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The Necrobloom

Card: The Necrobloom

Legendary Creature — Plant · 1WBG

Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan

The Necrobloom is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. If you control seven or more lands with different names, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token instead.
Land cards in your graveyard have dredge 2. (You may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand and mill two cards instead of drawing a card.)

Reference price of the card: €0.22

Average lands in decks for The Necrobloom: 39

Lands MatterTokensDredgeLandfallRampReanimatorGraveyardCombo

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🎲 How the average The Necrobloom 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.

4.5average turn the commander comes down
88 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
21 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
20 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
98 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn
28 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: C+ (58/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (29 nonbasic, 1 Plains, 2 Swamp, 7 Forest)

The Gitrog Monster · Scute Swarm · Six · Wight of the Reliquary · Aftermath Analyst · Crop Rotation · Lotus Cobra · Swords to Plowshares · Avenger of Zendikar · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Sol Ring · Thalia and The Gitrog Monster · Tireless Provisioner · Ramunap Excavator · Icetill Explorer · Path to Exile · Ancient Greenwarden · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Farseek · Assassin's Trophy · Felidar Retreat · Sylvan Safekeeper · Splendid Reclamation · Exploration · Life from the Loam · Nature's Lore · Eternal Witness · Dread Return · Knight of the Reliquary · Conduit of Worlds · Harrow · Zuran Orb · Insidious Roots · Springheart Nantuko · Arcane Signet · Oracle of Mul Daya · Spelunking · Three Visits · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Hedge Shredder · Titania, Protector of Argoth · Eerie Ultimatum · Skullclamp · Lumra, Bellow of the Woods · Rampaging Baloths · Crucible of Worlds · Scapeshift · World Shaper · Cultivator Colossus · Elvish Reclaimer · Mirkwood Bats · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Cultivate · Beast Within · Craterhoof Behemoth · Sevinne's Reclamation · Anguished Unmaking · Tireless Tracker · Toxic Deluge · Heroic Intervention · Command Tower · Windswept Heath · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Field of the Dead · Godless Shrine · Verdant Catacombs · Marsh Flats · Indatha Triome · Bojuka Bog · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Shifting Woodland · Golgari Rot Farm · Lush Portico · Underground Mortuary · Boseiju, Who Endures · Evolving Wilds · Deceptive Landscape · Fabled Passage · Urza's Cave · Shadowy Backstreet · Exotic Orchard · Selesnya Sanctuary · Thespian's Stage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Terramorphic Expanse · Tranquil Thicket · Barren Moor

🃏 Recommended cards for The Necrobloom

The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Necrobloom, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
The Gitrog Monster 76% +65%
Scute Swarm 66% +55%
Wight of the Reliquary 66% +55%
Six 66% +53%
Lotus Cobra 61% +52%
Azusa, Lost but Seeking 60% +51%
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster 60% +51%
Avenger of Zendikar 60% +51%
Aftermath Analyst 61% +50%
Crop Rotation 61% +50%
Field of the Dead 58% +50%
Ramunap Excavator 58% +47%
Ancient Greenwarden 53% +46%
Icetill Explorer 55% +45%
Splendid Reclamation 49% +42%
Sylvan Safekeeper 50% +41%
Tireless Provisioner 60% +41%
Exploration 48% +40%
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 53% +40%
Felidar Retreat 50% +38%
Life from the Loam 48% +38%
Dread Return 43% +37%
Zuran Orb 42% +37%
Knight of the Reliquary 43% +36%

💰 The best cards for your The Necrobloom 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.

  • The Gitrog Monster€1.02 · 76% inclusion
  • Wight of the Reliquary€0.80 · 66% inclusion
  • Avenger of Zendikar€0.60 · 60% inclusion
  • Aftermath Analyst€1.09 · 61% inclusion
  • Splendid Reclamation€0.77 · 49% inclusion
  • Felidar Retreat€1.10 · 50% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Scute Swarm€5.68 · 66% inclusion
  • Six€4.86 · 66% inclusion
  • Lotus Cobra€5.86 · 61% inclusion
  • Azusa, Lost but Seeking€7.30 · 60% inclusion
  • Thalia and The Gitrog Monster€2.80 · 60% inclusion
  • Crop Rotation€3.49 · 61% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Field of the Dead€22.69 · 58% inclusion
  • Icetill Explorer€22.60 · 55% inclusion
  • Exploration€25.07 · 48% inclusion
  • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods€25.37 · 35% inclusion
  • Scapeshift€30.38 · 34% inclusion
  • Crucible of Worlds€18.28 · 34% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with The Necrobloom

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Necrobloom's color identity?

The Necrobloom is Abzan (black, green and white): 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 Necrobloom come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average The Necrobloom deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).

How many lands should a The Necrobloom deck run?

Real The Necrobloom decks run 39 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 Necrobloom?

The three highest-synergy cards are The Gitrog Monster, Scute Swarm, Wight of the Reliquary. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Necrobloom decks.

What combos does The Necrobloom have?

The Necrobloom has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Necrobloom deck cost?

You can start cheap: The Gitrog Monster, Wight of the Reliquary, Avenger of Zendikar 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.

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