EDH Optimizer
The Raven Man
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 1B
Color identity: Black
The Raven Man is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of each end step, if a player discarded a card this turn, create a 1/1 black Bird creature token with flying and "This token can't block."
{3}{B}, {T}: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.30
Average lands in decks for The Raven Man: 35
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Build your The Raven Man deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Raven Man 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Raven Man deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C (54/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed65
- Interaction28
- Resilience66
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Waste Not · Necrogoyf · Geth's Grimoire · Syphon Mind · Painful Quandary · Megrim · Archfiend of Ifnir · Raiders' Wake · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Fell Specter · Bottomless Pit · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Liliana's Caress · Burglar Rat · Village Rites · Sangromancer · Vicious Rumors · Oppression · Skullclamp · Elderfang Disciple · Necrogen Mists · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Virus Beetle · Bandit's Talent · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bone Miser · Dark Deal · Deadly Dispute · Bitter Triumph · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Defile · Duress · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Unearth · Crypt Ghast · Monument to Endurance · Nezumi Informant · Dying to Serve · Asylum Visitor · Charcoal Diamond · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Mirkwood Bats · Corrupted Conviction · Phyrexian Arena · Plaguecrafter · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Sign in Blood · Entropic Battlecruiser · Withering Torment · Call to the Netherworld · Containment Construct · Reanimate · Victimize · Go for the Throat · Smallpox · The Haunt of Hightower · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Court of Ambition · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Barren Moor · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Polluted Mire · Ash Barrens · Desert of the Glorified · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Mortuary Mire · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for The Raven Man
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Raven Man, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Necrogoyf | 64% | +59% |
| Waste Not | 69% | +59% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 67% | +56% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 60% | +53% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 54% | +51% |
| Raiders' Wake | 54% | +51% |
| Megrim | 55% | +50% |
| Syphon Mind | 60% | +48% |
| Painful Quandary | 58% | +48% |
| Fell Specter | 50% | +46% |
| Bottomless Pit | 49% | +44% |
| Liliana's Caress | 48% | +43% |
| Barren Moor | 51% | +42% |
| Vicious Rumors | 46% | +40% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 42% | +39% |
| Rankle, Master of Pranks | 51% | +39% |
| Oppression | 45% | +38% |
| Tourach, Dread Cantor | 42% | +38% |
| Ash Barrens | 39% | +38% |
| Necrogen Mists | 42% | +37% |
| Burglar Rat | 47% | +37% |
| Polluted Mire | 40% | +37% |
| Elderfang Disciple | 42% | +36% |
| Virus Beetle | 42% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your The Raven Man 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.
- Necrogoyf
- Geier Reach Sanitarium
- Archfiend of Ifnir
- Raiders' Wake
- Megrim
- Syphon Mind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Bottomless Pit
- Liliana's Caress
- Necrogen Mists
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bone Miser
- Monument to Endurance
- Anvil of Bogardan
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Raven Man's color identity?
The Raven Man 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 Raven Man come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Raven Man deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 36 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a The Raven Man deck run?
Real The Raven Man 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 Raven Man?
The three highest-synergy cards are Necrogoyf, Waste Not, Geier Reach Sanitarium. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Raven Man decks.
What combos does The Raven Man have?
We have no known combos catalogued for The Raven Man. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a The Raven Man deck cost?
You can start cheap: Necrogoyf, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Archfiend of Ifnir 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.