EDH Optimizer
Vishgraz, the Doomhive
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Insect · 2WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Vishgraz, the Doomhive is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace, toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
When Vishgraz enters, create three 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature tokens with toxic 1 and "This token can't block."
Vishgraz gets +1/+1 for each poison counter your opponents have.
Reference price of the card: €0.88
Average lands in decks for Vishgraz, the Doomhive: 35
InfectPhyrexiansTokensBlinkProliferate+1/+1 CountersAggroCombo
Build your Vishgraz, the Doomhive deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vishgraz, the Doomhive 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vishgraz, the Doomhive 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency40
- Speed66
- Interaction38
- Resilience68
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 3 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Infectious Inquiry · Necrogen Rotpriest · Vraska's Fall · Skrelv's Hive · Skrelv, Defector Mite · Venerated Rotpriest · Phyresis Outbreak · Contaminant Grafter · White Sun's Twilight · Bloated Contaminator · Norn's Decree · Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa · Cankerbloom · Glistening Sphere · Infectious Bite · Swords to Plowshares · Unnatural Restoration · Blightbelly Rat · Cultivate · Phyrexian Swarmlord · Evolution Sage · Ichor Rats · Norn's Choirmaster · Bilious Skulldweller · Pestilent Syphoner · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Metastatic Evangel · Tyrranax Rex · Noxious Assault · Slaughter Singer · Venomous Brutalizer · Ephemerate · Glissa's Retriever · Plague Stinger · Crawling Chorus · Myr Convert · Drown in Ichor · Farseek · Viridian Corrupter · Expand the Sphere · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Phyrexian Arena · Plague Myr · Geth's Summons · Beast Within · Path to Exile · Skullclamp · Teleportation Circle · Phyrexian Atlas · Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold · Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon · Thirsting Roots · Necrogen Communion · Putrefy · Rampant Growth · Vat Emergence · Mortify · Nature's Lore · Cloudshift · Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines · Kodama's Reach · Mite Overseer · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Sandsteppe Citadel · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Canopy Vista · The Seedcore · Bojuka Bog · Mirrex · Overgrown Tomb · Godless Shrine · Indatha Triome · Necroblossom Snarl · Temple Garden · Shineshadow Snarl · Fortified Village · Rogue's Passage · Tainted Field · Tainted Wood · Temple of Malady · Temple of Silence · Isolated Chapel · Woodland Cemetery · Temple of Plenty · Llanowar Wastes
🃏 Recommended cards for Vishgraz, the Doomhive
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vishgraz, the Doomhive, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Inquiry | 77% | +73% |
| Necrogen Rotpriest | 72% | +68% |
| Vraska's Fall | 72% | +68% |
| Skrelv's Hive | 71% | +67% |
| Skrelv, Defector Mite | 70% | +65% |
| Venerated Rotpriest | 68% | +65% |
| Phyresis Outbreak | 67% | +63% |
| Contaminant Grafter | 66% | +62% |
| White Sun's Twilight | 64% | +60% |
| Bloated Contaminator | 63% | +60% |
| Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa | 61% | +59% |
| Norn's Decree | 62% | +59% |
| Glistening Sphere | 60% | +56% |
| Karn's Bastion | 64% | +56% |
| Infectious Bite | 59% | +56% |
| Cankerbloom | 60% | +54% |
| Phyrexian Swarmlord | 57% | +54% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 57% | +54% |
| Unnatural Restoration | 58% | +53% |
| Ichor Rats | 55% | +51% |
| Norn's Choirmaster | 54% | +51% |
| Bilious Skulldweller | 53% | +50% |
| Evolution Sage | 55% | +49% |
| Pestilent Syphoner | 49% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Vishgraz, the Doomhive 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.
- Infectious Inquiry
- Necrogen Rotpriest
- Vraska's Fall
- Skrelv's Hive
- Venerated Rotpriest
- White Sun's Twilight
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Skrelv, Defector Mite
- Contaminant Grafter
- Bloated Contaminator
- Norn's Decree
- Karn's Bastion
- Norn's Choirmaster
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Phyresis Outbreak
- Glistening Sphere
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Triumph of the Hordes
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vishgraz, the Doomhive
- 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
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Target opponent loses the game
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vishgraz, the Doomhive's color identity?
Vishgraz, the Doomhive is Abzan (black, green and white): 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 Vishgraz, the Doomhive come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vishgraz, the Doomhive deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Vishgraz, the Doomhive deck run?
Real Vishgraz, the Doomhive 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 Vishgraz, the Doomhive?
The three highest-synergy cards are Infectious Inquiry, Necrogen Rotpriest, Vraska's Fall. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vishgraz, the Doomhive decks.
What combos does Vishgraz, the Doomhive have?
Vishgraz, the Doomhive has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer. 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 Vishgraz, the Doomhive deck cost?
You can start cheap: Infectious Inquiry, Necrogen Rotpriest, Vraska's Fall 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.