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Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
Legendary Creature — Human Citizen · 3W
Color identity: White
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
The Nuka-Cola Challenge — Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on Sierra and create a Food token.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, target creature you control gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of quest counters on Sierra.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Comes in the precon Hail, Caesar
Average lands in decks for Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan: 35
TokensLifegainFoodArtifacts+1/+1 CountersSacrificeFlyingAggro
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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+ (58/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed51
- Interaction65
- Resilience82
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Plains)
Academy Manufactor · Sol Ring · Apothecary White · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Swords to Plowshares · Astrid Peth · Grateful Apparition · Path to Exile · Throne of Geth · Arcane Signet · Gingerbrute · Bill the Pony · Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion · Pearl Medallion · Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit · Bennie Bracks, Zoologist · Dispatch · Metastatic Evangel · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Swiftfoot Boots · The Gaffer · Idol of Oblivion · Eastfarthing Farmer · The Battle of Bywater · Generous Gift · Shrike Force · Keeper of the Accord · All That Glitters · Filigree Vector · Lembas · ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot · Late to Dinner · Patrolling Peacemaker · Selfless Spirit · Healer's Hawk · Field-Tested Frying Pan · Hobbit's Sting · Lightning Greaves · Austere Command · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Yes Man, Personal Securitron · Caretaker's Talent · Mind Stone · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Soltari Foot Soldier · Idolized · Inspiring Statuary · Oketra's Monument · Overseer of Vault 76 · Stroke of Midnight · Cat Collector · City Pigeon · Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles · Mother of Runes · Esper Sentinel · Loran of the Third Path · Solemn Simulacrum · Anointed Procession · Flawless Maneuver · Food Coma · Ravnica at War · Reprieve · The Ozolith · Rogue's Passage · Karn's Bastion · War Room · Minas Tirith · Diamond City · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Access Tunnel · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Windbrisk Heights · Fountainport · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
🃏 Recommended cards for Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Manufactor | 85% | +83% |
| Apothecary White | 84% | +83% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 83% | +82% |
| Rosie Cotton of South Lane | 82% | +79% |
| Astrid Peth | 77% | +76% |
| Grateful Apparition | 73% | +70% |
| Throne of Geth | 70% | +69% |
| Gingerbrute | 64% | +63% |
| Bill the Pony | 63% | +63% |
| Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion | 63% | +60% |
| Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit | 59% | +58% |
| Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender | 55% | +54% |
| Bennie Bracks, Zoologist | 58% | +53% |
| Metastatic Evangel | 56% | +52% |
| Dispatch | 57% | +49% |
| The Gaffer | 50% | +46% |
| Eastfarthing Farmer | 46% | +46% |
| Karn's Bastion | 50% | +45% |
| Shrike Force | 45% | +43% |
| The Battle of Bywater | 46% | +43% |
| ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot | 42% | +42% |
| Filigree Vector | 43% | +41% |
| Lembas | 43% | +41% |
| Late to Dinner | 42% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan 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.
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Grateful Apparition
- Throne of Geth
- Gingerbrute
- Bill the Pony
- Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Apothecary White
- Astrid Peth
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
- Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
- The Gaffer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Filigree Vector
- The Ozolith
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Anointed Procession
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Pariah → Lock, Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Archangel of Thune + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- Solemnity + Phyrexian Unlife → You can't lose the game due to having 0 or less life, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan's color identity?
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan 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 Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 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 31 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan deck run?
Real Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan 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 Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan?
The three highest-synergy cards are Academy Manufactor, Apothecary White, Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan decks.
What combos does Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan have?
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista. 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 Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Grateful Apparition, Throne of Geth 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.