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Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Color identity: Black
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent or discards a permanent card, you may put that card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
//
{T}: Target player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.
{3}{B}: Untap Tergrid's Lantern.
Reference price of the card: €15.03
Average lands in decks for Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern: 34
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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 (70/100)
- Consistency53
- Speed59
- Interaction72
- Resilience75
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (11 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Waste Not · Smallpox · Plaguecrafter · Arcane Signet · Dark Deal · Jet Medallion · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Oppression · Syphon Mind · Sheoldred's Edict · Burglar Rat · Soul Shatter · Elderfang Disciple · Geth's Grimoire · Lightning Greaves · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Crypt Ghast · Liliana of the Veil · Liliana's Triumph · Accursed Marauder · Painful Quandary · Innocent Blood · Fleshbag Marauder · Torment of Hailfire · Virus Beetle · Mindslicer · Mire in Misery · Phyrexian Arena · Bottomless Pit · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Vicious Rumors · Phyrexian Obliterator · Swiftfoot Boots · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Pox · Reanimate · The Raven Man · Demonic Tutor · Vona's Hunger · Death Cloud · Mind Stone · Sangromancer · Archfiend of Depravity · Demon's Disciple · Grave Pact · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Feed the Swarm · Rankle's Prank · Sign in Blood · Blasphemous Edict · Cabal Ritual · Nezumi Informant · Flare of Malice · Imp's Mischief · Necrogen Mists · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Charcoal Diamond · Duress · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Vampiric Tutor · Delirium Skeins · Liliana's Caress · Pox Plague · Cabal Coffers · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Cottage · Castle Locthwain · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 72% | +67% |
| Waste Not | 77% | +67% |
| Dark Deal | 71% | +60% |
| Rankle, Master of Pranks | 67% | +55% |
| Oppression | 61% | +53% |
| Plaguecrafter | 71% | +51% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 57% | +50% |
| Elderfang Disciple | 56% | +49% |
| Syphon Mind | 60% | +48% |
| Liliana of the Veil | 54% | +47% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 52% | +47% |
| Burglar Rat | 57% | +47% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 56% | +45% |
| Soul Shatter | 57% | +45% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 60% | +45% |
| Innocent Blood | 48% | +42% |
| Mire in Misery | 44% | +40% |
| Mindslicer | 45% | +40% |
| Painful Quandary | 50% | +40% |
| Virus Beetle | 45% | +39% |
| Pox | 40% | +37% |
| Bottomless Pit | 42% | +37% |
| Vicious Rumors | 41% | +36% |
| Death Cloud | 37% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern 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.
- Smallpox
- Rankle, Master of Pranks
- Oppression
- Plaguecrafter
- Elderfang Disciple
- Syphon Mind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Dark Deal
- Geth's Grimoire
- Liliana of the Veil
- Soul Shatter
- Bottomless Pit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Torment of Hailfire
- Grave Pact
- Opposition Agent
- Demonic Tutor
- Memory Jar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern's color identity?
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern is black: 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 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 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 37 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern deck run?
Real Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern decks run 34 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 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern?
The three highest-synergy cards are Smallpox, Waste Not, Dark Deal. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern decks.
What combos does Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern deck cost?
You can start cheap: Smallpox, Rankle, Master of Pranks, Oppression 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.