EDH Optimizer
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Legendary Creature — Skeleton Horror · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance, menace
Descend 8 — {4}{U}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Reference price of the card: €0.02
Average lands in decks for Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake: 36
SkeletonsReanimatorGraveyardMillSelf-MillAristocratsEquipmentVoltron
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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: B (68/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed60
- Interaction51
- Resilience77
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 2 Island, 11 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Corpses of the Lost · Reassembling Skeleton · Arcane Signet · Skeleton Crew · Persistent Specimen · Death Baron · Mortus Strider · Clattering Augur · Death-Priest of Myrkul · Paragon of Open Graves · Sanitarium Skeleton · Ozox, the Clattering King · Gutterbones · Death Tyrant · Dimir House Guard · Tenacious Dead · Underworld Sentinel · Dimir Signet · Emperor of Bones · Ghastly Death Tyrant · Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass · Champion of Stray Souls · Village Rites · Bone Shards · Case of the Stashed Skeleton · Hunted Bonebrute · Oversold Cemetery · Counterspell · Deadly Dispute · Skeletal Vampire · Blood for Bones · Forsaken Miner · Feed the Swarm · Talisman of Dominance · Eaten by Piranhas · Kathari Remnant · Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon · Bone Splinters · Gisa, the Hellraiser · Drudge Skeletons · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Victimize · Visage of Dread // Dread Osseosaur · Bone Dragon · Negate · Read the Bones · Dark Ritual · Frantic Search · Manor Skeleton · Soul Manipulation · Gutless Plunderer · Restless Dead · Vanquisher's Banner · Herald's Horn · Reflections of Littjara · Ripples of Undeath · Skullclamp · Commander's Sphere · Living Death · Mind Stone · Wail of the Forgotten · Altar of Bhaal // Bone Offering · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Path of Ancestry · Choked Estuary · Drowned Catacomb · Tainted Isle · Dimir Aqueduct · Bojuka Bog · Evolving Wilds · Temple of Deceit · Darkwater Catacombs · Fetid Pools · Watery Grave · Shipwreck Marsh · Spawning Pool · Accursed Duneyard · Dismal Backwater · Myriad Landscape · Nesting Grounds · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Terramorphic Expanse · Underground River
🃏 Recommended cards for Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Corpses of the Lost | 69% | +68% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 69% | +68% |
| Skeleton Crew | 66% | +65% |
| Persistent Specimen | 57% | +56% |
| Mortus Strider | 53% | +52% |
| Clattering Augur | 52% | +52% |
| Paragon of Open Graves | 52% | +52% |
| Death-Priest of Myrkul | 52% | +51% |
| Sanitarium Skeleton | 51% | +50% |
| Ozox, the Clattering King | 50% | +49% |
| Gutterbones | 49% | +49% |
| Dimir House Guard | 46% | +46% |
| Death Tyrant | 46% | +46% |
| Death Baron | 55% | +45% |
| Tenacious Dead | 45% | +45% |
| Underworld Sentinel | 45% | +44% |
| Emperor of Bones | 43% | +43% |
| Ghastly Death Tyrant | 42% | +42% |
| Champion of Stray Souls | 41% | +41% |
| Altar of the Wretched | 41% | +40% |
| Case of the Stashed Skeleton | 38% | +38% |
| Hunted Bonebrute | 38% | +38% |
| Skeletal Vampire | 37% | +37% |
| Bone Shards | 38% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake 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.
- Corpses of the Lost
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Skeleton Crew
- Persistent Specimen
- Mortus Strider
- Clattering Augur
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Emperor of Bones
- Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
- Gisa, the Hellraiser
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
- Gutless Plunderer
- Vanquisher's Banner
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Loki, Lord of Misrule
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar + Pawn of Ulamog → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Metallic Mimic → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Phyrexian Altar + Metallic Mimic → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake's color identity?
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake deck run?
Real Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake 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 Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake?
The three highest-synergy cards are Corpses of the Lost, Reassembling Skeleton, Skeleton Crew. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake decks.
What combos does Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake have?
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton. 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 Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake deck cost?
You can start cheap: Corpses of the Lost, Reassembling Skeleton, Skeleton Crew 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.