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Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
Legendary Creature — Demon Wizard · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Savanti Romero. Then you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of counters on Savanti Romero.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Average lands in decks for Savanti Romero, Time's Exile: 36
+1/+1 CountersLifegainSelf-DamageVoltronBig ManaCard DrawDemonsDiscard
Build your Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 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 (66/100)
- Consistency21
- Speed58
- Interaction51
- Resilience85
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Thought Vessel · Swiftfoot Boots · Whip of Erebos · Feed the Swarm · Basilisk Collar · Crypt Ghast · Qarsi Revenant · Eternal Thirst · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Toxic Deluge · Archenemy's Charm · Duskfang Mentor · Withering Torment · Astarion's Thirst · Mind Stone · Unexpected Fangs · Exsanguinate · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Madame Null, Power Broker · Reanimate · Lightning Greaves · Ardyn, the Usurper · Night's Whisper · Fellwar Stone · Charcoal Diamond · Deadly Rollick · Gix's Command · Snuff Out · Black Market Connections · Defile · Imp's Mischief · Alchemist's Assistant · Maximum Overdrive · Psychosis Crawler · Agent of the Shadow Thieves · Consuming Corruption · Infernal Grasp · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Mask of Griselbrand · Sign in Blood · Exquisite Blood · The Ozolith · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Wayfarer's Bauble · Archfiend of Depravity · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Bubbling Muck · Mithril Coat · Professor's Warning · The Darkness Crystal · The Soul Stone · Go for the Throat · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Phyrexian Arena · Scavenged Brawler · Shadowspear · Undying Malice · Essence Infusion · Solemn Simulacrum · Reliquary Tower · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Clinic · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Shizo, Death's Storehouse
🃏 Recommended cards for Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Savanti Romero, Time's Exile, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Basilisk Collar | 51% | +48% |
| Eternal Thirst | 49% | +46% |
| Qarsi Revenant | 50% | +45% |
| Duskfang Mentor | 45% | +45% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 44% | +43% |
| Astarion's Thirst | 44% | +42% |
| Whip of Erebos | 53% | +42% |
| Madame Null, Power Broker | 38% | +37% |
| Thought Vessel | 61% | +37% |
| Witch's Clinic | 38% | +37% |
| Archenemy's Charm | 45% | +36% |
| Ardyn, the Usurper | 36% | +33% |
| Gix's Command | 33% | +32% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 46% | +31% |
| Alchemist's Assistant | 31% | +31% |
| Maximum Overdrive | 31% | +31% |
| Reliquary Tower | 59% | +30% |
| Agent of the Shadow Thieves | 30% | +29% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 31% | +28% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 59% | +28% |
| Mask of Griselbrand | 30% | +26% |
| The Ozolith | 28% | +26% |
| Professor's Warning | 26% | +24% |
| Scavenged Brawler | 24% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 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.
- Eternal Thirst
- Qarsi Revenant
- Duskfang Mentor
- Unexpected Fangs
- Astarion's Thirst
- Madame Null, Power Broker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Whip of Erebos
- Witch's Clinic
- Scavenged Brawler
- Snuff Out
- The Ooze
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- The Ozolith
- Mithril Coat
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Shadowspear
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Savanti Romero, Time's Exile's color identity?
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile is black: 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 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 20 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck run?
Real Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile?
The three highest-synergy cards are Basilisk Collar, Eternal Thirst, Qarsi Revenant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Savanti Romero, Time's Exile decks.
What combos does Savanti Romero, Time's Exile have?
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck cost?
You can start cheap: Eternal Thirst, Qarsi Revenant, Duskfang Mentor 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.