EDH Optimizer
Mabel, Bitter Recluse
Legendary Creature — Mouse Warlock · B
Color identity: Black
Mabel, Bitter Recluse is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
When Mabel enters, remove up to three counters from another target creature or planeswalker.
Reference price of the card: €0.05
Average lands in decks for Mabel, Bitter Recluse: 35
-1/-1 CountersReanimatorAristocrats+1/+1 CountersBlinkComboCounters MatterGraveyard
Build your Mabel, Bitter Recluse deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mabel, Bitter Recluse 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mabel, Bitter Recluse 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 (51/100)
- Consistency22
- Speed52
- Interaction34
- Resilience84
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Moonshadow · Dark Ritual · Dawnhand Dissident · Feed the Swarm · Puppeteer Clique · Soulcoil Viper · Oft-Nabbed Goat · Sinister Gnarlbark · Unstoppable Slasher · Victimize · Meathook Massacre II · Reanimate · Skullclamp · Emperor of Bones · Feign Death · Jet Medallion · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Viscera Seer · Ashnod's Altar · Culling the Weak · Eventide's Shadow · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Heartless Act · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Pitiless Plunderer · Summon: Primal Odin · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Morbid Opportunist · Not Dead After All · Osteomancer Adept · Pawn of Ulamog · Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz · Undying Malice · Aberrant Return · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Bogslither's Embrace · Chthonian Nightmare · Deadly Dispute · Defile · Fake Your Own Death · Nest of Scarabs · Persist · Persistent Constrictor · Putrid Goblin · Reassembling Skeleton · Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker · Toxic Deluge · Warren Soultrader · Cauldron of Souls · Charnel Serenade · Deadly Rollick · Fain, the Broker · Phyrexian Altar · Phyrexian Arena · Summon: Bahamut · Village Rites · Baleful Ammit · Bastion of Remembrance · Black Sun's Zenith · Blighted Blackthorn · Carnifex Demon · Nesting Grounds · Bojuka Bog · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · War Room · Cabal Coffers · Karn's Bastion · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Mabel, Bitter Recluse
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mabel, Bitter Recluse, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Moonshadow | 68% | +67% |
| Dawnhand Dissident | 60% | +59% |
| Soulcoil Viper | 56% | +56% |
| Puppeteer Clique | 56% | +55% |
| Sinister Gnarlbark | 52% | +51% |
| Oft-Nabbed Goat | 52% | +51% |
| Nesting Grounds | 48% | +47% |
| Unstoppable Slasher | 52% | +47% |
| Emperor of Bones | 44% | +43% |
| Meathook Massacre II | 48% | +42% |
| Eventide's Shadow | 40% | +40% |
| Heartless Act | 40% | +38% |
| Summon: Primal Odin | 40% | +37% |
| Osteomancer Adept | 36% | +36% |
| Feign Death | 44% | +36% |
| Tarrian's Journal | 36% | +35% |
| Mikaeus, the Unhallowed | 40% | +33% |
| Bogslither's Embrace | 32% | +32% |
| Aberrant Return | 32% | +32% |
| Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker | 32% | +31% |
| Putrid Goblin | 32% | +31% |
| Persistent Constrictor | 32% | +30% |
| Nest of Scarabs | 32% | +29% |
| Chthonian Nightmare | 32% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Mabel, Bitter Recluse 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.
- Dawnhand Dissident
- Soulcoil Viper
- Puppeteer Clique
- Sinister Gnarlbark
- Oft-Nabbed Goat
- Nesting Grounds
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Unstoppable Slasher
- Emperor of Bones
- Nest of Scarabs
- Cauldron of Souls
- Skullclamp
- Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Moonshadow
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Persistent Constrictor
- Summon: Bahamut
- Warren Soultrader
- Altar of Dementia
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mabel, Bitter Recluse
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mabel, Bitter Recluse's color identity?
Mabel, Bitter Recluse 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 Mabel, Bitter Recluse come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mabel, Bitter Recluse deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 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 21 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Mabel, Bitter Recluse deck run?
Real Mabel, Bitter Recluse 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 Mabel, Bitter Recluse?
The three highest-synergy cards are Moonshadow, Dawnhand Dissident, Soulcoil Viper. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mabel, Bitter Recluse decks.
What combos does Mabel, Bitter Recluse have?
Mabel, Bitter Recluse has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton. 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 Mabel, Bitter Recluse deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dawnhand Dissident, Soulcoil Viper, Puppeteer Clique 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.