EDH Optimizer
Symbiote Spider-Man
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Spider Hero · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Symbiote Spider-Man is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, look at that many cards from the top of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Find New Host — {2}{U/B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains this card's other abilities. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Average lands in decks for Symbiote Spider-Man: 36
ReanimatorSelf-MillGraveyardMillComboAggroControlUnblockable
Build your Symbiote Spider-Man deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Symbiote Spider-Man 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Symbiote Spider-Man 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency34
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing51
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Island, 8 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Reanimate · Talisman of Dominance · Wonder · Dimir Signet · Superior Spider-Man · Victimize · Dark Ritual · Counterspell · Frantic Search · Dread Return · Stitch Together · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Alien Symbiosis · Feed the Swarm · Animate Dead · Spider-Man Noir · Aqueous Form · Likeness Looter · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Living Death · Spider-Sense · Swiftfoot Boots · Laboratory Maniac · Risky Research · Baleful Strix · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Archon of Cruelty · Behold the Sinister Six! · Buried Alive · Negate · Stitcher's Supplier · The Soul Stone · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Morbius the Living Vampire · Silent Hallcreeper · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Toxic Deluge · Security Bypass · Gwenom, Remorseless · Hullbreaker Horror · Rise of the Dark Realms · Withering Torment · Arcane Denial · Fellwar Stone · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Lightning Greaves · Psychic Frog · Entomb · Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic · Whispersilk Cloak · Ledger Shredder · Mind Stone · Singularity Rupture · Thought Vessel · Unstable Experiment · Venomized Cat · Amazing Acrobatics · Deadly Rollick · Massacre Wurm · Windfall · Obsessive Stitcher · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Choked Estuary · Rogue's Passage · Darkwater Catacombs · Underground River · Tainted Isle · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Polluted Delta · Undercity Sewers · Morphic Pool · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Deceit · Sinister Hideout · Daily Bugle Building · Sunken Ruins · Fetid Pools · Gloomlake Verge · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Symbiote Spider-Man
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Symbiote Spider-Man, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Spider-Man | 56% | +54% |
| Wonder | 58% | +51% |
| Stitch Together | 47% | +43% |
| Alien Symbiosis | 43% | +42% |
| Spider-Man Noir | 42% | +42% |
| Victimize | 56% | +41% |
| Reanimate | 66% | +41% |
| Dread Return | 47% | +40% |
| Aqueous Form | 40% | +33% |
| Spider-Sense | 35% | +32% |
| Risky Research | 33% | +32% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 45% | +32% |
| Venom, Evil Unleashed | 32% | +32% |
| Animate Dead | 42% | +31% |
| Behold the Sinister Six! | 31% | +30% |
| Living Death | 35% | +30% |
| Likeness Looter | 37% | +30% |
| Frantic Search | 50% | +30% |
| Morbius the Living Vampire | 30% | +30% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 33% | +29% |
| Security Bypass | 28% | +28% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 31% | +27% |
| Gwenom, Remorseless | 27% | +26% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 31% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Symbiote Spider-Man 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.
- Wonder
- Stitch Together
- Alien Symbiosis
- Spider-Man Noir
- Victimize
- Dread Return
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Superior Spider-Man
- Reanimate
- Animate Dead
- Living Death
- Gwenom, Remorseless
- Archon of Cruelty
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Soul Stone
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Necromancy
- Undercity Sewers
- Crucible of Worlds
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Symbiote Spider-Man
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Symbiote Spider-Man's color identity?
Symbiote Spider-Man 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 Symbiote Spider-Man come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Symbiote Spider-Man deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 25 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Symbiote Spider-Man deck run?
Real Symbiote Spider-Man 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 Symbiote Spider-Man?
The three highest-synergy cards are Superior Spider-Man, Wonder, Stitch Together. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Symbiote Spider-Man decks.
What combos does Symbiote Spider-Man have?
Symbiote Spider-Man 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 Symbiote Spider-Man deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wonder, Stitch Together, Alien Symbiosis 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.