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Agent Frank Horrigan

Card: Agent Frank Horrigan

Legendary Creature — Mutant Warrior · 5BG

Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari

Agent Frank Horrigan is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Trample
Agent Frank Horrigan has indestructible as long as it attacked this turn.
Whenever Agent Frank Horrigan enters or attacks, proliferate twice. (To proliferate, choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Reference price of the card: €7.27

Comes in the precon Mutant Menace

Average lands in decks for Agent Frank Horrigan: 35

Infect+1/+1 CountersProliferatePlaneswalkers-1/-1 CountersAggroRampPhyrexians

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🎲 How the average Agent Frank Horrigan deck starts over 4,000 games

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.

6.1average turn the commander comes down
82 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
14 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
25 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn
9 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: B (71/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 8 Forest)

Sol Ring · Atomize · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Evolution Sage · Rampant Growth · Unnatural Restoration · Swiftfoot Boots · Cankerbloom · Drown in Ichor · Kodama's Reach · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Corpsejack Menace · Farseek · Scheming Aspirant · Everflowing Chalice · Heroic Intervention · Lightning Greaves · Bloated Contaminator · Nature's Lore · Hardened Scales · Infectious Inquiry · Infectious Bite · Putrefy · Assassin's Trophy · Contagion Clasp · Vraska's Fall · Winding Constrictor · Thirsting Roots · Alpha Deathclaw · Blightbelly Rat · Branching Evolution · Venerated Rotpriest · Cathedral Acolyte · Contaminant Grafter · Ichor Rats · Power Fist · Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Forgotten Ancient · Beast Within · Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma · Three Visits · Contagion Engine · Inspiring Call · Talisman of Resilience · Dark Ritual · Llanowar Elves · Rampaging Yao Guai · Golgari Signet · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Phyresis Outbreak · Plague Stinger · Smell Fear · Whisper of the Dross · Birds of Paradise · Casualties of War · Phyrexian Arena · Snakeskin Veil · Glistening Sphere · Innkeeper's Talent · Phyrexian Swarmlord · Tainted Strike · Astral Cornucopia · Bilious Skulldweller · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Karn's Bastion · Tainted Wood · Rogue's Passage · Overgrown Tomb · Temple of Malady · Undergrowth Stadium · Llanowar Wastes · Deathcap Glade · Golgari Rot Farm · Viridescent Bog · Bojuka Bog · Necroblossom Snarl · Twilight Mire · Exotic Orchard · Nesting Grounds · Reliquary Tower · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Evolving Wilds · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Verdant Catacombs

🃏 Recommended cards for Agent Frank Horrigan

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Agent Frank Horrigan, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Atomize 72% +67%
Evolution Sage 67% +59%
Karn's Bastion 62% +55%
Unnatural Restoration 54% +51%
Drown in Ichor 50% +48%
Scheming Aspirant 46% +45%
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting 47% +44%
Everflowing Chalice 45% +44%
Bloated Contaminator 43% +41%
Infectious Inquiry 42% +41%
Cankerbloom 51% +40%
Corpsejack Menace 46% +39%
Infectious Bite 41% +38%
Contagion Clasp 40% +38%
Vraska's Fall 39% +37%
Thirsting Roots 37% +35%
Cathedral Acolyte 35% +35%
Alpha Deathclaw 36% +35%
Blightbelly Rat 36% +35%
Venerated Rotpriest 36% +35%
Contaminant Grafter 35% +34%
Ichor Rats 35% +34%
Hardened Scales 42% +33%
Power Fist 35% +33%

💰 The best cards for your Agent Frank Horrigan 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.

  • Karn's Bastion€1.89 · 62% inclusion
  • Unnatural Restoration€0.51 · 54% inclusion
  • Drown in Ichor€0.68 · 50% inclusion
  • Scheming Aspirant€0.10 · 46% inclusion
  • Vraska, Betrayal's Sting€1.59 · 47% inclusion
  • Everflowing Chalice€0.21 · 45% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Evolution Sage€2.18 · 67% inclusion
  • Bloated Contaminator€2.21 · 43% inclusion
  • Alpha Deathclaw€2.16 · 36% inclusion
  • Venerated Rotpriest€2.11 · 36% inclusion
  • Contaminant Grafter€9.12 · 35% inclusion
  • Power Fist€9.48 · 35% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Atomize€12.25 · 72% inclusion
  • Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider€38.68 · 35% inclusion
  • Contagion Engine€10.36 · 31% inclusion
  • Phyresis Outbreak€10.28 · 29% inclusion
  • Glistening Sphere€10.76 · 25% inclusion
  • Sword of Truth and Justice€21.42 · 17% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Agent Frank Horrigan

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Frequently asked questions

What is Agent Frank Horrigan's color identity?

Agent Frank Horrigan is Golgari (black and green): 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 Agent Frank Horrigan come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Agent Frank Horrigan deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: B (71/100).

How many lands should a Agent Frank Horrigan deck run?

Real Agent Frank Horrigan 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 Agent Frank Horrigan?

The three highest-synergy cards are Atomize, Evolution Sage, Karn's Bastion. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Agent Frank Horrigan decks.

What combos does Agent Frank Horrigan have?

Agent Frank Horrigan 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 Agent Frank Horrigan deck cost?

You can start cheap: Karn's Bastion, Unnatural Restoration, Drown in Ichor 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.

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