EDH Optimizer
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Snake Shaman · 1BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Sidisi enters or attacks, mill three cards.
Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Reference price of the card: €0.74
Average lands in decks for Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: 36
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Build your Sidisi, Brood Tyrant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 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 (51/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed63
- Interaction23
- Resilience66
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 1 Island, 5 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Dread Return · Wonder · Sol Ring · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Eternal Witness · Skull Prophet · Stitcher's Supplier · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Snarling Gorehound · Victimize · Aftermath Analyst · Arcane Signet · Wight of the Reliquary · Living Death · Nyx Weaver · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Deranged Assistant · Birds of Paradise · Life from the Loam · Millikin · Ramunap Excavator · Colossal Grave-Reaver · World Shaper · Altar of Dementia · Reanimate · Satyr Wayfinder · Six · Splinterfright · Underrealm Lich · Assassin's Trophy · Diregraf Captain · Golgari Grave-Troll · Hedge Shredder · Icetill Explorer · Mesmeric Orb · Timeless Witness · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Reclamation Sage · The Scarab God · Deathrite Shaman · Hedron Crab · Cryptbreaker · Grist, the Hunger Tide · Ripples of Undeath · Teval, the Balanced Scale · Undead Augur · Gossip's Talent · Kagha, Shadow Archdruid · Llanowar Elves · Path of Discovery · Gravecrawler · Honest Rutstein · Vilespawn Spider · The Gitrog Monster · Animate Dead · Buried Alive · Death Baron · Grisly Salvage · Elves of Deep Shadow · Stinkweed Imp · Counterspell · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Sultai Ascendancy · Command Tower · Overgrown Tomb · Opulent Palace · Exotic Orchard · Watery Grave · Breeding Pool · Woodland Cemetery · Hinterland Harbor · Llanowar Wastes · Zagoth Triome · Polluted Delta · Verdant Catacombs · Drowned Catacomb · Yavimaya Coast · Misty Rainforest · Dakmor Salvage · Sunken Hollow · Underground Mortuary · Undergrowth Stadium · Bojuka Bog · Hedge Maze · Rejuvenating Springs · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Undercity Sewers · Evolving Wilds · Dreamroot Cascade
🃏 Recommended cards for Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sidisi, Brood Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dread Return | 63% | +52% |
| Wonder | 60% | +46% |
| Snarling Gorehound | 48% | +46% |
| Skull Prophet | 53% | +40% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 56% | +39% |
| Wight of the Reliquary | 46% | +39% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 52% | +38% |
| Deranged Assistant | 40% | +37% |
| Nyx Weaver | 44% | +36% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 47% | +35% |
| Splinterfright | 35% | +33% |
| Living Death | 45% | +32% |
| Millikin | 39% | +32% |
| Victimize | 48% | +31% |
| World Shaper | 38% | +31% |
| Diregraf Captain | 32% | +30% |
| Underrealm Lich | 35% | +30% |
| Satyr Wayfinder | 36% | +29% |
| Ramunap Excavator | 39% | +28% |
| Altar of Dementia | 36% | +28% |
| Eternal Witness | 54% | +28% |
| Dakmor Salvage | 34% | +28% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 51% | +28% |
| Undead Augur | 28% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 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.
- Dread Return
- Wonder
- Snarling Gorehound
- Skull Prophet
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Wight of the Reliquary
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Living Death
- World Shaper
- Underrealm Lich
- Ramunap Excavator
- The Scarab God
- Life from the Loam
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Altar of Dementia
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Mesmeric Orb
- Underground Mortuary
- Icetill Explorer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sidisi, Brood Tyrant's color identity?
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant is Sultai (black, green and blue): 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 Sidisi, Brood Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sidisi, Brood Tyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 34 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Sidisi, Brood Tyrant deck run?
Real Sidisi, Brood Tyrant 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 Sidisi, Brood Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dread Return, Wonder, Snarling Gorehound. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sidisi, Brood Tyrant decks.
What combos does Sidisi, Brood Tyrant have?
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Sidisi, Brood Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dread Return, Wonder, Snarling Gorehound 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.