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Tourach, Dread Cantor
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 1B
Color identity: Black
Tourach, Dread Cantor is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Kicker {B}{B} (You may pay an additional {B}{B} as you cast this spell.)
Protection from white
Whenever an opponent discards a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Tourach.
When Tourach enters, if it was kicked, target opponent discards two cards at random.
Reference price of the card: €0.42
Average lands in decks for Tourach, Dread Cantor: 35
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Build your Tourach, Dread Cantor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tourach, Dread Cantor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tourach, Dread Cantor 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+ (62/100)
- Consistency29
- Speed63
- Interaction38
- Resilience70
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Swamp)
Waste Not · Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Burglar Rat · Syphon Mind · Geth's Grimoire · Megrim · Hymn to Tourach · Elderfang Disciple · Virus Beetle · Painful Quandary · Vicious Rumors · Liliana's Caress · Dark Deal · The Raven Man · Fell Specter · Bandit's Talent · Arcane Signet · Necrogoyf · Oppression · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Jet Medallion · Nezumi Informant · Feed the Swarm · Hypnotic Specter · Duress · Raiders' Wake · Mind Rake · Phyrexian Arena · Sangromancer · Delirium Skeins · Sign in Blood · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Bottomless Pit · Liliana of the Veil · Defile · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Swiftfoot Boots · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Crypt Ghast · Hopeless Nightmare · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Arterial Flow · Liliana's Specter · Go for the Throat · Hecteyes · Smallpox · Asylum Visitor · Cunning Lethemancer · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Plaguecrafter · Toxic Deluge · Infernal Grasp · Unnerve · Entropic Battlecruiser · Night's Whisper · Shrieking Affliction · Charcoal Diamond · Mindslicer · Stronghold Rats · The Haunt of Hightower · Dauthi Voidwalker · Lightning Greaves · Liliana, Waker of the Dead · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Castle Locthwain
🃏 Recommended cards for Tourach, Dread Cantor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tourach, Dread Cantor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Not | 77% | +67% |
| Hymn to Tourach | 64% | +62% |
| Megrim | 65% | +60% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 66% | +59% |
| Burglar Rat | 68% | +57% |
| Virus Beetle | 63% | +56% |
| Elderfang Disciple | 63% | +56% |
| Syphon Mind | 67% | +55% |
| Vicious Rumors | 58% | +52% |
| Liliana's Caress | 57% | +52% |
| Fell Specter | 53% | +49% |
| The Raven Man | 54% | +49% |
| Painful Quandary | 59% | +49% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 59% | +48% |
| Bandit's Talent | 52% | +47% |
| Hypnotic Specter | 48% | +46% |
| Necrogoyf | 50% | +45% |
| Oppression | 50% | +43% |
| Dark Deal | 54% | +43% |
| Nezumi Informant | 49% | +43% |
| Raiders' Wake | 45% | +42% |
| Mind Rake | 44% | +41% |
| Duress | 46% | +40% |
| Delirium Skeins | 42% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Tourach, Dread Cantor 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.
- Hymn to Tourach
- Megrim
- Burglar Rat
- Virus Beetle
- Elderfang Disciple
- Syphon Mind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Liliana's Caress
- Hypnotic Specter
- Dark Deal
- Bottomless Pit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Anvil of Bogardan
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Bone Miser
- Torment of Hailfire
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 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 Tourach, Dread Cantor's color identity?
Tourach, Dread Cantor 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 Tourach, Dread Cantor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tourach, Dread Cantor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 41 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Tourach, Dread Cantor deck run?
Real Tourach, Dread Cantor 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 Tourach, Dread Cantor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Waste Not, Hymn to Tourach, Megrim. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tourach, Dread Cantor decks.
What combos does Tourach, Dread Cantor have?
Tourach, Dread Cantor 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 Tourach, Dread Cantor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hymn to Tourach, Megrim, Burglar Rat 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.