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The Lady of Otaria
Legendary Creature — Avatar · 3RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
The Lady of Otaria is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
You may tap three untapped Dwarves you control rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
At the beginning of each end step, if a land you controlled was put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put any number of Dwarf cards from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.53
Average lands in decks for The Lady of Otaria: 37
DwarvesTreasureLands MatterLand DestructionSacrificeRampArtifactsAggro
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🛠️ Build a deck for The Lady of Otaria 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Lady of Otaria 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 (68/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed56
- Interaction55
- Resilience69
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 6 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Dwarven Recruiter · Seven Dwarves · Harrow · Plundering Barbarian · Druid of the Emerald Grove · Gimli of the Glittering Caves · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Entish Restoration · Gimli, Counter of Kills · Roiling Regrowth · Gimli, Mournful Avenger · Magda, the Hoardmaster · Sol Ring · Conduit of Worlds · Splendid Reclamation · Dwarven Grunt · Axgard Cavalry · Fearless Liberator · Dwarven Bloodboiler · Arcane Signet · Dwarven Miner · Realmwalker · Bearded Axe · Crop Rotation · Zuran Orb · Doors of Durin · Beast Within · Worldsoul's Rage · Dwarven Blastminer · Titania, Protector of Argoth · Undergrowth Recon · Ramunap Excavator · Chaos Warp · Constant Mists · Crucible of Worlds · Insufferable Balladeer · Vault Robber · Blasphemous Act · Decimate · Taurean Mauler · Shared Animosity · Amber Gristle O'Maul · Cultivate · Storm-Kiln Artist · Dwarven Driller · Masked Vandal · Electrostatic Infantry · Nahiri's Lithoforming · Highway Robbery · Vanquisher's Banner · Dwarven Reinforcements · Mine Collapse · Rhythm of the Wild · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Rampant Growth · Heroic Intervention · Cycle of Renewal · Bloodfire Dwarf · Fíli and Kíli, Joyous · Patchwork Banner · Dwarven Mine · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Dwarven Ruins · Fabled Passage · Myriad Landscape · Cabaretti Courtyard · Riveteers Overlook · Stomping Ground · Wooded Foothills · Mines of Moria · Escape Tunnel · Lotus Field · Blighted Woodland · Rootbound Crag · Field of Ruin · Demolition Field · Mountain Valley · Volatile Fault · Ghost Quarter · The Lonely Mountain · Rockfall Vale · The Autonomous Furnace · Spire Garden · Commercial District
🃏 Recommended cards for The Lady of Otaria
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Lady of Otaria, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Magda, Brazen Outlaw | 95% | +93% |
| Dwarven Recruiter | 87% | +87% |
| Seven Dwarves | 84% | +84% |
| Plundering Barbarian | 80% | +80% |
| Dwarven Mine | 78% | +77% |
| Druid of the Emerald Grove | 77% | +77% |
| Gimli of the Glittering Caves | 76% | +75% |
| Glóin, Dwarf Emissary | 76% | +75% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 76% | +73% |
| Harrow | 83% | +72% |
| Gimli, Counter of Kills | 72% | +71% |
| Gimli, Mournful Avenger | 68% | +68% |
| Roiling Regrowth | 71% | +66% |
| Magda, the Hoardmaster | 68% | +65% |
| Entish Restoration | 74% | +63% |
| Conduit of Worlds | 64% | +59% |
| Dwarven Grunt | 59% | +59% |
| Fearless Liberator | 58% | +58% |
| Axgard Cavalry | 58% | +58% |
| Dwarven Bloodboiler | 57% | +57% |
| Splendid Reclamation | 61% | +57% |
| Dwarven Miner | 55% | +55% |
| Dwarven Ruins | 54% | +53% |
| Bearded Axe | 54% | +53% |
💰 The best cards for your The Lady of Otaria 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.
- Seven Dwarves
- Plundering Barbarian
- Dwarven Mine
- Druid of the Emerald Grove
- Harrow
- Gimli, Counter of Kills
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Dwarven Recruiter
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Dwarven Bloodboiler
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Crucible of Worlds
- Chronicle of Victory
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Lady of Otaria
- 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
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Storm-Kiln Artist + Haze of Rage → Infinite colored mana, Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Glacial Chasm + Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Ramunap Excavator → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Glacial Chasm + Ramunap Excavator + Exploration → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Lady of Otaria's color identity?
The Lady of Otaria is Gruul (green and red): 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 The Lady of Otaria come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Lady of Otaria deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 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 19 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a The Lady of Otaria deck run?
Real The Lady of Otaria decks run 37 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 Lady of Otaria?
The three highest-synergy cards are Magda, Brazen Outlaw, Dwarven Recruiter, Seven Dwarves. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Lady of Otaria decks.
What combos does The Lady of Otaria have?
The Lady of Otaria has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault. 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 Lady of Otaria deck cost?
You can start cheap: Seven Dwarves, Plundering Barbarian, Dwarven Mine 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.