EDH Optimizer
Ultimate Green Goblin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Villain · 1BRBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Ultimate Green Goblin is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card, then create a Treasure token.
Mayhem {2}{B/R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {2}{B/R} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Ultimate Green Goblin: 37
ReanimatorDiscardGraveyardSelf-DiscardAggroSelf-MillTreasureAristocrats
Build your Ultimate Green Goblin deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ultimate Green Goblin 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ultimate Green Goblin 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed52
- Interaction28
- Resilience61
- Closing93
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (21 nonbasic, 12 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Faithless Looting · Anger · Sol Ring · Thrill of Possibility · Chainer, Nightmare Adept · Prison Break · Demand Answers · Dread Return · Arcane Signet · Ardyn, the Usurper · Coiling Rebirth · Rakdos Joins Up · Big Game Hunter · Terminal Agony · Grab the Prize · Combustible Gearhulk · Yawgmoth's Vile Offering · Zombify · Bond of Revival · Rakdos, Patron of Chaos · Torrent of Souls · Defossilize · Restart Sequence · Live or Die · Monument to Endurance · Reanimate · Rune-Scarred Demon · Archfiend of Ifnir · Beacon of Unrest · Disciple of Bolas · Bitter Reunion · Parker Luck · Evil Reawakened · Green Goblin, Revenant · Baleful Force · Boundary Lands Ranger · Liliana, Death's Majesty · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Blasphemous Act · Demonlord Belzenlok · Chaos Warp · Doomsday Excruciator · Twilight Prophet · Cauldron's Gift · Keen Duelist · Victimize · Big Score · Harvester of Souls · Highway Robbery · Overseer of the Damned · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Abomination, World Ravager · Bloodgift Demon · Diabolic Servitude · Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass · Dark Ritual · Rescue from the Underworld · Valgavoth, Terror Eater · Witch's Mark · Burning-Rune Demon · Carnage, Crimson Chaos · Kickoff Celebrations · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Foreboding Ruins · Shadowblood Ridge · Tainted Peak · Bojuka Bog · Temple of Malice · Exotic Orchard · Blood Crypt · Bonders' Enclave · Canyon Slough · Blackcleave Cliffs · Haunted Ridge · Graven Cairns · Luxury Suite · Blazemire Verge · Rakdos Carnarium · Bloodstained Mire · Raucous Theater
🃏 Recommended cards for Ultimate Green Goblin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ultimate Green Goblin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Break | 55% | +55% |
| Anger | 64% | +51% |
| Dread Return | 53% | +48% |
| Chainer, Nightmare Adept | 56% | +48% |
| Coiling Rebirth | 49% | +47% |
| Ardyn, the Usurper | 49% | +47% |
| Rakdos Joins Up | 48% | +44% |
| Big Game Hunter | 47% | +43% |
| Terminal Agony | 47% | +43% |
| Yawgmoth's Vile Offering | 43% | +43% |
| Zombify | 43% | +42% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 60% | +41% |
| Demand Answers | 54% | +41% |
| Faithless Looting | 69% | +41% |
| Bond of Revival | 41% | +41% |
| Torrent of Souls | 40% | +40% |
| Defossilize | 39% | +39% |
| Restart Sequence | 39% | +38% |
| Live or Die | 38% | +38% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 43% | +37% |
| Beacon of Unrest | 37% | +36% |
| Parker Luck | 36% | +36% |
| Grab the Prize | 44% | +35% |
| Rune-Scarred Demon | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Ultimate Green Goblin 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.
- Prison Break
- Anger
- Dread Return
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept
- Coiling Rebirth
- Ardyn, the Usurper
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
- Vilis, Broker of Blood
- Burning-Rune Demon
- Green Goblin, Nemesis
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Olivia, Crimson Bride
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Bone Miser
- Summon: Bahamut
- It That Betrays
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ultimate Green Goblin
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ultimate Green Goblin's color identity?
Ultimate Green Goblin is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Ultimate Green Goblin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ultimate Green Goblin deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Ultimate Green Goblin deck run?
Real Ultimate Green Goblin decks run 37 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 Ultimate Green Goblin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Prison Break, Anger, Dread Return. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ultimate Green Goblin decks.
What combos does Ultimate Green Goblin have?
Ultimate Green Goblin has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Ultimate Green Goblin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Prison Break, Anger, Dread Return 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.