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Ravos, Soultender
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 3WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Ravos, Soultender is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €5.84
Average lands in decks for Ravos, Soultender: 37
Lifegain+1/+1 CountersAngelsClericsReanimatorAnthemsHatebearsActivated Abilities
Build your Ravos, Soultender deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ravos, Soultender 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ravos, Soultender 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)
- Consistency28
- Speed62
- Interaction41
- Resilience84
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (19 nonbasic, 10 Plains, 8 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Orzhov Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Soul Warden · Talisman of Hierarchy · Taborax, Hope's Demise · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Righteous Valkyrie · Anguished Unmaking · Authority of the Consuls · Cleric of Life's Bond · Despark · Edgewalker · Path to Exile · Sanguine Bond · Shadow-Rite Priest · Suture Priest · Cleric Class · High Priest of Penance · Soul's Attendant · Minwu, White Mage · Grand Abolisher · Orah, Skyclave Hierophant · Utter End · Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim · Mortify · Commander's Sphere · Marauding Blight-Priest · The Wind Crystal · Vindicate · Damn · Mother of Runes · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Austere Command · Doomed Necromancer · Exquisite Blood · Fracture · Gathering Stone · Phyrexian Arena · Selfless Spirit · Weathered Wayfarer · Aerith Gainsborough · Liesa, Forgotten Archangel · Smothering Tithe · Athreos, God of Passage · Blood Artist · Dark Ritual · Farewell · Kambal, Consul of Allocation · Reanimate · Rotlung Reanimator · Bastion of Remembrance · Drana, the Last Bloodchief · Fellwar Stone · Herald's Horn · Mangara, the Diplomat · Skullclamp · Solemn Simulacrum · Twilight Prophet · Victory's Envoy · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Scoured Barrens · Temple of Silence · Godless Shrine · Shattered Sanctum · Caves of Koilos · Fetid Heath · Tainted Field · Orzhov Basilica · Path of Ancestry · Shineshadow Snarl · Vault of the Archangel · Evolving Wilds · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Starlit Sanctum · Vault of Champions · Forum of Amity
🃏 Recommended cards for Ravos, Soultender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ravos, Soultender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Taborax, Hope's Demise | 36% | +33% |
| Cleric of Life's Bond | 32% | +30% |
| Shadow-Rite Priest | 32% | +30% |
| Edgewalker | 32% | +29% |
| Minwu, White Mage | 30% | +29% |
| High Priest of Penance | 31% | +29% |
| Orah, Skyclave Hierophant | 29% | +29% |
| Righteous Valkyrie | 33% | +28% |
| Cleric Class | 31% | +23% |
| Gathering Stone | 24% | +23% |
| Scoured Barrens | 46% | +23% |
| Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim | 28% | +22% |
| Doomed Necromancer | 24% | +22% |
| Soul Warden | 39% | +22% |
| Starlit Sanctum | 24% | +21% |
| Grand Abolisher | 29% | +20% |
| Weathered Wayfarer | 24% | +20% |
| Suture Priest | 32% | +19% |
| The Wind Crystal | 26% | +19% |
| Aerith Gainsborough | 23% | +19% |
| Soul's Attendant | 31% | +19% |
| Rotlung Reanimator | 19% | +19% |
| Victory's Envoy | 18% | +18% |
| Utter End | 29% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your Ravos, Soultender 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.
- Taborax, Hope's Demise
- Cleric of Life's Bond
- Shadow-Rite Priest
- Edgewalker
- Minwu, White Mage
- High Priest of Penance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Righteous Valkyrie
- Cleric Class
- Grand Abolisher
- The Wind Crystal
- Soul's Attendant
- Authority of the Consuls
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Rotlung Reanimator
- Chronicle of Victory
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Exquisite Blood
- Dictate of Erebos
- Cavern of Souls
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ravos, Soultender
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ravos, Soultender's color identity?
Ravos, Soultender is Orzhov (black and white): 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 Ravos, Soultender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ravos, Soultender deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 30 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Ravos, Soultender deck run?
Real Ravos, Soultender decks run 37 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 Ravos, Soultender?
The three highest-synergy cards are Taborax, Hope's Demise, Cleric of Life's Bond, Shadow-Rite Priest. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ravos, Soultender decks.
What combos does Ravos, Soultender have?
Ravos, Soultender has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Ravos, Soultender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Taborax, Hope's Demise, Cleric of Life's Bond, Shadow-Rite Priest 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.