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Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior // Legendary Creature — Dragon
Color identity: Black
Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
My First Friend — When Zenos yae Galvus enters, choose a creature an opponent controls. Until end of turn, creatures other than Zenos yae Galvus and the chosen creature get -2/-2.
When the chosen creature leaves the battlefield, transform Zenos yae Galvus.
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Flying
As this creature transforms into Shinryu, choose an opponent.
Burning Chains — When the chosen player loses the game, you win the game.
Reference price of the card: €0.28
Average lands in decks for Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival: 35
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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 (69/100)
- Consistency40
- Speed52
- Interaction69
- Resilience84
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Summon: Primal Odin · Defile · Swiftfoot Boots · Feed the Swarm · Vorpal Sword · The Darkness Crystal · Crypt Ghast · Phyrexian Arena · Infernal Grasp · Sign in Blood · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Massacre Wurm · Toxic Deluge · Withering Torment · Night's Whisper · Deadly Rollick · Lightning Greaves · Overkill · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Imp's Mischief · Go for the Throat · Morbid Opportunist · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Commander's Plate · Reanimate · Snuff Out · Black Market Connections · Dread Presence · Unstoppable Slasher · Exsanguinate · Tainted Strike · Mithril Coat · Tragic Slip · Zodiark, Umbral God · Consuming Corruption · Grafted Exoskeleton · Solemn Simulacrum · Blackblade Reforged · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Dark Confidant · Kaya's Ghostform · Dismember · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Mind Stone · Phyrexian Obliterator · Tree of Perdition · Lashwrithe · Sudden Spoiling · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Read the Bones · Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Demonic Tutor · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Phyresis · Bubbling Muck · Damnation · Grievous Wound · Charcoal Diamond · Shadowspear · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Command Beacon · Reliquary Tower · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Summon: Primal Odin | 71% | +68% |
| Vorpal Sword | 66% | +62% |
| Rogue's Passage | 66% | +46% |
| Maha, Its Feathers Night | 51% | +46% |
| Overkill | 52% | +46% |
| The Darkness Crystal | 65% | +44% |
| Commander's Plate | 46% | +40% |
| Massacre Wurm | 55% | +38% |
| Unstoppable Slasher | 42% | +37% |
| Tainted Strike | 39% | +36% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 67% | +36% |
| Grafted Exoskeleton | 36% | +35% |
| Infernal Grasp | 58% | +33% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 35% | +32% |
| Mithril Coat | 38% | +32% |
| Defile | 67% | +32% |
| Tree of Perdition | 32% | +30% |
| Zodiark, Umbral God | 37% | +29% |
| Snuff Out | 43% | +29% |
| Dread Presence | 42% | +29% |
| Night's Whisper | 53% | +28% |
| Phyresis | 29% | +27% |
| Lashwrithe | 31% | +27% |
| K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | 47% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 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.
- Summon: Primal Odin
- Vorpal Sword
- Rogue's Passage
- Overkill
- Tainted Strike
- Swiftfoot Boots
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Darkness Crystal
- Massacre Wurm
- Unstoppable Slasher
- Grafted Exoskeleton
- Tree of Perdition
- Snuff Out
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Commander's Plate
- Mithril Coat
- Deadly Rollick
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival's color identity?
Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 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 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival deck run?
Real Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 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 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival?
The three highest-synergy cards are Summon: Primal Odin, Vorpal Sword, Rogue's Passage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival decks.
What combos does Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival deck cost?
You can start cheap: Summon: Primal Odin, Vorpal Sword, Rogue's Passage 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.