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Toshiro Umezawa
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai · 1BB
Color identity: Black
Toshiro Umezawa is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may cast target instant card from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
Reference price of the card: €2.33
Average lands in decks for Toshiro Umezawa: 35
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Build your Toshiro Umezawa deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Toshiro Umezawa 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Toshiro Umezawa 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: D (46/100)
- Consistency3
- Speed43
- Interaction82
- Resilience82
- Closing24
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Dark Ritual · Sol Ring · Tragic Slip · Defile · Jet Medallion · Crypt Ghast · Force of Despair · Malicious Affliction · Professor Onyx · Sedgemoor Witch · Infernal Grasp · Sheoldred's Edict · Snuff Out · Go for the Throat · Imp's Mischief · Arcane Signet · Soul Shatter · Vona's Hunger · Withering Torment · Blood Pact · Exsanguinate · Morbid Opportunist · Grim Return · Liliana's Triumph · Cabal Ritual · Succumb to Temptation · Thrilling Encore · Consuming Corruption · Dismember · Bubbling Muck · Torment of Hailfire · Cremate · Expedition Map · Darkness · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Phyrexian Arena · Toxic Deluge · Bitter Triumph · Séance Board · Feed the Swarm · Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring · Kaervek, the Punisher · Vampiric Tutor · Doom Blade · Dread Presence · Sign in Blood · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Sudden Spoiling · Reanimate · Entomb · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Withering Boon · Bolas's Citadel · Price of Fame · Deadly Rollick · Gravebreaker Lamia · Hostile Negotiations · Nowhere to Run · Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian · Night's Whisper · Wayfarer's Bauble · Black Market · Black Market Connections · Cut Down · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · War Room · Arcane Lighthouse · Myriad Landscape · Boseiju, Who Shelters All · Castle Locthwain · Spymaster's Vault · Detection Tower · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Thespian's Stage
🃏 Recommended cards for Toshiro Umezawa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Toshiro Umezawa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgemoor Witch | 70% | +68% |
| Malicious Affliction | 70% | +68% |
| Force of Despair | 74% | +66% |
| Professor Onyx | 70% | +64% |
| Tragic Slip | 81% | +62% |
| Grim Return | 61% | +60% |
| Blood Pact | 62% | +59% |
| Vona's Hunger | 63% | +58% |
| Succumb to Temptation | 56% | +55% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 60% | +54% |
| Thrilling Encore | 55% | +54% |
| Snuff Out | 66% | +52% |
| Soul Shatter | 63% | +51% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 66% | +51% |
| Cremate | 48% | +47% |
| Defile | 80% | +44% |
| Dismember | 53% | +43% |
| Séance Board | 44% | +42% |
| Go for the Throat | 64% | +41% |
| Arcane Lighthouse | 43% | +41% |
| Infernal Grasp | 66% | +41% |
| Primal Amulet | 41% | +40% |
| Imp's Mischief | 64% | +39% |
| Consuming Corruption | 53% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Toshiro Umezawa 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.
- Tragic Slip
- Grim Return
- Blood Pact
- Succumb to Temptation
- Liliana's Triumph
- Thrilling Encore
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Malicious Affliction
- Force of Despair
- Professor Onyx
- Vona's Hunger
- Snuff Out
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Torment of Hailfire
- Crypt Ghast
- Revel in Riches
- Vampiric Tutor
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Toshiro Umezawa
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Toshiro Umezawa's color identity?
Toshiro Umezawa 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 Toshiro Umezawa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Toshiro Umezawa deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 50 %. Deck health: D (46/100).
How many lands should a Toshiro Umezawa deck run?
Real Toshiro Umezawa 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 Toshiro Umezawa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sedgemoor Witch, Malicious Affliction, Force of Despair. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Toshiro Umezawa decks.
What combos does Toshiro Umezawa have?
Toshiro Umezawa 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 Toshiro Umezawa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tragic Slip, Grim Return, Blood Pact 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.