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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 CombatsAggroWheelsDiscardComboVoltronBurnDragon'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 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.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (79/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed67
- Interaction64
- Resilience96
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Chaos Warp · Ruby Medallion · Change of Fortune · Seize the Day · Anger · Swiftfoot Boots · Aggravated Assault · Faithless Looting · Lightning Greaves · Containment Construct · Mind Stone · Relentless Assault · Blasphemous Act · Bolt Bend · Generator Servant · Seething Song · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Jeska's Will · Underworld Breach · Magus of the Wheel · Abrade · Bag of Holding · Mana Geyser · Gamble · Magmakin Artillerist · Thrill of Possibility · Wheel of Misfortune · Overpowering Attack · Surly Badgersaur · Twinferno · Untimely Malfunction · Squee, Goblin Nabob · Tibalt's Trickery · Vandalblast · Deflecting Swat · Past in Flames · Fire Diamond · Lightning Bolt · Pyretic Ritual · Reforge the Soul · Assault Strobe · Combat Celebrant · Conspiracy Theorist · Fellwar Stone · Neheb, the Eternal · Savage Beating · Thought Vessel · Great Train Heist · Library of Leng · Psychosis Crawler · Pyroblast · Red Elemental Blast · Temur Battle Rage · Desperate Ritual · Monument to Endurance · Path of the Pyromancer · Raking Claws · Runehorn Hellkite · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Brallin, Skyshark Rider · Full Throttle · Fury of the Horde · Rogue's Passage · Arena of Glory · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Sandstone Needle · Ancient Tomb · Myriad Landscape
🃏 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% | +57% |
| Seize the Day | 55% | +51% |
| Containment Construct | 49% | +45% |
| Generator Servant | 46% | +44% |
| Relentless Assault | 48% | +42% |
| Aggravated Assault | 51% | +42% |
| Anger | 54% | +42% |
| Glint-Horn Buccaneer | 44% | +40% |
| Bag of Holding | 39% | +37% |
| Underworld Breach | 42% | +34% |
| Magmakin Artillerist | 35% | +33% |
| Surly Badgersaur | 34% | +32% |
| Overpowering Attack | 34% | +30% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 40% | +30% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 32% | +29% |
| Twinferno | 33% | +29% |
| Bolt Bend | 47% | +28% |
| Assault Strobe | 29% | +28% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 28% | +27% |
| Library of Leng | 28% | +27% |
| Runehorn Hellkite | 27% | +27% |
| Conspiracy Theorist | 29% | +27% |
| Savage Beating | 29% | +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
- Relentless Assault
- Anger
- Bag of Holding
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Seize the Day
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer
- Underworld Breach
- Bolt Bend
- Savage Beating
- Wheel of Misfortune
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aggravated Assault
- Surly Badgersaur
- Monument to Endurance
- Arena of Glory
- Gamble
- Treasonous Ogre
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- 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
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → 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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 9 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
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 + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. 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.