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The Pride of Hull Clade

Card: The Pride of Hull Clade

Legendary Creature — Crocodile Elk Turtle · 10G

Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic

The Pride of Hull Clade is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control.
Defender
{2}{U}{U}: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Reference price of the card: €1.33

Average lands in decks for The Pride of Hull Clade: 35

Toughness MattersDefendersCard DrawTurtlesRampComboUnblockableMill

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🎲 How the average The Pride of Hull Clade 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.

9.8average turn the commander comes down
7 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
22 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
13 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
52 %of games close out the table before turn 12
12median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (51/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Island, 7 Forest)

Bedrock Tortoise · Assault Formation · Sol Ring · Charix, the Raging Isle · Overgrown Battlement · Walking Bulwark · Arcane Signet · Crashing Drawbridge · Thought Vessel · Training Grounds · Aegis Turtle · Axebane Guardian · Fecund Greenshell · Treefolk Umbra · Suspicious Bookcase · Wall of Blossoms · Caelorna, Coral Tyrant · Counterspell · Psychosis Crawler · Beast Within · Cultivate · Towering Titan · Wall of Frost · Sylvan Caryatid · Biomancer's Familiar · Hover Barrier · Vine Trellis · Aqueous Form · Arbor Adherent · Rampant Growth · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Riptide Turtle · Last March of the Ents · Wizard Class · Laboratory Maniac · Tower Defense · Tree of Redemption · Growth Spiral · Tangleweave Armor · The Walls of Ba Sing Se · Majestic Genesis · Wall of Tanglecord · Nature's Lore · Wall of Runes · Weathered Sentinels · Heroic Intervention · Kodama's Reach · Swiftfoot Boots · Corrupted Shapeshifter · Decanter of Endless Water · Unnatural Growth · Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle · Negate · Shield Sphere · Shield-Wall Sentinel · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Ancient Adamantoise · Farseek · Mistford River Turtle · Wall of Roots · Ominous Seas · Wall of Junk · Arboreal Grazer · Reverse the Polarity · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Rogue's Passage · Yavimaya Coast · Dreamroot Cascade · Access Tunnel · Flooded Grove · Vineglimmer Snarl · Rejuvenating Springs · Breeding Pool · Simic Growth Chamber · Temple of Mystery · Exotic Orchard · Escape Tunnel · Cactus Preserve · Hedge Maze · Misty Rainforest · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Overflowing Basin · Tangled Islet · Waterlogged Grove · Willowrush Verge · Boseiju, Who Endures

🃏 Recommended cards for The Pride of Hull Clade

The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Pride of Hull Clade, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Bedrock Tortoise 85% +84%
Assault Formation 83% +82%
Walking Bulwark 72% +71%
Overgrown Battlement 72% +71%
Charix, the Raging Isle 72% +70%
Axebane Guardian 61% +60%
Aegis Turtle 61% +60%
Crashing Drawbridge 62% +60%
Treefolk Umbra 59% +58%
Training Grounds 62% +58%
Fecund Greenshell 59% +57%
Suspicious Bookcase 56% +55%
Access Tunnel 55% +54%
Wall of Blossoms 55% +53%
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant 54% +53%
Towering Titan 51% +51%
Wall of Frost 51% +50%
Psychosis Crawler 54% +50%
Hover Barrier 48% +48%
Vine Trellis 48% +47%
Sylvan Caryatid 49% +47%
Riptide Turtle 45% +45%
Arbor Adherent 46% +45%
Biomancer's Familiar 48% +45%

💰 The best cards for your The Pride of Hull Clade 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.

  • Bedrock Tortoise€0.54 · 85% inclusion
  • Assault Formation€0.42 · 83% inclusion
  • Walking Bulwark€0.13 · 72% inclusion
  • Overgrown Battlement€0.34 · 72% inclusion
  • Charix, the Raging Isle€0.39 · 72% inclusion
  • Axebane Guardian€0.20 · 61% 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.

  • Training Grounds€4.35 · 62% inclusion
  • Arbor Adherent€2.28 · 46% inclusion
  • Majestic Genesis€4.15 · 38% inclusion
  • Shield Sphere€8.38 · 34% inclusion
  • Decanter of Endless Water€2.24 · 35% inclusion
  • Ancient Adamantoise€3.73 · 32% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Last March of the Ents€19.41 · 43% inclusion
  • The Walls of Ba Sing Se€19.94 · 39% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

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

♾️ Known combos with The Pride of Hull Clade

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Pride of Hull Clade's color identity?

The Pride of Hull Clade is Simic (green and blue): 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 Pride of Hull Clade come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average The Pride of Hull Clade deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 9.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 7 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: C (51/100).

How many lands should a The Pride of Hull Clade deck run?

Real The Pride of Hull Clade 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 Pride of Hull Clade?

The three highest-synergy cards are Bedrock Tortoise, Assault Formation, Walking Bulwark. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Pride of Hull Clade decks.

What combos does The Pride of Hull Clade have?

The Pride of Hull Clade has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Pride of Hull Clade deck cost?

You can start cheap: Bedrock Tortoise, Assault Formation, Walking Bulwark 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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