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Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
Legendary Creature — Dragon Barbarian · 3RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Enrage — Whenever Vrondiss is dealt damage, you may create a 5/4 red and green Dragon Spirit creature token with "When this token deals damage, sacrifice it."
Whenever you roll one or more dice, you may have Vrondiss deal 1 damage to itself.
Reference price of the card: €0.80
Average lands in decks for Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients: 36
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Build your Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients 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: B+ (80/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed74
- Interaction59
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 8 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Garruk's Uprising · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Chaos Dragon · Component Pouch · Dragon's Hoard · Dragonborn Champion · Scourge of Valkas · Beast Within · Barbarian Class · Rampant Growth · Warstorm Surge · Atarka, World Render · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · Delina, Wild Mage · Goblin Anarchomancer · Maddening Hex · Dragonmaster Outcast · Outpost Siege · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Dragon Tempest · Savage Ventmaw · Berserker's Frenzy · Dragonlord's Servant · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Sword of Hours · Bag of Tricks · Klauth's Will · Rile · Shamanic Revelation · Vexing Puzzlebox · Colossal Majesty · Terror of the Peaks · Wild Endeavor · Anger · Heroic Intervention · Wrathful Red Dragon · Wyll's Reversal · Elemental Bond · Gruul Signet · Thrakkus the Butcher · Return to Nature · Ancient Bronze Dragon · Spit Flame · Chain Reaction · Anara, Wolvid Familiar · Blasphemous Act · Darksteel Plate · Kindred Summons · Kodama's Reach · Thunderbreak Regent · Nature's Lore · Skyline Despot · Mithril Coat · Wyll, Blade of Frontiers · Hoarding Ogre · Ancient Copper Dragon · Explore · Gratuitous Violence · Chaos Warp · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Game Trail · Mosswort Bridge · Desert · Path of Ancestry · Mossfire Valley · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Gruul Turf · Rootbound Crag · Exotic Orchard · Underdark Rift · Rockfall Vale · Stomping Ground · Crucible of the Spirit Dragon · Spire Garden · Karplusan Forest · Kessig Wolf Run · Temple of Abandon · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Thornspire Verge · Tyrite Sanctum · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Chaos Dragon | 72% | +71% |
| Component Pouch | 70% | +69% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 67% | +64% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 66% | +63% |
| Barbarian Class | 64% | +63% |
| Dragonborn Champion | 67% | +62% |
| Desert | 58% | +58% |
| Atarka, World Render | 60% | +56% |
| Maddening Hex | 54% | +53% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 56% | +53% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 57% | +53% |
| Warstorm Surge | 64% | +51% |
| Delina, Wild Mage | 55% | +51% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 53% | +49% |
| Outpost Siege | 53% | +49% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 88% | +49% |
| Berserker's Frenzy | 49% | +48% |
| Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient | 52% | +48% |
| Sword of Hours | 48% | +47% |
| Vexing Puzzlebox | 47% | +47% |
| Dragon Tempest | 50% | +46% |
| Rile | 47% | +46% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 48% | +46% |
| Bag of Tricks | 47% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients 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.
- Dragon's Hoard
- Barbarian Class
- Desert
- Atarka, World Render
- Haven of the Spirit Dragon
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chaos Dragon
- Component Pouch
- Scourge of Valkas
- Dragonborn Champion
- Maddening Hex
- Delina, Wild Mage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
- Terror of the Peaks
- Ancient Bronze Dragon
- Mithril Coat
- Ancient Copper Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor → Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite green mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients's color identity?
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients is Gruul (green and red): 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 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B+ (80/100).
How many lands should a Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients deck run?
Real Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients decks run 36 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 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients?
The three highest-synergy cards are Chaos Dragon, Component Pouch, Dragon's Hoard. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients decks.
What combos does Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients have?
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault. 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 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dragon's Hoard, Barbarian Class, Desert 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.