How many cards to splash a color

[WWolfe]

So opinions wanted…retooling my Karador shadowborn apostle deck and with the changes I’m making, I literally will only have one green card left in the deck. Now it’s a really good card in the deck but in a deck with only one tutor, is it worth splashing a color for one card?

[fire5167]

Hmmm… only if it’s Colossal Dreadmaw

[EMaxxi]

Do you plan on casting Karador at all?
If yes, you are already running a few green sources and adding/removing 1 green card in the 99 won't make the difference, imho.

[WWolfe]

Out of the hundreds of games I’ve played with the deck, I think I’ve cast Karador maybe a handful of times at most. Mostly picked her as the commander at a point where there wasn’t many good options in those colors.

The lone green card the changes leave is Bloodbond March. It’s a good enabler but I’m not sure keeping the third color for one card is worth it. I’m leaning towards just going Orzhov and going Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim as the commander. This would open up two slots in the deck and I’m pretty sure I already know what I’d slot in.

[Morganator 2.0]

I think it's fine to keep just Bloodbond March in. It's a really good card.

You wouldn't even have to change the deck much. I'm sure you're already using some multicoloured lands that also tap for green (Command Tower), so that should be enough.

[EMaxxi]

Bloodbond March + Karador to revive all your Apostles every turn seems worth it to me.

[WWolfe]

I appreciate the feedback. I've decided to leave Bloodbond March and keep splashing green. I may also add in Assassin's Trophy to upgrade the removal package. I will probably reduce the number of Forests in the deck (I was only running four anyway) and replace one of them with Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth.