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Radha, Heart of Keld

Card: Radha, Heart of Keld

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior · 1RG

Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul

Radha, Heart of Keld is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
During your turn, Radha has first strike.
You may look at the top card of your library any time, and you may play lands from the top of your library.
{4}{R}{G}: Radha gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.

Reference price of the card: €0.25

Average lands in decks for Radha, Heart of Keld: 40

Lands MatterLandfallRampAggroVoltron+1/+1 CountersTokensElves

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🎲 How the average Radha, Heart of Keld 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.

3.1average turn the commander comes down
98 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
18 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
11 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C+ (65/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 40 lands (22 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 14 Forest)

Mina and Denn, Wildborn · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Sol Ring · Cultivate · Rampaging Baloths · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Beast Within · Rampant Growth · Avenger of Zendikar · Blasphemous Act · Garruk's Uprising · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Scute Swarm · Blackblade Reforged · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Exploration · Lotus Cobra · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Explore · Tireless Provisioner · Chaos Warp · Kodama's Reach · Wayward Swordtooth · Ramunap Excavator · Goblin Anarchomancer · Heroic Intervention · Nature's Lore · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rhythm of the Wild · Oracle of Mul Daya · Ancient Greenwarden · Swiftfoot Boots · Tireless Tracker · Arcane Signet · Farseek · Harrow · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Druid Class · Loot, Exuberant Explorer · Phylath, World Sculptor · Three Visits · Harmonize · Tannuk, Memorial Ensign · Decimate · Escape to the Wilds · Hugs, Grisly Guardian · Llanowar Elves · Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar · Valakut Exploration · Dragonmaster Outcast · Augur of Autumn · Rishkar's Expertise · Rubblehulk · Lightning Greaves · Case of the Locked Hothouse · Crop Rotation · Cultivator Colossus · Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps · Conduit of Worlds · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Kessig Wolf Run · Gruul Turf · Stomping Ground · Rogue's Passage · Evolving Wilds · Rootbound Crag · Terramorphic Expanse · Fabled Passage · Myriad Landscape · Skarrg, the Rage Pits · Wooded Foothills · Rockfall Vale · Game Trail · Temple of Abandon · Sheltered Thicket · Spire Garden · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Blighted Woodland · Karplusan Forest · Mossfire Valley

🃏 Recommended cards for Radha, Heart of Keld

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Radha, Heart of Keld, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn 67% +61%
Azusa, Lost but Seeking 57% +50%
Omnath, Locus of Rage 48% +42%
Rampaging Baloths 50% +39%
Avenger of Zendikar 43% +36%
Blackblade Reforged 41% +35%
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 41% +35%
Scute Swarm 42% +35%
Wayward Swordtooth 37% +34%
Moraug, Fury of Akoum 42% +33%
Exploration 40% +33%
Lotus Cobra 39% +30%
Ramunap Excavator 35% +29%
Tireless Provisioner 38% +27%
Tireless Tracker 32% +27%
Oracle of Mul Daya 33% +27%
Ancient Greenwarden 32% +27%
Druid Class 28% +26%
Phylath, World Sculptor 28% +25%
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 26% +25%
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 28% +23%
Loot, Exuberant Explorer 28% +22%
Explore 38% +22%
Rubblehulk 23% +22%

💰 The best cards for your Radha, Heart of Keld 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.

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Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Azusa, Lost but Seeking€7.76 · 57% inclusion
  • Dryad of the Ilysian Grove€5.52 · 41% inclusion
  • Scute Swarm€6.13 · 42% inclusion
  • Wayward Swordtooth€2.73 · 37% inclusion
  • Moraug, Fury of Akoum€2.34 · 42% inclusion
  • Lotus Cobra€5.44 · 39% inclusion
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Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Exploration€25.56 · 40% inclusion
  • Ashaya, Soul of the Wild€15.61 · 28% inclusion
  • Crucible of Worlds€17.30 · 19% inclusion
  • Mossborn Hydra€10.85 · 18% inclusion
  • Field of the Dead€21.96 · 15% inclusion
  • Icetill Explorer€21.37 · 17% inclusion
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Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Radha, Heart of Keld

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Frequently asked questions

What is Radha, Heart of Keld's color identity?

Radha, Heart of Keld is Gruul (green 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 Radha, Heart of Keld come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Radha, Heart of Keld deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 40 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).

How many lands should a Radha, Heart of Keld deck run?

Real Radha, Heart of Keld decks run 40 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 Radha, Heart of Keld?

The three highest-synergy cards are Mina and Denn, Wildborn, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Omnath, Locus of Rage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Radha, Heart of Keld decks.

What combos does Radha, Heart of Keld have?

Radha, Heart of Keld 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 Radha, Heart of Keld deck cost?

You can start cheap: Mina and Denn, Wildborn, Omnath, Locus of Rage, Rampaging Baloths 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.

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