EDH Optimizer
Rowan Kenrith
Legendary Planeswalker — Rowan · 4RR
Color identity: Red
Rowan Kenrith is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
+2: During target player's next turn, each creature that player controls attacks if able.
−2: Rowan Kenrith deals 3 damage to each tapped creature target player controls.
−8: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you activate an ability that isn't a mana ability, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy."
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Rowan Kenrith can be your commander.
Reference price of the card: €0.58
Average lands in decks for Rowan Kenrith: 36
PlaneswalkersArtifactsBurnForced CombatGroup SlugLand Destruction
Build your Rowan Kenrith deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Rowan Kenrith 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Rowan Kenrith 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: C (54/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed42
- Interaction50
- Resilience66
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (11 nonbasic, 25 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Arcane Signet · Chandra, Acolyte of Flame · Chandra's Regulator · Koth, Fire of Resistance · Ruby Medallion · Chain Reaction · Chandra, Awakened Inferno · Contagion Engine · Koth of the Hammer · Rings of Brighthearth · Chandra, Legacy of Fire · Jaya's Phoenix · Lightning Bolt · Sarkhan the Masterless · The Chain Veil · Chandra, Bold Pyromancer · Chandra, Dressed to Kill · Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame · Chandra, Flame's Fury · Chandra, Flamecaller · Contagion Clasp · Gilded Lotus · Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs · Mind Stone · Vandalblast · Hexing Squelcher · Abrade · Chandra Nalaar · Chandra, Hope's Beacon · Chandra, Pyrogenius · Chandra, Pyromaster · Endless Atlas · Ensnaring Bridge · Fiery Emancipation · Jaya, Venerated Firemage · Jeska's Will · Rowan's Talent · Silent Arbiter · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Fast Forward · All Will Be One · Chandra Ablaze · Chandra, Fire Artisan · Chandra, Flame's Catalyst · Chandra, the Firebrand · Chandra's Triumph · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Fire Diamond · Jaya Ballard · Mizzium Mortars · Repercussion · Tibalt, Rakish Instigator · Volt Charge · Anger of the Gods · Brash Taunter · Caged Sun · Chandra, Heart of Fire · Deflecting Swat · Disrupt Decorum · Karn's Bastion · Forge of Heroes · Myriad Landscape · Buried Ruin · Forgotten Cave · Interplanar Beacon · Kher Keep · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Rowan Kenrith
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Rowan Kenrith, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Karn's Bastion | 65% | +63% |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | 71% | +59% |
| Chandra's Regulator | 59% | +57% |
| Chandra, Acolyte of Flame | 59% | +57% |
| Contagion Engine | 53% | +53% |
| Chandra, Awakened Inferno | 53% | +50% |
| Koth, Fire of Resistance | 59% | +50% |
| Koth of the Hammer | 53% | +50% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 53% | +50% |
| Jaya's Phoenix | 47% | +46% |
| The Chain Veil | 47% | +46% |
| Sarkhan the Masterless | 47% | +46% |
| Chandra, Legacy of Fire | 47% | +46% |
| Forge of Heroes | 47% | +46% |
| Contagion Clasp | 41% | +41% |
| Chain Reaction | 53% | +41% |
| Chandra, Flame's Fury | 41% | +40% |
| Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh | 41% | +40% |
| Chandra, Bold Pyromancer | 41% | +40% |
| Chandra, Flamecaller | 41% | +40% |
| Chandra, Dressed to Kill | 41% | +38% |
| Gilded Lotus | 41% | +37% |
| Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs | 41% | +35% |
| Rowan's Talent | 35% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Rowan Kenrith 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.
- Chandra, Torch of Defiance
- Chandra's Regulator
- Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
- Koth, Fire of Resistance
- Koth of the Hammer
- Jaya's Phoenix
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Karn's Bastion
- Contagion Engine
- Chandra, Awakened Inferno
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Chandra, Bold Pyromancer
- Ensnaring Bridge
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Chain Veil
- Chandra, Legacy of Fire
- All Will Be One
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
- Hexing Squelcher
- Delayed Blast Fireball
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Rowan Kenrith
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Toralf, God of Fury + Blasphemous Act → Near-infinite damage
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might + Pyrohemia → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite damage
- Chandra's Incinerator + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Destroy all creatures target opponent controls
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rowan Kenrith's color identity?
Rowan Kenrith is red: 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 Rowan Kenrith come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Rowan Kenrith deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Rowan Kenrith deck run?
Real Rowan Kenrith decks run 36 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 Rowan Kenrith?
The three highest-synergy cards are Karn's Bastion, Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Chandra's Regulator. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Rowan Kenrith decks.
What combos does Rowan Kenrith have?
Rowan Kenrith has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith. 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 Rowan Kenrith deck cost?
You can start cheap: Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Chandra's Regulator, Chandra, Acolyte of Flame 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.