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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Legendary Artifact Creature — Wall · 8
Color identity: Colorless
The Walls of Ba Sing Se is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Defender
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Reference price of the card: €21.36
Average lands in decks for The Walls of Ba Sing Se: 37
ArtifactsDefendersIndestructibleRampStaxToughness MattersEquipmentPillow Fort
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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 (56/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed50
- Interaction70
- Resilience72
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Forsaken Monument · All Is Dust · Thran Dynamo · Walking Bulwark · Foundry Inspector · Mystic Forge · Null Elemental Blast · Ugin, the Ineffable · Palladium Myr · Thought Vessel · Echoes of Eternity · Warping Wail · Crashing Drawbridge · Everflowing Chalice · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Swiftfoot Boots · Commander's Plate · Hedron Archive · Jhoira's Familiar · Shield-Wall Sentinel · Weathered Sentinels · Cloud Key · Mind Stone · Warmonger's Chariot · Cryptothrall · Eldritch Immunity · Geode Golem · Unwinding Clock · Solemn Simulacrum · Glaring Fleshraker · Towering Viewpoint · Lightning Greaves · Suspicious Bookcase · Darksteel Monolith · Platinum Angel · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Sculpting Steel · Worn Powerstone · Pariah's Shield · Steel Overseer · Colossus of Akros · Selective Obliteration · Silent Arbiter · Consulate Skygate · Summon: Bahamut · Basalt Monolith · Helm of the Host · Karn, Legacy Reforged · Kozilek's Command · Mind's Eye · It That Heralds the End · Blightsteel Colossus · Mithril Coat · Nevinyrral's Disk · Steel Wall · The Eternity Elevator · Eldrazi Conscription · Expedition Map · Titan's Presence · Amaranthine Wall · Urza's Mine · Urza's Tower · Urza's Power Plant · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Reliquary Tower · Buried Ruin · Temple of the False God · Urza's Workshop · War Room · Darksteel Citadel · Inventors' Fair · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Cave · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Urza's Saga · Thespian's Stage · Sanctum of Ugin · Urza's Factory · Zhalfirin Void · Command Beacon · Vesuva · The Mycosynth Gardens · Adventurer's Inn · Ancient Tomb · Guildless Commons · Scavenger Grounds · Arcane Lighthouse
🃏 Recommended cards for The Walls of Ba Sing Se
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Walls of Ba Sing Se, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Walking Bulwark | 74% | +72% |
| Shield-Wall Sentinel | 53% | +52% |
| Weathered Sentinels | 53% | +51% |
| Warmonger's Chariot | 52% | +51% |
| Towering Viewpoint | 48% | +46% |
| Suspicious Bookcase | 47% | +43% |
| Pariah's Shield | 43% | +42% |
| Crashing Drawbridge | 57% | +39% |
| Consulate Skygate | 38% | +37% |
| Colossus of Akros | 40% | +36% |
| Silent Arbiter | 39% | +35% |
| Steel Wall | 33% | +33% |
| Cryptothrall | 51% | +33% |
| Platinum Angel | 46% | +32% |
| Amaranthine Wall | 30% | +29% |
| Geode Golem | 51% | +28% |
| Mithril Coat | 33% | +26% |
| Helm of the Host | 36% | +26% |
| Crawlspace | 27% | +24% |
| Gleaming Barrier | 25% | +24% |
| Nevinyrral's Disk | 33% | +24% |
| Echo Circlet | 24% | +24% |
| Wall of Junk | 24% | +23% |
| Foundry Inspector | 72% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your The Walls of Ba Sing Se 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.
- Walking Bulwark
- Shield-Wall Sentinel
- Weathered Sentinels
- Warmonger's Chariot
- Towering Viewpoint
- Suspicious Bookcase
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Silent Arbiter
- Platinum Angel
- Helm of the Host
- Crawlspace
- Cloud Key
- Darksteel Plate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Cryptothrall
- Mithril Coat
- Karn, Legacy Reforged
- Commander's Plate
- Summon: Bahamut
- Inventors' Fair
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Walls of Ba Sing Se
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Walls of Ba Sing Se's color identity?
The Walls of Ba Sing Se is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). 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 Walls of Ba Sing Se come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Walls of Ba Sing Se deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 86 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 10 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a The Walls of Ba Sing Se deck run?
Real The Walls of Ba Sing Se 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 Walls of Ba Sing Se?
The three highest-synergy cards are Walking Bulwark, Shield-Wall Sentinel, Weathered Sentinels. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Walls of Ba Sing Se decks.
What combos does The Walls of Ba Sing Se have?
The Walls of Ba Sing Se has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Walls of Ba Sing Se deck cost?
You can start cheap: Walking Bulwark, Shield-Wall Sentinel, Weathered Sentinels 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.