EDH Optimizer
Teneb, the Harvester
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 3WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Teneb, the Harvester is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Teneb deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{B}. If you do, put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Average lands in decks for Teneb, the Harvester: 37
ReanimatorGraveyardMillMidrangeSelf-MillDragonsControlCombo
Build your Teneb, the Harvester deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Teneb, the Harvester 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Teneb, the Harvester deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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: B (68/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed55
- Interaction48
- Resilience73
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 5 Swamp, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Eternal Witness · Swords to Plowshares · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Buried Alive · Farseek · Sun Titan · Reanimate · Victimize · Rampant Growth · Eerie Ultimatum · Kodama's Reach · Path to Exile · Skull Prophet · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Animate Dead · Karmic Guide · Lightning Greaves · Sepulchral Primordial · Grisly Salvage · Nature's Lore · Unburial Rites · Ashen Rider · Birds of Paradise · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Swiftfoot Boots · Assassin's Trophy · Beast Within · Entomb · Mortify · Putrefy · Solemn Simulacrum · Archon of Cruelty · Damn · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Reclamation Sage · Reya Dawnbringer · Debtors' Knell · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Llanowar Elves · Satyr Wayfinder · Terastodon · Three Visits · Ancient Brass Dragon · Deadbridge Chant · Stitcher's Supplier · Phyrexian Arena · Golgari Signet · Greater Good · Massacre Wurm · Priest of Fell Rites · Ripples of Undeath · Wood Elves · Anguished Unmaking · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Nyx Weaver · Acidic Slime · Dread Return · Old Stickfingers · Orzhov Signet · Command Tower · Sandsteppe Citadel · Overgrown Tomb · Godless Shrine · Temple Garden · Woodland Cemetery · Exotic Orchard · Isolated Chapel · Indatha Triome · Sunpetal Grove · Canopy Vista · Evolving Wilds · Llanowar Wastes · Verdant Catacombs · Marsh Flats · Windswept Heath · Caves of Koilos · Rogue's Passage · Bojuka Bog · Underground Mortuary · Lush Portico · Terramorphic Expanse · Undergrowth Stadium · Golgari Rot Farm · Shadowy Backstreet · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Vault of Champions
🃏 Recommended cards for Teneb, the Harvester
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Teneb, the Harvester, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Titan | 44% | +37% |
| Buried Alive | 45% | +36% |
| Victimize | 40% | +33% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 34% | +31% |
| Sepulchral Primordial | 32% | +31% |
| Eternal Witness | 48% | +29% |
| Skull Prophet | 35% | +29% |
| Ashen Rider | 30% | +29% |
| Karmic Guide | 33% | +28% |
| Reanimate | 42% | +28% |
| Unburial Rites | 31% | +28% |
| Animate Dead | 33% | +27% |
| Colossal Grave-Reaver | 30% | +27% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 47% | +27% |
| Reya Dawnbringer | 25% | +25% |
| Grisly Salvage | 31% | +25% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 26% | +25% |
| Terastodon | 24% | +24% |
| Junji, the Midnight Sky | 24% | +23% |
| Debtors' Knell | 24% | +23% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 27% | +23% |
| Ancient Brass Dragon | 23% | +22% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 26% | +21% |
| Reclamation Sage | 25% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Teneb, the Harvester 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.
- Sun Titan
- Buried Alive
- Victimize
- Sepulchral Primordial
- Eternal Witness
- Skull Prophet
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reanimate
- Animate Dead
- Archon of Cruelty
- Massacre Wurm
- Greater Good
- Lightning Greaves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Ancient Brass Dragon
- Entomb
- Altar of Dementia
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Teneb, the Harvester
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Luminous Broodmoth + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1
- Luminous Broodmoth + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Karmic Guide + Reveillark + Viscera Seer → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
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Frequently asked questions
What is Teneb, the Harvester's color identity?
Teneb, the Harvester is Abzan (black, green and white): 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 Teneb, the Harvester come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Teneb, the Harvester deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Teneb, the Harvester deck run?
Real Teneb, the Harvester decks run 37 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 Teneb, the Harvester?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sun Titan, Buried Alive, Victimize. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Teneb, the Harvester decks.
What combos does Teneb, the Harvester have?
Teneb, the Harvester has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Teneb, the Harvester deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sun Titan, Buried Alive, Victimize 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.