EDH Optimizer
Quina, Qu Gourmet
Legendary Creature — Qu · 2G
Color identity: Green
Quina, Qu Gourmet is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a 1/1 green Frog creature token are created instead.
{2}, Sacrifice a Frog: Put a +1/+1 counter on Quina.
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Quina, Qu Gourmet: 35
Tokens+1/+1 CountersFrogsSlime Against HumanityFoodRampLands MatterCombo
Build your Quina, Qu Gourmet deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Quina, Qu Gourmet 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Quina, Qu Gourmet 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 (66/100)
- Consistency80
- Speed60
- Interaction35
- Resilience89
- Closing73
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Forest)
Sol Ring · Beast Within · Peregrin Took · Tireless Provisioner · Emerald Medallion · Cultivate · Doubling Season · Gala Greeters · Gilded Goose · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Idol of Oblivion · Bootleggers' Stash · Awakening Zone · Second Harvest · The Earth Crystal · Tireless Tracker · Arasta of the Endless Web · Rampant Growth · Heroic Intervention · March of the World Ooze · Scute Swarm · Valley Mightcaller · Parallel Lives · Nature's Lore · Skullclamp · Academy Manufactor · Tendershoot Dryad · Polliwallop · Prosperous Innkeeper · Arcane Signet · Llanowar Elves · Three Visits · Craterhoof Behemoth · Many Partings · Spore Frog · Shamanic Revelation · Arachnogenesis · Poison Dart Frog · Kodama's Reach · Hardened Scales · Elvish Mystic · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Slime Against Humanity · Ezuri's Predation · Inspiring Call · Return of the Wildspeaker · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Harmonize · Ivy Lane Denizen · Tribute to the World Tree · Garruk's Uprising · Rampaging Baloths · Sylvan Anthem · Witch's Oven · Beastmaster Ascension · Champion of Lambholt · For the Common Good · Primal Vigor · Nature's Claim · Ohran Frostfang · Revive the Shire · Springheart Nantuko · Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun · Pawpatch Formation · The Shire · Gingerbread Cabin · Khalni Garden · Fountainport · Oakhollow Village · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Boseiju, Who Endures · Three Tree City · Myriad Landscape · Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis // Lasting Fayth · Evendo, Waking Haven
🃏 Recommended cards for Quina, Qu Gourmet
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Quina, Qu Gourmet, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Peregrin Took | 63% | +61% |
| Gala Greeters | 54% | +51% |
| Gilded Goose | 53% | +50% |
| Bootleggers' Stash | 50% | +49% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 52% | +48% |
| Awakening Zone | 49% | +48% |
| Idol of Oblivion | 51% | +48% |
| Valley Mightcaller | 47% | +46% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 63% | +46% |
| Arasta of the Endless Web | 48% | +46% |
| The Shire | 48% | +44% |
| March of the World Ooze | 47% | +44% |
| Doubling Season | 56% | +43% |
| Second Harvest | 49% | +42% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 45% | +41% |
| Academy Manufactor | 43% | +41% |
| Polliwallop | 40% | +40% |
| Parallel Lives | 45% | +39% |
| Prosperous Innkeeper | 40% | +39% |
| Skullclamp | 44% | +38% |
| Tireless Tracker | 49% | +38% |
| Khalni Garden | 38% | +37% |
| Tendershoot Dryad | 41% | +36% |
| Many Partings | 37% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Quina, Qu Gourmet 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.
- Peregrin Took
- Gala Greeters
- Gilded Goose
- Bootleggers' Stash
- Awakening Zone
- Idol of Oblivion
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Academy Manufactor
- Skullclamp
- The Earth Crystal
- Arachnogenesis
- Scute Swarm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Doubling Season
- Parallel Lives
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Three Tree City
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Quina, Qu Gourmet
- 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
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Quina, Qu Gourmet's color identity?
Quina, Qu Gourmet 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 Quina, Qu Gourmet come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Quina, Qu Gourmet deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Quina, Qu Gourmet deck run?
Real Quina, Qu Gourmet 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 Quina, Qu Gourmet?
The three highest-synergy cards are Peregrin Took, Gala Greeters, Gilded Goose. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Quina, Qu Gourmet decks.
What combos does Quina, Qu Gourmet have?
Quina, Qu Gourmet 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 Quina, Qu Gourmet deck cost?
You can start cheap: Peregrin Took, Gala Greeters, Gilded Goose 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.