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Timothar, Baron of Bats
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Timothar, Baron of Bats is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ward—Discard a card.
Whenever another nontoken Vampire you control dies, you may pay {1} and exile it. If you do, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying. It gains "When this token deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it and return the exiled card to the battlefield tapped."
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Comes in the precon Blood Rites
Average lands in decks for Timothar, Baron of Bats: 35
VampiresLifegainAristocratsLifedrainSacrificeReanimatorBats+1/+1 Counters
Build your Timothar, Baron of Bats deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Timothar, Baron of Bats 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Timothar, Baron of Bats 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: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed61
- Interaction34
- Resilience66
- Closing79
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Cordial Vampire · Blood Artist · Crossway Troublemakers · Butcher of Malakir · Patron of the Vein · Sanctum Seeker · Champion of Dusk · Indulgent Aristocrat · Feed the Swarm · Malakir Bloodwitch · Olivia's Wrath · Arcane Signet · Vampire Nighthawk · Falkenrath Noble · Nirkana Revenant · Bloodline Necromancer · Captivating Vampire · Drana, Liberator of Malakir · Village Rites · Viscera Seer · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Dusk Legion Zealot · Markov Baron · Sign in Blood · Vampiric Rites · Shadow Alley Denizen · Anowon, the Ruin Sage · Bloodlord of Vaasgoth · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Charcoal Diamond · Bontu's Monument · Bloodtracker · Defile · Go for the Throat · Vampire Nocturnus · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Infernal Grasp · Urge to Feed · Vindictive Vampire · Master of Dark Rites · Swiftfoot Boots · Glass-Cast Heart · New Blood · Phyrexian Arena · Necropolis Regent · Night's Whisper · Sanguine Bond · Twilight Prophet · Deadly Dispute · Mirkwood Bats · Victimize · Blade of the Bloodchief · Read the Bones · Tragic Slip · Vraan, Executioner Thane · Black Market · Henrika Domnathi // Henrika, Infernal Seer · Herald's Horn · Mind Stone · Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord · Vampire Spawn · Bojuka Bog · Path of Ancestry · Cabal Coffers · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Voldaren Estate · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Reliquary Tower · Mortuary Mire · Phyrexian Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Timothar, Baron of Bats
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Timothar, Baron of Bats, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cordial Vampire | 78% | +77% |
| Crossway Troublemakers | 73% | +72% |
| Patron of the Vein | 65% | +65% |
| Sanctum Seeker | 65% | +64% |
| Champion of Dusk | 64% | +64% |
| Indulgent Aristocrat | 62% | +62% |
| Olivia's Wrath | 60% | +59% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 65% | +59% |
| Malakir Bloodwitch | 60% | +59% |
| Bloodline Necromancer | 51% | +51% |
| Vampire Nighthawk | 56% | +50% |
| Falkenrath Noble | 55% | +50% |
| Captivating Vampire | 51% | +50% |
| Drana, Liberator of Malakir | 51% | +48% |
| Markov Baron | 47% | +46% |
| Dusk Legion Zealot | 47% | +45% |
| Shadow Alley Denizen | 46% | +44% |
| Nirkana Revenant | 54% | +43% |
| Bloodlord of Vaasgoth | 44% | +43% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Sage | 44% | +43% |
| Blood Artist | 73% | +41% |
| Bloodtracker | 41% | +41% |
| Vampiric Rites | 47% | +41% |
| Vampire Nocturnus | 41% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Timothar, Baron of Bats 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.
- Cordial Vampire
- Crossway Troublemakers
- Patron of the Vein
- Sanctum Seeker
- Champion of Dusk
- Indulgent Aristocrat
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Malakir Bloodwitch
- Nirkana Revenant
- Vampire Nocturnus
- Master of Dark Rites
- Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Exquisite Blood
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Timothar, Baron of Bats
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Timothar, Baron of Bats's color identity?
Timothar, Baron of Bats 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 Timothar, Baron of Bats come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Timothar, Baron of Bats deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 85 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Timothar, Baron of Bats deck run?
Real Timothar, Baron of Bats 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 Timothar, Baron of Bats?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cordial Vampire, Crossway Troublemakers, Patron of the Vein. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Timothar, Baron of Bats decks.
What combos does Timothar, Baron of Bats have?
Timothar, Baron of Bats has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Timothar, Baron of Bats deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cordial Vampire, Crossway Troublemakers, Patron of the Vein 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.