Terra, Herald of Hope
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- Commander
- Terra, Herald of Hope
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $151.46
- Grade
- B+
How it grades
Fundamentals 87/100. Plays like Reanimator / graveyard and Mill.
This reads as Reanimator / graveyard · Mill, built around Terra, Herald of Hope. The graveyard is a second hand: stock it fast, then cheat the biggest things in it onto the battlefield for a fraction of their cost. Self-mill and discard are card selection, not card loss. Graveyard hate is the deck's nightmare, so diversify threats and keep a fair backup plan. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (14 ramp effects (want 10+ for this curve for Reanimator / graveyard)); the first thing to tighten is land count: 35 lands. About 39 fits this curve for Reanimator / graveyard.
- A-Mana reliability
- BLand count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- A-Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BLand count35 lands. About 39 fits this curve for Reanimator / graveyard.
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
91 cards graded: A- 8, B+ 39, B 44. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Terra, Herald of Hope from B+ to A.
Soul WardenW$3.41
In place of Rejoin the Fight: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar1WW$2.90
In place of Stitch Together: its B cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (61/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (4 in deck). Fits the commander's plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers).
Harmonic Prodigy1R$6.29
In place of Tragic Arrogance: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (16 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.77
In place of Crackling Doom: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Dualcaster Mage1RR$4.21
In place of Gau, Feral Youth: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (16 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Marionette Apprentice1B$2.04
In place of Summon: Esper Valigarmanda: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (63/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (13 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (4 in deck). Works with the commander directly.
Puresteel PaladinWW$2.32
In place of Rise of the Dark Realms: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (13 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Reckless Fireweaver1R$0.43
In place of Anger: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (13 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic PilgrimWB$3.71
In place of Banon, the Returners' Leader: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Ark of Hunger2RW$0.39
In place of Fear of Missing Out: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Fuels your graveyard payoffs (14 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff. EDHREC Reanimator / graveyard staple.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 36
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Instants 7
- B
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Sorceries 9
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- B
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 3
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Lands 35
- B
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- B+
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- B
- B
- B×3
- B+
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- B×4
- B
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- B+
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- B×4
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