EDH Optimizer
The Sackville-Bagginses
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen · 1B
Color identity: Black
The Sackville-Bagginses is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When The Sackville-Bagginses enter, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, draw a card and create a Treasure token.
Whenever you sacrifice a token, target opponent loses 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.87
Average lands in decks for The Sackville-Bagginses: 35
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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 (55/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed66
- Interaction20
- Resilience76
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Deadly Dispute · Mirkwood Bats · Pitiless Plunderer · Sol Ring · Warren Soultrader · Greedy Freebooter · Nadier's Nightblade · Marionette Apprentice · Ophiomancer · Arcane Signet · Academy Manufactor · Black Market Connections · Shambling Ghast · Village Rites · Umbral Collar Zealot · Jet Medallion · Lobelia Sackville-Baggins · Skullclamp · Bastion of Remembrance · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Corrupted Conviction · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Blood Money · Morbid Opportunist · Ashnod's Altar · Blood Artist · Phyrexian Altar · Bitterblossom · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Toxic Deluge · Bitterbloom Bearer · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Fake Your Own Death · Forsaken Miner · Lord Skitter, Sewer King · Reassembling Skeleton · Scavenger's Talent · Withering Torment · Deadly Rollick · Kingpin, Wilson Fisk · Bloodghast · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Exsanguinate · Victimize · Reanimate · Defile · Pawn of Ulamog · Revel in Riches · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Ruthless Knave · Zulaport Cutthroat · Gravecrawler · Orcish Bowmasters · Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel · Viscera Seer · Dire Fleet Hoarder · Sign in Blood · Solemn Simulacrum · Undercity Scrounger · Night's Whisper · Phyrexian Arena · Skullport Merchant · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Phyrexian Tower · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Fountainport · Treasure Vault · War Room · Castle Locthwain · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for The Sackville-Bagginses
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Sackville-Bagginses, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirkwood Bats | 73% | +65% |
| Nadier's Nightblade | 63% | +60% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 63% | +57% |
| Academy Manufactor | 56% | +54% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 73% | +53% |
| Warren Soultrader | 65% | +51% |
| Marionette Apprentice | 62% | +51% |
| Deadly Dispute | 78% | +51% |
| Lobelia Sackville-Baggins | 51% | +50% |
| Shambling Ghast | 55% | +49% |
| Umbral Collar Zealot | 53% | +45% |
| Ophiomancer | 59% | +42% |
| Blood Money | 43% | +40% |
| Scavenger's Talent | 35% | +34% |
| Corrupted Conviction | 45% | +33% |
| Kingpin, Wilson Fisk | 34% | +33% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 49% | +32% |
| Fountainport | 33% | +31% |
| Black Market Connections | 56% | +31% |
| Treasure Vault | 30% | +29% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 36% | +29% |
| Village Rites | 55% | +29% |
| Ruthless Knave | 28% | +28% |
| Skullclamp | 50% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your The Sackville-Bagginses 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.
- Mirkwood Bats
- Nadier's Nightblade
- Greedy Freebooter
- Marionette Apprentice
- Deadly Dispute
- Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Blood Money
- Fountainport
- Skullclamp
- Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warren Soultrader
- Black Market Connections
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Phyrexian Altar
- Revel in Riches
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Sackville-Bagginses
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Sackville-Bagginses's color identity?
The Sackville-Bagginses 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 Sackville-Bagginses come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Sackville-Bagginses deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 8 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a The Sackville-Bagginses deck run?
Real The Sackville-Bagginses 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 Sackville-Bagginses?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirkwood Bats, Nadier's Nightblade, Greedy Freebooter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Sackville-Bagginses decks.
What combos does The Sackville-Bagginses have?
The Sackville-Bagginses 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 Sackville-Bagginses deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mirkwood Bats, Nadier's Nightblade, Greedy Freebooter 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.