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Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
Legendary Planeswalker — Minsc · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Minsc & Boo enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, you may create Boo, a legendary 1/1 red Hamster creature token with trample and haste.
+1: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature with trample or haste.
−2: Sacrifice a creature. When you do, Minsc & Boo deals X damage to any target, where X is that creature's power. If the sacrificed creature was a Hamster, draw X cards.
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes can be your commander.
Reference price of the card: €2.89
Average lands in decks for Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes: 36
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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 (51/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed53
- Interaction30
- Resilience67
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 3 Mountain, 10 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Goblin Anarchomancer · Taurean Mauler · Forgotten Ancient · Hardened Scales · Branching Evolution · Blasphemous Act · Beast Within · Halana and Alena, Partners · Llanowar Elves · Managorger Hydra · Nature's Lore · Rhythm of the Wild · Fling · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Rampant Growth · Xenagos, God of Revels · Cultivate · Chaos Warp · The Ozolith · Birds of Paradise · Chandra's Ignition · Heroic Intervention · Elvish Mystic · Unleash Fury · Terrasymbiosis · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Ram Through · Unnatural Growth · Kalonian Hydra · Farseek · Three Visits · Evolution Sage · Grumgully, the Generous · Garruk's Uprising · Kodama's Reach · The Earth Crystal · Fanatic of Rhonas · Inspiring Call · Rishkar's Expertise · Kodama of the West Tree · Ruby, Daring Tracker · Innkeeper's Talent · Return of the Wildspeaker · Thought Vessel · Eternal Witness · Invigorating Surge · Fangs of Kalonia · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Fyndhorn Elves · Champion of Lambholt · Defiler of Vigor · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · All Will Be One · Bulk Up · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Gruul Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Delighted Halfling · Doubling Season · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Reliquary Tower · Stomping Ground · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Spire Garden · Game Trail · Kessig Wolf Run · Rogue's Passage · Wooded Foothills · Mossfire Valley · Gruul Turf · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Thornspire Verge · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Abandon · Boseiju, Who Endures · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Mosswort Bridge · Copperline Gorge · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Taurean Mauler | 66% | +58% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 65% | +55% |
| Branching Evolution | 61% | +52% |
| Hardened Scales | 65% | +51% |
| Managorger Hydra | 54% | +50% |
| Fling | 51% | +46% |
| Halana and Alena, Partners | 55% | +45% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 51% | +42% |
| The Ozolith | 48% | +39% |
| Unleash Fury | 43% | +38% |
| Xenagos, God of Revels | 51% | +36% |
| Chandra's Ignition | 47% | +35% |
| Kalonian Hydra | 39% | +35% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 41% | +33% |
| Ozolith, the Shattered Spire | 40% | +33% |
| Evolution Sage | 36% | +31% |
| Ram Through | 40% | +31% |
| Grumgully, the Generous | 36% | +29% |
| Invigorating Surge | 31% | +29% |
| Reliquary Tower | 55% | +28% |
| The Earth Crystal | 35% | +28% |
| Fangs of Kalonia | 30% | +27% |
| Innkeeper's Talent | 32% | +27% |
| Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider | 28% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes 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.
- Taurean Mauler
- Forgotten Ancient
- Hardened Scales
- Managorger Hydra
- Fling
- Halana and Alena, Partners
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Branching Evolution
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Xenagos, God of Revels
- Chandra's Ignition
- Kalonian Hydra
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Terrasymbiosis
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Kodama of the West Tree
- All Will Be One
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
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Frequently asked questions
What is Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's color identity?
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes is Gruul (green and red): 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 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 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 16 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deck run?
Real Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes 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 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes?
The three highest-synergy cards are Taurean Mauler, Forgotten Ancient, Branching Evolution. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes decks.
What combos does Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes have?
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deck cost?
You can start cheap: Taurean Mauler, Forgotten Ancient, Hardened Scales 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.