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Moira, Urborg Haunt

Card: Moira, Urborg Haunt

Legendary Creature — Spirit Wizard · 2B

Color identity: Black

Moira, Urborg Haunt is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Menace
Whenever Moira deals combat damage to a player, return to the battlefield target creature card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn.

Reference price of the card: €0.21

Comes in the precon Legends' Legacy

Average lands in decks for Moira, Urborg Haunt: 35

ReanimatorAristocratsGraveyardBlinkControlETBSacrificeAggro

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🎲 How the average Moira, Urborg Haunt 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.

3.0average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
28 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
14 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: B+ (74/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (18 nonbasic, 17 Swamp)

Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Viscera Seer · Twilight Diviner · Solemn Simulacrum · Shriekmaw · Victimize · Arcane Signet · Morbid Opportunist · Feed the Swarm · Grim Haruspex · Deadly Dispute · Fell Stinger · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Midnight Reaper · Disciple of Bolas · Gravelighter · Jet Medallion · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Massacre Wurm · Village Rites · Plaguecrafter · Reanimate · Accursed Marauder · Dark Ritual · Fleshbag Marauder · Ravenous Chupacabra · Cavalier of Night · Corrupted Conviction · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Demon's Disciple · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Mind Stone · Withering Torment · Cultist of the Absolute · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Crypt Ghast · Woe Strider · Ashnod's Altar · Whispersilk Cloak · Pitiless Plunderer · Vindictive Lich · Charcoal Diamond · Sidisi, Undead Vizier · Soldevi Adnate · Doomed Necromancer · Merciless Executioner · Skullclamp · Sign in Blood · Tragic Slip · Burnished Hart · Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Umbral Collar Zealot · Unearth · Bastion of Remembrance · Carrion Feeder · Flare of Malice · High-Society Hunter · Bojuka Bog · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · High Market · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Witch's Cottage · Access Tunnel · Castle Locthwain · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Spymaster's Vault · Mortuary Mire · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Susur Secundi, Void Altar

🃏 Recommended cards for Moira, Urborg Haunt

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Moira, Urborg Haunt, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Twilight Diviner 59% +55%
Shriekmaw 57% +55%
Viscera Seer 66% +48%
Fell Stinger 49% +47%
Gravelighter 47% +44%
Grim Haruspex 51% +42%
Disciple of Bolas 47% +42%
Junji, the Midnight Sky 47% +42%
Midnight Reaper 48% +40%
Ravenous Chupacabra 43% +39%
Cavalier of Night 39% +38%
Solemn Simulacrum 58% +37%
Kokusho, the Evening Star 39% +35%
Cultist of the Absolute 35% +34%
Shizo, Death's Storehouse 42% +32%
Morbid Opportunist 55% +30%
Demon's Disciple 38% +30%
Massacre Wurm 47% +30%
Access Tunnel 32% +29%
Victimize 57% +29%
High Market 37% +29%
Vindictive Lich 30% +29%
Woe Strider 32% +28%
Corrupted Conviction 39% +27%

💰 The best cards for your Moira, Urborg Haunt 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.

  • Shriekmaw€0.17 · 57% inclusion
  • Viscera Seer€0.54 · 66% inclusion
  • Fell Stinger€0.19 · 49% inclusion
  • Gravelighter€0.19 · 47% inclusion
  • Grim Haruspex€1.75 · 51% inclusion
  • Disciple of Bolas€0.34 · 47% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Twilight Diviner€2.84 · 59% inclusion
  • Cavalier of Night€9.13 · 39% inclusion
  • Massacre Wurm€2.59 · 47% inclusion
  • Sidisi, Undead Vizier€5.84 · 29% inclusion
  • Ayara, First of Locthwain€4.41 · 48% inclusion
  • Brotherhood Regalia€9.52 · 17% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Kokusho, the Evening Star€15.13 · 39% inclusion
  • Shizo, Death's Storehouse€19.44 · 42% inclusion
  • Phyrexian Tower€30.14 · 48% inclusion
  • Ashnod's Altar€11.44 · 31% inclusion
  • The Black Gate€10.48 · 15% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Moira, Urborg Haunt

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Frequently asked questions

What is Moira, Urborg Haunt's color identity?

Moira, Urborg Haunt 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 Moira, Urborg Haunt come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Moira, Urborg Haunt deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 28 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).

How many lands should a Moira, Urborg Haunt deck run?

Real Moira, Urborg Haunt 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 Moira, Urborg Haunt?

The three highest-synergy cards are Twilight Diviner, Shriekmaw, Viscera Seer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Moira, Urborg Haunt decks.

What combos does Moira, Urborg Haunt have?

Moira, Urborg Haunt has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar. 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 Moira, Urborg Haunt deck cost?

You can start cheap: Shriekmaw, Viscera Seer, Fell Stinger 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.

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