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Merry, Warden of Isengard
Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor · 1GW
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
Merry, Warden of Isengard is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Partner with Pippin, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Pippin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.51
Comes in the precon Food and Fellowship
Average lands in decks for Merry, Warden of Isengard: 36
Build your Merry, Warden of Isengard deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (49/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed57
- Interaction14
- Resilience67
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 7 Forest)
Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Bill the Pony · Peregrin Took · Tireless Provisioner · Bagel and Schmear · Bumi's Feast Lecture · Campsite Cuisine · City Pigeon · Banquet Guests · Brandywine Farmer · Sarinth Steelseeker · Swords to Plowshares · Tough Cookie · Arcade Cabinet · Frog Butler · Guac & Marshmallow Pizza · Study the Classics · Arcane Signet · Cosmic Rebirth · Field-Tested Frying Pan · Idol of Oblivion · Late to Dinner · Lembas · Mentor of the Meek · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Queen Allenal of Ruadach · Return from the Wilds · Revive the Shire · Samwise Gamgee · Second Breakfast · Shamanic Revelation · Tireless Tracker · Tocasia's Welcome · Ulvenwald Mysteries · Welcoming Vampire · Aunt May · Bosco, Just a Bear · Eusocial Engineering · Hot Dog Cart · Michelangelo, the Heart · Momo, Playful Pet · Nutrient Block · Reroute Systems · Spider-Ham, Peter Porker · The Art of Tea · The Cabbage Merchant · Unlucky Cabbage Merchant · Apothecary White · Bakersbane Duo · Beast Within · Beastmaster Ascension · Bootleggers' Stash · Candy Trail · Caprichrome · Cogworker's Puzzleknot · Collector's Vault · Curious Pair // Treats to Share · Delighted Halfling · Eastfarthing Farmer · Ellyn Harbreeze, Busybody · Enduring Innocence · Feasting Hobbit · Fell the Pheasant · Gingerbread Cabin · Temple Garden · Thornglint Bridge · Command Tower · Rogue's Passage · Sunpetal Grove · Windswept Heath · Ancient Den · Bountiful Promenade · Brushland · Canopy Vista · Darksteel Citadel · Exotic Orchard · Gavony Township · Horizon Canopy · Hushwood Verge · Krosan Verge · Overgrown Farmland · Path of Ancestry · Prismatic Vista · Savannah · Scattered Groves · Selesnya Sanctuary · The Shire · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Merry, Warden of Isengard
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Merry, Warden of Isengard, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Cotton of South Lane | 86% | +79% |
| Bill the Pony | 71% | +70% |
| Peregrin Took | 71% | +67% |
| Bumi's Feast Lecture | 67% | +66% |
| City Pigeon | 67% | +66% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 71% | +66% |
| Bagel and Schmear | 67% | +66% |
| Campsite Cuisine | 67% | +66% |
| Brandywine Farmer | 57% | +57% |
| Tough Cookie | 57% | +57% |
| Sarinth Steelseeker | 57% | +56% |
| Banquet Guests | 57% | +55% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 57% | +55% |
| Thornglint Bridge | 57% | +55% |
| Arcade Cabinet | 50% | +50% |
| Study the Classics | 50% | +50% |
| Guac & Marshmallow Pizza | 50% | +50% |
| Frog Butler | 50% | +49% |
| Second Breakfast | 43% | +42% |
| Ulvenwald Mysteries | 43% | +42% |
| Late to Dinner | 43% | +42% |
| Lembas | 43% | +42% |
| Field-Tested Frying Pan | 43% | +42% |
| Return from the Wilds | 43% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Merry, Warden of Isengard 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.
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Bill the Pony
- Peregrin Took
- Bumi's Feast Lecture
- City Pigeon
- Tireless Provisioner
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Welcoming Vampire
- Candy Trail
- Apothecary White
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Campsite Cuisine
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Prismatic Vista
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Merry, Warden of Isengard's color identity?
Merry, Warden of Isengard is Selesnya (green and white): 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 Merry, Warden of Isengard come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Merry, Warden of Isengard deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 30 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Merry, Warden of Isengard deck run?
Real Merry, Warden of Isengard decks run 36 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 Merry, Warden of Isengard?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Bill the Pony, Peregrin Took. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Merry, Warden of Isengard decks.
What combos does Merry, Warden of Isengard have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Merry, Warden of Isengard. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Merry, Warden of Isengard deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Bill the Pony, Peregrin Took 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.