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Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Legendary Creature — Centaur Druid · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Other creatures you control have haste.
Whenever one or more face-down creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Whenever a face-down creature you control dies, return it to the battlefield face down under its owner's control if it's a permanent card, then turn it face up.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods: 36
MorphAggroComboAristocratsSacrificeMidrangeRamp+1/+1 Counters
Build your Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods 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 (73/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed66
- Interaction36
- Resilience76
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Mountain, 8 Forest)
Pyrotechnic Performer · Scroll of Fate · Experiment Twelve · Whisperwood Elemental · Deathmist Raptor · Ashcloud Phoenix · Panoptic Projektor · Obscuring Aether · Trail of Mystery · Ainok Survivalist · Den Protector · Printlifter Ooze · Threats Around Every Corner · Ugin's Mastery · Hide in Plain Sight · Sol Ring · Akroma, Angel of Fury · Boltbender · Hauntwoods Shrieker · Nantuko Vigilante · Temur War Shaman · Salt Road Ambushers · Root Elemental · Arcane Signet · Hooded Hydra · Valgavoth's Onslaught · Yedora, Grave Gardener · Greenbelt Radical · Under the Skin · Curator Beastie · Flourishing Bloom-Kin · Goblin Bombardment · Showstopping Surprise · Vengeful Creeper · Nervous Gardener · Beast Whisperer · Ohran Frostfang · Ashnod's Altar · Krosan Cloudscraper · Krosan Colossus · Dream Chisel · Evolutionary Leap · Blasphemous Act · Break Down the Door · Beast Within · Chaos Warp · Dissection Tools · Nature's Lore · Ugin, the Ineffable · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Jeering Instigator · Manifest Dread · Rampant Growth · Expose the Culprit · Overgrown Zealot · Cultivate · Tunnel Tipster · Rhythm of the Wild · Three Visits · Fortune Thief · Guardian Project · Kozilek, the Broken Reality · Thelonite Hermit · Command Tower · Branch of Vitu-Ghazi · Cinder Glade · Zoetic Cavern · Rootbound Crag · Game Trail · Kessig Wolf Run · Temple of Abandon · Rockfall Vale · Mossfire Valley · Stomping Ground · Gruul Turf · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Karplusan Forest · Sheltered Thicket · Spire Garden · Exotic Orchard · Commercial District · High Market · Reliquary Tower · Thornspire Verge · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Temple of the False God · Mosswort Bridge · Fire-Lit Thicket · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Scroll of Fate | 93% | +92% |
| Pyrotechnic Performer | 93% | +92% |
| Experiment Twelve | 91% | +90% |
| Whisperwood Elemental | 89% | +88% |
| Deathmist Raptor | 88% | +87% |
| Ashcloud Phoenix | 87% | +86% |
| Panoptic Projektor | 87% | +86% |
| Trail of Mystery | 86% | +85% |
| Obscuring Aether | 86% | +85% |
| Ainok Survivalist | 85% | +84% |
| Den Protector | 85% | +84% |
| Printlifter Ooze | 84% | +83% |
| Threats Around Every Corner | 83% | +82% |
| Ugin's Mastery | 83% | +82% |
| Hide in Plain Sight | 82% | +82% |
| Boltbender | 81% | +80% |
| Akroma, Angel of Fury | 81% | +80% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 79% | +78% |
| Hauntwoods Shrieker | 79% | +77% |
| Temur War Shaman | 78% | +77% |
| Branch of Vitu-Ghazi | 76% | +76% |
| Salt Road Ambushers | 76% | +75% |
| Root Elemental | 74% | +73% |
| Hooded Hydra | 71% | +70% |
💰 The best cards for your Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods 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.
- Scroll of Fate
- Pyrotechnic Performer
- Experiment Twelve
- Whisperwood Elemental
- Deathmist Raptor
- Ashcloud Phoenix
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Goblin Bombardment
- Dream Chisel
- Ohran Frostfang
- Beast Whisperer
- Kozilek, the Broken Reality
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- The Great Henge + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- The Great Henge + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colored mana, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Phyrexian Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- The Great Henge + Goblin Bombardment → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods's color identity?
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods 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 Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods deck run?
Real Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods 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 Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods?
The three highest-synergy cards are Scroll of Fate, Pyrotechnic Performer, Experiment Twelve. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods decks.
What combos does Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods have?
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild. 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 Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods deck cost?
You can start cheap: Scroll of Fate, Pyrotechnic Performer, Experiment Twelve 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.