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Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 1BB
Color identity: Black
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It's a Skeleton in addition to its other types and has no abilities. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist: 36
ReanimatorGraveyardSelf-MillSkeletonsAristocratsMillDiscardCycling
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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: C (49/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed59
- Interaction32
- Resilience74
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (15 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Death's Shadow · Sol Ring · Disciple of Bolas · Buried Alive · Void Beckoner · Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar · Corpses of the Lost · Stitcher's Supplier · Ancient Stone Idol · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Victimize · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Soldevi Adnate · Ripples of Undeath · Twilight Diviner · Lightning Greaves · Bitter Triumph · Skeleton Crew · Rotting Regisaur · Dark Ritual · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Conjurer's Closet · Death Baron · Vile Entomber · Illuminor Szeras · Reanimate · Swiftfoot Boots · Ulamog's Dreadsire · Millikin · Patriar's Seal · Undying Malice · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Thousand-Year Elixir · Morbid Curiosity · Withering Torment · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Entomb · Altar of Dementia · Magewright's Stone · Phyrexian Soulgorger · Teval's Judgment · Umbral Collar Zealot · Artisan of Kozilek · Feign Death · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Saw in Half · Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass · Bone Shards · Toxic Deluge · Crypt Ghast · Gisa, the Hellraiser · Not Dead After All · Unmarked Grave · Colossus of Akros · Village Rites · Archenemy's Charm · Bog Witch · Mask of Griselbrand · Tortured Existence · Death-Priest of Myrkul · Canyon Crawler · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Accursed Duneyard · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Phyrexian Tower · Spymaster's Vault · Crypt of Agadeem · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Cabal Stronghold · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Death's Shadow | 85% | +84% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 76% | +71% |
| Void Beckoner | 70% | +69% |
| Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar | 68% | +66% |
| Corpses of the Lost | 64% | +63% |
| Ancient Stone Idol | 63% | +62% |
| Troll of Khazad-dûm | 63% | +60% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 64% | +58% |
| Susur Secundi, Void Altar | 65% | +58% |
| Buried Alive | 70% | +58% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 62% | +58% |
| Soldevi Adnate | 60% | +56% |
| Twilight Diviner | 58% | +54% |
| Skeleton Crew | 55% | +54% |
| Rotting Regisaur | 54% | +53% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 58% | +52% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 49% | +47% |
| Bitter Triumph | 55% | +45% |
| Ulamog's Dreadsire | 45% | +45% |
| Accursed Duneyard | 46% | +43% |
| Death Baron | 48% | +43% |
| Illuminor Szeras | 45% | +42% |
| Patriar's Seal | 44% | +41% |
| Vile Entomber | 46% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist 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.
- Death's Shadow
- Disciple of Bolas
- Void Beckoner
- Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
- Corpses of the Lost
- Ancient Stone Idol
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Susur Secundi, Void Altar
- Twilight Diviner
- Ripples of Undeath
- Conjurer's Closet
- Illuminor Szeras
- Patriar's Seal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Altar of Dementia
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Moonshadow
- It That Betrays
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist's color identity?
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 30 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist deck run?
Real Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist 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 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Death's Shadow, Disciple of Bolas, Void Beckoner. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist decks.
What combos does Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist have?
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Death's Shadow, Disciple of Bolas, Void Beckoner 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.