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U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert
Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft · 3GG
Color identity: Green
U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever U.S.S. Discovery enters or attacks, discover 5. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 5 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Station
6+ | Flying
Reference price of the card: €5.05
Average lands in decks for U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert: 42
Build your U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play (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+ (77/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed72
- Interaction32
- Resilience76
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (11 nonbasic, 31 Forest)
Hexhaven Invigorator · Conjurer's Closet · Asceticism · Emerald Medallion · Germination Practicum · Gigantosaurus · Hulking Raptor · Llanowar Elves · Ohran Frostfang · Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation · Sol Ring · The Earth King · Unnatural Growth · Cultivate · Elder Gargaroth · Elvish Mystic · Garruk, Curse Breaker · Garruk's Uprising · Heroic Intervention · Kona, Rescue Beastie · Ouroboroid · Overlord of the Hauntwoods · Return of the Wildspeaker · Sensei's Divining Top · Silverback Elder · Strionic Resonator · Throne of Eldraine · Vorinclex // The Grand Evolution · Arcane Signet · Beorn the Fierce · Birds of Paradise · Craterhoof Behemoth · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Fanatic of Rhonas · Formidable Speaker · Fyndhorn Elves · Garruk, Primal Hunter · Genji Glove · Giant-Man, Gargantuan Genius · God-Eternal Rhonas · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Kodama's Reach · Lightning Greaves · Nissa, Who Shakes the World · Nissa, Worldwaker · Primal Surge · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel · Solemn Simulacrum · Sword of Hearth and Home · Three Visits · Wayward Swordtooth · Anticausal Vestige · Battle Mammoth · Bear Umbra · Bellowing Tanglewurm · Challenger Troll · Roiling Canopy · Boseiju, Who Endures · Dryad Arbor · Mosswort Bridge · Castle Garenbrig · Command Tower · Fabled Passage · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Prismatic Vista · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert
The highest-synergy cards in decks for U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Hexhaven Invigorator | 89% | +80% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 67% | +65% |
| Hulking Raptor | 56% | +51% |
| Gigantosaurus | 56% | +50% |
| Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth | 56% | +50% |
| Germination Practicum | 56% | +50% |
| The Earth King | 56% | +46% |
| Asceticism | 56% | +46% |
| Strionic Resonator | 44% | +43% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 44% | +43% |
| Garruk, Curse Breaker | 44% | +43% |
| Overlord of the Hauntwoods | 44% | +42% |
| Kona, Rescue Beastie | 44% | +42% |
| Throne of Eldraine | 44% | +41% |
| Vorinclex | 44% | +40% |
| Ohran Frostfang | 56% | +39% |
| Elder Gargaroth | 44% | +39% |
| Silverback Elder | 44% | +38% |
| Ouroboroid | 44% | +37% |
| Sword of Hearth and Home | 33% | +33% |
| Giant-Man, Gargantuan Genius | 33% | +33% |
| Primal Surge | 33% | +33% |
| Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought | 33% | +32% |
| Unnatural Growth | 56% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert 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.
- Hulking Raptor
- Gigantosaurus
- The Earth King
- Garruk, Curse Breaker
- Kona, Rescue Beastie
- Elder Gargaroth
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Germination Practicum
- Asceticism
- Strionic Resonator
- Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- Ohran Frostfang
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Hexhaven Invigorator
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Throne of Eldraine
- Ouroboroid
- Formidable Speaker
- Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert
- Food Chain + Eternal Scourge → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Umbral Mantle + Marwyn, the Nurturer → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Grim Monolith + Nyxbloom Ancient → Infinite colorless mana
- Umbral Mantle + Fanatic of Rhonas → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Temur Sabertooth + Nyxbloom Ancient → Infinite blinking of most creatures, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite storm count
- Umbral Mantle + Llanowar Tribe → Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Frequently asked questions
What is U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert's color identity?
U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert 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 U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 6 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert deck run?
Real U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert decks run 42 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 U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert?
The three highest-synergy cards are Hexhaven Invigorator, Conjurer's Closet, Hulking Raptor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert decks.
What combos does U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert have?
U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Food Chain + Eternal Scourge. 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 U.S.S. Discovery, at Black Alert deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hulking Raptor, Gigantosaurus, The Earth King 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.