EDH Optimizer
The Falcon, Airship Restored
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 2B
Color identity: Black
The Falcon, Airship Restored is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever The Falcon deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{4}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Crew 2
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for The Falcon, Airship Restored: 35
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Build your The Falcon, Airship Restored deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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+ (57/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed57
- Interaction55
- Resilience81
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Cynical Loner · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Vile Entomber · Buried Alive · Feed the Swarm · Stitcher's Supplier · Victimize · Reanimate · Arcane Signet · Massacre Wurm · Ripples of Undeath · Dogged Detective · Twilight Diviner · Mire Triton · Archon of Cruelty · Sepulchral Primordial · Crypt Ghast · Jet Medallion · Withering Torment · Dark Ritual · Noxious Gearhulk · Valgavoth, Terror Eater · Entomb · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Solemn Simulacrum · Millikin · Key to the City · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Night's Whisper · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Ardyn, the Usurper · Avacyn, Angel of Horror · Bitter Triumph · Defile · Toxic Deluge · Animate Dead · Living Death · Morbid Opportunist · Armaggon, Future Shark · Grave Titan · Summon: Bahamut · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Undying Malice · Dread Return · Imp's Mischief · Mind Stone · Not Dead After All · Sign in Blood · Summon: Primal Odin · Vile Mutilator · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Accursed Marauder · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · The Warring Triad · Paramecia Coloniex · Feign Death · Infernal Grasp · Lightning Greaves · Resentful Revelation · The Darkness Crystal · Unmarked Grave · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Bloodghast · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Crypt of Agadeem · War Room · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for The Falcon, Airship Restored
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Falcon, Airship Restored, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cynical Loner | 59% | +58% |
| Vile Entomber | 57% | +51% |
| Dogged Detective | 50% | +49% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 55% | +49% |
| Mire Triton | 49% | +47% |
| Twilight Diviner | 50% | +46% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 51% | +45% |
| Sepulchral Primordial | 46% | +43% |
| Buried Alive | 56% | +43% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 46% | +41% |
| Valgavoth, Terror Eater | 42% | +37% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 43% | +36% |
| Massacre Wurm | 52% | +35% |
| Millikin | 37% | +34% |
| Key to the City | 34% | +32% |
| Ardyn, the Usurper | 33% | +30% |
| Summon: Bahamut | 30% | +30% |
| Armaggon, Future Shark | 31% | +30% |
| Avacyn, Angel of Horror | 33% | +29% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 41% | +29% |
| Entomb | 41% | +28% |
| Vile Mutilator | 29% | +27% |
| Troll of Khazad-dûm | 30% | +27% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 38% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your The Falcon, Airship Restored 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.
- Cynical Loner
- Vile Entomber
- Dogged Detective
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Mire Triton
- Sepulchral Primordial
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Twilight Diviner
- Ripples of Undeath
- Archon of Cruelty
- Massacre Wurm
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Entomb
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Summon: Bahamut
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Out of the Tombs
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Falcon, Airship Restored
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Falcon, Airship Restored's color identity?
The Falcon, Airship Restored 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 The Falcon, Airship Restored come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Falcon, Airship Restored deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a The Falcon, Airship Restored deck run?
Real The Falcon, Airship Restored 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 The Falcon, Airship Restored?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cynical Loner, Vile Entomber, Dogged Detective. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Falcon, Airship Restored decks.
What combos does The Falcon, Airship Restored have?
The Falcon, Airship Restored has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 The Falcon, Airship Restored deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cynical Loner, Vile Entomber, Dogged Detective 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.