EDH Optimizer
The Mycotyrant
Legendary Creature — Elder Fungus · 1BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
The Mycotyrant is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
The Mycotyrant's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control that are Fungi and/or Saprolings.
At the beginning of your end step, create X 1/1 black Fungus creature tokens with "This token can't block," where X is the number of times you descended this turn. (You descend each time a permanent card is put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
Reference price of the card: €0.86
Average lands in decks for The Mycotyrant: 36
MillTokensSelf-MillDredgeFungiGraveyardReanimatorSaprolings
Build your The Mycotyrant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Mycotyrant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Mycotyrant 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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed61
- Interaction17
- Resilience63
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Skull Prophet · Mirkwood Bats · Arcane Signet · Skullclamp · Cankerbloom · Mycoloth · Insidious Roots · Golgari Grave-Troll · Nyx Weaver · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Ripples of Undeath · Stitcher's Supplier · Aftermath Analyst · Insidious Fungus · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Perpetual Timepiece · Sporecrown Thallid · Eternal Witness · Golgari Thug · Cemetery Tampering · Squirming Emergence · Dread Return · Hedge Shredder · Slimefoot, the Stowaway · Akawalli, the Seething Tower · Six · Stinkweed Imp · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Old Rutstein · Altar of Dementia · Assassin's Trophy · Cauldron of Essence · Deathcap Marionette · Life from the Loam · Nemata, Primeval Warden · Victimize · Grisly Salvage · Moldervine Reclamation · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun · World Shaper · Splinterfright · Tendershoot Dryad · Wight of the Reliquary · Ashnod's Altar · Hermit Druid · Millikin · Lich-Knights' Conquest · Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic · Crawling Infestation · Icetill Explorer · Out of the Tombs · Underrealm Lich · Mesmeric Orb · Broodrage Mycoid · Fungal Sprouting · Kagha, Shadow Archdruid · Llanowar Elves · Beast Within · Beastmaster Ascension · Conduit of Worlds · Putrefy · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Llanowar Wastes · Evolving Wilds · Tainted Wood · Overgrown Tomb · Dakmor Salvage · Golgari Rot Farm · Terramorphic Expanse · Undergrowth Stadium · Necroblossom Snarl · Bojuka Bog · Deathcap Glade · Temple of Malady · Twilight Mire · Exotic Orchard · Underground Mortuary · Verdant Catacombs · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Fabled Passage · Phyrexian Tower · Shifting Woodland · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for The Mycotyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Mycotyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Skull Prophet | 66% | +58% |
| Mycoloth | 60% | +54% |
| Golgari Grave-Troll | 57% | +52% |
| Cankerbloom | 61% | +50% |
| Nyx Weaver | 57% | +49% |
| Insidious Roots | 58% | +47% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 55% | +47% |
| Sporecrown Thallid | 48% | +46% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 48% | +45% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 56% | +45% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 64% | +45% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 52% | +44% |
| Insidious Fungus | 50% | +44% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 51% | +44% |
| Golgari Thug | 46% | +43% |
| Slimefoot, the Stowaway | 43% | +42% |
| Cemetery Tampering | 44% | +41% |
| Squirming Emergence | 44% | +41% |
| Akawalli, the Seething Tower | 42% | +41% |
| Stinkweed Imp | 42% | +38% |
| Deathcap Marionette | 39% | +38% |
| Ayara, First of Locthwain | 41% | +38% |
| Hedge Shredder | 43% | +38% |
| Old Rutstein | 41% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your The Mycotyrant 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.
- Skull Prophet
- Mycoloth
- Golgari Grave-Troll
- Cankerbloom
- Nyx Weaver
- Insidious Roots
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ripples of Undeath
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Six
- Life from the Loam
- World Shaper
- Skullclamp
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Altar of Dementia
- Out of the Tombs
- Mesmeric Orb
- Icetill Explorer
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Craterhoof Behemoth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Mycotyrant
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Zulaport Cutthroat + Chatterfang, Squirrel General → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist + Chatterfang, Squirrel General → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Chain of Smog + Witherbloom Apprentice → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Mycotyrant's color identity?
The Mycotyrant is Golgari (black and green): 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 Mycotyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Mycotyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 29 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a The Mycotyrant deck run?
Real The Mycotyrant decks run 36 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 Mycotyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Skull Prophet, Mycoloth, Golgari Grave-Troll. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Mycotyrant decks.
What combos does The Mycotyrant have?
The Mycotyrant 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 Mycotyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Skull Prophet, Mycoloth, Golgari Grave-Troll 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.