EDH Optimizer
Sengir, the Dark Baron
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Sengir, the Dark Baron is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever another creature dies, put two +1/+1 counters on Sengir.
Whenever another player loses the game, you gain life equal to that player's life total as the turn began.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Sengir, the Dark Baron: 35
AristocratsLifegainReanimatorSacrificeVampires
Build your Sengir, the Dark Baron deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sengir, the Dark Baron 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sengir, the Dark Baron 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: B (68/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed61
- Interaction56
- Resilience73
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Blood Artist · Dark Ritual · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Arcane Signet · Black Market · Charcoal Diamond · Phyrexian Arena · Swiftfoot Boots · Butcher of Malakir · Feed the Swarm · Sign in Blood · Village Rites · Viscera Seer · Zulaport Cutthroat · Exsanguinate · Go for the Throat · Jet Medallion · Reassembling Skeleton · Sanguine Bond · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Ashnod's Altar · Commander's Sphere · Cordial Vampire · M.O.D.O.K. · Melancholic Poet · Murder · Tragic Slip · Falkenrath Noble · Mind Stone · Bontu's Monument · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Captivating Vampire · Sangromancer · Anowon, the Ruin Sage · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Exquisite Blood · Hero's Downfall · Lightning Greaves · Marauding Blight-Priest · Vampire Nighthawk · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Blade of the Bloodchief · Crypt Ghast · Fleshbag Marauder · Grave Titan · Patron of the Vein · Plaguecrafter · Crossway Troublemakers · Damnation · Defile · Diabolic Tutor · Night's Whisper · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Armor of Shadows · Army of the Damned · Grave Pact · Indulgent Aristocrat · Legion Vanguard · Massacre Wurm · Nirkana Revenant · Read the Bones · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Toxic Deluge · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Reliquary Tower · Mortuary Mire · Phyrexian Tower · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Sengir, the Dark Baron
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sengir, the Dark Baron, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Melancholic Poet | 33% | +33% |
| Cordial Vampire | 33% | +32% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 38% | +32% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 33% | +31% |
| Captivating Vampire | 29% | +28% |
| Falkenrath Noble | 31% | +26% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Sage | 26% | +26% |
| Commander's Sphere | 33% | +25% |
| Bloodline Keeper | 26% | +25% |
| Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose | 36% | +25% |
| Sanguine Bond | 36% | +24% |
| Murder | 33% | +23% |
| Patron of the Vein | 24% | +23% |
| Blood Artist | 55% | +23% |
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 24% | +22% |
| Viscera Seer | 38% | +21% |
| Vampire Nighthawk | 26% | +21% |
| Crossway Troublemakers | 21% | +21% |
| Yahenni, Undying Partisan | 26% | +20% |
| Black Market | 40% | +20% |
| Hero's Downfall | 26% | +20% |
| Marauding Blight-Priest | 26% | +19% |
| Legion Vanguard | 19% | +19% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 40% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your Sengir, the Dark Baron 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.
- Melancholic Poet
- Cordial Vampire
- Butcher of Malakir
- Captivating Vampire
- Falkenrath Noble
- Commander's Sphere
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- M.O.D.O.K.
- Anowon, the Ruin Sage
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- Sanguine Bond
- Blood Artist
- Blade of the Bloodchief
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Exquisite Blood
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sengir, the Dark Baron
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sengir, the Dark Baron's color identity?
Sengir, the Dark Baron 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 Sengir, the Dark Baron come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sengir, the Dark Baron deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Sengir, the Dark Baron deck run?
Real Sengir, the Dark Baron 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 Sengir, the Dark Baron?
The three highest-synergy cards are Melancholic Poet, Cordial Vampire, Butcher of Malakir. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sengir, the Dark Baron decks.
What combos does Sengir, the Dark Baron have?
Sengir, the Dark Baron 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 Sengir, the Dark Baron deck cost?
You can start cheap: Melancholic Poet, Cordial Vampire, Butcher of Malakir 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.