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Verix Bladewing
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Verix Bladewing is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When Verix Bladewing enters, if it was kicked, create Karox Bladewing, a legendary 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Comes in the precon Temur Roar
Average lands in decks for Verix Bladewing: 36
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Build your Verix Bladewing deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Verix Bladewing 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Verix Bladewing deck starts over 4,000 games
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 (67/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed69
- Interaction35
- Resilience60
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (4 nonbasic, 32 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Dragonstorm Globe · Spit Flame · Breaching Dragonstorm · Crucible of Fire · Dragon Tempest · Dragon's Hoard · Arcane Signet · Dragon's Fire · Dragonmaster Outcast · Glorybringer · Sarkhan's Triumph · Firespitter Whelp · Blasphemous Act · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Dragon Egg · Dragon Mage · Dragonlord's Servant · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Chaos Warp · Fire Diamond · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Rapacious Dragon · Abrade · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Mind Stone · Opportunistic Dragon · Patron of the Arts · Sarkhan the Masterless · Spawn of Thraxes · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Earthquake · Lightning Bolt · Nesting Dragon · Reckless Barbarian · Ruby Medallion · Scourge of Valkas · Wayfarer's Bauble · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Orb of Dragonkind · Sarkhan, Fireblood · Shivan Dragon · Thrill of Possibility · Thunderbreak Regent · Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant · Big Score · Chaos Dragon · Everflowing Chalice · Faithless Looting · Glittering Stockpile · Rorix Bladewing · Tormenting Voice · Dragon Cultist · Dragonkin Berserker · Goldspan Dragon · Mana Geyser · Outpost Siege · Ryusei, the Falling Star · Skyline Despot · Warstorm Surge · Breath Weapon · Cursed Mirror · Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Verix Bladewing
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Verix Bladewing, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonstorm Globe | 74% | +73% |
| Spit Flame | 67% | +65% |
| Breaching Dragonstorm | 65% | +64% |
| Crucible of Fire | 60% | +58% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 60% | +57% |
| Dragon Tempest | 60% | +57% |
| Glorybringer | 57% | +56% |
| Dragon's Fire | 57% | +55% |
| Sarkhan's Triumph | 57% | +55% |
| Dragon Egg | 53% | +53% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 57% | +53% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 53% | +51% |
| Firespitter Whelp | 54% | +51% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 53% | +50% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 53% | +50% |
| Dragon Mage | 53% | +49% |
| Rapacious Dragon | 50% | +47% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 50% | +46% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 47% | +44% |
| Opportunistic Dragon | 43% | +43% |
| Sarkhan the Masterless | 43% | +42% |
| Spawn of Thraxes | 43% | +41% |
| Patron of the Arts | 43% | +40% |
| Nesting Dragon | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Verix Bladewing 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.
- Dragonstorm Globe
- Spit Flame
- Breaching Dragonstorm
- Crucible of Fire
- Dragon's Hoard
- Dragon Tempest
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sarkhan's Triumph
- Ganax, Astral Hunter
- Scourge of Valkas
- Chaos Dragon
- Breath Weapon
- Geosurge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Verix Bladewing
- Heartless Hidetsugu + Twinflame Tyrant → Near-infinite damage, Each opponent with an even life total loses the game
- Heartless Hidetsugu + Fiendish Duo → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Flameshadow Conjuring + Worldgorger Dragon → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Ganax, Astral Hunter + Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei + Mana Echoes + Goldspan Dragon → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Verix Bladewing's color identity?
Verix Bladewing 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 Verix Bladewing come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Verix Bladewing deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Verix Bladewing deck run?
Real Verix Bladewing 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 Verix Bladewing?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dragonstorm Globe, Spit Flame, Breaching Dragonstorm. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Verix Bladewing decks.
What combos does Verix Bladewing have?
Verix Bladewing has 4 known combos. The most popular one is Heartless Hidetsugu + Twinflame Tyrant. 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 Verix Bladewing deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dragonstorm Globe, Spit Flame, Breaching Dragonstorm 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.