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Ruby, Daring Tracker
Legendary Creature — Human Scout · RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Ruby, Daring Tracker is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
Whenever Ruby attacks while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, Ruby gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
{T}: Add {R} or {G}.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Ruby, Daring Tracker: 38
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Build your Ruby, Daring Tracker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ruby, Daring Tracker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ruby, Daring Tracker 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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed62
- Interaction42
- Resilience64
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (18 nonbasic, 8 Mountain, 12 Forest)
Migration Path · Explosive Vegetation · Skyshroud Claim · Circuitous Route · Map the Frontier · Vastwood Surge · Etali, Primal Storm · Ranger's Path · Annoyed Altisaur · Garruk's Uprising · Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave · Hunting Wilds · Trumpeting Carnosaur · Apex Devastator · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Encroaching Dragonstorm · Kogla and Yidaro · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Aurora Phoenix · Monstrous Vortex · Path of the Animist · Garruk's Packleader · Soul of the Harvest · Sunbird's Invocation · Combustible Gearhulk · Bloodbraid Challenger · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Natural Reclamation · Rishkar's Expertise · Reach the Horizon · Thunderfoot Baloth · Beast Whisperer · Gruul Ragebeast · Rampaging Baloths · Screamer-Killer · Sol Ring · Tyrant's Familiar · Bigger on the Inside · Sweet-Gum Recluse · Emergent Woodwurm · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Return of the Wildspeaker · Terastodon · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Terramorph · Rhythm of the Wild · Volcanic Torrent · Boarding Party · Call Forth the Tempest · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Up the Beanstalk · Into the Time Vortex · Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers · Savage Ventmaw · Steel Hellkite · Beast Within · Cactusfolk Sureshot · New Generation's Technique · Let the Galaxy Burn · Noise Marine · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Game Trail · Karplusan Forest · Kessig Wolf Run · Mossfire Valley · Mosswort Bridge · Stomping Ground · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Sheltered Thicket · Thornspire Verge · Wooded Foothills · Hidden Nursery · Copperline Gorge · Hidden Volcano · Temple of Abandon
🃏 Recommended cards for Ruby, Daring Tracker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ruby, Daring Tracker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Path | 70% | +65% |
| Circuitous Route | 64% | +61% |
| Map the Frontier | 63% | +60% |
| Explosive Vegetation | 65% | +60% |
| Vastwood Surge | 62% | +59% |
| Ranger's Path | 56% | +54% |
| Skyshroud Claim | 65% | +54% |
| Invasion of Zendikar | 53% | +51% |
| Annoyed Altisaur | 53% | +50% |
| Hunting Wilds | 51% | +49% |
| Trumpeting Carnosaur | 51% | +48% |
| Encroaching Dragonstorm | 48% | +44% |
| Path of the Animist | 45% | +43% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 49% | +43% |
| Apex Devastator | 49% | +43% |
| Aurora Phoenix | 45% | +42% |
| Monstrous Vortex | 45% | +42% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 57% | +41% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 41% | +38% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 44% | +38% |
| Bloodbraid Challenger | 40% | +38% |
| Kogla and Yidaro | 47% | +38% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 47% | +37% |
| Natural Reclamation | 39% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Ruby, Daring Tracker 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.
- Migration Path
- Circuitous Route
- Map the Frontier
- Explosive Vegetation
- Vastwood Surge
- Ranger's Path
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Apex Devastator
- Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Emergent Woodwurm
- Up the Beanstalk
- Beast Whisperer
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Terror of the Peaks
- Improvisation Capstone
- Last March of the Ents
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ruby, Daring Tracker
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ruby, Daring Tracker's color identity?
Ruby, Daring Tracker 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 Ruby, Daring Tracker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ruby, Daring Tracker deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 4 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Ruby, Daring Tracker deck run?
Real Ruby, Daring Tracker decks run 38 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 Ruby, Daring Tracker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Migration Path, Circuitous Route, Map the Frontier. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ruby, Daring Tracker decks.
What combos does Ruby, Daring Tracker have?
Ruby, Daring Tracker 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 Ruby, Daring Tracker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Migration Path, Circuitous Route, Map the Frontier 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.