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Surtr, Fiery Jötun
Legendary Creature — Giant God Warrior · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Surtr, Fiery Jötun is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player it's attacking.)
Whenever you cast a historic spell, Surtr deals 3 damage to any target. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €3.74
Average lands in decks for Surtr, Fiery Jötun: 34
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Build your Surtr, Fiery Jötun deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Surtr, Fiery Jötun 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Surtr, Fiery Jötun 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.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed65
- Interaction31
- Resilience78
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Basilisk Collar · Jhoira's Familiar · Calamity Bearer · Foundry Inspector · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Mind Stone · Swiftfoot Boots · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Ruby Medallion · Solemn Simulacrum · Reinforced Ronin · Mishra's Bauble · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Iron Myr · Ornithopter of Paradise · Stone-Giant of High Pass · Wayfarer's Bauble · Lightning Greaves · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Ornithopter · Mystic Forge · Shimmer Myr · Cursed Mirror · Neheb, the Eternal · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Fire Diamond · Vandalblast · Demand Answers · Fiery Emancipation · Myr Retriever · Reckless Fireweaver · Scrap Trawler · Cloud Key · Everflowing Chalice · Faithless Looting · Jeska's Will · Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · Tormod's Crypt · Abrade · Fellwar Stone · Big Score · Commander's Sphere · Ichor Wellspring · Magda, the Hoardmaster · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Sensei's Divining Top · Bolt Bend · Memnite · Mithril Coat · Deflecting Swat · Roaming Throne · Thought Vessel · Shadowspear · Burnished Hart · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Gimli of the Glittering Caves · Urza's Bauble · Chainsaw · City on Fire · Seething Song · Stone of Erech · The Rollercrusher Ride · War Room · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Mines of Moria · Tyrite Sanctum · Great Furnace · Urza's Saga · Inventors' Fair · Darksteel Citadel
🃏 Recommended cards for Surtr, Fiery Jötun
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Surtr, Fiery Jötun, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Jhoira's Familiar | 65% | +63% |
| Calamity Bearer | 61% | +61% |
| Glóin, Dwarf Emissary | 61% | +56% |
| Foundry Inspector | 61% | +54% |
| Reinforced Ronin | 55% | +53% |
| Basilisk Collar | 65% | +53% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 53% | +52% |
| Stone-Giant of High Pass | 50% | +50% |
| Ornithopter | 47% | +45% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 52% | +44% |
| Mystic Forge | 46% | +43% |
| Shimmer Myr | 42% | +41% |
| Iron Myr | 52% | +39% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 50% | +36% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 49% | +36% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 58% | +35% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 56% | +35% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 34% | +33% |
| Myr Retriever | 36% | +33% |
| Scrap Trawler | 35% | +33% |
| Cloud Key | 34% | +32% |
| Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh | 34% | +32% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 36% | +29% |
| Mind Stone | 60% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Surtr, Fiery Jötun 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.
- Jhoira's Familiar
- Calamity Bearer
- Foundry Inspector
- Reinforced Ronin
- Mishra's Bauble
- Stone-Giant of High Pass
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Basilisk Collar
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
- Urza's Bauble
- Neheb, the Eternal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- Shadowspear
- Roaming Throne
- Mithril Coat
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Surtr, Fiery Jötun's color identity?
Surtr, Fiery Jötun is red: 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 Surtr, Fiery Jötun come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Surtr, Fiery Jötun deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Surtr, Fiery Jötun deck run?
Real Surtr, Fiery Jötun 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 Surtr, Fiery Jötun?
The three highest-synergy cards are Jhoira's Familiar, Calamity Bearer, Glóin, Dwarf Emissary. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Surtr, Fiery Jötun decks.
What combos does Surtr, Fiery Jötun have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Surtr, Fiery Jötun. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Surtr, Fiery Jötun deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jhoira's Familiar, Calamity Bearer, Foundry Inspector 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.