EDH Optimizer
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 3G
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Vanille enters, mill two cards, then return a permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
At the beginning of your first main phase, if you both own and control Vanille and a creature named Fang, Fearless l'Cie, you may pay {3}{B}{G}. If you do, exile them, then meld them into Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie: 36
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Build your Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie 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 (51/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed53
- Interaction32
- Resilience61
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 5 Forest)
Fang, Fearless l'Cie · Sol Ring · Eternal Witness · Stitcher's Supplier · Arcane Signet · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Victimize · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Reanimate · Skull Prophet · Summon: Titan · Aftermath Analyst · Buried Alive · Assassin's Trophy · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Honest Rutstein · Dread Return · Grisly Salvage · Ripples of Undeath · Six · Nyx Weaver · Exdeath, Void Warlock // Neo Exdeath, Dimension's End · Timeless Witness · Animate Dead · Rise of the Witch-king · Cultivate · Town Greeter · Diamond Weapon · Hedge Shredder · Llanowar Elves · Teval's Judgment · Beast Within · Entomb · Golgari Grave-Troll · Life from the Loam · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Insidious Roots · Living Death · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Farseek · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Haywire Mite · Satyr Wayfinder · World Shaper · Icetill Explorer · Rampant Growth · Birds of Paradise · Conduit of Worlds · Culling Ritual · Golgari Thug · Nature's Lore · Reclamation Sage · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Deadbridge Chant · Fight On! · Putrefy · Wight of the Reliquary · Cauldron of Essence · Dina's Guidance · Oversold Cemetery · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Drag to the Roots · Toxic Deluge · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Llanowar Wastes · Overgrown Tomb · Bojuka Bog · Tainted Wood · Twilight Mire · Golgari Rot Farm · Undergrowth Stadium · Underground Mortuary · Deathcap Glade · Necroblossom Snarl · Wastewood Verge · Verdant Catacombs · Evolving Wilds · Dakmor Salvage · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Malady · Eden, Seat of the Sanctum · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Shifting Woodland · Kishla Village · Terramorphic Expanse · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Vernal Fen · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fang, Fearless l'Cie | 99% | +97% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 63% | +56% |
| Summon: Titan | 52% | +50% |
| Skull Prophet | 54% | +47% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 58% | +46% |
| Colossal Grave-Reaver | 48% | +45% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 50% | +43% |
| Eternal Witness | 64% | +42% |
| Buried Alive | 50% | +42% |
| Exdeath, Void Warlock | 41% | +40% |
| Victimize | 58% | +39% |
| Timeless Witness | 41% | +38% |
| Six | 44% | +38% |
| Town Greeter | 38% | +37% |
| Honest Rutstein | 45% | +37% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 44% | +36% |
| Reanimate | 55% | +36% |
| Diamond Weapon | 37% | +36% |
| Dread Return | 44% | +36% |
| Nyx Weaver | 43% | +35% |
| Grisly Salvage | 44% | +34% |
| Teval's Judgment | 35% | +34% |
| Animate Dead | 40% | +33% |
| Hedge Shredder | 35% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie 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.
- Fang, Fearless l'Cie
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Summon: Titan
- Skull Prophet
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Aftermath Analyst
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Six
- Ripples of Undeath
- Reanimate
- Teval's Judgment
- Animate Dead
- Entomb
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Icetill Explorer
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Underground Mortuary
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Peregrin Took + Experimental Confectioner → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite ETB
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie's color identity?
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie is Golgari (black and green): 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 Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 30 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie deck run?
Real Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie 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 Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fang, Fearless l'Cie, Stitcher's Supplier, Summon: Titan. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie decks.
What combos does Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie have?
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fang, Fearless l'Cie, Stitcher's Supplier, Summon: Titan 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.