EDH Optimizer
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen · 2B
Color identity: Black
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Lobelia enters, look at the top card of each opponent's library and exile those cards face down.
{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Lobelia without paying its mana cost.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Comes in the precon Food and Fellowship
Average lands in decks for Lobelia, Defender of Bag End: 35
ArtifactsTheftTreasureReanimatorBlinkAristocratsSacrificeGraveyard
Build your Lobelia, Defender of Bag End deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lobelia, Defender of Bag End 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lobelia, Defender of Bag End 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: D (44/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed48
- Interaction25
- Resilience75
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Ichor Wellspring · Prized Statue · Deadly Dispute · Sol Ring · Mycosynth Wellspring · Solemn Simulacrum · Nimblewright Schematic · Mephitic Draught · Fake Your Own Death · Unearth · Myr Retriever · Scrap Trawler · Servo Schematic · Feign Death · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Undying Malice · Thousand-Year Elixir · Feed the Swarm · Marionette Apprentice · Supernatural Stamina · Arcane Signet · Junk Diver · Swiftfoot Boots · Liquimetal Torque · Conjurer's Closet · Not Dead After All · Workshop Assistant · Nasty End · Patriar's Seal · Undying Evil · Fanatical Offering · Foundry Inspector · Kaya's Ghostform · Marionette Master · Dark Ritual · Vat of Rebirth · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Panharmonicon · Circuit Mender · Filigree Familiar · Lightning Greaves · Sly Requisitioner · Mind Stone · Disciple of the Vault · Jet Medallion · Lobelia Sackville-Baggins · Magewright's Stone · Reanimate · Gonti, Night Minister · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Terisiare's Devastation · Noble's Purse · Crashing Drawbridge · Village Rites · Emergency Weld · Noxious Gearhulk · Ornithopter of Paradise · Pitiless Plunderer · Toxic Deluge · Agent of the Iron Throne · Voyager Staff · Biotransference · Black Market Connections · Crabomination · Bojuka Bog · Vault of Whispers · Buried Ruin · Cabal Coffers · Darksteel Citadel · Sanctum of Eternity · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Witch's Cottage · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lobelia, Defender of Bag End, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ichor Wellspring | 88% | +86% |
| Prized Statue | 83% | +82% |
| Mycosynth Wellspring | 74% | +73% |
| Nimblewright Schematic | 71% | +70% |
| Mephitic Draught | 69% | +68% |
| Myr Retriever | 66% | +63% |
| Servo Schematic | 62% | +61% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 68% | +60% |
| Scrap Trawler | 62% | +59% |
| Unearth | 68% | +59% |
| Sting, the Glinting Dagger | 59% | +58% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 56% | +54% |
| Junk Diver | 54% | +52% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 73% | +52% |
| Deadly Dispute | 78% | +51% |
| Feign Death | 59% | +51% |
| Liquimetal Torque | 53% | +50% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 52% | +50% |
| Workshop Assistant | 50% | +48% |
| Undying Malice | 58% | +48% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 55% | +48% |
| Nasty End | 49% | +46% |
| Patriar's Seal | 49% | +46% |
| Undying Evil | 49% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Lobelia, Defender of Bag End 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.
- Ichor Wellspring
- Prized Statue
- Mycosynth Wellspring
- Nimblewright Schematic
- Mephitic Draught
- Myr Retriever
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Liquimetal Torque
- Conjurer's Closet
- Patriar's Seal
- Fanatical Offering
- Panharmonicon
- Magewright's Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Ayara, First of Locthwain → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lobelia, Defender of Bag End's color identity?
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End is black: 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 Lobelia, Defender of Bag End come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lobelia, Defender of Bag End deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 26 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: D (44/100).
How many lands should a Lobelia, Defender of Bag End deck run?
Real Lobelia, Defender of Bag End 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 Lobelia, Defender of Bag End?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ichor Wellspring, Prized Statue, Mycosynth Wellspring. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lobelia, Defender of Bag End decks.
What combos does Lobelia, Defender of Bag End have?
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar. 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 Lobelia, Defender of Bag End deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ichor Wellspring, Prized Statue, Mycosynth Wellspring 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.