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Maha, Its Feathers Night
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bird · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Maha, Its Feathers Night is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, trample
Ward—Discard a card.
Creatures your opponents control have base toughness 1.
Reference price of the card: €16.46
Average lands in decks for Maha, Its Feathers Night: 35
-1/-1 CountersControlDiscardGroup SlugAristocratsComboVoltronReanimator
Build your Maha, Its Feathers Night deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Maha, Its Feathers Night 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Maha, Its Feathers Night 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 (51/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed57
- Interaction80
- Resilience76
- Closing17
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Massacre Wurm · Kaervek, the Spiteful · Jet Medallion · Dark Ritual · Night of Souls' Betrayal · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Arcane Signet · Gruesome Realization · Black Sun's Zenith · Crypt Ghast · Blood Artist · Morbid Opportunist · Make Obsolete · Toxic Deluge · Swiftfoot Boots · Black Market · Pestilence · Suffocating Fumes · Night Clubber · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Lightning Greaves · Cower in Fear · Phyrexian Arena · Plague Mare · Gisa, Glorious Resurrector · Plague Spitter · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Massacre Girl · Feed the Swarm · The Meathook Massacre · Ascendant Evincar · Reanimate · Sign in Blood · Harvester of Souls · Midnight Banshee · Imp's Mischief · Bontu's Monument · Nausea · Defile · Night's Whisper · The Darkness Crystal · Necroskitter · Tragic Slip · Rise of the Dark Realms · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Noxious Field · Curse of Death's Hold · Mind Stone · Shrivel · Withering Torment · Caltrops · Demonic Tutor · Exsanguinate · Charcoal Diamond · Dread Presence · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Vein Ripper · Thought Vessel · Persistent Constrictor · V.A.T.S. · Neutralize the Guards · Black Market Connections · Deathgreeter · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Spymaster's Vault · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Maha, Its Feathers Night
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Maha, Its Feathers Night, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kaervek, the Spiteful | 77% | +75% |
| Night of Souls' Betrayal | 73% | +71% |
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 70% | +67% |
| Gruesome Realization | 65% | +63% |
| Massacre Wurm | 79% | +62% |
| Black Sun's Zenith | 63% | +58% |
| Make Obsolete | 59% | +58% |
| Night Clubber | 56% | +55% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 56% | +55% |
| Pestilence | 56% | +53% |
| Cower in Fear | 52% | +51% |
| Plague Mare | 49% | +48% |
| Plague Spitter | 46% | +45% |
| Gisa, Glorious Resurrector | 48% | +44% |
| Ascendant Evincar | 44% | +42% |
| Midnight Banshee | 42% | +40% |
| Massacre Girl | 45% | +39% |
| Nausea | 39% | +38% |
| Harvester of Souls | 42% | +36% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 60% | +36% |
| Black Market | 56% | +35% |
| Necroskitter | 37% | +35% |
| Curse of Death's Hold | 33% | +32% |
| Noxious Field | 33% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Maha, Its Feathers Night 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.
- Kaervek, the Spiteful
- Night of Souls' Betrayal
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- Gruesome Realization
- Black Sun's Zenith
- Make Obsolete
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Massacre Wurm
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Black Market
- Caltrops
- Blood Artist
- Vein Ripper
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Meathook Massacre
- Persistent Constrictor
- Mithril Coat
- Spitting Dilophosaurus
- Revel in Riches
- Crypt Ghast
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Maha, Its Feathers Night's color identity?
Maha, Its Feathers Night 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 Maha, Its Feathers Night come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Maha, Its Feathers Night deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Maha, Its Feathers Night deck run?
Real Maha, Its Feathers Night 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 Maha, Its Feathers Night?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kaervek, the Spiteful, Night of Souls' Betrayal, Massacre Girl, Known Killer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Maha, Its Feathers Night decks.
What combos does Maha, Its Feathers Night have?
Maha, Its Feathers Night has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Maha, Its Feathers Night deck cost?
You can start cheap: Kaervek, the Spiteful, Night of Souls' Betrayal, Massacre Girl, Known Killer 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.