EDH Optimizer
Stangg
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 4RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Stangg is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Stangg enters, create Stangg Twin, a legendary 3/4 red and green Human Warrior creature token. Exile that token when Stangg leaves the battlefield. Sacrifice Stangg when that token leaves the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.05
Average lands in decks for Stangg: 37
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Build your Stangg deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Stangg 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Stangg 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 (49/100)
- Consistency59
- Speed47
- Interaction38
- Resilience67
- Closing42
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (13 nonbasic, 10 Mountain, 14 Forest)
Sol Ring · Llanowar Elves · Arcane Signet · Rampant Growth · Cultivate · Goblin Anarchomancer · Kodama's Reach · Beast Within · Nature's Lore · Birds of Paradise · Decimate · Lightning Bolt · Blasphemous Act · Impact Tremors · Mirror Box · Warstorm Surge · Flameshadow Conjuring · Harmonize · Fyndhorn Elves · Mirror March · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Chaos Warp · Mirror Gallery · Blade of Selves · Wild Growth · Garruk's Packleader · Fog · Gruul Signet · Ogre Battledriver · Wood Elves · Eternal Witness · Heroic Intervention · Rhythm of the Wild · Farseek · Helm of the Host · Solemn Simulacrum · Agate Instigator · Purphoros, God of the Forge · Reclamation Sage · Stalking Vengeance · Bramble Sovereign · Splinter Twin · Tribute to the World Tree · Elemental Bond · Elvish Mystic · Hull Breach · Terror of the Peaks · Three Visits · Abrade · Parallel Lives · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Impulse · Zhur-Taa Druid · Gamble · Krosan Grip · Minion Reflector · Nature's Claim · Sylvan Library · Anger · Cursed Mirror · Fires of Yavimaya · Flamerush Rider · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Gruul Turf · Karplusan Forest · Game Trail · Rockfall Vale · Mossfire Valley · Stomping Ground · Kessig Wolf Run · Temple of Abandon · Spire Garden · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Stangg
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Stangg, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Box | 32% | +31% |
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 31% | +30% |
| Mirror Gallery | 29% | +29% |
| Mirror March | 30% | +28% |
| Impact Tremors | 32% | +28% |
| Lightning Bolt | 33% | +25% |
| Blade of Selves | 28% | +24% |
| Ogre Battledriver | 26% | +24% |
| Wood Elves | 26% | +22% |
| Agate Instigator | 22% | +22% |
| Stalking Vengeance | 22% | +21% |
| Llanowar Elves | 54% | +21% |
| Splinter Twin | 21% | +20% |
| Fog | 26% | +20% |
| Bramble Sovereign | 21% | +20% |
| Helm of the Host | 24% | +20% |
| Purphoros, God of the Forge | 22% | +20% |
| Warstorm Surge | 32% | +19% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 23% | +18% |
| Garruk's Packleader | 27% | +17% |
| Minion Reflector | 17% | +17% |
| Stangg, Echo Warrior | 16% | +16% |
| Snort | 15% | +15% |
| Reclamation Sage | 22% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your Stangg 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.
- Mirror March
- Lightning Bolt
- Ogre Battledriver
- Wood Elves
- Stalking Vengeance
- Llanowar Elves
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mirror Box
- Flameshadow Conjuring
- Mirror Gallery
- Impact Tremors
- Blade of Selves
- Agate Instigator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- Parallel Lives
- Terror of the Peaks
- Fork
- Wheel of Fortune
- Gamble
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Stangg
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Stangg's color identity?
Stangg is Gruul (green and red): 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 Stangg come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Stangg deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Stangg deck run?
Real Stangg decks run 37 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 Stangg?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirror Box, Flameshadow Conjuring, Mirror Gallery. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Stangg decks.
What combos does Stangg have?
Stangg has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Stangg deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mirror March, Lightning Bolt, Ogre Battledriver 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.