EDH Optimizer
Spirit of the Night
Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit · 6BBB
Color identity: Black
Spirit of the Night is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, trample, haste, protection from black
Spirit of the Night has first strike as long as it's attacking.
Reference price of the card: €7.07
Average lands in decks for Spirit of the Night: 36
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Build your Spirit of the Night deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Spirit of the Night 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Spirit of the Night 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+ (58/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed51
- Interaction40
- Resilience76
- Closing73
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Dark Ritual · Sol Ring · Crypt Ghast · Jet Medallion · Darkest Hour · Bubbling Muck · Nightmare Lash · Arcane Signet · Lashwrithe · Phyrexian Arena · Sign in Blood · Cabal Ritual · Defile · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Magus of the Coffers · Basilisk Collar · Read the Bones · Blackblade Reforged · Commander's Plate · Solemn Simulacrum · Dread Presence · Night's Whisper · Mutilate · Pestilence · Thran Dynamo · Nirkana Revenant · Swiftfoot Boots · Withering Torment · Charcoal Diamond · Cloudkill · Damnation · Darkness · Feed the Swarm · Filth · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Infernal Grasp · Stinging Study · Burnished Hart · Black Market · Exsanguinate · Wayfarer's Bauble · No Mercy · Reanimate · Geode Golem · Shadowspear · Deathlace · Erebos, God of the Dead · Imp's Mischief · Consuming Corruption · Expedition Map · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Culling the Weak · Fireshrieker · Hedron Matrix · Mind Stone · Nightmare · Throne of Eldraine · Toxic Deluge · Caged Sun · Whip of Erebos · Agent of the Shadow Thieves · Blood Pet · Bontu's Monument · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Temple of the False God · Command Beacon · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Spirit of the Night
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Spirit of the Night, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Darkest Hour | 66% | +65% |
| Nightmare Lash | 59% | +57% |
| Lashwrithe | 54% | +51% |
| Bubbling Muck | 65% | +49% |
| Basilisk Collar | 45% | +42% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 44% | +42% |
| Magus of the Coffers | 46% | +39% |
| Pestilence | 42% | +39% |
| Cloudkill | 38% | +38% |
| Commander's Plate | 44% | +38% |
| Filth | 38% | +36% |
| Thran Dynamo | 42% | +36% |
| Stinging Study | 36% | +34% |
| Cabal Ritual | 50% | +31% |
| Geode Golem | 31% | +30% |
| Nirkana Revenant | 40% | +30% |
| Deathlace | 30% | +30% |
| Dread Presence | 43% | +30% |
| Read the Bones | 45% | +29% |
| Burnished Hart | 35% | +28% |
| Darkness | 38% | +28% |
| Hedron Matrix | 28% | +28% |
| Nightmare | 28% | +27% |
| Shadowspear | 31% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Spirit of the Night 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.
- Nightmare Lash
- Lashwrithe
- Blackblade Reforged
- Magus of the Coffers
- Pestilence
- Cloudkill
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Darkest Hour
- Bubbling Muck
- Basilisk Collar
- Filth
- Thran Dynamo
- Cabal Ritual
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Commander's Plate
- Stinging Study
- Shadowspear
- Crypt Ghast
- Erebos, God of the Dead
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Spirit of the Night
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
- 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
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Spirit of the Night's color identity?
Spirit of the Night 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 Spirit of the Night come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Spirit of the Night deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 7.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 50 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Spirit of the Night deck run?
Real Spirit of the Night 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 Spirit of the Night?
The three highest-synergy cards are Darkest Hour, Nightmare Lash, Lashwrithe. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Spirit of the Night decks.
What combos does Spirit of the Night have?
Spirit of the Night 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 Spirit of the Night deck cost?
You can start cheap: Nightmare Lash, Lashwrithe, Blackblade Reforged 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.