EDH Optimizer
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Hero
Color identity: White
Average lands in decks for The Sentry, Golden Guardian: 37
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The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Sentry, Golden Guardian, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Duelist's Heritage | 74% | +71% |
| With Great Power . . . | 70% | +61% |
| Pariah | 67% | +59% |
| Ephemerate | 68% | +55% |
| Ghostly Prison | 73% | +52% |
| Windborn Muse | 56% | +50% |
| Cloudshift | 59% | +49% |
| Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer | 51% | +48% |
| Entangler | 50% | +46% |
| Phyrexian Vindicator | 54% | +45% |
| Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed | 45% | +44% |
| The Mind Stone | 50% | +42% |
| Noble Heritage | 44% | +42% |
| Daydream | 45% | +42% |
| Flicker of Fate | 46% | +41% |
| Shadowspear | 51% | +41% |
| Silent Arbiter | 42% | +40% |
| Basilisk Collar | 48% | +40% |
| Pariah's Shield | 44% | +39% |
| Odric, Lunarch Marshal | 45% | +39% |
| Vanquish the Horde | 50% | +39% |
| Teleportation Circle | 48% | +39% |
| Promise of Loyalty | 42% | +38% |
| Mangara, the Diplomat | 57% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your The Sentry, Golden Guardian 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.
- Duelist's Heritage
- With Great Power . . .
- Pariah
- Windborn Muse
- Cloudshift
- Noble Heritage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ephemerate
- Ghostly Prison
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
- Entangler
- Phyrexian Vindicator
- Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Mind Stone
- Shadowspear
- Commander's Plate
- Trouble in Pairs
- Buster Sword
- Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Sentry, Golden Guardian
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a The Sentry, Golden Guardian deck run?
Real The Sentry, Golden Guardian decks run 37 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 Sentry, Golden Guardian?
The three highest-synergy cards are Duelist's Heritage, With Great Power . . ., Pariah. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Sentry, Golden Guardian decks.
What combos does The Sentry, Golden Guardian have?
The Sentry, Golden Guardian has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith. 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 Sentry, Golden Guardian deck cost?
You can start cheap: Duelist's Heritage, With Great Power . . ., Pariah 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.