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Veronica, Dissident Scribe
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Rogue · 2R
Color identity: Red
Veronica, Dissident Scribe is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever Veronica attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards for the first time each turn, create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Reference price of the card: €0.23
Comes in the precon Scrappy Survivors
Average lands in decks for Veronica, Dissident Scribe: 35
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Build your Veronica, Dissident Scribe deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Veronica, Dissident Scribe 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Veronica, Dissident Scribe 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: B (71/100)
- Consistency97
- Speed64
- Interaction24
- Resilience73
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Chaos Warp · Sol Ring · Demand Answers · Big Score · Thrill of Possibility · Faithless Looting · Rose, Cutthroat Raider · Arcane Signet · Crime Novelist · Unexpected Windfall · Inti, Seneschal of the Sun · Blasphemous Act · Containment Construct · Monument to Endurance · Conspiracy Theorist · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Magmakin Artillerist · Mind Stone · Reckless Fireweaver · Surly Badgersaur · Ruby Medallion · Currency Converter · Abrade · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Party Thrasher · Junk Jet · Brallin, Skyshark Rider · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Ivora, Insatiable Heir · Vandalblast · Anger · Ingenious Artillerist · Squee, Goblin Nabob · Untimely Malfunction · Wayfarer's Bauble · Bottle-Cap Blast · Crimson Caravaneer · Marauding Mako · Cathartic Reunion · Collector's Vault · Cool but Rude · Key to the City · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Oliphaunt · Professional Face-Breaker · Cathartic Pyre · Fire Diamond · Solemn Simulacrum · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Bag of Holding · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Enterprising Scallywag · Goblin Engineer · Hazoret's Monument · Passionate Archaeologist · Seize the Spoils · Swiftfoot Boots · Electric Revelation · Mana Geyser · Pip-Boy 3000 · Gamble · Thrill-Kill Disciple · Mishra, Excavation Prodigy · Quicksmith Genius · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Forgotten Cave · Junktown · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Buried Ruin · Ash Barrens · Smoldering Crater · Desert of the Fervent · Great Furnace · Mines of Moria
🃏 Recommended cards for Veronica, Dissident Scribe
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Veronica, Dissident Scribe, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rose, Cutthroat Raider | 69% | +66% |
| Crime Novelist | 66% | +61% |
| Inti, Seneschal of the Sun | 64% | +59% |
| Containment Construct | 58% | +55% |
| Conspiracy Theorist | 54% | +52% |
| Monument to Endurance | 56% | +52% |
| Demand Answers | 74% | +52% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 55% | +51% |
| Surly Badgersaur | 50% | +48% |
| Magmakin Artillerist | 50% | +47% |
| Currency Converter | 47% | +45% |
| Brass's Tunnel-Grinder | 50% | +44% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 50% | +43% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 66% | +42% |
| Glint-Horn Buccaneer | 45% | +42% |
| Junk Jet | 43% | +42% |
| Matzalantli, the Great Door | 42% | +41% |
| Party Thrasher | 44% | +41% |
| Junktown | 42% | +41% |
| Brallin, Skyshark Rider | 42% | +40% |
| Big Score | 70% | +39% |
| Ivora, Insatiable Heir | 40% | +38% |
| Crimson Caravaneer | 38% | +37% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 39% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Veronica, Dissident Scribe 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.
- Rose, Cutthroat Raider
- Crime Novelist
- Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- Containment Construct
- Conspiracy Theorist
- Demand Answers
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Unexpected Windfall
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider
- Bottle-Cap Blast
- Cool but Rude
- Pip-Boy 3000
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Surly Badgersaur
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Goblin Welder
- Delayed Blast Fireball
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Veronica, Dissident Scribe
- 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 LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Veronica, Dissident Scribe's color identity?
Veronica, Dissident Scribe 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 Veronica, Dissident Scribe come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Veronica, Dissident Scribe deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 14 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Veronica, Dissident Scribe deck run?
Real Veronica, Dissident Scribe 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 Veronica, Dissident Scribe?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rose, Cutthroat Raider, Crime Novelist, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Veronica, Dissident Scribe decks.
What combos does Veronica, Dissident Scribe have?
Veronica, Dissident Scribe 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 Veronica, Dissident Scribe deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rose, Cutthroat Raider, Crime Novelist, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun 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.