EDH Optimizer
Mr. Foxglove
Legendary Creature — Fox Rogue · 2GWU
Color identity: Green · Blue · White · Bant
Mr. Foxglove is Bant (green, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
Whenever Mr. Foxglove attacks, draw cards equal to the number of cards in defending player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand. If you didn't draw cards this way, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.64
Comes in the precon Peace Offering
Average lands in decks for Mr. Foxglove: 35
WheelsCard DrawRampGroup HugGood StuffBig ManaBlinkControl
Build your Mr. Foxglove deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mr. Foxglove 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mr. Foxglove 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: B (73/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed53
- Interaction100
- Resilience79
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Island, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Cultivate · Farseek · Swiftfoot Boots · Path to Exile · Thought Vessel · Lightning Greaves · Counterspell · Kodama of the East Tree · Reconnaissance · Birds of Paradise · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Nature's Lore · Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl · Noble Hierarch · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Rampant Growth · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Avacyn, Angel of Hope · Finest Hour · Wizard Class · Kodama's Reach · Koma, Cosmos Serpent · Body of Knowledge · Psychosis Crawler · Arcane Denial · Bonny Pall, Clearcutter · Generous Gift · Heroic Intervention · Faeburrow Elder · Garruk's Uprising · Absolute Virtue · Beast Within · Ghalta and Mavren · Three Visits · Koma, World-Eater · Terastodon · Chasm Skulker · Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur · Whispersilk Cloak · Ancient Silver Dragon · Llanowar Elves · Loran of the Third Path · Consecrated Sphinx · Growth Spiral · Aqueous Form · Dawn's Truce · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Tamiyo, Field Researcher · Twenty-Toed Toad · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Kona, Rescue Beastie · Selvala, Explorer Returned · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Brotherhood Regalia · Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite · Long River's Pull · Rhystic Study · Fellwar Stone · Esper Sentinel · Eternal Witness · Hullbreaker Horror · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Exotic Orchard · Seaside Citadel · Glacial Fortress · Canopy Vista · Sunpetal Grove · Prairie Stream · Rogue's Passage · Breeding Pool · Hallowed Fountain · Spara's Headquarters · Temple Garden · Rejuvenating Springs · Yavimaya Coast · Bountiful Promenade · Dreamroot Cascade · Flooded Strand · Sea of Clouds · Windswept Heath · Adarkar Wastes · Misty Rainforest · Brushland · Overgrown Farmland
🃏 Recommended cards for Mr. Foxglove
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mr. Foxglove, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Reconnaissance | 47% | +45% |
| Kodama of the East Tree | 47% | +44% |
| Nezahal, Primal Tide | 43% | +40% |
| Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl | 42% | +40% |
| Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant | 40% | +38% |
| Avacyn, Angel of Hope | 38% | +34% |
| Finest Hour | 38% | +34% |
| Rogue's Passage | 47% | +34% |
| Bonny Pall, Clearcutter | 35% | +32% |
| Body of Knowledge | 36% | +31% |
| Koma, Cosmos Serpent | 37% | +31% |
| Thought Vessel | 50% | +31% |
| Lightning Greaves | 49% | +30% |
| Terastodon | 31% | +30% |
| Absolute Virtue | 33% | +30% |
| Ghalta and Mavren | 33% | +30% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 36% | +29% |
| Wizard Class | 38% | +28% |
| Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur | 30% | +28% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 30% | +28% |
| Ancient Silver Dragon | 29% | +28% |
| Koma, World-Eater | 31% | +27% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 55% | +27% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 34% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Mr. Foxglove 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.
- Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl
- Finest Hour
- Rogue's Passage
- Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
- Body of Knowledge
- Thought Vessel
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reconnaissance
- Kodama of the East Tree
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Koma, Cosmos Serpent
- Lightning Greaves
- Absolute Virtue
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Nyxbloom Ancient
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mr. Foxglove
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mr. Foxglove's color identity?
Mr. Foxglove is Bant (green, blue 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 Mr. Foxglove come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mr. Foxglove deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Mr. Foxglove deck run?
Real Mr. Foxglove 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 Mr. Foxglove?
The three highest-synergy cards are Reconnaissance, Kodama of the East Tree, Nezahal, Primal Tide. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mr. Foxglove decks.
What combos does Mr. Foxglove have?
Mr. Foxglove has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Mr. Foxglove deck cost?
You can start cheap: Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl, Finest Hour, Rogue's Passage 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.