EDH Optimizer
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow · 3BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach, menace
When Rendmaw enters and whenever you play a card with two or more card types, each player creates a tapped 2/2 black Bird creature token with flying. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Reference price of the card: €0.51
Comes in the precon Death Toll
Average lands in decks for Rendmaw, Creaking Nest: 37
TokensForced CombatArtifactsGroup SlugEnchantressAristocratsBirdsUnnatural
Build your Rendmaw, Creaking Nest deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed57
- Interaction42
- Resilience74
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 3 Swamp, 7 Forest)
Sol Ring · Haywire Mite · Ornithopter of Paradise · Twitching Doll · Copper Myr · Leaden Myr · Massacre Wurm · Solemn Simulacrum · Enduring Vitality · Lignify · Dockside Chef · Whip of Erebos · Arcane Signet · Culling Ritual · Eyeblight's Ending · Pygmy Kavu · Arasta of the Endless Web · Palladium Myr · Demolisher Spawn · Gloomshrieker · Noxious Gearhulk · Assassin's Trophy · Shigeki, Jukai Visionary · Sanctum Weaver · Foundry Inspector · Primal Vigor · Blood Seeker · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Bow of Nylea · Coat of Arms · Beast Within · Cultivate · Deathreap Ritual · Reap · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Essence Warden · Ezuri's Predation · Idol of Oblivion · Ohran Frostfang · Rampant Growth · Burnished Hart · Manakin · Beastmaster Ascension · Heroic Intervention · Myr Retriever · Blood Artist · Nature's Lore · Roaming Throne · Overlord of the Hauntwoods · Ornithopter · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Courser of Kruphix · Nameless Inversion · Wing Storm · Species Specialist · Junk Diver · Putrefy · Trickster's Elk · Grist, the Hunger Tide · Talisman of Resilience · Adaptive Automaton · Destiny Spinner · Tree of Tales · Vault of Whispers · Darkmoss Bridge · Command Tower · Darksteel Citadel · Dryad Arbor · Valgavoth's Lair · Treasure Vault · Woodland Cemetery · Scene of the Crime · Llanowar Wastes · Power Depot · Tainted Wood · Golgari Rot Farm · Twilight Mire · Overgrown Tomb · Bojuka Bog · Undergrowth Stadium · Necroblossom Snarl · Exotic Orchard · Deathcap Glade · Urza's Saga · Viridescent Bog · Reliquary Tower · Verdant Catacombs · Temple of Malady · Underground Mortuary
🃏 Recommended cards for Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Rendmaw, Creaking Nest, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tree of Tales | 94% | +87% |
| Vault of Whispers | 93% | +86% |
| Darkmoss Bridge | 90% | +81% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 85% | +81% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 80% | +76% |
| Valgavoth's Lair | 79% | +75% |
| Copper Myr | 77% | +74% |
| Leaden Myr | 76% | +73% |
| Twitching Doll | 80% | +71% |
| Dryad Arbor | 79% | +69% |
| Lignify | 70% | +67% |
| Massacre Wurm | 74% | +66% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 73% | +65% |
| Dockside Chef | 67% | +63% |
| Haywire Mite | 82% | +63% |
| Scene of the Crime | 65% | +63% |
| Treasure Vault | 66% | +62% |
| Enduring Vitality | 71% | +62% |
| Whip of Erebos | 67% | +61% |
| Pygmy Kavu | 59% | +57% |
| Eyeblight's Ending | 59% | +56% |
| Palladium Myr | 57% | +55% |
| Power Depot | 54% | +52% |
| Gloomshrieker | 54% | +51% |
💰 The best cards for your Rendmaw, Creaking Nest 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.
- Tree of Tales
- Vault of Whispers
- Darkmoss Bridge
- Darksteel Citadel
- Ornithopter of Paradise
- Valgavoth's Lair
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dryad Arbor
- Massacre Wurm
- Enduring Vitality
- Whip of Erebos
- Sanctum Weaver
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Roaming Throne
- Species Specialist
- Urza's Saga
- Bitterblossom
- The Meathook Massacre
- Overlord of the Balemurk
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rendmaw, Creaking Nest's color identity?
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest is Golgari (black and green): 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 Rendmaw, Creaking Nest come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Rendmaw, Creaking Nest deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 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 25 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Rendmaw, Creaking Nest deck run?
Real Rendmaw, Creaking Nest 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 Rendmaw, Creaking Nest?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tree of Tales, Vault of Whispers, Darkmoss Bridge. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Rendmaw, Creaking Nest decks.
What combos does Rendmaw, Creaking Nest have?
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest 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 Rendmaw, Creaking Nest deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tree of Tales, Vault of Whispers, Darkmoss Bridge 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.