Dina's Guidance · Millikin · Send in the Pest · Tormod, the Desecrator · Essence Warden · Moldervine Reclamation · Mortality Spear · Skeleton Crew · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Comforting Counsel · Dread Return · Plumb the Forbidden · Ribtruss Roaster · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex · Deadly Dispute · Grapple with Death · Cultivate · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Deathcap Glade · Llanowar Wastes · Overgrown Tomb · Twilight Mire · Vernal Fen · Bojuka Bog · Undergrowth Stadium · Tainted Wood · Necroblossom Snarl · Golgari Rot Farm · Underground Mortuary · Viridescent Bog · Titan's Grave · Exotic Orchard · Wastewood Verge · Terramorphic Expanse · Turbulent Fen · Phyrexian Tower · Temple of Malady · Verdant Catacombs
🃏 Recommended cards for Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Insidious Roots | 64% | +54% |
| Blech, Loafing Pest | 53% | +51% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 51% | +43% |
| Dina, Soul Steeper | 50% | +43% |
| Dredger's Insight | 44% | +43% |
| Sedgemoor Witch | 47% | +43% |
| Bogwater Lumaret | 51% | +41% |
| Essenceknit Scholar | 47% | +41% |
| Teval's Judgment | 42% | +41% |
| Snarling Gorehound | 41% | +40% |
| Skull Prophet | 48% | +40% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 46% | +40% |
| Studious First-Year | 44% | +39% |
| Desecrated Tomb | 38% | +37% |
| Witherbloom Apprentice | 40% | +35% |
| Fang, Fearless l'Cie | 37% | +35% |
| Moseo, Vein's New Dean | 44% | +35% |
| Pest Mascot | 39% | +33% |
| Grave Researcher | 39% | +33% |
| Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist | 36% | +33% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 44% | +32% |
| Blight Mound | 37% | +32% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 58% | +30% |
| Witherbloom Charm | 43% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend 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.
- Insidious Roots
- Blech, Loafing Pest
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Dina, Soul Steeper
- Dredger's Insight
- Bogwater Lumaret
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Teval's Judgment
- Ripples of Undeath
- Six
- Cauldron of Essence
- Essence Warden
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Icetill Explorer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend's color identity?
Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend is Golgari (black and green): 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 Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 23 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend deck run?
Real Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend 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 Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend?
The three highest-synergy cards are Insidious Roots, Blech, Loafing Pest, Stitcher's Supplier. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend decks.
What combos does Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend deck cost?
You can start cheap: Insidious Roots, Blech, Loafing Pest, Stitcher's Supplier 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.