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Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God · 4R
Color identity: Red
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Other creatures you control have haste.
{2}{R}: You may put a red creature card or an artifact creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €2.53
Average lands in decks for Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded: 34
AggroBig ManaSneak AttackArtifactsDragonsExtra CombatsWheelsBurn
Build your Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 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 (70/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed60
- Interaction51
- Resilience62
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (11 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Feldon of the Third Path · Etali, Primal Storm · Arcane Signet · Chaos Warp · Combustible Gearhulk · Dragon Mage · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Ruin Grinder · Blasphemous Act · Sandstone Oracle · Mind Stone · Meteor Golem · Sundial of the Infinite · Ilharg, the Raze-Boar · Solemn Simulacrum · Cursed Mirror · Industrial Advancement · Ryusei, the Falling Star · Mimic Vat · Triplicate Titan · Flameshadow Conjuring · Knollspine Dragon · Hoarding Dragon · Magus of the Wheel · Molten Primordial · Mana Geyser · Phyrexian Triniform · Scourge of the Throne · Sneak Attack · Seething Song · Terror of Mount Velus · Balefire Dragon · Ancient Stone Idol · Blast-Furnace Hellkite · Hellkite Tyrant · Terror of the Peaks · Fire Diamond · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Ruby Medallion · Wayfarer's Bauble · Cauldron of Souls · Conjurer's Closet · Vandalblast · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Bloodfire Colossus · Irencrag Feat · Jeska's Will · Skullclamp · Warstorm Surge · Tyrant's Familiar · Faithless Looting · Inferno Titan · Wurmcoil Engine · Duplicant · Fires of Invention · Thrill of Possibility · Utvara Hellkite · Worn Powerstone · Liquimetal Torque · Alena, Kessig Trapper · Steel Hellkite · Ancient Copper Dragon · Angrath's Marauders · Neheb, the Eternal · Myriad Landscape · Spinerock Knoll · War Room · Forgotten Cave · Endless Sands · Buried Ruin · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Rogue's Passage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Bonders' Enclave · Scavenger Grounds
🃏 Recommended cards for Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Feldon of the Third Path | 77% | +72% |
| Ruin Grinder | 71% | +68% |
| Dragon Mage | 72% | +67% |
| Sandstone Oracle | 68% | +64% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 76% | +64% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 72% | +64% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 72% | +62% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 65% | +61% |
| Meteor Golem | 65% | +58% |
| Ilharg, the Raze-Boar | 61% | +58% |
| Industrial Advancement | 58% | +56% |
| Ryusei, the Falling Star | 57% | +55% |
| Mimic Vat | 56% | +54% |
| Triplicate Titan | 56% | +54% |
| Hoarding Dragon | 54% | +52% |
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 55% | +51% |
| Knollspine Dragon | 55% | +51% |
| Molten Primordial | 52% | +50% |
| Phyrexian Triniform | 48% | +46% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 54% | +44% |
| Sneak Attack | 48% | +44% |
| Terror of Mount Velus | 46% | +43% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 48% | +42% |
| Ancient Stone Idol | 44% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 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.
- Feldon of the Third Path
- Ruin Grinder
- Dragon Mage
- Sandstone Oracle
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
- Industrial Advancement
- Flameshadow Conjuring
- Sneak Attack
- Cauldron of Souls
- Blast-Furnace Hellkite
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Balefire Dragon
- Terror of the Peaks
- Utvara Hellkite
- Blightsteel Colossus
- Ancient Copper Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
- 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
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded's color identity?
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 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 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck run?
Real Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 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 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded?
The three highest-synergy cards are Feldon of the Third Path, Ruin Grinder, Dragon Mage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded decks.
What combos does Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded have?
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 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 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded deck cost?
You can start cheap: Feldon of the Third Path, Ruin Grinder, Dragon Mage 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.