EDH Optimizer
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warlock · BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, each opponent may discard a card or sacrifice a permanent of their choice. Zoyowa deals 3 damage to each opponent who didn't. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Zoyowa Lava-Tongue: 36
DiscardSacrificeBurnAristocratsDescendGroup SlugGoblinsReanimator
Build your Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed70
- Interaction50
- Resilience69
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Enterprising Scallywag · Faithless Looting · Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Perforating Artist · Thrill of Possibility · Plaguecrafter · Chainer, Nightmare Adept · Mayhem Devil · Accursed Marauder · Stalactite Stalker · Victimize · Waste Not · Deadly Dispute · Reassembling Skeleton · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Mind Stone · Rakdos Signet · Squee, Goblin Nabob · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Wayfarer's Bauble · Blasphemous Act · Molten Collapse · Terminate · Oversold Cemetery · Pain Magnification · Rakdos Charm · Village Rites · Feed the Swarm · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Commander's Sphere · Mogis, God of Slaughter · Demand Answers · Chaos Warp · Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core · Unearth · Fleshbag Marauder · Painful Quandary · Talisman of Indulgence · Big Score · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Deep Goblin Skulltaker · Geth's Grimoire · Ingot Chewer · Shriekmaw · Solemn Simulacrum · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Abrade · Grab the Prize · Reanimate · Squee, the Immortal · Bitter Triumph · Corrupted Conviction · Osseous Sticktwister · Rottenmouth Viper · Troll of Khazad-dûm · Bedevil · Bloodghast · Oppression · Blood Artist · Collector's Vault · Command Tower · Evolving Wilds · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Terramorphic Expanse · Forgotten Cave · Barren Moor · Ash Barrens · Foreboding Ruins · Blood Crypt · Canyon Slough · Bojuka Bog · Myriad Landscape · Sulfurous Springs · Tainted Peak · Bloodstained Mire · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Rakdos Carnarium · Raucous Theater · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Bloodfell Caves · Hidden Necropolis · Hidden Volcano · Temple of Malice · Fabled Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zoyowa Lava-Tongue, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprising Scallywag | 59% | +57% |
| Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger | 46% | +43% |
| Brass's Tunnel-Grinder | 44% | +41% |
| Perforating Artist | 44% | +40% |
| Stalactite Stalker | 39% | +38% |
| Plaguecrafter | 42% | +38% |
| Waste Not | 38% | +36% |
| Forgotten Cave | 40% | +36% |
| Accursed Marauder | 40% | +35% |
| Chainer, Nightmare Adept | 41% | +34% |
| Evolving Wilds | 54% | +34% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 36% | +33% |
| Barren Moor | 37% | +33% |
| Rankle, Master of Pranks | 35% | +33% |
| Molten Collapse | 34% | +32% |
| Pain Magnification | 33% | +32% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 37% | +32% |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 46% | +31% |
| Oversold Cemetery | 33% | +31% |
| Braids, Arisen Nightmare | 36% | +28% |
| Ash Barrens | 35% | +28% |
| Faithless Looting | 54% | +27% |
| Matzalantli, the Great Door | 28% | +27% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 43% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 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.
- Enterprising Scallywag
- Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- Perforating Artist
- Stalactite Stalker
- Plaguecrafter
- Forgotten Cave
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Geth's Grimoire
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Rottenmouth Viper
- Liliana's Caress
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Bone Miser
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zoyowa Lava-Tongue's color identity?
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue is Rakdos (black 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 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.4 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 25 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck run?
Real Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 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 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue?
The three highest-synergy cards are Enterprising Scallywag, Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, Brass's Tunnel-Grinder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zoyowa Lava-Tongue decks.
What combos does Zoyowa Lava-Tongue have?
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 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 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck cost?
You can start cheap: Enterprising Scallywag, Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, Perforating Artist 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.