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Tivash, Gloom Summoner
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · 4B
Color identity: Black
Tivash, Gloom Summoner is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, you may pay X life, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn. If you do, create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Average lands in decks for Tivash, Gloom Summoner: 36
LifegainTokensSelf-DamageLifedrainDemonsComboBurnAristocrats
Build your Tivash, Gloom Summoner deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tivash, Gloom Summoner 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tivash, Gloom Summoner 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 (67/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed53
- Interaction38
- Resilience84
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (11 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Exsanguinate · Sol Ring · Disciple of Bolas · Arcane Signet · Consuming Corruption · Essence Harvest · Whip of Erebos · Crypt Ghast · Feed the Swarm · Noxious Gearhulk · Font of Agonies · Twilight Prophet · Witch of the Moors · Erebos's Intervention · Crypt Incursion · Jet Medallion · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Pristine Talisman · Sign in Blood · Tendrils of Corruption · Blood Tithe · Creeping Bloodsucker · Dread Presence · Mask of Griselbrand · Alhammarret's Archive · Vampire Nighthawk · Dark Ritual · Nighthawk Scavenger · Sanguine Bond · Veinwitch Coven · Well of Lost Dreams · Phyrexian Arena · Defiling Daemogoth · Night's Whisper · Defile · Disciple of Griselbrand · Pontiff of Blight · Sangromancer · Essence Pulse · Mind Stone · Ardyn, the Usurper · Bontu's Monument · Read the Bones · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Staff of the Death Magus · Swiftfoot Boots · Wayfarer's Bauble · Gifted Aetherborn · Gumdrop Poisoner // Tempt with Treats · Marauding Blight-Priest · Charcoal Diamond · Exquisite Blood · Withering Torment · Gollum, Obsessed Stalker · Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber · Qarsi Revenant · Silversmote Ghoul · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Ayara, First of Locthwain · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Lightning Greaves · Nightmare's Thirst · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Radiant Fountain · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Tivash, Gloom Summoner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tivash, Gloom Summoner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Disciple of Bolas | 75% | +70% |
| Essence Harvest | 67% | +66% |
| Font of Agonies | 63% | +59% |
| Twilight Prophet | 63% | +57% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 64% | +57% |
| Witch of the Moors | 61% | +57% |
| Exsanguinate | 81% | +56% |
| Erebos's Intervention | 58% | +56% |
| Crypt Incursion | 57% | +55% |
| Whip of Erebos | 66% | +55% |
| Pristine Talisman | 56% | +54% |
| Consuming Corruption | 69% | +53% |
| Blood Tithe | 54% | +52% |
| Tendrils of Corruption | 55% | +51% |
| Mask of Griselbrand | 52% | +49% |
| Creeping Bloodsucker | 53% | +48% |
| Alhammarret's Archive | 51% | +47% |
| Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose | 57% | +46% |
| Vampire Nighthawk | 51% | +46% |
| Well of Lost Dreams | 47% | +45% |
| Veinwitch Coven | 47% | +45% |
| Nighthawk Scavenger | 48% | +43% |
| Disciple of Griselbrand | 43% | +42% |
| Defiling Daemogoth | 44% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Tivash, Gloom Summoner 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.
- Disciple of Bolas
- Essence Harvest
- Font of Agonies
- Twilight Prophet
- Noxious Gearhulk
- Witch of the Moors
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Whip of Erebos
- Creeping Bloodsucker
- Alhammarret's Archive
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- Sanguine Bond
- Rite of Consumption
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Exquisite Blood
- Enduring Tenacity
- Crypt Ghast
- Stinging Study
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tivash, Gloom Summoner
- 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
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tivash, Gloom Summoner's color identity?
Tivash, Gloom Summoner 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 Tivash, Gloom Summoner come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tivash, Gloom Summoner deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Tivash, Gloom Summoner deck run?
Real Tivash, Gloom Summoner decks run 36 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 Tivash, Gloom Summoner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Disciple of Bolas, Essence Harvest, Font of Agonies. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tivash, Gloom Summoner decks.
What combos does Tivash, Gloom Summoner have?
Tivash, Gloom Summoner 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 Tivash, Gloom Summoner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Disciple of Bolas, Essence Harvest, Font of Agonies 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.