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Winter, Misanthropic Guide
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · 1BRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Winter, Misanthropic Guide is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ward {2}
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws two cards.
Delirium — As long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, each opponent's maximum hand size is equal to seven minus the number of those card types.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Winter, Misanthropic Guide: 35
WheelsDiscardGroup SlugMillSelf-MillGraveyardGroup HugReanimator
Build your Winter, Misanthropic Guide deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Winter, Misanthropic Guide 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Winter, Misanthropic Guide 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: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed61
- Interaction33
- Resilience70
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Waste Not · Razorkin Needlehead · Fate Unraveler · Scrawling Crawler · Faithless Looting · Ignoble Hierarch · Underworld Dreams · Drag to the Roots · Megrim · Spiteful Visions · Kederekt Parasite · Liliana's Caress · Assassin's Trophy · Dark Deal · Magus of the Wheel · Psychosis Crawler · Zurzoth, Chaos Rider · Reanimate · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Blasphemous Act · Farseek · Stormfist Crusader · Howling Mine · Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Peer Past the Veil · Haywire Mite · Six · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Geth's Grimoire · Grisly Salvage · Seizan, Perverter of Truth · Orcish Bowmasters · Osseous Sticktwister · Beast Within · Eternal Witness · Painful Quandary · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Grist, the Hunger Tide · Cultivate · Nature's Lore · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Bloodchief Ascension · Burning Inquiry · Rampant Growth · The Rollercrusher Ride · Chaos Warp · Entropic Battlecruiser · Lightning Greaves · Sangromancer · Twitching Doll · Birds of Paradise · Harrow · Demonic Counsel · Heroic Intervention · Reforge the Soul · Dark Ritual · Talisman of Resilience · Toxic Deluge · Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave · Three Visits · Thrill of Possibility · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Overgrown Tomb · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Blood Crypt · Stomping Ground · Reliquary Tower · Savage Lands · Woodland Cemetery · Bloodstained Mire · Evolving Wilds · Wooded Foothills · Bojuka Bog · Dragonskull Summit · Twisted Landscape · Vault of Whispers · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Terramorphic Expanse · Tree of Tales · Verdant Catacombs · Smoldering Marsh · Underground Mortuary · Cinder Glade · Raucous Theater · Commercial District
🃏 Recommended cards for Winter, Misanthropic Guide
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Winter, Misanthropic Guide, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Not | 63% | +61% |
| Razorkin Needlehead | 62% | +59% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 57% | +55% |
| Fate Unraveler | 57% | +55% |
| Underworld Dreams | 52% | +50% |
| Megrim | 50% | +48% |
| Drag to the Roots | 50% | +47% |
| Spiteful Visions | 49% | +46% |
| Liliana's Caress | 47% | +46% |
| Kederekt Parasite | 47% | +45% |
| Dark Deal | 45% | +43% |
| Zurzoth, Chaos Rider | 43% | +42% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 43% | +41% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 43% | +40% |
| Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted | 40% | +39% |
| Stormfist Crusader | 41% | +39% |
| Faithless Looting | 55% | +39% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 40% | +38% |
| Howling Mine | 40% | +38% |
| Peer Past the Veil | 39% | +36% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 35% | +34% |
| Seizan, Perverter of Truth | 35% | +33% |
| Osseous Sticktwister | 34% | +33% |
| Haywire Mite | 38% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Winter, Misanthropic Guide 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.
- Underworld Dreams
- Megrim
- Drag to the Roots
- Spiteful Visions
- Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
- Magus of the Wheel
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Razorkin Needlehead
- Scrawling Crawler
- Fate Unraveler
- Liliana's Caress
- Kederekt Parasite
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Underground Mortuary
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Winter, Misanthropic Guide
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Winter, Misanthropic Guide's color identity?
Winter, Misanthropic Guide is Jund (black, 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 Winter, Misanthropic Guide come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Winter, Misanthropic Guide deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.2 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 19 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Winter, Misanthropic Guide deck run?
Real Winter, Misanthropic Guide 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 Winter, Misanthropic Guide?
The three highest-synergy cards are Waste Not, Razorkin Needlehead, Scrawling Crawler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Winter, Misanthropic Guide decks.
What combos does Winter, Misanthropic Guide have?
Winter, Misanthropic Guide has 6 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 Winter, Misanthropic Guide deck cost?
You can start cheap: Underworld Dreams, Megrim, Drag to the Roots 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.