EDH Optimizer
Riven Turnbull
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 5UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Riven Turnbull is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Add {B}.
Reference price of the card: €2.75
Average lands in decks for Riven Turnbull: 35
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Build your Riven Turnbull deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Riven Turnbull 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Riven Turnbull 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 (72/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed45
- Interaction100
- Resilience83
- Closing71
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 7 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · The Black Arrow · Counterspell · Arcane Denial · Propaganda · Rhystic Study · Doctor Doom, Unrivaled · Negate · Pongify · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Brainstorm · Dark Ritual · Diabolic Tutor · Fellwar Stone · Mind Stone · Windfall · Baleful Strix · Feed the Swarm · Thought Vessel · Bribery · Cyclonic Rift · Leaden Myr · Phyrexian Arena · Silver Myr · Solemn Simulacrum · Damnation · Exsanguinate · Mana Drain · Rapid Hybridization · Vampiric Tutor · Fact or Fiction · Swiftfoot Boots · Thran Dynamo · Blue Sun's Zenith · Demonic Tutor · Frantic Search · Torment of Hailfire · Toxic Deluge · Clever Impersonator · Curse of Disturbance · Curse of Verbosity · Entity Tracker · Expropriate · Intruder Alarm · Mystical Tutor · Ornithopter of Paradise · Wayfarer's Bauble · Wishclaw Talisman · Court of Ambition · Curse of Fool's Wisdom · Deadeye Navigator · Drown in the Loch · Faerie Mastermind · Gilded Lotus · Go for the Throat · Murder · No Mercy · Persistent Petitioners · Ponder · Royal Assassin · Scheming Symmetry · Command Tower · Watery Grave · Dimir Aqueduct · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Sunken Hollow · Myriad Landscape · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Hidden Lair · Polluted Delta · Temple of Deceit · Underground River · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Underground Sea · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Choked Estuary · Shipwreck Marsh · Darkwater Catacombs · Tainted Isle · Cabal Coffers · Exotic Orchard
🃏 Recommended cards for Riven Turnbull
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Riven Turnbull, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Black Arrow | 50% | +50% |
| Doctor Doom, Unrivaled | 33% | +33% |
| Hidden Lair | 33% | +25% |
| Leaden Myr | 26% | +24% |
| Bribery | 26% | +24% |
| Diabolic Tutor | 30% | +24% |
| Silver Myr | 26% | +24% |
| Exsanguinate | 24% | +21% |
| Propaganda | 39% | +21% |
| Blue Sun's Zenith | 20% | +19% |
| Torment of Hailfire | 20% | +18% |
| Myriad Landscape | 37% | +18% |
| Pongify | 33% | +17% |
| Entity Tracker | 17% | +17% |
| Rhystic Study | 39% | +17% |
| Windfall | 30% | +17% |
| Expropriate | 17% | +16% |
| Intruder Alarm | 17% | +16% |
| Curse of Disturbance | 17% | +16% |
| Thran Dynamo | 22% | +16% |
| Curse of Verbosity | 17% | +16% |
| Curse of Fool's Wisdom | 15% | +15% |
| Underground Sea | 28% | +15% |
| Arcane Denial | 41% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your Riven Turnbull 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.
- The Black Arrow
- Leaden Myr
- Diabolic Tutor
- Silver Myr
- Exsanguinate
- Blue Sun's Zenith
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hidden Lair
- Bribery
- Propaganda
- Intruder Alarm
- Thran Dynamo
- Curse of Fool's Wisdom
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
- Torment of Hailfire
- Rhystic Study
- Expropriate
- Underground Sea
- Damnation
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Riven Turnbull
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Riven Turnbull's color identity?
Riven Turnbull is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Riven Turnbull come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Riven Turnbull deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 85 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Riven Turnbull deck run?
Real Riven Turnbull 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 Riven Turnbull?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Black Arrow, Doctor Doom, Unrivaled, Hidden Lair. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Riven Turnbull decks.
What combos does Riven Turnbull have?
Riven Turnbull has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Riven Turnbull deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Black Arrow, Leaden Myr, Diabolic Tutor 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.