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Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard · 3WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Hexproof from artifacts, creatures, and enchantments
When Nevinyrral enters, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature that died this turn.
When Nevinyrral dies, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant: 34
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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+ (63/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed61
- Interaction59
- Resilience91
- Closing67
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 1 Island, 7 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Diregraf Captain · Rooftop Storm · Wayward Servant · Ratadrabik of Urborg · Gravecrawler · Village Rites · Counterspell · Swords to Plowshares · Death Baron · Corpse Knight · Gift of Immortality · Supernatural Stamina · Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver · Endless Ranks of the Dead · Nevinyrral's Disk · Ashnod's Altar · Rise of the Dread Marn · The Scarab God · Lord of the Accursed · God-Eternal Oketra · Diregraf Colossus · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Darksteel Ingot · Undying Malice · Necroduality · Path to Exile · Undead Augur · Damn · Dark Ritual · Headless Rider · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Not Dead After All · Reanimate · Supreme Verdict · Zombie Apocalypse · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord · Kaya's Ghostform · Phyrexian Altar · Skyclave Relic · Victimize · Cemetery Reaper · Commander's Sphere · Army of the Damned · Champion of the Perished · Feign Death · Gleaming Overseer · Nasty End · Solemn Simulacrum · Undead Warchief · Liliana, Death's Majesty · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Dovin's Veto · Geralf, Visionary Stitcher · Orzhov Signet · Void Rend · Carrion Feeder · Corrupted Conviction · Dimir Signet · Athreos, Shroud-Veiled · Deadly Dispute · Talisman of Dominance · Varina, Lich Queen · Command Tower · Arcane Sanctum · Exotic Orchard · Isolated Chapel · Path of Ancestry · Godless Shrine · Sunken Hollow · Raffine's Tower · Watery Grave · Hallowed Fountain · Drowned Catacomb · Bojuka Bog · Prairie Stream · Glacial Fortress · Phyrexian Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Evolving Wilds · Caves of Koilos · Vault of Champions · Polluted Delta · Reliquary Tower · Marsh Flats · Morphic Pool · Unholy Grotto
🃏 Recommended cards for Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Diregraf Captain | 49% | +45% |
| Ratadrabik of Urborg | 45% | +42% |
| Rooftop Storm | 47% | +42% |
| Wayward Servant | 47% | +41% |
| Village Rites | 42% | +40% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 39% | +38% |
| Gravecrawler | 44% | +38% |
| Nevinyrral's Disk | 37% | +37% |
| Gift of Immortality | 39% | +37% |
| Death Baron | 40% | +36% |
| Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver | 39% | +35% |
| Rise of the Dread Marn | 36% | +35% |
| Endless Ranks of the Dead | 37% | +34% |
| Undying Malice | 32% | +32% |
| Liliana, Dreadhorde General | 33% | +31% |
| Darksteel Ingot | 32% | +31% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 36% | +31% |
| Diregraf Colossus | 33% | +29% |
| Lord of the Accursed | 35% | +29% |
| Not Dead After All | 29% | +29% |
| Corpse Knight | 39% | +29% |
| The Scarab God | 36% | +29% |
| God-Eternal Oketra | 34% | +29% |
| Headless Rider | 30% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant 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.
- Diregraf Captain
- Ratadrabik of Urborg
- Rooftop Storm
- Wayward Servant
- Village Rites
- Supernatural Stamina
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- The Scarab God
- Necroduality
- Undead Warchief
- Carrion Feeder
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ashnod's Altar
- Phyrexian Tower
- Phyrexian Altar
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Field of the Dead
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant's color identity?
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant is Esper (black, 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 Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant deck run?
Real Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant 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 Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Diregraf Captain, Ratadrabik of Urborg, Rooftop Storm. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant decks.
What combos does Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant have?
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Diregraf Captain, Ratadrabik of Urborg, Rooftop Storm 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.