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Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog · 3R
Color identity: Red
Tesak, Judith's Hellhound is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Other Dogs you control have unleash.
Creatures you control with counters on them have haste.
Whenever Tesak attacks, add {R} for each attacking creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Comes in the precon Deadly Disguise
Average lands in decks for Tesak, Judith's Hellhound: 36
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Build your Tesak, Judith's Hellhound deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 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 (50/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed56
- Interaction20
- Resilience66
- Closing70
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Mountain)
Bolt Hound · Goldhound · Arcbound Tracker · Enduring Courage · Immolating Souleater · Fiery Hellhound · Igneous Cur · Komainu Battle Armor · Sol Ring · Two-Headed Cerberus · Underworld Rage-Hound · Hound of Griselbrand · Akoum Hellhound · Scrapwork Mutt · Shared Animosity · Pyre Hound · Ashmouth Hound · Mogis's Warhound · Dogpile · Chaos Warp · Taurean Mauler · Arcane Signet · Dragonrage · Wildfire Cerberus · Big Score · Scrapyard Mongrel · Zurgo's Vanguard · Ferocity of the Wilds · Great Train Heist · Hazoret's Monument · Chandra's Magmutt · Iron Mastiff · Ruby Medallion · Hellfire Mongrel · Sterling Hound · Summon: G.F. Cerberus · Thrill of Possibility · Edgewall Pack · Uncivil Unrest · Abrade · Battle Hymn · Blasphemous Act · Demand Answers · Leyline Tyrant · Slumbering Cerberus · Heraldic Banner · Metallic Mimic · Patchwork Banner · War Cadence · Bloodline Pretender · Unexpected Windfall · Deer-Dog · Electrodominance · Herald's Horn · Ambitious Assault · Comet Storm · Blood Hound · Equilibrium Adept · Vandalblast · Kindred Charge · Vanquisher's Banner · Savage Beating · Dolmen Gate · Castle Embereth · Animal Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Path of Ancestry · War Room · Karn's Bastion · Myriad Landscape · Fire Nation Palace · Three Tree City · Spinerock Knoll
🃏 Recommended cards for Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tesak, Judith's Hellhound, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt Hound | 87% | +87% |
| Goldhound | 87% | +85% |
| Arcbound Tracker | 85% | +84% |
| Immolating Souleater | 79% | +78% |
| Two-Headed Cerberus | 77% | +77% |
| Igneous Cur | 77% | +77% |
| Fiery Hellhound | 77% | +77% |
| Underworld Rage-Hound | 76% | +75% |
| Enduring Courage | 80% | +74% |
| Komainu Battle Armor | 77% | +73% |
| Hound of Griselbrand | 73% | +73% |
| Akoum Hellhound | 72% | +72% |
| Scrapwork Mutt | 72% | +72% |
| Pyre Hound | 71% | +71% |
| Mogis's Warhound | 67% | +67% |
| Ashmouth Hound | 67% | +67% |
| Dogpile | 66% | +65% |
| Dragonrage | 63% | +62% |
| Wildfire Cerberus | 62% | +62% |
| Shared Animosity | 72% | +61% |
| Taurean Mauler | 64% | +60% |
| Zurgo's Vanguard | 58% | +58% |
| Scrapyard Mongrel | 58% | +58% |
| Ferocity of the Wilds | 57% | +56% |
💰 The best cards for your Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 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.
- Bolt Hound
- Goldhound
- Arcbound Tracker
- Immolating Souleater
- Two-Headed Cerberus
- Igneous Cur
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Komainu Battle Armor
- Shared Animosity
- Great Train Heist
- Kindred Charge
- Herald's Horn
- Savage Beating
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Uncivil Unrest
- Dolmen Gate
- Molten Echoes
- Aggravated Assault
- Three Tree City
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
- 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
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- 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
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tesak, Judith's Hellhound's color identity?
Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 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 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tesak, Judith's Hellhound deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Tesak, Judith's Hellhound deck run?
Real Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 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 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bolt Hound, Goldhound, Arcbound Tracker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tesak, Judith's Hellhound decks.
What combos does Tesak, Judith's Hellhound have?
Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 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 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bolt Hound, Goldhound, Arcbound Tracker 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.