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Minthara, Merciless Soul
Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric · 2WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Minthara, Merciless Soul is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Minthara has ward {X}, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, you get an experience counter.
Creatures you control get +1/+0 for each experience counter you have.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Minthara, Merciless Soul: 36
TokensAristocratsSacrificeBlinkExperience CountersProliferate+1/+1 CountersReanimator
Build your Minthara, Merciless Soul deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (55/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed65
- Interaction42
- Resilience77
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Metastatic Evangel · Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion · Grateful Apparition · Deadly Dispute · Swords to Plowshares · Hidden Stockpile · Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar · Nested Shambler · Drown in Ichor · Path to Exile · Elenda, the Dusk Rose · Orzhov Signet · Village Rites · Disciple of Bolas · Skullclamp · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Victimize · Mind Stone · Talisman of Hierarchy · Rite of Oblivion · Solemn Simulacrum · Martyr for the Cause · Viscera Seer · Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher · Morbid Opportunist · Blightbelly Rat · Cathar Commando · Denethor, Ruling Steward · Wayfarer's Bauble · Corrupted Conviction · Ephemerate · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Sun Titan · Call for Unity · Patrolling Peacemaker · Selfless Spirit · Whisper of the Dross · Adeline, Resplendent Cathar · Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar · Bartolomé del Presidio · Damn · Despark · Inkshield · Jacked Rabbit · Anguished Unmaking · Ashnod's Altar · Accursed Marauder · Black Market Connections · Cloudshift · Aetheric Amplifier · Commander's Sphere · Daxos the Returned · Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff · Pitiless Plunderer · Spirited Companion · Bastion of Remembrance · Gulping Scraptrap · Teysa Karlov · Bitterblossom · Vat Emergence · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Orzhov Basilica · Karn's Bastion · Evolving Wilds · Tainted Field · Caves of Koilos · Terramorphic Expanse · Vault of the Archangel · Godless Shrine · Bojuka Bog · Shineshadow Snarl · Temple of Silence · Myriad Landscape · Shattered Sanctum · Vault of Champions · Fetid Heath · Marsh Flats · Rogue's Passage · Fabled Passage · Obscura Storefront · Phyrexian Tower · High Market · Reliquary Tower · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Scoured Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for Minthara, Merciless Soul
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Minthara, Merciless Soul, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Evangel | 68% | +63% |
| Grateful Apparition | 61% | +59% |
| Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion | 63% | +59% |
| Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar | 58% | +55% |
| Nested Shambler | 57% | +55% |
| Hidden Stockpile | 58% | +54% |
| Drown in Ichor | 54% | +52% |
| Karn's Bastion | 54% | +50% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 45% | +42% |
| Deadly Dispute | 60% | +37% |
| Martyr for the Cause | 37% | +36% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 35% | +34% |
| Evolving Wilds | 52% | +33% |
| Call for Unity | 33% | +33% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 34% | +32% |
| Denethor, Ruling Steward | 35% | +32% |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 45% | +30% |
| Whisper of the Dross | 31% | +30% |
| Elenda, the Dusk Rose | 48% | +30% |
| Rite of Oblivion | 38% | +30% |
| Patrolling Peacemaker | 31% | +30% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 34% | +29% |
| Cathar Commando | 35% | +28% |
| Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher | 36% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Minthara, Merciless Soul 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.
- Metastatic Evangel
- Grateful Apparition
- Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
- Nested Shambler
- Hidden Stockpile
- Drown in Ichor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
- Karn's Bastion
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Jacked Rabbit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Daxos the Returned
- Aang, Airbending Master
- Bitterblossom
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Ashnod's Altar
- Akroma's Will
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Minthara, Merciless Soul
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Luminous Broodmoth + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1
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Frequently asked questions
What is Minthara, Merciless Soul's color identity?
Minthara, Merciless Soul is Orzhov (black 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Minthara, Merciless Soul deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Minthara, Merciless Soul deck run?
Real Minthara, Merciless Soul 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul?
The three highest-synergy cards are Metastatic Evangel, Grateful Apparition, Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Minthara, Merciless Soul decks.
What combos does Minthara, Merciless Soul have?
Minthara, Merciless Soul 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul deck cost?
You can start cheap: Metastatic Evangel, Grateful Apparition, Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar 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.