Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Legendary Creature — Kavu Pilot · 1RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, Tannuk deals 1 damage to each opponent. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.61
Average lands in decks for Tannuk, Memorial Ensign: 40
Lands MatterBurnLandfallRampComboGroup SlugTokensPingers
Build your Tannuk, Memorial Ensign deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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)
- Consistency88
- Speed61
- Interaction21
- Resilience78
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 40 lands (30 nonbasic, 2 Mountain, 8 Forest)
Sabotender · Harrow · Keen Sense · Snake Umbra · Spitfire Lagac · Lotus Cobra · Tireless Provisioner · Tunneling Geopede · Icetill Explorer · Cultivate · Sol Ring · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Ancient Greenwarden · Beast Within · Oracle of Mul Daya · Ramunap Excavator · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Rampant Growth · Scute Swarm · Nature's Lore · Roiling Regrowth · Splendid Reclamation · Zell Dincht · Aftermath Analyst · Farseek · Valakut Exploration · Entish Restoration · Exploration · Explore · Rampaging Baloths · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Crop Rotation · Blasphemous Act · Mina and Denn, Wildborn · Horizon Explorer · Spelunking · Worldsoul's Rage · Kodama's Reach · Conduit of Worlds · Loot, Exuberant Explorer · Chaos Warp · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Avenger of Zendikar · Traveling Chocobo · Scapeshift · Three Visits · Springbloom Druid · Sylvan Safekeeper · Zuran Orb · Heroic Intervention · Lumra, Bellow of the Woods · Planar Engineering · Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power · Arcane Signet · Crucible of Worlds · Springheart Nantuko · Tireless Tracker · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Command Tower · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Cinder Glade · Gruul Turf · Stomping Ground · Fabled Passage · Wooded Foothills · Cabaretti Courtyard · Riveteers Overlook · Myriad Landscape · Rootbound Crag · Windswept Heath · Commercial District · Escape Tunnel · Misty Rainforest · Verdant Catacombs · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Sheltered Thicket · Karplusan Forest · Bloodstained Mire · Boseiju, Who Endures · Prismatic Vista · Spire Garden · Arid Mesa · Reliquary Tower · Shifting Woodland · Rockfall Vale · Scalding Tarn · Vibrant Cityscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tannuk, Memorial Ensign, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sabotender | 80% | +74% |
| Keen Sense | 67% | +61% |
| Spitfire Lagac | 63% | +60% |
| Harrow | 71% | +59% |
| Snake Umbra | 66% | +57% |
| Tunneling Geopede | 60% | +57% |
| Icetill Explorer | 59% | +53% |
| Ancient Greenwarden | 56% | +50% |
| Lotus Cobra | 60% | +50% |
| Azusa, Lost but Seeking | 57% | +50% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 60% | +49% |
| Oracle of Mul Daya | 55% | +48% |
| Ramunap Excavator | 54% | +48% |
| Zell Dincht | 50% | +47% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 49% | +47% |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 52% | +46% |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 64% | +46% |
| Splendid Reclamation | 50% | +46% |
| Roiling Regrowth | 50% | +45% |
| Scute Swarm | 52% | +45% |
| Evolving Wilds | 68% | +44% |
| Cabaretti Courtyard | 48% | +43% |
| Valakut Exploration | 48% | +42% |
| Riveteers Overlook | 46% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Tannuk, Memorial Ensign 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.
- Sabotender
- Keen Sense
- Spitfire Lagac
- Harrow
- Snake Umbra
- Tunneling Geopede
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ancient Greenwarden
- Lotus Cobra
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking
- Tireless Provisioner
- Oracle of Mul Daya
- Ramunap Excavator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Icetill Explorer
- Exploration
- Traveling Chocobo
- Scapeshift
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
- Crucible of Worlds
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
- 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tannuk, Memorial Ensign's color identity?
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign is Gruul (green and red): 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 Tannuk, Memorial Ensign come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tannuk, Memorial Ensign deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 40 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Tannuk, Memorial Ensign deck run?
Real Tannuk, Memorial Ensign decks run 40 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 Tannuk, Memorial Ensign?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sabotender, Keen Sense, Spitfire Lagac. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tannuk, Memorial Ensign decks.
What combos does Tannuk, Memorial Ensign have?
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign 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 Tannuk, Memorial Ensign deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sabotender, Keen Sense, Spitfire Lagac 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.