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Tetzimoc, Primal Death
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Tetzimoc, Primal Death is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
{B}, Reveal this card from your hand: Put a prey counter on target creature. Activate only during your turn.
When Tetzimoc enters, destroy each creature your opponents control with a prey counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €0.46
Average lands in decks for Tetzimoc, Primal Death: 38
ControlReanimatorAristocratsDevotionGraveyardBounceDinosaursETB
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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+ (62/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed53
- Interaction25
- Resilience67
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (16 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Netherborn Altar · Sol Ring · Campfire · Erratic Portal · Dark Ritual · Black Market · Horobi, Death's Wail · Massacre Wurm · Phyrexian Reclamation · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcane Signet · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Harvester of Souls · Gisa, Glorious Resurrector · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Blood Artist · Disciple of Bolas · Disturbed Burial · Nirkana Revenant · Burnished Hart · Charcoal Diamond · Feed the Swarm · Gravedigger · Oversold Cemetery · Magus of the Coffers · Phyrexian Arena · Skull Collector · Grave Betrayal · Undertaker · Sign in Blood · Disentomb · Expedition Map · Recover · Bontu's Monument · Withering Torment · Village Rites · Foul Renewal · Mind Stone · Morbid Opportunist · Plaguecrafter · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Caged Sun · Deadly Dispute · Overseer of the Damned · Palace Siege · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Blood Beckoning · Massacre Girl · Grim Harvest · Ogre Slumlord · Revel in Riches · Tortured Existence · Wayfarer's Bauble · Bubbling Muck · Rise of the Dark Realms · Cadaver Imp · Corrupted Conviction · Leaden Myr · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Command Beacon · Sanctum of Eternity · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Arcane Lighthouse · Memorial to Folly · Phyrexian Tower · Mortuary Mire · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Detection Tower · Crypt of Agadeem
🃏 Recommended cards for Tetzimoc, Primal Death
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tetzimoc, Primal Death, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Netherborn Altar | 81% | +80% |
| Campfire | 74% | +73% |
| Command Beacon | 78% | +70% |
| Erratic Portal | 67% | +67% |
| Sanctum of Eternity | 62% | +62% |
| Horobi, Death's Wail | 61% | +61% |
| Phyrexian Reclamation | 59% | +49% |
| Gisa, Glorious Resurrector | 52% | +47% |
| Harvester of Souls | 53% | +47% |
| Disturbed Burial | 45% | +45% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 48% | +42% |
| Massacre Wurm | 59% | +42% |
| Black Market | 62% | +42% |
| Skull Collector | 41% | +41% |
| Gravedigger | 42% | +41% |
| Undertaker | 39% | +39% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 59% | +38% |
| Burnished Hart | 43% | +37% |
| Oversold Cemetery | 42% | +37% |
| Recover | 37% | +36% |
| Grave Betrayal | 39% | +36% |
| Disentomb | 37% | +36% |
| Nirkana Revenant | 45% | +35% |
| Magus of the Coffers | 41% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Tetzimoc, Primal Death 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.
- Netherborn Altar
- Erratic Portal
- Horobi, Death's Wail
- Harvester of Souls
- Disturbed Burial
- Disciple of Bolas
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Campfire
- Command Beacon
- Sanctum of Eternity
- Phyrexian Reclamation
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Massacre Wurm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Revel in Riches
- Spitting Dilophosaurus
- Shadowspear
- Liliana of the Dark Realms
- Stinging Study
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
- Peer into the Abyss + Bloodletter of Aclazotz → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Rush of Dread → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Shard of the Nightbringer → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tetzimoc, Primal Death's color identity?
Tetzimoc, Primal Death 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 Tetzimoc, Primal Death come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tetzimoc, Primal Death deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Tetzimoc, Primal Death deck run?
Real Tetzimoc, Primal Death decks run 38 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 Tetzimoc, Primal Death?
The three highest-synergy cards are Netherborn Altar, Campfire, Command Beacon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tetzimoc, Primal Death decks.
What combos does Tetzimoc, Primal Death have?
Tetzimoc, Primal Death 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 Tetzimoc, Primal Death deck cost?
You can start cheap: Netherborn Altar, Erratic Portal, Horobi, Death's Wail 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.