EDH Optimizer
Tetsuo Umezawa
Legendary Creature — Human Archer · UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Tetsuo Umezawa is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Tetsuo Umezawa can't be the target of Aura spells.
{U}{B}{B}{R}, {T}: Destroy target tapped or blocking creature.
Reference price of the card: €66.44
Average lands in decks for Tetsuo Umezawa: 35
Forced CombatControlTap / UntapEquipmentGroup HugHumansNinjasSamurai
Build your Tetsuo Umezawa deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tetsuo Umezawa 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tetsuo Umezawa 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: B (72/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed46
- Interaction89
- Resilience84
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Island, 3 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Royal Assassin · Fellwar Stone · Rakdos Signet · Dimir Signet · Baleful Strix · Terminate · Talisman of Dominance · Borrowing 100,000 Arrows · Izzet Signet · Talisman of Indulgence · Blasphemous Act · Lightning Bolt · Dark Ritual · Disrupt Decorum · Lightning Greaves · Chaos Warp · Demonic Tutor · Feed the Swarm · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Creativity · Uphill Battle · Kardur, Doomscourge · Rhystic Study · Arcane Denial · Backlash · Frozen Aether · Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant · Nightscape Familiar · Shiny Impetus · Vengeful Ancestor · Mana Drain · Vandalblast · Verity Circle · Brainstorm · Propaganda · Rakdos Charm · Bothersome Quasit · Agitator Ant · Chromatic Lantern · Fumiko the Lowblood · Mystic Remora · Red Death, Shipwrecker · Spectacular Showdown · Urabrask the Hidden · Bedevil · Damnation · Fatestitcher · Phyrexian Arena · Wheel of Fortune · Firkraag, Cunning Instigator · Grenzo, Havoc Raiser · Icy Manipulator · Maeve, Insidious Singer · Solemn Simulacrum · Animate Dead · No Mercy · Umezawa's Jitte · Vampiric Tutor · Reanimate · Cyclonic Rift · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Command Tower · Crumbling Necropolis · Watery Grave · Steam Vents · Blood Crypt · Xander's Lounge · Exotic Orchard · Bloodstained Mire · Sulfur Falls · Polluted Delta · Bojuka Bog · Luxury Suite · Dragonskull Summit · Shivan Reef · Badlands · Underground River · Volcanic Island · Scalding Tarn · Sulfurous Springs · Underground Sea · City of Brass · Morphic Pool · Training Center · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb
🃏 Recommended cards for Tetsuo Umezawa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tetsuo Umezawa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Assassin | 56% | +55% |
| Borrowing 100,000 Arrows | 36% | +36% |
| Uphill Battle | 32% | +32% |
| Disrupt Decorum | 33% | +31% |
| Frozen Aether | 29% | +29% |
| Vengeful Ancestor | 29% | +29% |
| Backlash | 29% | +28% |
| Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant | 29% | +28% |
| Baleful Strix | 38% | +28% |
| Shiny Impetus | 29% | +27% |
| Verity Circle | 27% | +27% |
| Kardur, Doomscourge | 31% | +27% |
| Bothersome Quasit | 25% | +24% |
| Lightning Bolt | 34% | +23% |
| Agitator Ant | 23% | +23% |
| Spectacular Showdown | 23% | +23% |
| Fumiko the Lowblood | 23% | +23% |
| Urabrask the Hidden | 23% | +22% |
| Fatestitcher | 22% | +22% |
| Icy Manipulator | 21% | +21% |
| Red Death, Shipwrecker | 23% | +21% |
| Maeve, Insidious Singer | 21% | +21% |
| Firkraag, Cunning Instigator | 21% | +20% |
| Umezawa's Jitte | 20% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Tetsuo Umezawa 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.
- Royal Assassin
- Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
- Uphill Battle
- Disrupt Decorum
- Frozen Aether
- Vengeful Ancestor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Baleful Strix
- Urabrask the Hidden
- Maeve, Insidious Singer
- Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
- Umezawa's Jitte
- No Mercy
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
- Bothersome Quasit
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Damnation
- Volcanic Island
- Underground Sea
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tetsuo Umezawa
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tetsuo Umezawa's color identity?
Tetsuo Umezawa is Grixis (black, red and blue): 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 Tetsuo Umezawa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tetsuo Umezawa deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 30 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Tetsuo Umezawa deck run?
Real Tetsuo Umezawa decks run 35 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 Tetsuo Umezawa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Royal Assassin, Borrowing 100,000 Arrows, Uphill Battle. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tetsuo Umezawa decks.
What combos does Tetsuo Umezawa have?
Tetsuo Umezawa has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Tetsuo Umezawa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Royal Assassin, Borrowing 100,000 Arrows, Uphill Battle 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.