EDH Optimizer
Obosh, the Preypiercer
Legendary Creature — Hellion Horror · 3BRBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Obosh, the Preypiercer is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with odd mana values and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
If a source you control with an odd mana value would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Average lands in decks for Obosh, the Preypiercer: 35
BurnDragon's ApproachGroup SlugAggroSpellslingerComboObosh CompanionMidrange
Build your Obosh, the Preypiercer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Obosh, the Preypiercer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Obosh, the Preypiercer 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: C (55/100)
- Consistency54
- Speed49
- Interaction38
- Resilience80
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 10 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Lightning Bolt · Blasphemous Act · Brash Taunter · Guttersnipe · Risk Factor · Rakdos Signet · Browbeat · Kaervek the Merciless · Kederekt Parasite · Heartless Hidetsugu · Chaos Warp · Scytheclaw Raptor · Talisman of Indulgence · Underworld Dreams · Sulfuric Vortex · Vial Smasher the Fierce · Breath of Malfegor · Sin Prodder · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Neheb, the Eternal · Dictate of the Twin Gods · Dark Ritual · Rampaging Ferocidon · Boltwave · Fiery Emancipation · Stuffy Doll · Tor Wauki the Younger · Faithless Looting · Mana Geyser · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Mind Stone · Lightning Greaves · Read the Bones · The Lord of Pain · Prisoner's Dilemma · Sign in Blood · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Twinflame Tyrant · Fellwar Stone · Fiery Inscription · Phyrexian Arena · Scab-Clan Berserker · Commander's Sphere · Shock · Syphon Soul · Blisterspit Gremlin · Vandalblast · Angrath's Marauders · Rakdos Charm · Ruby Medallion · Terminate · Thrill of Possibility · Bedevil · Feed the Swarm · Fire Servant · Jeska's Will · Night's Whisper · Swiftfoot Boots · Wayfarer's Bauble · Flame Spill · Repercussion · Zo-Zu the Punisher · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Foreboding Ruins · Blood Crypt · Rakdos Carnarium · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Bojuka Bog · Temple of Malice · Tainted Peak · Graven Cairns · Myriad Landscape · Shadowblood Ridge · Spinerock Knoll · Bloodfell Caves · Bloodstained Mire · Evolving Wilds · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Blazemire Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Obosh, the Preypiercer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Obosh, the Preypiercer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | 57% | +56% |
| Browbeat | 54% | +53% |
| Lightning Bolt | 71% | +53% |
| Guttersnipe | 61% | +52% |
| Brash Taunter | 61% | +50% |
| Kaervek the Merciless | 53% | +43% |
| Heartless Hidetsugu | 47% | +43% |
| Scytheclaw Raptor | 44% | +42% |
| Breath of Malfegor | 40% | +39% |
| Sin Prodder | 40% | +38% |
| Kederekt Parasite | 49% | +37% |
| Sulfuric Vortex | 41% | +37% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 39% | +37% |
| Dictate of the Twin Gods | 38% | +35% |
| Vial Smasher the Fierce | 41% | +35% |
| Underworld Dreams | 43% | +35% |
| Stuffy Doll | 36% | +34% |
| Neheb, the Eternal | 39% | +33% |
| Tor Wauki the Younger | 36% | +32% |
| Fiery Emancipation | 36% | +30% |
| Scab-Clan Berserker | 30% | +29% |
| Boltwave | 36% | +29% |
| Rampaging Ferocidon | 37% | +29% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 34% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Obosh, the Preypiercer 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.
- Risk Factor
- Browbeat
- Lightning Bolt
- Guttersnipe
- Brash Taunter
- Kaervek the Merciless
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kederekt Parasite
- Vial Smasher the Fierce
- Neheb, the Eternal
- Fiery Emancipation
- Boltwave
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinflame Tyrant
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Ruby Medallion
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Descent into Avernus
- Terror of the Peaks
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Obosh, the Preypiercer
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Peer into the Abyss + Underworld Dreams → Target opponent loses the game
- Toralf, God of Fury + Blasphemous Act → Near-infinite damage
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus + Heartless Hidetsugu → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite damage to all players
Other commanders
Frequently asked questions
What is Obosh, the Preypiercer's color identity?
Obosh, the Preypiercer is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Obosh, the Preypiercer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Obosh, the Preypiercer deck run?
Real Obosh, the Preypiercer 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Risk Factor, Browbeat, Lightning Bolt. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Obosh, the Preypiercer decks.
What combos does Obosh, the Preypiercer have?
Obosh, the Preypiercer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Risk Factor, Browbeat, Lightning Bolt 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.