EDH Optimizer
Viconia, Drow Apostate
Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric · 2B
Color identity: Black
Viconia, Drow Apostate is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard, return a creature card at random from your graveyard to your hand.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Viconia, Drow Apostate: 34
Build your Viconia, Drow Apostate deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Viconia, Drow Apostate 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Viconia, Drow Apostate 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: C (48/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed51
- Interaction33
- Resilience69
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (3 nonbasic, 31 Swamp)
Village Rites · Charcoal Diamond · Victimize · Defile · Murder · Sol Ring · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Bastion of Remembrance · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Reassembling Skeleton · Scion of Halaster · Solemn Simulacrum · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Burnished Hart · Corpse Churn · Go for the Throat · Rise of the Dark Realms · Songs of the Damned · Soul Enervation · Susurian Voidborn · Auntie's Sentence · Dogged Pursuit · Dread Return · Fleshbag Marauder · Jet Medallion · Oversold Cemetery · Summon Undead · Undead Butler · Vat of Rebirth · Deadly Precision · Arcane Signet · Blood Artist · Burglar Rat · Dreadhound · Fang, Fearless l'Cie · Grave Pact · Hollow Marauder · Millikin · Mind Stone · Night's Whisper · Purple Pentapus · Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel · Stitcher's Supplier · The Darkness Crystal · Tormod, the Desecrator · Vat Emergence · Vermin Gorger · Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast · Archenemy's Charm · Dark Endurance · Accursed Marauder · Agate-Blade Assassin · Bontu's Monument · Crypt Rats · Demonic Tutor · Desperate Bloodseeker · Feed the Swarm · Marauding Blight-Priest · Massacre Wurm · Morbid Opportunist · Phyrexian Arena · Reckoner's Bargain · Mortuary Mire · Cabal Stronghold · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Viconia, Drow Apostate
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Viconia, Drow Apostate, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance | 50% | +49% |
| Scion of Halaster | 38% | +37% |
| Village Rites | 58% | +33% |
| Soul Enervation | 33% | +33% |
| Corpse Churn | 33% | +32% |
| Murder | 42% | +32% |
| Auntie's Sentence | 30% | +29% |
| Summon Undead | 29% | +29% |
| Dogged Pursuit | 29% | +29% |
| Susurian Voidborn | 31% | +28% |
| Songs of the Damned | 33% | +28% |
| Undead Butler | 29% | +27% |
| Burnished Hart | 33% | +26% |
| Deadly Precision | 27% | +26% |
| Vat of Rebirth | 29% | +26% |
| Purple Pentapus | 25% | +25% |
| Vermin Gorger | 25% | +25% |
| Fang, Fearless l'Cie | 25% | +24% |
| Hollow Marauder | 25% | +24% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 46% | +24% |
| Oversold Cemetery | 29% | +24% |
| Vat Emergence | 25% | +24% |
| Dreadhound | 25% | +23% |
| Dark Endurance | 23% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Viconia, Drow Apostate 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.
- Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
- Scion of Halaster
- Village Rites
- Soul Enervation
- Corpse Churn
- Murder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Tortured Existence
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Decanter of Endless Water
- Lively Dirge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Viconia, Drow Apostate
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Viconia, Drow Apostate's color identity?
Viconia, Drow Apostate is black: 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Viconia, Drow Apostate deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 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 39 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Viconia, Drow Apostate deck run?
Real Viconia, Drow Apostate decks run 34 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Scion of Halaster, Village Rites. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Viconia, Drow Apostate decks.
What combos does Viconia, Drow Apostate have?
Viconia, Drow Apostate has 4 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Scion of Halaster, Village Rites 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.