EDH Optimizer

Mr. Foxglove

Card: 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: €0.53

Comes in the precon Peace Offering

Average lands in decks for Mr. Foxglove: 34

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🎲 How the average Mr. Foxglove deck starts over 4,000 games

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.

4.4average turn the commander comes down
97 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
18 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
5 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn
11 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: B (73/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Island, 4 Forest)

Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Cultivate · Farseek · Path to Exile · Swiftfoot Boots · Lightning Greaves · Thought Vessel · Counterspell · Birds of Paradise · Kodama of the East Tree · Reconnaissance · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Noble Hierarch · Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl · Nature's Lore · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Rampant Growth · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Wizard Class · Avacyn, Angel of Hope · Finest Hour · Kodama's Reach · Koma, Cosmos Serpent · Generous Gift · Psychosis Crawler · Arcane Denial · Body of Knowledge · Heroic Intervention · Beast Within · Faeburrow Elder · Bonny Pall, Clearcutter · Ghalta and Mavren · Three Visits · Absolute Virtue · Garruk's Uprising · Koma, World-Eater · Terastodon · Ancient Silver Dragon · Chasm Skulker · Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur · Consecrated Sphinx · Loran of the Third Path · Whispersilk Cloak · Dawn's Truce · Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite · Growth Spiral · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Llanowar Elves · Tamiyo, Field Researcher · Twenty-Toed Toad · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Brotherhood Regalia · Kona, Rescue Beastie · Rhystic Study · Aqueous Form · Selvala, Explorer Returned · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Long River's Pull · Esper Sentinel · Fellwar Stone · Hullbreaker Horror · Delighted Halfling · Eternal Witness · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Seaside Citadel · Glacial Fortress · Canopy Vista · Sunpetal Grove · Prairie Stream · Rogue's Passage · Spara's Headquarters · Breeding Pool · Hallowed Fountain · Temple Garden · Rejuvenating Springs · Yavimaya Coast · Bountiful Promenade · Sea of Clouds · Windswept Heath · Dreamroot Cascade · Flooded Strand · Adarkar Wastes · Misty Rainforest · Brushland

🃏 Recommended cards for Mr. Foxglove

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mr. Foxglove, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Reconnaissance 46% +44%
Kodama of the East Tree 46% +43%
Nezahal, Primal Tide 44% +41%
Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl 42% +39%
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant 40% +38%
Avacyn, Angel of Hope 37% +34%
Finest Hour 37% +33%
Rogue's Passage 46% +32%
Lightning Greaves 50% +32%
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter 33% +31%
Koma, Cosmos Serpent 37% +30%
Thought Vessel 50% +30%
Body of Knowledge 35% +29%
Terastodon 31% +29%
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur 30% +29%
Ghalta and Mavren 32% +28%
Ancient Silver Dragon 30% +28%
Psychosis Crawler 36% +28%
Wizard Class 38% +28%
Absolute Virtue 31% +28%
Whispersilk Cloak 29% +27%
Swiftfoot Boots 55% +27%
Koma, World-Eater 31% +27%
Brotherhood Regalia 26% +25%

💰 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€0.59 · 42% inclusion
  • Finest Hour€0.37 · 37% inclusion
  • Rogue's Passage€0.25 · 46% inclusion
  • Bonny Pall, Clearcutter€0.48 · 33% inclusion
  • Thought Vessel€0.97 · 50% inclusion
  • Body of Knowledge€0.20 · 35% 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.

  • Reconnaissance€3.67 · 46% inclusion
  • Kodama of the East Tree€3.37 · 46% inclusion
  • Nezahal, Primal Tide€8.00 · 44% inclusion
  • Lightning Greaves€3.12 · 50% inclusion
  • Koma, Cosmos Serpent€3.70 · 37% inclusion
  • Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur€7.61 · 30% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant€25.87 · 40% inclusion
  • Avacyn, Angel of Hope€22.14 · 37% inclusion
  • Ancient Silver Dragon€52.23 · 30% inclusion
  • Consecrated Sphinx€19.65 · 29% inclusion
  • Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite€15.19 · 27% inclusion
  • Ms. Bumbleflower€11.36 · 20% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

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

♾️ Known combos with Mr. Foxglove

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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 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 18 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (73/100).

How many lands should a Mr. Foxglove deck run?

Real Mr. Foxglove decks run 34 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.

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