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Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Hero · 2W
Color identity: White
Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Silver Sable enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
Whenever Silver Sable attacks, target modified creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader: 36
+1/+1 CountersAurasEnchantressEquipmentVoltronArtifactsHeroesLifegain
Build your Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 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: C (56/100)
- Consistency21
- Speed51
- Interaction62
- Resilience87
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Plains)
Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Arcane Signet · Path to Exile · Reprieve · Generous Gift · Swiftfoot Boots · Requisition Raid · Soul Warden · The Wind Crystal · Wild Pack Squad · Abzan Falconer · Dusk Legion Duelist · Felidar Retreat · Pearl Medallion · With Great Power . . . · All That Glitters · Cathars' Crusade · Costume Closet · Spectacular Tactics · Spider-Man, Peter Parker · Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer · Stroke of Midnight · Web-Shooters · Authority of the Consuls · Daily Bugle Reporters · Damning Verdict · Elspeth, Storm Slayer · Haliya, Guided by Light · Keeper of the Accord · Selfless Police Captain · Welcoming Vampire · Bagel and Schmear · Friendly Neighborhood · Loran of the Third Path · MJ, Rising Star · Bastion Protector · Daxos, Blessed by the Sun · Dazzling Angel · Disenchant · Mind Stone · Sun Titan · Take Up the Shield · White Widow, Free Agent · Adeline, Resplendent Cathar · Amazing Alliance · Aunt May · Cut a Deal · Mentor of the Meek · Abzan Battle Priest · Basilisk Collar · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Dawn's Truce · Duty Beyond Death · Flash Thompson, Spider-Fan · Light of Promise · Luminarch Aspirant · Marble Diamond · Mikaeus, the Lunarch · Oketra's Monument · Patrolling Peacemaker · Secret Rendezvous · Sigarda's Aid · War Room · Daily Bugle Building · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Ancient Den · Abandoned Air Temple · Avengers Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Pack Squad | 52% | +51% |
| Dusk Legion Duelist | 48% | +47% |
| Requisition Raid | 52% | +46% |
| Abzan Falconer | 48% | +45% |
| Costume Closet | 45% | +45% |
| Spider-Man, Peter Parker | 45% | +44% |
| Spectacular Tactics | 45% | +43% |
| Web-Shooters | 42% | +41% |
| Felidar Retreat | 48% | +40% |
| With Great Power . . . | 48% | +39% |
| Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer | 42% | +39% |
| Selfless Police Captain | 39% | +38% |
| Daily Bugle Reporters | 39% | +38% |
| Damning Verdict | 39% | +36% |
| Friendly Neighborhood | 35% | +35% |
| Bagel and Schmear | 35% | +35% |
| Reprieve | 58% | +35% |
| MJ, Rising Star | 35% | +34% |
| All That Glitters | 45% | +34% |
| Daily Bugle Building | 35% | +34% |
| Soul Warden | 52% | +31% |
| Take Up the Shield | 32% | +30% |
| The Wind Crystal | 52% | +30% |
| Cathars' Crusade | 45% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 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.
- Wild Pack Squad
- Dusk Legion Duelist
- Requisition Raid
- Abzan Falconer
- Costume Closet
- Spectacular Tactics
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
- Damning Verdict
- The Wind Crystal
- Cathars' Crusade
- Haliya, Guided by Light
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer
- Sigarda's Aid
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- The Queen of Dale
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + With Great Power . . . → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Pariah → Lock, Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Cathars' Crusade + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Archangel of Thune + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader's color identity?
Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 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 Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 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 34 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader deck run?
Real Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 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 Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wild Pack Squad, Dusk Legion Duelist, Requisition Raid. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader decks.
What combos does Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader have?
Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader 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 Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wild Pack Squad, Dusk Legion Duelist, Requisition Raid 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.