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Themberchaud
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 4RRR
Color identity: Red
Themberchaud is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
When Themberchaud enters, he deals X damage to each other creature without flying and each player, where X is the number of Mountains you control.
You may exert Themberchaud as he attacks. When you do, he gains flying until end of turn. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Reference price of the card: €9.39
Average lands in decks for Themberchaud: 38
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Build your Themberchaud deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Themberchaud 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Themberchaud deck starts over 4,000 games
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: B (70/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed64
- Interaction27
- Resilience68
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (6 nonbasic, 32 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Solemn Simulacrum · Koth, Fire of Resistance · Wayfarer's Bauble · Burnished Hart · Chaos Warp · Ruby Medallion · Blasphemous Act · Hellkite Courser · Brash Taunter · Conjurer's Closet · Sword of the Animist · Twinflame Tyrant · Vandalblast · Arcane Signet · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Mana Geyser · The Fire Crystal · Big Score · Spawn of Thraxes · Dragonspeaker Shaman · There and Back Again · Fiery Emancipation · Cursed Mirror · Thrill of Possibility · Akoum Hellkite · Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus · Dragonlord's Servant · Leyline Tyrant · Stuffy Doll · Unexpected Windfall · Panharmonicon · Abrade · Faithless Looting · Goldspan Dragon · Navigation Orb · Wrathful Red Dragon · Repercussion · Sword of Hearth and Home · Walking Atlas · Dragonmaster Outcast · City on Fire · Expedition Map · Koth of the Hammer · Nesting Dragon · Terror of the Peaks · Seething Song · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Endless Atlas · Jeska's Will · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Twinflame · Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink · Canoptek Wraith · Demand Answers · Dragon's Hoard · Electroduplicate · PuPu UFO · Blade of Selves · Lightning Bolt · Anger · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · Witch's Clinic · Terrain Generator · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Themberchaud
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Themberchaud, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Koth, Fire of Resistance | 78% | +69% |
| Hellkite Courser | 67% | +65% |
| Burnished Hart | 70% | +64% |
| Wayfarer's Bauble | 72% | +58% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 79% | +58% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 61% | +57% |
| Brash Taunter | 64% | +50% |
| Sword of the Animist | 57% | +48% |
| Spawn of Thraxes | 50% | +48% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 49% | +46% |
| Twinflame Tyrant | 57% | +44% |
| There and Back Again | 48% | +44% |
| Akoum Hellkite | 45% | +44% |
| Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus | 45% | +44% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 45% | +43% |
| Navigation Orb | 43% | +42% |
| Stuffy Doll | 45% | +42% |
| Witch's Clinic | 46% | +41% |
| Walking Atlas | 41% | +40% |
| Terrain Generator | 42% | +39% |
| Wrathful Red Dragon | 42% | +39% |
| Sword of Hearth and Home | 41% | +39% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 53% | +39% |
| Leyline Tyrant | 45% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Themberchaud 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.
- Koth, Fire of Resistance
- Burnished Hart
- Wayfarer's Bauble
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Brash Taunter
- Spawn of Thraxes
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hellkite Courser
- Conjurer's Closet
- Sword of the Animist
- There and Back Again
- Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
- Stuffy Doll
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinflame Tyrant
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Terror of the Peaks
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- Throne of Eldraine
- Bonehoard Dracosaur
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Themberchaud
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Themberchaud's color identity?
Themberchaud is red: 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 Themberchaud come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Themberchaud deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 87 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Themberchaud deck run?
Real Themberchaud decks run 38 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 Themberchaud?
The three highest-synergy cards are Koth, Fire of Resistance, Hellkite Courser, Burnished Hart. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Themberchaud decks.
What combos does Themberchaud have?
Themberchaud has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. 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 Themberchaud deck cost?
You can start cheap: Koth, Fire of Resistance, Burnished Hart, Wayfarer's Bauble 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.