EDH Optimizer
Susan Foreman
Legendary Creature — Time Lord · 1G
Color identity: Green
Susan Foreman is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If you would planeswalk, instead look at the top two cards of your planar deck, put one on the bottom of your planar deck and the other on top, then planeswalk.
{T}: Add {G}.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Susan Foreman: 38
Big Mana+1/+1 CountersChaosEldraziHydrasLands MatterX Spells
Build your Susan Foreman deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Susan Foreman 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Susan Foreman 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: C (56/100)
- Consistency93
- Speed60
- Interaction27
- Resilience60
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (7 nonbasic, 31 Forest)
Topiary Lecturer · Skyshroud Claim · Migration Path · Rishkar's Expertise · Circuitous Route · Explosive Vegetation · Vastwood Surge · Hunting Wilds · Map the Frontier · Ranger's Path · Avenger of Zendikar · Garruk's Uprising · Path of the Animist · Return of the Wildspeaker · Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Soul of the Harvest · Apex Devastator · Natural Reclamation · Terramorph · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Garruk's Packleader · Monstrous Vortex · Primordial Pachyderm · Tenderize · Thorn Mammoth · Rampaging Baloths · Surrak and Goreclaw · Encroaching Dragonstorm · Annoyed Altisaur · Elder Gargaroth · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Up the Beanstalk · Beast Whisperer · Garruk, Primal Hunter · Last March of the Ents · Terastodon · Agonasaur Rex · Beast Within · Emergent Woodwurm · Ezuri's Predation · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Open the Way · Radagast the Brown · Sweet-Gum Recluse · Tempt with Discovery · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Bane of Progress · Case of the Locked Hothouse · Drumhunter · Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation · Season of Gathering · Thunderfoot Baloth · Tooth and Nail · Vaultborn Tyrant · Greater Good · Selvala's Stampede · Traverse the Outlands · Treeshaker Chimera · Verdant Mastery · Glacier Godmaw · Mosswort Bridge · Blighted Woodland · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Bonders' Enclave · Hidden Nursery · Scavenger Grounds
🃏 Recommended cards for Susan Foreman
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Susan Foreman, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Topiary Lecturer | 100% | +97% |
| Migration Path | 81% | +77% |
| Circuitous Route | 75% | +73% |
| Skyshroud Claim | 91% | +71% |
| Vastwood Surge | 72% | +71% |
| Explosive Vegetation | 75% | +69% |
| Hunting Wilds | 69% | +68% |
| Map the Frontier | 69% | +67% |
| Ranger's Path | 69% | +67% |
| Path of the Animist | 63% | +62% |
| Invasion of Zendikar | 59% | +58% |
| Natural Reclamation | 53% | +53% |
| Terramorph | 53% | +53% |
| Primordial Pachyderm | 50% | +50% |
| Tenderize | 50% | +49% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 59% | +49% |
| Rishkar's Expertise | 78% | +49% |
| Thorn Mammoth | 50% | +48% |
| Monstrous Vortex | 50% | +47% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 59% | +47% |
| Avenger of Zendikar | 63% | +46% |
| Apex Devastator | 53% | +44% |
| Encroaching Dragonstorm | 45% | +44% |
| Garruk's Packleader | 50% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Susan Foreman 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.
- Topiary Lecturer
- Migration Path
- Circuitous Route
- Skyshroud Claim
- Vastwood Surge
- Explosive Vegetation
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rishkar's Expertise
- Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Apex Devastator
- Up the Beanstalk
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Emergent Woodwurm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Last March of the Ents
- Sceptre of Eternal Glory
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Susan Foreman
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Glacial Chasm + Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Ramunap Excavator → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Glacial Chasm + Ramunap Excavator + Exploration → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Susan Foreman's color identity?
Susan Foreman is green: 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 Susan Foreman come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Susan Foreman deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 3 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Susan Foreman deck run?
Real Susan Foreman decks run 38 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 Susan Foreman?
The three highest-synergy cards are Topiary Lecturer, Migration Path, Circuitous Route. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Susan Foreman decks.
What combos does Susan Foreman have?
Susan Foreman has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Susan Foreman deck cost?
You can start cheap: Topiary Lecturer, Migration Path, Circuitous Route 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.