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Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, the next time they would draw a card this turn, instead they exile the top card of their library. They may play it this turn.
Reference price of the card: €1.86
Average lands in decks for Urabrask, Heretic Praetor: 35
ExileBurnTreasureImpulse DrawSpellslingerStaxAggroCombo
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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 (69/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed63
- Interaction43
- Resilience70
- Closing87
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Chaos Warp · Blasphemous Act · Ruby Medallion · Arcane Signet · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Etali, Primal Storm · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Vandalblast · Mana Geyser · Passionate Archaeologist · Abrade · Urabrask the Hidden · Nalfeshnee · Defiler of Instinct · Runaway Steam-Kin · Delayed Blast Fireball · Seething Song · Lightning Bolt · Professional Face-Breaker · Keeper of Secrets · Jeska's Will · Mind Stone · Party Thrasher · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Charred Foyer // Warped Space · Tectonic Giant · Plargg and Nassari · Fire Diamond · Neheb, the Eternal · Reckless Impulse · Light Up the Stage · Wrenn's Resolve · Stolen Strategy · Thrill of Possibility · Valakut Exploration · Flaming Tyrannosaurus · Visions of Phyrexia · Faithless Looting · Leyline Tyrant · Chain Reaction · Tibalt's Trickery · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Urabrask's Forge · Bonehoard Dracosaur · Count on Luck · Outpost Siege · Iraxxa, Empress of Mars · Memory Worm · Solemn Simulacrum · Urabrask // The Great Work · You Find Some Prisoners · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Lightning Greaves · Red Sun's Twilight · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · The Fire Crystal · Big Score · Cursed Mirror · Kami of Celebration · Wild Magic Surge · Glittering Stockpile · Koth, Fire of Resistance · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · War Room · Spinerock Knoll · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Forgotten Cave · Arena of Glory
🃏 Recommended cards for Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Urabrask, Heretic Praetor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Laelia, the Blade Reforged | 66% | +61% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 59% | +55% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 56% | +53% |
| Nalfeshnee | 52% | +50% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 61% | +49% |
| Urabrask the Hidden | 54% | +49% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 47% | +45% |
| Defiler of Instinct | 51% | +45% |
| Delayed Blast Fireball | 50% | +44% |
| Party Thrasher | 46% | +44% |
| Charred Foyer // Warped Space | 44% | +41% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 42% | +41% |
| Tectonic Giant | 43% | +39% |
| Stolen Strategy | 36% | +34% |
| Runaway Steam-Kin | 51% | +34% |
| Visions of Phyrexia | 35% | +33% |
| Flaming Tyrannosaurus | 35% | +33% |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | 44% | +32% |
| Reckless Impulse | 40% | +32% |
| Valakut Exploration | 36% | +32% |
| Urabrask's Forge | 33% | +31% |
| Wrenn's Resolve | 38% | +31% |
| Memory Worm | 30% | +29% |
| You Find Some Prisoners | 30% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Urabrask, Heretic Praetor 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.
- Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Defiler of Instinct
- Party Thrasher
- Charred Foyer // Warped Space
- Plargg and Nassari
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Nalfeshnee
- Urabrask the Hidden
- Keeper of Secrets
- Flaming Tyrannosaurus
- Valakut Exploration
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Bonehoard Dracosaur
- Improvisation Capstone
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
- 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
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Urabrask, Heretic Praetor's color identity?
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor is red: 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 Urabrask, Heretic Praetor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Urabrask, Heretic Praetor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 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 16 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Urabrask, Heretic Praetor deck run?
Real Urabrask, Heretic Praetor 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 Urabrask, Heretic Praetor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Laelia, the Blade Reforged, Wild-Magic Sorcerer, Passionate Archaeologist. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Urabrask, Heretic Praetor decks.
What combos does Urabrask, Heretic Praetor have?
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor 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 Urabrask, Heretic Praetor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Laelia, the Blade Reforged, Etali, Primal Storm, Defiler of Instinct 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.