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Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever Neheb deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much {R}. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Comes in the precon Legends' Legacy
Average lands in decks for Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion: 35
Extra CombatsAggroWheelsDiscardComboBurnVoltronDragon's Approach
Build your Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion 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+ (76/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed67
- Interaction50
- Resilience93
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (6 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Chaos Warp · Ruby Medallion · Change of Fortune · Anger · Seize the Day · Swiftfoot Boots · Lightning Greaves · Aggravated Assault · Faithless Looting · Containment Construct · Blasphemous Act · Mind Stone · Relentless Assault · Bolt Bend · Generator Servant · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Seething Song · Underworld Breach · Jeska's Will · Abrade · Bag of Holding · Magmakin Artillerist · Magus of the Wheel · Mana Geyser · Gamble · Surly Badgersaur · Wheel of Misfortune · Overpowering Attack · Squee, Goblin Nabob · Thrill of Possibility · Twinferno · Untimely Malfunction · Past in Flames · Tibalt's Trickery · Vandalblast · Deflecting Swat · Lightning Bolt · Misty Knight, Hero for Hire · Pyretic Ritual · Reforge the Soul · Assault Strobe · Combat Celebrant · Conspiracy Theorist · Fire Diamond · Library of Leng · Monument to Endurance · Neheb, the Eternal · Psychosis Crawler · Fellwar Stone · Thought Vessel · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Brallin, Skyshark Rider · Great Train Heist · Path of the Pyromancer · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Raking Claws · Red Elemental Blast · Savage Beating · Temur Battle Rage · Desperate Ritual · Full Throttle · Knollspine Dragon · Rogue's Passage · Arena of Glory · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Sandstone Needle · Forgotten Cave
🃏 Recommended cards for Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Fortune | 59% | +58% |
| Seize the Day | 54% | +50% |
| Containment Construct | 48% | +45% |
| Generator Servant | 46% | +44% |
| Anger | 55% | +43% |
| Relentless Assault | 47% | +41% |
| Glint-Horn Buccaneer | 44% | +41% |
| Aggravated Assault | 49% | +40% |
| Bag of Holding | 39% | +37% |
| Magmakin Artillerist | 39% | +36% |
| Underworld Breach | 42% | +33% |
| Surly Badgersaur | 34% | +32% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 33% | +30% |
| Twinferno | 33% | +30% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 39% | +30% |
| Overpowering Attack | 33% | +30% |
| Library of Leng | 29% | +29% |
| Misty Knight, Hero for Hire | 30% | +29% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 29% | +28% |
| Assault Strobe | 29% | +27% |
| Conspiracy Theorist | 29% | +27% |
| Bolt Bend | 46% | +27% |
| Raking Claws | 27% | +26% |
| Path of the Pyromancer | 27% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion 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.
- Change of Fortune
- Containment Construct
- Generator Servant
- Anger
- Bag of Holding
- Magmakin Artillerist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Seize the Day
- Relentless Assault
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer
- Underworld Breach
- Library of Leng
- Bolt Bend
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aggravated Assault
- Surly Badgersaur
- Monument to Endurance
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Wheel of Fortune
- Gamble
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion's color identity?
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion is red: 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 Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 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 10 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deck run?
Real Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion 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 Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion?
The three highest-synergy cards are Change of Fortune, Seize the Day, Containment Construct. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion decks.
What combos does Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion have?
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deck cost?
You can start cheap: Change of Fortune, Containment Construct, Generator Servant 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.