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Tromell, Seymour's Butler
Legendary Creature — Elf Advisor · 2G
Color identity: Green
Tromell, Seymour's Butler is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Each other nontoken creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
{1}, {T}: Proliferate X times, where X is the number of nontoken creatures you control that entered this turn. (To proliferate, choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Reference price of the card: €0.61
Comes in the precon Counter Blitz
Average lands in decks for Tromell, Seymour's Butler: 35
+1/+1 CountersInfectProliferateAggroRampElvesComboStorm
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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)
- Consistency69
- Speed56
- Interaction35
- Resilience79
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Forest)
Llanowar Elves · Elvish Mystic · Inspiring Call · Gyre Sage · Beast Whisperer · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Hardened Scales · Topiary Lecturer · Fyndhorn Elves · Armorcraft Judge · Sol Ring · Arbor Elf · Incubation Druid · Evolution Sage · Duskshell Crawler · Evolution Witness · Ornithopter · Birds of Paradise · Marketback Walker · Mona Lisa, Science Geek · Marwyn, the Nurturer · Stonecoil Serpent · Beast Within · Maester Seymour · Branching Evolution · Heroic Intervention · Return of the Wildspeaker · Walking Ballista · The Earth Crystal · Arwen, Weaver of Hope · Emerald Medallion · Lightning Greaves · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Guardian Project · Warden of the Grove · Champion of Lambholt · Copperhorn Scout · Rishkar's Expertise · Everflowing Chalice · Stocking the Pantry · Terrasymbiosis · Cryptic Trilobite · Haywire Mite · Kodama of the West Tree · Astral Cornucopia · Hangarback Walker · Infectious Bite · Quirion Ranger · The Great Henge · Endless One · Priest of Titania · Glistener Elf · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Sphere Grid · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Garruk's Uprising · Spry and Mighty · Vivien Reid · Saryth, the Viper's Fang · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Thousand-Year Elixir · Tribute to the World Tree · Cultivate · Defiler of Vigor · Karn's Bastion · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Garenbrig · Boseiju, Who Endures · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Tromell, Seymour's Butler
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tromell, Seymour's Butler, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gyre Sage | 69% | +63% |
| Inspiring Call | 73% | +60% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 62% | +55% |
| Topiary Lecturer | 56% | +54% |
| Armorcraft Judge | 52% | +49% |
| Ornithopter | 45% | +45% |
| Hardened Scales | 58% | +44% |
| Marketback Walker | 44% | +44% |
| Duskshell Crawler | 46% | +43% |
| Mona Lisa, Science Geek | 44% | +43% |
| Incubation Druid | 48% | +43% |
| Evolution Witness | 46% | +42% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 41% | +40% |
| Maester Seymour | 40% | +39% |
| Marwyn, the Nurturer | 43% | +37% |
| Walking Ballista | 39% | +36% |
| Beast Whisperer | 65% | +35% |
| Evolution Sage | 47% | +34% |
| Arwen, Weaver of Hope | 36% | +34% |
| Karn's Bastion | 42% | +33% |
| Warden of the Grove | 35% | +31% |
| Rishkar, Peema Renegade | 36% | +30% |
| Cryptic Trilobite | 30% | +30% |
| Copperhorn Scout | 33% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Tromell, Seymour's Butler 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.
- Gyre Sage
- Inspiring Call
- Topiary Lecturer
- Armorcraft Judge
- Ornithopter
- Hardened Scales
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Marwyn, the Nurturer
- Walking Ballista
- Beast Whisperer
- Arwen, Weaver of Hope
- Branching Evolution
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Terrasymbiosis
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Guardian Project
- The Ozolith
- Triumph of the Hordes
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tromell, Seymour's Butler
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Elvish Archdruid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Marwyn, the Nurturer → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tromell, Seymour's Butler's color identity?
Tromell, Seymour's Butler is green: 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 Tromell, Seymour's Butler come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tromell, Seymour's Butler deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.7 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 17 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Tromell, Seymour's Butler deck run?
Real Tromell, Seymour's Butler 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 Tromell, Seymour's Butler?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gyre Sage, Inspiring Call, Kami of Whispered Hopes. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tromell, Seymour's Butler decks.
What combos does Tromell, Seymour's Butler have?
Tromell, Seymour's Butler has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania. 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 Tromell, Seymour's Butler deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gyre Sage, Inspiring Call, Topiary Lecturer 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.