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The Thing
Legendary Creature — Human Hero
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · White
Average lands in decks for The Thing: 35
+1/+1 CountersPlaneswalkersLegendsRampVoltronHistoricProliferateAggro
Build your The Thing deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Thing 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for The Thing
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Thing, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Doubling Season | 53% | +48% |
| Ripples of Potential | 46% | +46% |
| Tamiyo, Field Researcher | 45% | +43% |
| Flux Channeler | 39% | +38% |
| Mutational Advantage | 38% | +37% |
| Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider | 37% | +36% |
| Deepglow Skate | 35% | +34% |
| Evolution Sage | 36% | +34% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 35% | +34% |
| Mister Fantastic | 40% | +34% |
| Ajani Steadfast | 34% | +33% |
| Karn's Bastion | 34% | +32% |
| Branching Evolution | 33% | +32% |
| Ichormoon Gauntlet | 32% | +31% |
| Oath of Teferi | 32% | +31% |
| Wrenn and Realmbreaker | 33% | +30% |
| All Will Be One | 31% | +30% |
| Three Visits | 61% | +30% |
| Commodore Guff | 29% | +29% |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | 29% | +28% |
| Hardened Scales | 30% | +28% |
| Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion | 29% | +28% |
| Teferi, Temporal Archmage | 28% | +28% |
| Patrolling Peacemaker | 28% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your The Thing 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.
- Tamiyo, Field Researcher
- Flux Channeler
- Deepglow Skate
- Evolution Sage
- Mister Fantastic
- Ajani Steadfast
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ripples of Potential
- Mutational Advantage
- Branching Evolution
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Wrenn and Realmbreaker
- Three Visits
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Doubling Season
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Terrasymbiosis
- All Will Be One
- The Ozolith
- Bloom Tender
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Thing
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite planeswalker activations
- Aggravated Assault + Bear Umbra → Infinite combat phases
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil → Infinite turns, Lock
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + Oath of Teferi → Infinite turns, Lock
- Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset + The Chain Veil → Infinite activations of most planeswalkers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Teferi, Master of Time + The Eternal Wanderer + Deepglow Skate → Infinite turns, Lock