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Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Villain · 3B
Color identity: Black
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you discard a card, you may exile that card from your graveyard. If you do, until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Moonstone, Harsh Mistress: 36
DiscardVillainsComboConniveGraveyardSelf-DiscardTokens+1/+1 Counters
Build your Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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 (49/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed55
- Interaction46
- Resilience76
- Closing21
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Archfiend of Ifnir · Bog Witch · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Skirge Familiar · Bone Miser · Cryptcaller Chariot · Monument to Endurance · Jet Medallion · Dark Ritual · Necrogoyf · Bone Shards · Bitter Triumph · Call to the Netherworld · Fang, Fearless l'Cie · Feed the Swarm · Collector's Vault · Dark Deal · Faith of the Devoted · Lethal Scheme · Teval's Judgment · Songbird, Sonic Screamer · Tortured Existence · Withering Torment · Baron Helmut Zemo · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Big Game Hunter · Containment Construct · Mind Stone · Crypt Ghast · Mind Rake · Night's Whisper · Feast of Sanity · Key to the City · Mask of Memory · Reanimate · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Iron-Shield Elf · Toxic Deluge · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Imp's Mischief · Tormod, the Desecrator · Charcoal Diamond · Currency Converter · Delirium Skeins · Dying to Serve · Hell Mongrel · The Raven Man · Oppression · Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance · Welcome the Dead · Zombie Infestation · Decree of Pain · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Minion Missile · Soul Enervation · Bottomless Pit · Dark Withering · Fellwar Stone · Grim Reaper's Scythe · Liliana, Waker of the Dead · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Barren Moor · Polluted Mire · Bojuka Bog · Desert of the Glorified · Cabal Coffers · Ash Barrens · Spymaster's Vault · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Villainous Hideout · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Moonstone, Harsh Mistress, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 74% | +72% |
| Bog Witch | 72% | +70% |
| Skirge Familiar | 71% | +66% |
| Bone Miser | 67% | +65% |
| Cryptcaller Chariot | 66% | +65% |
| Monument to Endurance | 66% | +64% |
| Polluted Mire | 55% | +52% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 62% | +51% |
| Barren Moor | 60% | +51% |
| Necrogoyf | 55% | +51% |
| Bone Shards | 53% | +50% |
| Fang, Fearless l'Cie | 50% | +49% |
| Call to the Netherworld | 50% | +49% |
| Faith of the Devoted | 48% | +48% |
| Collector's Vault | 48% | +47% |
| Teval's Judgment | 48% | +46% |
| Desert of the Glorified | 48% | +46% |
| Lethal Scheme | 48% | +46% |
| Songbird, Sonic Screamer | 45% | +45% |
| Baron Helmut Zemo | 43% | +42% |
| Bitter Triumph | 52% | +42% |
| Tortured Existence | 45% | +41% |
| Containment Construct | 41% | +41% |
| Ash Barrens | 41% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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.
- Archfiend of Ifnir
- Bog Witch
- Skirge Familiar
- Cryptcaller Chariot
- Polluted Mire
- Geier Reach Sanitarium
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teval's Judgment
- Tortured Existence
- Dark Deal
- Liliana, Waker of the Dead
- Bottomless Pit
- Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bone Miser
- Monument to Endurance
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Ashnod's Altar + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Asmodeus the Archfiend + Necrotic Ooze + Skirge Familiar → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite black mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Moonstone, Harsh Mistress's color identity?
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 20 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck run?
Real Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress?
The three highest-synergy cards are Archfiend of Ifnir, Bog Witch, Skirge Familiar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Moonstone, Harsh Mistress decks.
What combos does Moonstone, Harsh Mistress have?
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank. 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck cost?
You can start cheap: Archfiend of Ifnir, Bog Witch, Skirge Familiar 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.