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Beetle, Legacy Criminal
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Beetle, Legacy Criminal is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{1}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Reference price of the card: €0.04
Average lands in decks for Beetle, Legacy Criminal: 42
Build your Beetle, Legacy Criminal deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Beetle, Legacy Criminal 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Beetle, Legacy Criminal deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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+ (74/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed58
- Interaction78
- Resilience73
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (8 nonbasic, 34 Island)
Counterspell · Vulture, Feathered Fiend · Arcane Denial · Buzz Bots · Goggles of Night · Sol Ring · Thrummingbird · Donatello, Gadget Master · Aerial Doombot · Aqueous Form · Blighted Agent · Commander's Sphere · Flying Drone · Graviton, Fundamental Force · Guildpact Informant · Ichorclaw Myr · Kid Loki · Leader, Super-Genius · Loki, God of Mischief · Loki, Lord of Misrule · Super-Adaptoid · Fugitive Droid · Sewer-veillance Cam · Agent of Kotis · Arcane Signet · Core Prowler · Corpse Cur · Crosstown Courier · Dreamscape Artist · Ecologist's Terrarium · Enter the Enigma · Ghostform · Goldvein Pick · Goliath Sphinx · Jhessian Thief · Myr Scrapling · Navigation Orb · Opt · Phyrexian Digester · Ravenform · Razzle-Dazzler · Sapphire Medallion · Tezzeret's Gambit · Ulamog's Crusher · Wizard Replica · Teo, Spirited Glider · Abjure · Aetherize · Amphin Pathmage · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Flight · Armory of Iroas · Bender's Waterskin · Buoyancy · Burnished Hart · Cargo Ship · Case of the Shifting Visage · Brokers Hideout · Command Beacon · Karn's Bastion · Maestros Theater · Mystic Sanctuary · Opal Palace · Seat of the Synod · Skyline Cascade
🃏 Recommended cards for Beetle, Legacy Criminal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Beetle, Legacy Criminal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vulture, Feathered Fiend | 60% | +59% |
| Goggles of Night | 50% | +49% |
| Buzz Bots | 50% | +49% |
| Thrummingbird | 50% | +45% |
| Donatello, Gadget Master | 43% | +42% |
| Super-Adaptoid | 40% | +40% |
| Flying Drone | 40% | +40% |
| Graviton, Fundamental Force | 40% | +40% |
| Leader, Super-Genius | 40% | +40% |
| Aerial Doombot | 40% | +40% |
| Ichorclaw Myr | 40% | +39% |
| Loki, Lord of Misrule | 40% | +39% |
| Kid Loki | 40% | +39% |
| Guildpact Informant | 40% | +38% |
| Blighted Agent | 40% | +38% |
| Loki, God of Mischief | 40% | +38% |
| Aqueous Form | 40% | +34% |
| Commander's Sphere | 40% | +32% |
| Fugitive Droid | 33% | +31% |
| Crosstown Courier | 30% | +30% |
| Agent of Kotis | 30% | +30% |
| Myr Scrapling | 30% | +30% |
| Ecologist's Terrarium | 30% | +30% |
| Goliath Sphinx | 30% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Beetle, Legacy Criminal 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.
- Vulture, Feathered Fiend
- Goggles of Night
- Buzz Bots
- Thrummingbird
- Donatello, Gadget Master
- Super-Adaptoid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Loki, God of Mischief
- Sword of Light and Shadow
- Grafted Exoskeleton
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Loki, Lord of Misrule
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Beetle, Legacy Criminal
- Swarm Intelligence + Narset's Reversal + Frantic Search → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce, Near-infinite storm count
- Prologue to Phyresis + Expansion Algorithm → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Beetle, Legacy Criminal's color identity?
Beetle, Legacy Criminal is blue: 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 Beetle, Legacy Criminal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Beetle, Legacy Criminal deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 24 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Beetle, Legacy Criminal deck run?
Real Beetle, Legacy Criminal decks run 42 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 Beetle, Legacy Criminal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vulture, Feathered Fiend, Goggles of Night, Buzz Bots. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Beetle, Legacy Criminal decks.
What combos does Beetle, Legacy Criminal have?
Beetle, Legacy Criminal has 2 known combos. The most popular one is Swarm Intelligence + Narset's Reversal + Frantic Search. 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 Beetle, Legacy Criminal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vulture, Feathered Fiend, Goggles of Night, Buzz Bots 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.