EDH Optimizer
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue · UBUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Sygg, River Cutthroat is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 3 or more life this turn, you may draw a card. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Reference price of the card: €6.46
Average lands in decks for Sygg, River Cutthroat: 36
ControlRoguesWheelsGroup SlugForced CombatBurnAggroCard Draw
Build your Sygg, River Cutthroat deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sygg, River Cutthroat 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sygg, River Cutthroat 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience77
- Closing42
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 6 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Undermine · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Loyal Subordinate · Painful Quandary · Talisman of Dominance · Baleful Strix · Dauthi Voidwalker · Countersquall · Thought Vessel · Bloodchief Ascension · Propaganda · Feed the Swarm · True-Name Nemesis · Vile Consumption · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Parasitic Impetus · Breathstealer's Crypt · Revenge of Ravens · Negate · Toxic Deluge · Ghoulish Impetus · Notion Thief · Dark Ritual · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Fellwar Stone · Aetherize · Court of Ambition · Faerie Mastermind · Underworld Dreams · Arcane Denial · Talion, the Kindly Lord · Bident of Thassa · Clutch of the Undercity · Cyclonic Rift · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Slither Blade · Thieving Skydiver · Invisible Stalker · Psychic Impetus · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Suspended Sentence · Swan Song · Triton Shorestalker · Twilight Prophet · Damnation · Ghostly Pilferer · Pongify · Psychosis Crawler · Mind Stone · Bloodthirsty Blade · Changeling Outcast · Withering Torment · Drown in the Loch · Fate Unraveler · Infernal Grasp · Ominous Seas · Scrawling Crawler · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Deadly Rollick · Mana Drain · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Bojuka Bog · Underground River · Reliquary Tower · Creeping Tar Pit · Tainted Isle · Polluted Delta · Darkwater Catacombs · Choked Estuary · Morphic Pool · Shipwreck Marsh · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Dimir Aqueduct · Temple of Deceit · Gloomlake Verge · Rogue's Passage · Undercity Sewers · Exotic Orchard · Sunken Ruins · Otawara, Soaring City · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Sygg, River Cutthroat
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sygg, River Cutthroat, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Undermine | 59% | +56% |
| Painful Quandary | 51% | +50% |
| Loyal Subordinate | 51% | +49% |
| Vile Consumption | 35% | +35% |
| Creeping Tar Pit | 42% | +34% |
| True-Name Nemesis | 35% | +34% |
| Countersquall | 40% | +33% |
| Breathstealer's Crypt | 32% | +32% |
| Parasitic Impetus | 33% | +32% |
| Bloodchief Ascension | 38% | +31% |
| Revenge of Ravens | 32% | +31% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 42% | +30% |
| Ghoulish Impetus | 30% | +28% |
| Underworld Dreams | 28% | +28% |
| Court of Ambition | 28% | +27% |
| Clutch of the Undercity | 26% | +25% |
| Suspended Sentence | 24% | +24% |
| Psychic Impetus | 24% | +23% |
| Baleful Strix | 47% | +23% |
| Thieving Skydiver | 25% | +22% |
| Twilight Prophet | 24% | +22% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 23% | +21% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 25% | +21% |
| Talion, the Kindly Lord | 27% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Sygg, River Cutthroat 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.
- Painful Quandary
- Loyal Subordinate
- Creeping Tar Pit
- Countersquall
- Parasitic Impetus
- Revenge of Ravens
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Undermine
- Vile Consumption
- True-Name Nemesis
- Breathstealer's Crypt
- Dauthi Voidwalker
- Court of Ambition
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Faerie Mastermind
- Damnation
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Sword of Feast and Famine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sygg, River Cutthroat
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sygg, River Cutthroat's color identity?
Sygg, River Cutthroat is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Sygg, River Cutthroat come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sygg, River Cutthroat deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Sygg, River Cutthroat deck run?
Real Sygg, River Cutthroat 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 Sygg, River Cutthroat?
The three highest-synergy cards are Undermine, Painful Quandary, Loyal Subordinate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sygg, River Cutthroat decks.
What combos does Sygg, River Cutthroat have?
Sygg, River Cutthroat has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Sygg, River Cutthroat deck cost?
You can start cheap: Painful Quandary, Loyal Subordinate, Creeping Tar Pit 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.