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Venom, Deadly Devourer
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain · 2BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Venom, Deadly Devourer is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance, menace
{3}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. When you do, put X +1/+1 counters on target Symbiote, where X is the exiled card's toughness.
Reference price of the card: €1.93
Average lands in decks for Venom, Deadly Devourer: 35
+1/+1 CountersVoltronMillGraveyardSelf-MillCyclingReanimatorAggro
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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 (71/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed60
- Interaction37
- Resilience79
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 7 Forest)
Sol Ring · Titanoth Rex · Arcane Signet · Agonasaur Rex · Buried Alive · Death's Shadow · Swiftfoot Boots · Corpsejack Menace · Void Beckoner · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Branching Evolution · Ancient Adamantoise · Brawn · Skull Prophet · Cultivate · Tree of Perdition · Assassin's Trophy · Heroic Intervention · Beast Within · Impervious Greatwurm · Entomb · Rampant Growth · Venomized Cat · Daemogoth Titan · Grisly Salvage · Terrasymbiosis · Tree of Redemption · Dark Ritual · Reanimate · The Ozolith · Unhallowed Phalanx · Generous Ent · Lord of Extinction · Nature's Lore · The Walls of Ba Sing Se · Garruk's Uprising · Nyx Weaver · Alien Symbiosis · Hardened Scales · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Birds of Paradise · Gwenom, Remorseless · The Earth Crystal · Kodama's Reach · Putrefy · Talisman of Resilience · Farseek · Grendel, Spawn of Knull · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Ripples of Undeath · Stitcher's Supplier · Agent Venom · Llanowar Elves · Toxic Deluge · Fanatic of Rhonas · Strength of Will · Altanak, the Thrice-Called · Lightning Greaves · Return of the Wildspeaker · Three Visits · Basilisk Collar · Golgari Signet · Power Fist · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Rogue's Passage · Overgrown Tomb · Llanowar Wastes · Undergrowth Stadium · Deathcap Glade · Tainted Wood · Twilight Mire · Underground Mortuary · Golgari Rot Farm · Verdant Catacombs · Wastewood Verge · Necroblossom Snarl · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Temple of Malady · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Exotic Orchard · Bojuka Bog · Vernal Fen · Reliquary Tower · Viridescent Bog · Boseiju, Who Endures · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Venom, Deadly Devourer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Venom, Deadly Devourer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Titanoth Rex | 79% | +77% |
| Agonasaur Rex | 68% | +67% |
| Death's Shadow | 66% | +65% |
| Void Beckoner | 63% | +61% |
| Buried Alive | 67% | +59% |
| Corpsejack Menace | 64% | +57% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 61% | +57% |
| Ancient Adamantoise | 57% | +56% |
| Tree of Perdition | 54% | +54% |
| Brawn | 57% | +54% |
| Branching Evolution | 59% | +53% |
| Skull Prophet | 56% | +49% |
| Impervious Greatwurm | 48% | +47% |
| Venomized Cat | 46% | +46% |
| Tree of Redemption | 44% | +43% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 65% | +42% |
| Unhallowed Phalanx | 42% | +42% |
| The Walls of Ba Sing Se | 41% | +41% |
| Entomb | 47% | +40% |
| Generous Ent | 41% | +40% |
| Daemogoth Titan | 44% | +40% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 44% | +39% |
| The Ozolith | 43% | +39% |
| Lord of Extinction | 41% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Venom, Deadly Devourer 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.
- Titanoth Rex
- Agonasaur Rex
- Death's Shadow
- Void Beckoner
- Buried Alive
- Corpsejack Menace
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ancient Adamantoise
- Tree of Perdition
- Branching Evolution
- Generous Ent
- Gwenom, Remorseless
- The Earth Crystal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se
- Entomb
- Terrasymbiosis
- The Ozolith
- Power Fist
- Fanatic of Rhonas
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Venom, Deadly Devourer
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Venom, Deadly Devourer's color identity?
Venom, Deadly Devourer 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 Venom, Deadly Devourer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Venom, Deadly Devourer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 27 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Venom, Deadly Devourer deck run?
Real Venom, Deadly Devourer 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 Venom, Deadly Devourer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Titanoth Rex, Agonasaur Rex, Death's Shadow. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Venom, Deadly Devourer decks.
What combos does Venom, Deadly Devourer have?
Venom, Deadly Devourer 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 Venom, Deadly Devourer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Titanoth Rex, Agonasaur Rex, Death's Shadow 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.