EDH Optimizer
Vraska, the Cutting Glare
Legendary Creature — Gorgon Assassin · BBG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Vraska, the Cutting Glare is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
When Vraska enters, if you control six or more lands, destroy target permanent an opponent controls. They create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Vraska, the Cutting Glare: 34
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🛠️ Build a deck for Vraska, the Cutting Glare 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vraska, the Cutting Glare 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 (67/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed54
- Interaction40
- Resilience79
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Cultivate · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Three Visits · Arcane Signet · Farseek · Nature's Lore · Reanimate · Assassin's Trophy · Eternal Witness · Victimize · Rampant Growth · Conjurer's Closet · Culling Ritual · Kodama's Reach · Toxic Deluge · Deadly Rollick · Vraska, Golgari Queen · Cauldron of Essence · Heroic Intervention · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Vraska, the Silencer · Blood Artist · Chthonian Nightmare · Ferocity of the Hunt · Garruk's Uprising · Morbid Opportunist · Ramunap Excavator · Crop Rotation · Deathrite Shaman · Reclamation Sage · Saw in Half · Wood Elves · Dark Ritual · Elemental Bond · Lumra, Bellow of the Woods · Not Dead After All · Sylvan Library · Undying Malice · Abrupt Decay · Animate Dead · Deadly Dispute · Feign Death · Guardian Project · Harrow · Hexhaven Invigorator · Llanowar Elves · Ob Nixilis, the Fallen · Simulacrum Shaper · Supernatural Stamina · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Accursed Marauder · Beast Within · Dauthi Voidwalker · Putrefy · Scute Swarm · Sword of Hearth and Home · Unearth · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Cloudstone Curio · Collector Ouphe · Demonic Tutor · Fake Your Own Death · Icetill Explorer · Kaya's Ghostform · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Undergrowth Stadium · Overgrown Tomb · Deathcap Glade · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Vernal Fen · Llanowar Wastes · Verdant Catacombs · Fabled Passage · Twilight Mire · Wastewood Verge · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Underground Mortuary · Boseiju, Who Endures · Tainted Wood · Temple of Malady · Myriad Landscape · Exotic Orchard · Golgari Rot Farm · Cabal Coffers · Evolving Wilds · Necroblossom Snarl
🃏 Recommended cards for Vraska, the Cutting Glare
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vraska, the Cutting Glare, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Conjurer's Closet | 38% | +37% |
| Three Visits | 50% | +32% |
| Farseek | 48% | +30% |
| Vraska, the Silencer | 31% | +28% |
| Chthonian Nightmare | 29% | +27% |
| Vraska, Golgari Queen | 33% | +27% |
| Ferocity of the Hunt | 29% | +27% |
| Reanimate | 47% | +27% |
| Elemental Bond | 26% | +25% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 53% | +25% |
| Ramunap Excavator | 29% | +25% |
| Victimize | 43% | +24% |
| Lumra, Bellow of the Woods | 26% | +24% |
| Eternal Witness | 45% | +24% |
| Hexhaven Invigorator | 24% | +23% |
| Not Dead After All | 26% | +23% |
| Undying Malice | 26% | +23% |
| Sword of Hearth and Home | 22% | +22% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 24% | +22% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 29% | +22% |
| Ob Nixilis, the Fallen | 24% | +22% |
| Simulacrum Shaper | 24% | +22% |
| Malakir Rebirth | 31% | +21% |
| Feign Death | 24% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Vraska, the Cutting Glare 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.
- Farseek
- Vraska, the Silencer
- Chthonian Nightmare
- Ferocity of the Hunt
- Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Victimize
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Three Visits
- Vraska, Golgari Queen
- Reanimate
- Elemental Bond
- Ramunap Excavator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
- Hexhaven Invigorator
- Deadly Rollick
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Guardian Project
- Sylvan Library
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vraska, the Cutting Glare
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vraska, the Cutting Glare's color identity?
Vraska, the Cutting Glare is Golgari (black and green): 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 Vraska, the Cutting Glare come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vraska, the Cutting Glare deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Vraska, the Cutting Glare deck run?
Real Vraska, the Cutting Glare 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 Vraska, the Cutting Glare?
The three highest-synergy cards are Conjurer's Closet, Three Visits, Farseek. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vraska, the Cutting Glare decks.
What combos does Vraska, the Cutting Glare have?
Vraska, the Cutting Glare has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Vraska, the Cutting Glare deck cost?
You can start cheap: Farseek, Vraska, the Silencer, Chthonian Nightmare 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.