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Tarox Bladewing
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 2RRR
Color identity: Red
Tarox Bladewing is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, haste
Grandeur — Discard another card named Tarox Bladewing: Tarox Bladewing gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.
Reference price of the card: €0.32
Average lands in decks for Tarox Bladewing: 36
Build your Tarox Bladewing deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tarox Bladewing 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tarox Bladewing 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency80
- Speed50
- Interaction26
- Resilience70
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (20 nonbasic, 16 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Flameshadow Conjuring · Arcane Signet · Blasphemous Act · Cursed Mirror · Mind Stone · Ruby Medallion · Chaos Warp · Lithoform Engine · Campfire · Gamble · Mana Geyser · Pitchstone Wall · Cathartic Reunion · Expedition Map · Feldon of the Third Path · Fire Diamond · Salvager of Ruin · The Underworld Cookbook · Wayfarer's Bauble · Codex Shredder · Faithless Looting · Heat Shimmer · Hoarding Dragon · Mirage Mirror · Rings of Brighthearth · The Peregrine Dynamo · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Jeska's Will · Mirran Safehouse · Soul's Fire · Thrill of Possibility · Twinflame · Battlemage's Bracers · Crucible of Worlds · Endless Atlas · Fling · Goldspan Dragon · Solemn Simulacrum · Tormenting Voice · Aggravated Assault · Archetype of Aggression · Big Score · Caged Sun · Chandra's Ignition · Crucible of Fire · Delina, Wild Mage · Molten Echoes · Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink · Temur Battle Rage · Abrade · Conqueror's Galleon // Conqueror's Foothold · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Fellwar Stone · Goblin Engineer · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Reckless Handling · Return the Favor · Unleash Fury · The Fire Crystal · Alena, Kessig Trapper · Bag of Holding · Burnished Hart · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Command Beacon · Petrified Hamlet · Buried Ruin · Myriad Landscape · Thespian's Stage · Abstergo Entertainment · Mirrorpool · Petrified Field · Great Hall of the Biblioplex · Skycoach Waypoint · Dwarven Mine · Forgotten Cave · Inventors' Fair · Sanctum of Eternity · Haunted Fengraf · Rogue's Passage · Temple of the False God · Castle Embereth · Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
🃏 Recommended cards for Tarox Bladewing
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tarox Bladewing, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 62% | +59% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 55% | +54% |
| Lithoform Engine | 55% | +53% |
| Pitchstone Wall | 52% | +52% |
| Campfire | 52% | +51% |
| Salvager of Ruin | 48% | +48% |
| The Underworld Cookbook | 48% | +48% |
| Expedition Map | 48% | +45% |
| The Peregrine Dynamo | 45% | +45% |
| Codex Shredder | 45% | +44% |
| Mirage Mirror | 45% | +43% |
| Hoarding Dragon | 45% | +43% |
| Feldon of the Third Path | 48% | +43% |
| Petrified Hamlet | 43% | +42% |
| Heat Shimmer | 45% | +42% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 45% | +42% |
| Mirran Safehouse | 41% | +41% |
| Command Beacon | 52% | +40% |
| Soul's Fire | 41% | +38% |
| Cathartic Reunion | 48% | +38% |
| Jaxis, the Troublemaker | 41% | +38% |
| Cursed Mirror | 59% | +36% |
| Twinflame | 41% | +35% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 48% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Tarox Bladewing 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.
- Haven of the Spirit Dragon
- Pitchstone Wall
- Salvager of Ruin
- The Underworld Cookbook
- Expedition Map
- The Peregrine Dynamo
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Flameshadow Conjuring
- Lithoform Engine
- Campfire
- Heat Shimmer
- Rings of Brighthearth
- Command Beacon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Crucible of Worlds
- Gamble
- Molten Echoes
- Aggravated Assault
- Inventors' Fair
- Avatar Roku, Firebender
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tarox Bladewing
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- 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
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tarox Bladewing's color identity?
Tarox Bladewing is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Tarox Bladewing come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tarox Bladewing deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Tarox Bladewing deck run?
Real Tarox Bladewing 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 Tarox Bladewing?
The three highest-synergy cards are Flameshadow Conjuring, Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Lithoform Engine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tarox Bladewing decks.
What combos does Tarox Bladewing have?
Tarox Bladewing has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Tarox Bladewing deck cost?
You can start cheap: Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Pitchstone Wall, Salvager of Ruin 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.