EDH Optimizer
Old Gnawbone
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 5GG
Color identity: Green
Old Gnawbone is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create that many Treasure tokens.
Reference price of the card: €45.60
Average lands in decks for Old Gnawbone: 34
TreasureRamp+1/+1 CountersTokensDragonsArtifactsStompyAggro
Build your Old Gnawbone deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Old Gnawbone 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Old Gnawbone 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 (71/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed60
- Interaction33
- Resilience77
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Forest)
Sol Ring · Cultivate · Garruk's Uprising · Heroic Intervention · Beast Within · Llanowar Elves · Emerald Medallion · Kodama's Reach · Rampant Growth · Academy Manufactor · Nature's Lore · Elvish Mystic · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · The Great Henge · Beast Whisperer · Ohran Frostfang · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · Three Visits · Arcane Signet · Ancient Bronze Dragon · Lightning Greaves · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Unnatural Growth · Doubling Season · Swiftfoot Boots · Fyndhorn Elves · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Tireless Provisioner · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Displaced Dinosaurs · Canopy Gargantuan · Craterhoof Behemoth · Parallel Lives · Birds of Paradise · Fanatic of Rhonas · Fangren Marauder · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Bootleggers' Stash · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Apex Devastator · Last March of the Ents · Goldvein Hydra · Finale of Devastation · Worldly Tutor · Skyshroud Claim · Surrak and Goreclaw · Eternal Witness · Vigor · Harmonize · Circle of Dreams Druid · Defiler of Vigor · Gold Rush · Kenrith's Transformation · Nature's Claim · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Nyxbloom Ancient · Rhonas's Monument · Tribute to the World Tree · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Elemental Bond · Krosan Grip · Elder Gargaroth · Fog · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Castle Garenbrig · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Boseiju, Who Endures · Mosswort Bridge · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Myriad Landscape · Treasure Vault · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Old Gnawbone
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Old Gnawbone, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Manufactor | 53% | +50% |
| Ancient Bronze Dragon | 44% | +41% |
| Displaced Dinosaurs | 39% | +38% |
| Canopy Gargantuan | 38% | +36% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 52% | +36% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 41% | +36% |
| Fangren Marauder | 36% | +35% |
| Bootleggers' Stash | 35% | +34% |
| Ohran Frostfang | 48% | +31% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 47% | +31% |
| Parallel Lives | 37% | +30% |
| Doubling Season | 43% | +30% |
| Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus | 40% | +28% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 68% | +28% |
| Goldvein Hydra | 33% | +28% |
| The Great Henge | 51% | +28% |
| Gold Rush | 27% | +27% |
| Toski, Bearer of Secrets | 44% | +27% |
| Apex Devastator | 34% | +25% |
| Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant | 35% | +25% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 40% | +23% |
| Last March of the Ents | 34% | +22% |
| Unnatural Growth | 44% | +21% |
| Treasure Vault | 21% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Old Gnawbone 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.
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Fangren Marauder
- Bootleggers' Stash
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Garruk's Uprising
- Gold Rush
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Displaced Dinosaurs
- Canopy Gargantuan
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Ohran Frostfang
- Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ancient Bronze Dragon
- Parallel Lives
- Doubling Season
- The Great Henge
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Last March of the Ents
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Old Gnawbone
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Old Gnawbone's color identity?
Old Gnawbone is green: 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 Old Gnawbone come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Old Gnawbone deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 89 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Old Gnawbone deck run?
Real Old Gnawbone 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 Old Gnawbone?
The three highest-synergy cards are Academy Manufactor, Ancient Bronze Dragon, Displaced Dinosaurs. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Old Gnawbone decks.
What combos does Old Gnawbone have?
Old Gnawbone has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Old Gnawbone deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Fangren Marauder, Bootleggers' Stash 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.