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Rukarumel, Biologist
Price tag $1.42

Legendary CreatureHuman Wizard

Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for U Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for G
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Playstyle & Strategy

Slivers 32% Legends 5% Shapeshifters 4% Combo 3% Tokens 3% Aggro 2% Birthing Pod 2% Jegantha Companion 1% Eldrazi 1% Toolbox 1%

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Format Staple Extremely popular, see it regularly at tables.

Ranking

#690 Current Rank
#743 Last Week
#552 Last Month

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Rukarumel, Biologist.

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rukarumel, Biologist decks.

Cosmic Spider-Man Cosmic Spider-Man
+5% Synergy $4.47
Wartime Protestors Wartime Protestors
+5% Synergy $2.11
South Pole Voyager South Pole Voyager
+3% Synergy $2.10
Great Divide Guide Great Divide Guide
+2% Synergy $3.12
Impostor Syndrome Impostor Syndrome
-1% Synergy $8.35

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Rukarumel, Biologist's abilities and overall game plan.

Gemhide Sliver Gemhide Sliver
+49% Synergy $0.96
Manaweft Sliver Manaweft Sliver
+48% Synergy $3.53
Cloudshredder Sliver Cloudshredder Sliver
+46% Synergy $3.36
Maskwood Nexus Maskwood Nexus
+42% Synergy $1.90
Sliver Hivelord Sliver Hivelord
+42% Synergy $16.66
Harmonic Sliver Harmonic Sliver
+35% Synergy $1.04
Thrumming Hivepool Thrumming Hivepool
+33% Synergy $1.08
Bonescythe Sliver Bonescythe Sliver
+31% Synergy $3.42
Arcane Adaptation Arcane Adaptation
+30% Synergy $1.93
Crystalline Sliver Crystalline Sliver
+28% Synergy $1.95

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rukarumel, Biologist decks.

Diffusion Sliver Diffusion Sliver
+28% Synergy $5.85
Galerider Sliver Galerider Sliver
+28% Synergy $6.77
Syphon Sliver Syphon Sliver
+27% Synergy $8.28
Sentinel Sliver Sentinel Sliver
+27% Synergy $2.84
Venom Sliver Venom Sliver
+26% Synergy $2.22
Kindred Discovery Kindred Discovery
+20% Synergy $5.12
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+14% Synergy $3.50
Farseek Farseek
+3% Synergy $0.58
Cultivate Cultivate
+2% Synergy $0.49
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-5% Synergy $1.26

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Worldly Tutor Worldly Tutor
0% Synergy $19.94
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-1% Synergy $48.11
Teferi's Protection Teferi's Protection
-2% Synergy $47.31
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-3% Synergy $55.60
Enlightened Tutor Enlightened Tutor
-3% Synergy $31.52
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
-4% Synergy $40.01
The One Ring The One Ring
-4% Synergy $77.79
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
-5% Synergy $40.81
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
-6% Synergy $51.54
Smothering Tithe Smothering Tithe
-8% Synergy $39.36

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Rukarumel, Biologist's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

The First Sliver The First Sliver
+27% Synergy $32.72
Shifting Sliver Shifting Sliver
+26% Synergy $1.62
Sliver Legion Sliver Legion
+26% Synergy $52.69
Realmwalker Realmwalker
+22% Synergy $1.29
Hatchery Sliver Hatchery Sliver
+22% Synergy $8.92
Brood Sliver Brood Sliver
+21% Synergy $5.07
Crypt Sliver Crypt Sliver
+21% Synergy $1.56
Sliver Gravemother Sliver Gravemother
+21% Synergy $9.95
Quick Sliver Quick Sliver
+20% Synergy $1.32
Striking Sliver Striking Sliver
+19% Synergy $0.56
Sliver Overlord Sliver Overlord
+19% Synergy $50.14
Necrotic Sliver Necrotic Sliver
+18% Synergy $0.33
Spiteful Sliver Spiteful Sliver
+18% Synergy $1.99
Morophon, the Boundless Morophon, the Boundless
+17% Synergy $5.84
Synapse Sliver Synapse Sliver
+17% Synergy $4.02
Two-Headed Sliver Two-Headed Sliver
+17% Synergy $0.37
Sinew Sliver Sinew Sliver
+16% Synergy $0.48
Blur Sliver Blur Sliver
+16% Synergy $0.87
Lazotep Sliver Lazotep Sliver
+16% Synergy $9.46
Hibernation Sliver Hibernation Sliver
+15% Synergy $0.96
Winged Sliver Winged Sliver
+15% Synergy $0.82
Megantic Sliver Megantic Sliver
+15% Synergy $1.21
Lavabelly Sliver Lavabelly Sliver
+14% Synergy $0.46
Homing Sliver Homing Sliver
+14% Synergy $0.22
Mirror Entity Mirror Entity
+13% Synergy $0.60
Predatory Sliver Predatory Sliver
+13% Synergy $0.63
Heart Sliver Heart Sliver
+10% Synergy $1.18
Constricting Sliver Constricting Sliver
+10% Synergy $0.63
Might Sliver Might Sliver
+10% Synergy $0.41
Horned Sliver Horned Sliver
+10% Synergy $4.44
Sliver Queen Sliver Queen
+10% Synergy $292.32
Titan of Littjara Titan of Littjara
+10% Synergy $5.95
Root Sliver Root Sliver
+9% Synergy $8.76
Regal Sliver Regal Sliver
+9% Synergy $1.09
Firewake Sliver Firewake Sliver
+9% Synergy $0.41
Muscle Sliver Muscle Sliver
+8% Synergy $0.72
Virulent Sliver Virulent Sliver
+8% Synergy $0.35
Pulmonic Sliver Pulmonic Sliver
+8% Synergy $1.26
Opaline Sliver Opaline Sliver
+8% Synergy $2.11
Roaming Throne Roaming Throne
+7% Synergy $28.47
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Magda, Brazen Outlaw
+7% Synergy $0.96
Basal Sliver Basal Sliver
+7% Synergy $0.56
Shadow Sliver Shadow Sliver
+7% Synergy $1.12
Taunting Sliver Taunting Sliver
+6% Synergy $2.70
Clot Sliver Clot Sliver
+6% Synergy $0.38
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
+2% Synergy $2.92
Bloom Tender Bloom Tender
-1% Synergy $24.53
Ignoble Hierarch Ignoble Hierarch
-2% Synergy $2.01
Faeburrow Elder Faeburrow Elder
-4% Synergy $1.05
Birds of Paradise Birds of Paradise
-5% Synergy $11.83

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rukarumel, Biologist safe.

Kindred Summons Kindred Summons
+10% Synergy $5.51
For the Ancestors For the Ancestors
+9% Synergy $3.08
And They Shall Know No Fear And They Shall Know No Fear
+5% Synergy $10.85
Beast Within Beast Within
+3% Synergy $0.65
Generous Gift Generous Gift
+3% Synergy $0.68
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+1% Synergy $1.85
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
+1% Synergy $0.52
Eladamri's Call Eladamri's Call
0% Synergy $10.74
Crop Rotation Crop Rotation
0% Synergy $4.48
Heroic Intervention Heroic Intervention
-1% Synergy $10.15
Path to Exile Path to Exile
-2% Synergy $1.26
Negate Negate
-2% Synergy $0.26
Anguished Unmaking Anguished Unmaking
-2% Synergy $1.31
Counterspell Counterspell
-3% Synergy $1.46
Mana Drain Mana Drain
-3% Synergy $46.77
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
-4% Synergy $0.99
Deflecting Swat Deflecting Swat
-4% Synergy $50.62
Growth Spiral Growth Spiral
-4% Synergy $0.17
Assassin's Trophy Assassin's Trophy
-5% Synergy $2.72

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Rukarumel, Biologist's game plan and control the board.

Distant Melody Distant Melody
+20% Synergy $0.45
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+15% Synergy $8.65
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+9% Synergy $2.66
Raise the Palisade Raise the Palisade
+7% Synergy $9.98
Harsh Mercy Harsh Mercy
+7% Synergy $0.71
Three Visits Three Visits
+5% Synergy $6.93
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+5% Synergy $1.94
Nature's Lore Nature's Lore
+4% Synergy $2.14
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
+2% Synergy $1.79
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
+2% Synergy $1.82
Kodama's Reach Kodama's Reach
+1% Synergy $1.26
Rampant Growth Rampant Growth
+1% Synergy $0.28
Skyshroud Claim Skyshroud Claim
0% Synergy $0.72
Tempt with Discovery Tempt with Discovery
-1% Synergy $3.69
Eerie Ultimatum Eerie Ultimatum
-2% Synergy $3.80
Crux of Fate Crux of Fate
-3% Synergy $1.16

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Hivestone Hivestone
+19% Synergy $0.42
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+15% Synergy $3.18
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
+13% Synergy $0.40
Urza's Incubator Urza's Incubator
+7% Synergy $12.15
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+7% Synergy $15.66
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+6% Synergy $8.01
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+5% Synergy $5.50
Icon of Ancestry Icon of Ancestry
+5% Synergy $0.34
The Great Henge The Great Henge
-1% Synergy $63.41
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-4% Synergy $1.15
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-6% Synergy $3.57

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Rukarumel, Biologist's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Leyline of Transformation Leyline of Transformation
+26% Synergy $0.32
Reflections of Littjara Reflections of Littjara
+19% Synergy $0.71
Conspiracy Conspiracy
+10% Synergy $2.86
Descendants' Path Descendants' Path
+9% Synergy $3.44
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
+6% Synergy $11.58
Guardian Project Guardian Project
+6% Synergy $11.09
Intruder Alarm Intruder Alarm
+6% Synergy $2.86
Shared Animosity Shared Animosity
+6% Synergy $0.64
Rooftop Storm Rooftop Storm
+6% Synergy $1.08
Elven Chorus Elven Chorus
+5% Synergy $2.59
Mana Echoes Mana Echoes
+5% Synergy $36.77
Descendants' Fury Descendants' Fury
+5% Synergy $1.79
Leyline of the Guildpact Leyline of the Guildpact
+4% Synergy $4.27
Training Grounds Training Grounds
+4% Synergy $4.71
Liliana's Contract Liliana's Contract
+4% Synergy $2.32
Call the Spirit Dragons Call the Spirit Dragons
+3% Synergy $1.16
Cryptolith Rite Cryptolith Rite
+3% Synergy $5.41
Prismatic Omen Prismatic Omen
+1% Synergy $2.31
Doubling Season Doubling Season
0% Synergy $25.03
Dracogenesis Dracogenesis
-2% Synergy $5.80
Mirari's Wake Mirari's Wake
-3% Synergy $6.49
Rhythm of the Wild Rhythm of the Wild
-4% Synergy $2.78
Dragon Tempest Dragon Tempest
-4% Synergy $1.57
Mystic Remora Mystic Remora
-5% Synergy $9.60

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Three Tree City Three Tree City
+15% Synergy $16.77
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
+4% Synergy $47.44
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
+3% Synergy $7.62
Cascading Cataracts Cascading Cataracts
-2% Synergy $1.05
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-4% Synergy $1.86
Boseiju, Who Endures Boseiju, Who Endures
-4% Synergy $31.35

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+10% Synergy $4.82
Pillar of Origins Pillar of Origins
+7% Synergy $0.51
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
+2% Synergy $0.67
Chromatic Lantern Chromatic Lantern
0% Synergy $2.21
Chromatic Orrery Chromatic Orrery
0% Synergy $34.87
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
-1% Synergy $0.18
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-1% Synergy $1.06
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-2% Synergy $0.43
Timeless Lotus Timeless Lotus
-2% Synergy $13.92
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-7% Synergy $1.28

Lands

The mana base foundation for Rukarumel, Biologist decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Sliver Hive Sliver Hive
+21% Synergy $16.28
Secluded Courtyard Secluded Courtyard
+18% Synergy $0.21
The World Tree The World Tree
+17% Synergy $4.82
Unclaimed Territory Unclaimed Territory
+14% Synergy $0.24
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+13% Synergy $0.12
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+11% Synergy $24.40
Zagoth Triome Zagoth Triome
+8% Synergy $18.88
Indatha Triome Indatha Triome
+7% Synergy $16.04
Savage Lands Savage Lands
+7% Synergy $1.00
Swamp Swamp
+6% Synergy $0.06
Ketria Triome Ketria Triome
+6% Synergy $13.03
Spara's Headquarters Spara's Headquarters
+6% Synergy $11.86
Frontier Bivouac Frontier Bivouac
+6% Synergy $0.13
Seaside Citadel Seaside Citadel
+6% Synergy $0.19
Plains Plains
+5% Synergy $0.06
Jetmir's Garden Jetmir's Garden
+5% Synergy $13.81
Ziatora's Proving Ground Ziatora's Proving Ground
+5% Synergy $7.47
Jungle Shrine Jungle Shrine
+5% Synergy $0.24
Savai Triome Savai Triome
+5% Synergy $17.43
Opulent Palace Opulent Palace
+5% Synergy $0.14
Sandsteppe Citadel Sandsteppe Citadel
+5% Synergy $0.12
Forest Forest
+4% Synergy $0.05
Island Island
+4% Synergy $0.54
Mountain Mountain
+4% Synergy $0.06
Raugrin Triome Raugrin Triome
+4% Synergy $12.09
Mystic Monastery Mystic Monastery
+4% Synergy $0.93
Raffine's Tower Raffine's Tower
+4% Synergy $11.28
Breeding Pool Breeding Pool
+2% Synergy $6.55
Temple Garden Temple Garden
+2% Synergy $17.00
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
+1% Synergy $0.19
Overgrown Tomb Overgrown Tomb
+1% Synergy $11.66
Command Tower Command Tower
0% Synergy $0.26
Stomping Ground Stomping Ground
0% Synergy $5.25
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
0% Synergy $15.00
Godless Shrine Godless Shrine
0% Synergy $5.68
Steam Vents Steam Vents
0% Synergy $17.00
Blood Crypt Blood Crypt
0% Synergy $25.00
Misty Rainforest Misty Rainforest
-1% Synergy $22.54
Watery Grave Watery Grave
-1% Synergy $7.19
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
-1% Synergy $0.09
Verdant Catacombs Verdant Catacombs
-2% Synergy $19.75
Sacred Foundry Sacred Foundry
-2% Synergy $6.72
Arid Mesa Arid Mesa
-2% Synergy $22.70
Windswept Heath Windswept Heath
-3% Synergy $8.66
Wooded Foothills Wooded Foothills
-3% Synergy $11.95
Marsh Flats Marsh Flats
-3% Synergy $20.75
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
-4% Synergy $12.75
Polluted Delta Polluted Delta
-4% Synergy $13.71
Scalding Tarn Scalding Tarn
-4% Synergy $22.95
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire
-4% Synergy $11.67

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