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Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
Legendary Creature — Boar Mutant · 1B
Color identity: Black
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Partner with Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder (When this creature enters, target player may put Rocksteady into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Deathtouch
Whenever Bebop deals combat damage to a player, you may draw X cards, where X is the number of counters on Bebop. If you do, you lose X life.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Comes in the precon Turtle Power!
Average lands in decks for Bebop, Skull & Crossbones: 37
Build your Bebop, Skull & Crossbones deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bebop, Skull & Crossbones 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bebop, Skull & Crossbones 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.
Deck health of the average list: B (66/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed56
- Interaction77
- Resilience90
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (13 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Jet Medallion · Sol Ring · Undying Malice · Animate Dead · Arcane Signet · Archfiend of Despair · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Black Market Connections · Blood Artist · Bolas's Citadel · Caged Sun · Damnation · Dauthi Voidwalker · Deadly Rollick · Demonic Tutor · Dictate of Erebos · Dread Presence · Exsanguinate · Feed the Swarm · Go for the Throat · Grave Pact · Grave Titan · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Grim Haruspex · Hero's Downfall · Imp's Mischief · Infernal Grasp · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Lightning Greaves · Living Death · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Malicious Affliction · Massacre Wurm · Midnight Reaper · Mind Stone · Mithril Coat · Morbid Opportunist · Necromancy · Night's Whisper · Nirkana Revenant · No Mercy · Phyrexian Arena · Plaguecrafter · Razaketh, the Foulblooded · Reanimate · Rise of the Dark Realms · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Skullclamp · Snuff Out · Soul Shatter · Sudden Spoiling · Swiftfoot Boots · Thought Vessel · Torment of Hailfire · Toxic Deluge · Victimize · Viscera Seer · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Masterful Flourish · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Castle Locthwain · Field of Ruin · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Secret Tunnel · Strip Mine · Vesuva
🃏 Recommended cards for Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bebop, Skull & Crossbones, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Undying Malice | 100% | +90% |
| Malicious Affliction | 67% | +64% |
| Field of Ruin | 67% | +64% |
| Archfiend of Despair | 67% | +64% |
| Kokusho, the Evening Star | 67% | +62% |
| Razaketh, the Foulblooded | 67% | +62% |
| Necromancy | 67% | +61% |
| Mithril Coat | 67% | +61% |
| Yahenni, Undying Partisan | 67% | +61% |
| Hero's Downfall | 67% | +60% |
| Grave Titan | 67% | +60% |
| No Mercy | 67% | +59% |
| Sudden Spoiling | 67% | +58% |
| Midnight Reaper | 67% | +58% |
| Grim Haruspex | 67% | +58% |
| Living Death | 67% | +56% |
| Caged Sun | 67% | +56% |
| Nirkana Revenant | 67% | +56% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 67% | +56% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 67% | +55% |
| Soul Shatter | 67% | +55% |
| Dread Presence | 67% | +53% |
| Rise of the Dark Realms | 67% | +53% |
| Snuff Out | 67% | +53% |
💰 The best cards for your Bebop, Skull & Crossbones 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.
- Undying Malice
- Field of Ruin
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Hero's Downfall
- Grave Titan
- Midnight Reaper
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Malicious Affliction
- No Mercy
- Sudden Spoiling
- Living Death
- Nirkana Revenant
- Soul Shatter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Archfiend of Despair
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded
- Necromancy
- Mithril Coat
- Dictate of Erebos
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Necropotence → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite looting
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bebop, Skull & Crossbones's color identity?
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Bebop, Skull & Crossbones come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bebop, Skull & Crossbones deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Bebop, Skull & Crossbones deck run?
Real Bebop, Skull & Crossbones decks run 37 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 Bebop, Skull & Crossbones?
The three highest-synergy cards are Undying Malice, Malicious Affliction, Field of Ruin. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bebop, Skull & Crossbones decks.
What combos does Bebop, Skull & Crossbones have?
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones has 2 known combos. The most popular one is Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth. 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 Bebop, Skull & Crossbones deck cost?
You can start cheap: Undying Malice, Field of Ruin, Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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.