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Arzakon
Legendary Planeswalker — Arzakon · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Arzakon is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
+2: Arzakon deals 3 damage to any other target.
−3: Create a Black Lotus token. (It's a {0} artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add three mana of any one color.")
−7: Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards.
Arzakon can be your commander.
Average lands in decks for Arzakon: 35
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Build your Arzakon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Arzakon 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Arzakon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Arzakon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Chain Veil | 54% | +52% |
| Oath of Teferi | 55% | +52% |
| Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God | 53% | +49% |
| Ichormoon Gauntlet | 51% | +49% |
| Commodore Guff | 44% | +42% |
| Doubling Season | 49% | +42% |
| Carth the Lion | 40% | +39% |
| Flux Channeler | 40% | +38% |
| Vraska, Betrayal's Sting | 37% | +35% |
| Evolution Sage | 37% | +35% |
| Atraxa, Praetors' Voice | 37% | +34% |
| Deepglow Skate | 36% | +34% |
| Elspeth, Storm Slayer | 34% | +32% |
| Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | 32% | +31% |
| Worzel, the Protector | 31% | +30% |
| Karn's Bastion | 33% | +29% |
| Spark Double | 32% | +29% |
| Brokers Ascendancy | 31% | +29% |
| Inexorable Tide | 30% | +29% |
| Teferi, Master of Time | 29% | +28% |
| Tamiyo, Field Researcher | 29% | +27% |
| Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion | 28% | +26% |
| Teferi, Temporal Archmage | 28% | +26% |
| Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider | 27% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Arzakon 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.
- Carth the Lion
- Flux Channeler
- Deepglow Skate
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Brokers Ascendancy
- Inexorable Tide
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Chain Veil
- Oath of Teferi
- Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
- Evolution Sage
- Karn's Bastion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Commodore Guff
- Doubling Season
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Arzakon
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arzakon's color identity?
Arzakon is black, green, red, blue and white: 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.
How many lands should a Arzakon deck run?
Real Arzakon 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 Arzakon?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Chain Veil, Oath of Teferi, Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Arzakon decks.
What combos does Arzakon have?
Arzakon has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Arzakon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Carth the Lion, Flux Channeler, Deepglow Skate 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.