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Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence
Legendary Creature — Fox Monk // Legendary Enchantment · 2W
Color identity: White
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When you have 30 or more life, flip Rune-Tail.
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Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.90
Average lands in decks for Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence: 35
LifegainPillow FortTokensEnchantressStaxControlAggro+1/+1 Counters
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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: C (53/100)
- Consistency38
- Speed54
- Interaction49
- Resilience78
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Plains)
Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Pariah · Soul Warden · Path to Exile · Pearl Medallion · Protector of the Crown · Soul's Attendant · Palace Guard · Wall of Glare · Felidar Sovereign · Guardian of the Gateless · Palisade Giant · Brave the Sands · Oketra's Monument · Arcane Signet · Authority of the Consuls · Generous Gift · Mangara, the Diplomat · Serra Ascendant · Daxos, Blessed by the Sun · Suture Priest · Wave of Reckoning · Cosmos Elixir · Rebuff the Wicked · Test of Endurance · Angel of Destiny · Eight-and-a-Half-Tails · Land Tax · Pariah's Shield · Rhox Faithmender · Esper Sentinel · Speaker of the Heavens · Sunscorch Regent · Aetherflux Reservoir · Keeper of the Accord · Knight of the White Orchid · Sun Titan · Well of Lost Dreams · Approach of the Second Sun · Court of Grace · Ghostly Prison · Heliod, Sun-Crowned · Mass Calcify · Linden, the Steadfast Queen · The Wind Crystal · Goldenglow Moth · Phyrexian Vindicator · Smothering Tithe · Stroke of Midnight · Teferi's Protection · Beacon of Immortality · Cleric Class · Flare of Fortitude · Pristine Talisman · Fumigate · Voice of the Blessed · Angel of Vitality · Caduceus, Staff of Hermes · Metropolis Reformer · True Conviction · Archangel of Thune · Sigarda's Splendor · The Gaffer · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · War Room · Radiant Fountain · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Castle Ardenvale · Windbrisk Heights · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Minas Tirith
🃏 Recommended cards for Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Protector of the Crown | 65% | +65% |
| Pariah | 72% | +64% |
| Palace Guard | 61% | +61% |
| Wall of Glare | 59% | +59% |
| Palisade Giant | 57% | +57% |
| Guardian of the Gateless | 57% | +56% |
| Felidar Sovereign | 57% | +51% |
| Soul's Attendant | 64% | +50% |
| Soul Warden | 70% | +49% |
| Brave the Sands | 55% | +49% |
| Wave of Reckoning | 46% | +43% |
| Cosmos Elixir | 45% | +40% |
| Eight-and-a-Half-Tails | 40% | +38% |
| Test of Endurance | 42% | +38% |
| Rhox Faithmender | 40% | +37% |
| Serra Ascendant | 48% | +36% |
| Daxos, Blessed by the Sun | 47% | +36% |
| Pariah's Shield | 40% | +35% |
| Sunscorch Regent | 39% | +35% |
| Suture Priest | 47% | +34% |
| Angel of Destiny | 40% | +31% |
| Speaker of the Heavens | 39% | +31% |
| Goldenglow Moth | 31% | +31% |
| Aetherflux Reservoir | 38% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence 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.
- Protector of the Crown
- Pariah
- Palace Guard
- Wall of Glare
- Palisade Giant
- Guardian of the Gateless
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Soul's Attendant
- Brave the Sands
- Test of Endurance
- Angel of Destiny
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Beacon of Immortality
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Serra Ascendant
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Greater Auramancy
- Ocelot Pride
- Archangel of Thune
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence's color identity?
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence is white: 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 Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 39 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence deck run?
Real Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence 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 Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence?
The three highest-synergy cards are Protector of the Crown, Pariah, Palace Guard. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence decks.
What combos does Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence deck cost?
You can start cheap: Protector of the Crown, Pariah, Palace Guard 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.