EDH Optimizer
The Meep
Legendary Creature — Alien · 2B
Color identity: Black
The Meep is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ward—Pay 3 life.
Whenever The Meep attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's mana value.
Reference price of the card: €19.95
Average lands in decks for The Meep: 34
AristocratsTokensReanimatorSacrificeAggroArtifactsGraveyardBig Mana
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The list people actually play (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: D (47/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed43
- Interaction35
- Resilience77
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (13 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Shadow of Mortality · Abhorrent Overlord · Jet Medallion · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Crypt Ghast · Ancient Stone Idol · Victimize · Underworld Hermit · Dark Ritual · Arcane Signet · Bygone Colossus · Grave Titan · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Reanimate · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Avatar of Woe · Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist · Bitterblossom · Torgaar, Famine Incarnate · Feed the Swarm · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Solemn Simulacrum · Phyrexian Arena · Demon of Death's Gate · Gorex, the Tombshell · Huskburster Swarm · Lightning Greaves · Marshmist Titan · Dread Return · Anticausal Vestige · Bontu's Monument · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Skullclamp · Not Dead After All · Defile · Whip of Erebos · Black Market Connections · Hollow Marauder · Feign Death · Black Market · Nested Shambler · Swiftfoot Boots · Lord Skitter, Sewer King · Morbid Opportunist · Tragic Slip · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Myr Battlesphere · Sign in Blood · Animate Dead · The Darkness Crystal · Withering Torment · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Pitiless Plunderer · Threefold Thunderhulk · Ogre Slumlord · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Pawn of Ulamog · Toxic Deluge · Carrion · Deadly Rollick · Persist · Night's Whisper · Army of the Damned · Grave Pact · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Cottage · War Room · Phyrexian Tower · Myriad Landscape · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for The Meep
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Meep, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow of Mortality | 82% | +81% |
| Abhorrent Overlord | 78% | +74% |
| Ancient Stone Idol | 71% | +70% |
| Underworld Hermit | 70% | +69% |
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 73% | +66% |
| Bygone Colossus | 64% | +63% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 63% | +58% |
| Avatar of Woe | 60% | +58% |
| Grave Titan | 64% | +57% |
| Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist | 57% | +56% |
| Torgaar, Famine Incarnate | 56% | +55% |
| Demon of Death's Gate | 51% | +50% |
| Gorex, the Tombshell | 50% | +49% |
| Marshmist Titan | 49% | +48% |
| Huskburster Swarm | 49% | +48% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 47% | +46% |
| Victimize | 71% | +43% |
| Bitterblossom | 56% | +43% |
| Hollow Marauder | 43% | +42% |
| Mikaeus, the Unhallowed | 47% | +39% |
| Nested Shambler | 41% | +39% |
| Myr Battlesphere | 38% | +38% |
| K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | 55% | +36% |
| Dread Return | 48% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your The Meep 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.
- Shadow of Mortality
- Abhorrent Overlord
- Ancient Stone Idol
- Underworld Hermit
- Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
- Bygone Colossus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Avatar of Woe
- Demon of Death's Gate
- Whip of Erebos
- Carrion
- Lord Skitter, Sewer King
- Skullclamp
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bitterblossom
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Crypt Ghast
- Black Market Connections
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Meep
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Meep's color identity?
The Meep 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 Meep come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Meep deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 33 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: D (47/100).
How many lands should a The Meep deck run?
Real The Meep decks run 34 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 Meep?
The three highest-synergy cards are Shadow of Mortality, Abhorrent Overlord, Ancient Stone Idol. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Meep decks.
What combos does The Meep have?
The Meep 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 The Meep deck cost?
You can start cheap: Shadow of Mortality, Abhorrent Overlord, Ancient Stone Idol 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.