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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: €2.50
Average lands in decks for Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded: 34
AggroSneak AttackArtifactsBig ManaExtra CombatsDragonsWheelsBurn
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 (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
- Interaction49
- Resilience62
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (11 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Etali, Primal Storm · Feldon of the Third Path · Chaos Warp · Combustible Gearhulk · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Arcane Signet · Dragon Mage · Ruin Grinder · Blasphemous Act · Mind Stone · Sandstone Oracle · Meteor Golem · Sundial of the Infinite · Ilharg, the Raze-Boar · Solemn Simulacrum · Cursed Mirror · Industrial Advancement · Triplicate Titan · Knollspine Dragon · Ryusei, the Falling Star · Flameshadow Conjuring · Mimic Vat · Hoarding Dragon · Magus of the Wheel · Molten Primordial · Mana Geyser · Scourge of the Throne · Sneak Attack · Phyrexian Triniform · Seething Song · Balefire Dragon · Terror of Mount Velus · Ancient Stone Idol · Terror of the Peaks · Blast-Furnace Hellkite · Hellkite Tyrant · Fire Diamond · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Cauldron of Souls · Conjurer's Closet · Ruby Medallion · Vandalblast · Wayfarer's Bauble · Bloodfire Colossus · Irencrag Feat · Skullclamp · Warstorm Surge · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Faithless Looting · Inferno Titan · Jeska's Will · Tyrant's Familiar · Wurmcoil Engine · Utvara Hellkite · Worn Powerstone · Duplicant · Fires of Invention · Alena, Kessig Trapper · Liquimetal Torque · Thrill of Possibility · Steel Hellkite · Angrath's Marauders · Neheb, the Eternal · Ancient Copper Dragon · Myriad Landscape · Spinerock Knoll · War Room · Endless Sands · Forgotten Cave · 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 | 70% | +67% |
| Dragon Mage | 71% | +67% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 77% | +64% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 72% | +63% |
| Sandstone Oracle | 67% | +63% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 72% | +63% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 64% | +60% |
| Ilharg, the Raze-Boar | 61% | +58% |
| Meteor Golem | 65% | +58% |
| Industrial Advancement | 57% | +56% |
| Triplicate Titan | 57% | +55% |
| Ryusei, the Falling Star | 56% | +54% |
| Mimic Vat | 55% | +53% |
| Knollspine Dragon | 56% | +52% |
| Hoarding Dragon | 53% | +52% |
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 55% | +51% |
| Molten Primordial | 51% | +48% |
| Phyrexian Triniform | 47% | +46% |
| Sneak Attack | 48% | +44% |
| Terror of Mount Velus | 45% | +43% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 52% | +43% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 48% | +43% |
| 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
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
- Sandstone Oracle
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
- Molten Primordial
- Sneak Attack
- Cauldron of Souls
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
- Blightsteel Colossus
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- 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 creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft 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
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Put all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
👥 Community decks with Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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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 cards most played with it, 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 30 % 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.