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Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Merfolk Wizard · UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded an instant or sorcery card this way, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{2}, Sacrifice Vohar: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator: 33
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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: A (84/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed78
- Interaction100
- Resilience97
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 4 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Reanimate · Talisman of Dominance · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Dimir Signet · Frantic Search · Dark Ritual · Counterspell · Animate Dead · Victimize · Toxic Deluge · Persist · Feed the Swarm · Fellwar Stone · Dread Return · Windfall · Swan Song · Demonic Tutor · Entomb · Mystical Tutor · Mystic Remora · Negate · Vampiric Tutor · Brainstorm · Fierce Guardianship · Necromancy · Rhystic Study · Cyclonic Rift · Deadly Rollick · Muddle the Mixture · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Thassa's Oracle · Archon of Cruelty · Demonic Consultation · Force of Will · Lotus Petal · Stitch Together · Gitaxian Probe · Likeness Looter · Living Death · Obsessive Stitcher · Cabal Ritual · Massacre Wurm · Mind Stone · Arcane Denial · Dramatic Reversal · Exhume · Force of Negation · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Archfiend of Ifnir · Coiling Rebirth · Isochron Scepter · Lim-Dûl's Vault · Mox Amber · Wishclaw Talisman · Chrome Mox · Doomsday · Flusterstorm · Hullbreaker Horror · Pact of Negation · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Tainted Indulgence · Tainted Pact · Zombify · Command Tower · Watery Grave · Underground River · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Polluted Delta · Morphic Pool · Darkwater Catacombs · Choked Estuary · Exotic Orchard · Shipwreck Marsh · Undercity Sewers · Cephalid Coliseum · Dimir Aqueduct · Tainted Isle · Bojuka Bog · Otawara, Soaring City · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Temple of Deceit · Flooded Strand · Gloomlake Verge · Underground Sea · Bloodstained Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Reanimate | 62% | +37% |
| Persist | 39% | +35% |
| Animate Dead | 43% | +32% |
| Frantic Search | 50% | +31% |
| Dread Return | 37% | +31% |
| Victimize | 42% | +28% |
| Cephalid Coliseum | 32% | +26% |
| Necromancy | 29% | +25% |
| Entomb | 32% | +24% |
| Obsessive Stitcher | 25% | +23% |
| Windfall | 36% | +23% |
| Stitch Together | 26% | +22% |
| Muddle the Mixture | 27% | +22% |
| Exhume | 23% | +21% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 22% | +21% |
| Coiling Rebirth | 22% | +21% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 26% | +20% |
| Living Death | 25% | +20% |
| Gitaxian Probe | 25% | +20% |
| Dramatic Reversal | 23% | +20% |
| Demonic Consultation | 26% | +20% |
| Zombify | 21% | +19% |
| Thassa's Oracle | 27% | +19% |
| Tainted Indulgence | 21% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator 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.
- Persist
- Frantic Search
- Dread Return
- Victimize
- Cephalid Coliseum
- Obsessive Stitcher
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reanimate
- Animate Dead
- Entomb
- Windfall
- Exhume
- Archon of Cruelty
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Necromancy
- Thassa's Oracle
- Lotus Petal
- Incarnation Technique
- Mox Amber
- Tainted Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator's color identity?
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 17 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: A (84/100).
How many lands should a Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator deck run?
Real Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator decks run 33 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 Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator?
The three highest-synergy cards are Reanimate, Persist, Animate Dead. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator decks.
What combos does Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator have?
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator deck cost?
You can start cheap: Persist, Frantic Search, Dread Return 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.