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Tannuk, Memorial Ensign

Card: 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

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🎲 How the average Tannuk, Memorial Ensign 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.

3.4average turn the commander comes down
96 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
14 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
6 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn
22 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: C+ (60/100)

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.

CardInclusionSynergy
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€0.11 · 80% inclusion
  • Keen Sense€1.30 · 67% inclusion
  • Spitfire Lagac€0.07 · 63% inclusion
  • Harrow€0.21 · 71% inclusion
  • Snake Umbra€0.60 · 66% inclusion
  • Tunneling Geopede€0.32 · 60% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Ancient Greenwarden€9.69 · 56% inclusion
  • Lotus Cobra€5.86 · 60% inclusion
  • Azusa, Lost but Seeking€7.30 · 57% inclusion
  • Tireless Provisioner€2.03 · 60% inclusion
  • Oracle of Mul Daya€2.75 · 55% inclusion
  • Ramunap Excavator€2.51 · 54% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Icetill Explorer€22.60 · 59% inclusion
  • Exploration€25.07 · 47% inclusion
  • Traveling Chocobo€18.63 · 39% inclusion
  • Scapeshift€30.38 · 38% inclusion
  • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods€25.37 · 35% inclusion
  • Crucible of Worlds€18.28 · 32% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Tannuk, Memorial Ensign

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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.

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