EDH Optimizer
Tahngarth, First Mate
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Color identity: Green · Red
Average lands in decks for Tahngarth, First Mate: 35
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Build your Tahngarth, First Mate deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tahngarth, First Mate 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Tahngarth, First Mate
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tahngarth, First Mate, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Beamtown Beatstick | 72% | +71% |
| Komainu Battle Armor | 65% | +63% |
| Disrupt Decorum | 63% | +61% |
| Madcap Skills | 62% | +61% |
| Sticky Fingers | 63% | +60% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 59% | +57% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 57% | +57% |
| Shiny Impetus | 59% | +57% |
| Frenzied Rage | 53% | +53% |
| Demonic Ruckus | 53% | +51% |
| Agitator Ant | 52% | +50% |
| Keen Sense | 53% | +47% |
| Frontier Warmonger | 46% | +45% |
| Mask of Memory | 45% | +44% |
| Vengeful Ancestor | 44% | +43% |
| Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs | 42% | +41% |
| Giant Spectacle | 41% | +41% |
| Grenzo, Havoc Raiser | 41% | +40% |
| Snake Umbra | 48% | +39% |
| Spectacular Showdown | 40% | +39% |
| Rancor | 46% | +38% |
| Fumiko the Lowblood | 38% | +38% |
| Bothersome Quasit | 38% | +37% |
| Hunter's Insight | 47% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Tahngarth, First Mate 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.
- Beamtown Beatstick
- Disrupt Decorum
- Madcap Skills
- Sticky Fingers
- Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
- Bloodthirsty Blade
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Komainu Battle Armor
- Goblin Spymaster
- Lizard Blades
- The Sound of Drums
- Khârn the Betrayer
- Life of the Party
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bothersome Quasit
- Mithril Coat
- Buster Sword
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tahngarth, First Mate
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Put all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a Tahngarth, First Mate deck run?
Real Tahngarth, First Mate decks run 35 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 Tahngarth, First Mate?
The three highest-synergy cards are Beamtown Beatstick, Komainu Battle Armor, Disrupt Decorum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tahngarth, First Mate decks.
What combos does Tahngarth, First Mate have?
Tahngarth, First Mate has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication. 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 Tahngarth, First Mate deck cost?
You can start cheap: Beamtown Beatstick, Disrupt Decorum, Madcap Skills 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.