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Sin, Spira's Punishment

Card: Sin, Spira's Punishment

Legendary Creature — Leviathan Avatar · 4BGU

Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai

Sin, Spira's Punishment is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Sin enters or attacks, exile a permanent card from your graveyard at random, then create a tapped token that's a copy of that card. If the exiled card is a land card, repeat this process.

Reference price of the card: €0.22

Average lands in decks for Sin, Spira's Punishment: 39

ReanimatorLands MatterSelf-MillMillGraveyardTokensRampLandfall

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🎲 How the average Sin, Spira's Punishment 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.

6.3average turn the commander comes down
79 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
17 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
10 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (29 nonbasic, 2 Island, 2 Swamp, 6 Forest)

Sol Ring · Farseek · Harrow · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Hedron Crab · Adrix and Nev, Twincasters · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Nature's Lore · Frantic Search · Ripples of Undeath · Teval, the Balanced Scale · The Gitrog Monster · Avenger of Zendikar · Entish Restoration · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Scute Swarm · Icetill Explorer · Summon: Titan · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Rampant Growth · Three Visits · Tireless Provisioner · Rampaging Baloths · Counterspell · Assassin's Trophy · Kheru Goldkeeper · Six · Grisly Salvage · Growth Spiral · Ob Nixilis, the Fallen · Aftermath Analyst · Lotus Cobra · Parallel Lives · Singularity Rupture · Yarok, the Desecrated · Beast Within · Crop Rotation · Famished Worldsire · Kodama's Reach · Life from the Loam · Reanimate · Skull Prophet · Stitcher's Supplier · Planar Engineering · Spelunking · Second Harvest · Doubling Season · Eternal Witness · Lightning Greaves · Mossborn Hydra · Roiling Regrowth · Sidisi, Brood Tyrant · Teval's Judgment · Toxic Deluge · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Windfall · Hermit Druid · Scapeshift · Command Tower · Breeding Pool · Exotic Orchard · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Zagoth Triome · Opulent Palace · Evolving Wilds · Polluted Delta · Hedge Maze · Misty Rainforest · Verdant Catacombs · Hinterland Harbor · Underground Mortuary · Undercity Sewers · Fabled Passage · Foreboding Landscape · Terramorphic Expanse · Woodland Cemetery · Lotus Field · Dreamroot Cascade · Bojuka Bog · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Field of the Dead · Boseiju, Who Endures · Sunken Hollow · Rejuvenating Springs · Drowned Catacomb · Undergrowth Stadium

🃏 Recommended cards for Sin, Spira's Punishment

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sin, Spira's Punishment, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters 44% +41%
Harrow 53% +40%
Summon: Titan 39% +36%
Entish Restoration 40% +36%
Tatyova, Benthic Druid 52% +35%
Teval, the Balanced Scale 41% +35%
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait 44% +34%
Frantic Search 41% +33%
Hedron Crab 46% +31%
Rampaging Baloths 36% +29%
Scute Swarm 40% +29%
Lotus Field 32% +28%
Parallel Lives 31% +28%
Avenger of Zendikar 40% +27%
Tireless Provisioner 37% +27%
Yarok, the Desecrated 30% +27%
Famished Worldsire 28% +27%
The Gitrog Monster 41% +26%
Ripples of Undeath 41% +26%
Grisly Salvage 32% +24%
Second Harvest 26% +24%
Planar Engineering 27% +23%
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen 32% +23%
Singularity Rupture 30% +23%

💰 The best cards for your Sin, Spira's Punishment 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.

  • Harrow€0.21 · 53% inclusion
  • Summon: Titan€1.35 · 39% inclusion
  • Entish Restoration€1.81 · 40% inclusion
  • Tatyova, Benthic Druid€0.07 · 52% inclusion
  • Frantic Search€0.41 · 41% inclusion
  • Rampaging Baloths€0.25 · 36% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Adrix and Nev, Twincasters€5.63 · 44% inclusion
  • Teval, the Balanced Scale€5.90 · 41% inclusion
  • Hedron Crab€2.47 · 46% inclusion
  • Scute Swarm€5.68 · 40% inclusion
  • Lotus Field€2.52 · 32% inclusion
  • Tireless Provisioner€2.03 · 37% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait€12.57 · 44% inclusion
  • Parallel Lives€19.34 · 31% inclusion
  • Icetill Explorer€22.60 · 39% inclusion
  • Colossal Grave-Reaver€11.92 · 37% inclusion
  • Hedge Maze€12.30 · 40% inclusion
  • Underground Mortuary€14.97 · 38% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Sin, Spira's Punishment

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Frequently asked questions

What is Sin, Spira's Punishment's color identity?

Sin, Spira's Punishment 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 Sin, Spira's Punishment come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Sin, Spira's Punishment deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 79 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (69/100).

How many lands should a Sin, Spira's Punishment deck run?

Real Sin, Spira's Punishment decks run 39 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 Sin, Spira's Punishment?

The three highest-synergy cards are Adrix and Nev, Twincasters, Harrow, Summon: Titan. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sin, Spira's Punishment decks.

What combos does Sin, Spira's Punishment have?

Sin, Spira's Punishment 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 Sin, Spira's Punishment deck cost?

You can start cheap: Harrow, Summon: Titan, Entish Restoration 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.

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