EDH Optimizer
Songbird, Sonic Screamer
Legendary Creature — Human Villain · 1B
Color identity: Black
Songbird, Sonic Screamer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Discard a card: Songbird gains flying until end of turn. (She can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Songbird, Sonic Screamer: 34
ReanimatorDiscardGraveyardComboSelf-DiscardSelf-MillControlLifegain
Build your Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (52/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed53
- Interaction55
- Resilience75
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (9 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Reanimate · Animate Dead · Victimize · Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Persist · Dread Return · Exhume · Monument to Endurance · Restart Sequence · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Jet Medallion · Bone Miser · Archon of Cruelty · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Ardyn, the Usurper · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Shadowgrange Archfiend · Archfiend of Ifnir · Stitch Together · Metamorphosis Fanatic · Buried Alive · Will of the Abzan · Living Death · Armaggon, Future Shark · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Necromancy · Valgavoth, Terror Eater · Deadly Rollick · Entomb · Summon: Bahamut · Dark Withering · Black Market Connections · Cabal Ritual · Arcane Signet · Zombify · Phyrexian Arena · The Soul Stone · Feed the Swarm · Night's Whisper · Coiling Rebirth · Cryptcaller Chariot · Culling the Weak · Lightning Greaves · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Dance of the Dead · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Necrogoyf · Sign in Blood · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Massacre Wurm · Prison Break · Archfiend of Spite · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Rune-Scarred Demon · Withering Torment · Saw in Half · Toxic Deluge · Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn · Imp's Mischief · It That Betrays · Dying to Serve · Hoarding Broodlord · Too Evil to Stay Dead · Cabal Coffers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · War Room · Witch's Cottage · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Songbird, Sonic Screamer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Songbird, Sonic Screamer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Persist | 79% | +75% |
| Monument to Endurance | 72% | +70% |
| Exhume | 72% | +69% |
| Restart Sequence | 70% | +69% |
| Animate Dead | 85% | +67% |
| Bone Miser | 66% | +64% |
| Dread Return | 75% | +63% |
| Shadowgrange Archfiend | 63% | +61% |
| Ardyn, the Usurper | 64% | +61% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 65% | +59% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 61% | +59% |
| Stitch Together | 61% | +58% |
| Victimize | 85% | +57% |
| Metamorphosis Fanatic | 58% | +57% |
| Grave Researcher | 65% | +57% |
| Vilis, Broker of Blood | 69% | +56% |
| Will of the Abzan | 57% | +53% |
| Armaggon, Future Shark | 54% | +53% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 64% | +52% |
| Summon: Bahamut | 50% | +49% |
| Dark Withering | 49% | +48% |
| Valgavoth, Terror Eater | 53% | +48% |
| Necromancy | 53% | +48% |
| Reanimate | 88% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Songbird, Sonic Screamer 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.
- Persist
- Restart Sequence
- Dread Return
- Ardyn, the Usurper
- Archfiend of Ifnir
- Stitch Together
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Exhume
- Animate Dead
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Archon of Cruelty
- Metamorphosis Fanatic
- Vilis, Broker of Blood
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bone Miser
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Summon: Bahamut
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Necromancy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Songbird, Sonic Screamer
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Songbird, Sonic Screamer's color identity?
Songbird, Sonic Screamer 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 37 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck run?
Real Songbird, Sonic Screamer decks run 34 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Persist, Monument to Endurance, Exhume. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Songbird, Sonic Screamer decks.
What combos does Songbird, Sonic Screamer have?
Songbird, Sonic Screamer 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Persist, Restart Sequence, Dread Return 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.