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Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire · 2B
Color identity: Black
Yahenni, Undying Partisan is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Yahenni.
Sacrifice another creature: Yahenni gains indestructible until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Comes in the precon Witherbloom Pestilence
Average lands in decks for Yahenni, Undying Partisan: 35
AristocratsVoltron+1/+1 CountersSacrificeVampiresAggroControlEquipment
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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: B (70/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed62
- Interaction62
- Resilience84
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Reassembling Skeleton · Blade of the Bloodchief · Feed the Swarm · Arcane Signet · Blood Artist · Morbid Opportunist · Ophiomancer · Plaguecrafter · Jet Medallion · Accursed Marauder · Dark Ritual · Fleshbag Marauder · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Bloodghast · Grave Pact · Tragic Slip · Zulaport Cutthroat · Butcher of Malakir · Phyrexian Arena · Sign in Blood · Crypt Ghast · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Dictate of Erebos · Massacre Wurm · Swiftfoot Boots · Damnation · Pitiless Plunderer · Skullclamp · Bloodsoaked Champion · Solemn Simulacrum · Village Rites · Victimize · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Defile · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Pawn of Ulamog · Bastion of Remembrance · Black Market · Sheoldred's Edict · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bitterblossom · Merciless Executioner · Night's Whisper · Grim Haruspex · Infernal Grasp · Mind Stone · Toxic Deluge · Deadly Dispute · Dreadhorde Invasion · Nether Traitor · Withering Torment · Shadowspear · Demon's Disciple · Read the Bones · Reanimate · Decree of Pain · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Black Market Connections · Charcoal Diamond · Lightning Greaves · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Whispersilk Cloak · Eternal Thirst · Rogue's Passage · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Witch's Cottage · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Yahenni, Undying Partisan
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yahenni, Undying Partisan, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 61% | +59% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 66% | +48% |
| Rogue's Passage | 63% | +44% |
| Ophiomancer | 57% | +40% |
| Tarrian's Soulcleaver | 43% | +40% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 45% | +39% |
| Bloodsoaked Champion | 39% | +36% |
| Plaguecrafter | 55% | +35% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 57% | +33% |
| Bloodghast | 46% | +33% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 48% | +32% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 42% | +31% |
| Accursed Marauder | 50% | +28% |
| Tragic Slip | 46% | +27% |
| Grave Pact | 46% | +27% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 36% | +26% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 36% | +26% |
| Blood Artist | 57% | +25% |
| Shadowspear | 29% | +25% |
| Merciless Executioner | 32% | +25% |
| Massacre Wurm | 41% | +24% |
| Yahenni's Expertise | 24% | +23% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 46% | +23% |
| Eternal Thirst | 25% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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.
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Rogue's Passage
- Ophiomancer
- Tarrian's Soulcleaver
- Butcher of Malakir
- Bloodsoaked Champion
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blade of the Bloodchief
- Massacre Wurm
- Grim Haruspex
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Skullclamp
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Dictate of Erebos
- Grave Pact
- Shadowspear
- Damnation
- Bitterblossom
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yahenni, Undying Partisan's color identity?
Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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 Yahenni, Undying Partisan come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yahenni, Undying Partisan deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 23 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Yahenni, Undying Partisan deck run?
Real Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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 Yahenni, Undying Partisan?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blade of the Bloodchief, Reassembling Skeleton, Rogue's Passage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yahenni, Undying Partisan decks.
What combos does Yahenni, Undying Partisan have?
Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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 Yahenni, Undying Partisan deck cost?
You can start cheap: Reassembling Skeleton, Rogue's Passage, Ophiomancer 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.