EDH Optimizer
Black Widow, Super Spy
Legendary Creature — Human Spy Hero · 1B
Color identity: Black
Black Widow, Super Spy is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever Black Widow deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow. If you don't, you may cast the exiled nonland card until end of turn and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
Reference price of the card: €2.35
Average lands in decks for Black Widow, Super Spy: 35
Theft+1/+1 CountersMillReanimatorControlDiscardExileVoltron
Build your Black Widow, Super Spy deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: C (55/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed52
- Interaction61
- Resilience88
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Arcane Signet · Dauthi Voidwalker · Gonti, Night Minister · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Swiftfoot Boots · Whispersilk Cloak · Black Market Connections · Reanimate · Lightning Greaves · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Crypt Ghast · Deadly Rollick · Toxic Deluge · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Deadly Dispute · Infernal Grasp · Brotherhood Regalia · Rev, Tithe Extractor · Grim Hireling · Night's Whisper · Dream-Thief's Bandana · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Sign in Blood · Phyrexian Arena · The Darkness Crystal · Exsanguinate · The Soul Stone · Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Gwenom, Remorseless · Opposition Agent · Withering Torment · Mind Stone · Snuff Out · Defile · Imp's Mischief · Animate Dead · Brainstealer Dragon · Go for the Throat · Arvinox, the Mind Flail · Cunning Rhetoric · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Thieving Varmint · Widow's Bite · Black Widow, Deadly Hunter · Commander's Plate · Court of Locthwain · Demonic Tutor · Origin of Black Widow · Staff of Eden, Vault's Key · Fellwar Stone · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Sheoldred's Edict · Trailblazer's Boots · Fireshrieker · Praetor's Grasp · Silver Shroud Costume · Black Widow, Daring Operative · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Black Widow, Super Spy
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Black Widow, Super Spy, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gonti, Night Minister | 63% | +60% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 59% | +58% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 56% | +50% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 63% | +47% |
| Tinybones, the Pickpocket | 52% | +47% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 47% | +44% |
| Rev, Tithe Extractor | 45% | +43% |
| Brotherhood Regalia | 45% | +43% |
| Dream-Thief's Bandana | 43% | +42% |
| Grim Hireling | 44% | +40% |
| Rogue's Passage | 59% | +39% |
| Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion | 41% | +37% |
| Gwenom, Remorseless | 36% | +33% |
| Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor | 36% | +31% |
| Widow's Bite | 31% | +30% |
| Origin of Black Widow | 30% | +30% |
| Black Widow, Deadly Hunter | 30% | +30% |
| Arvinox, the Mind Flail | 31% | +29% |
| Staff of Eden, Vault's Key | 30% | +29% |
| Brainstealer Dragon | 32% | +29% |
| Black Market Connections | 53% | +28% |
| Cunning Rhetoric | 31% | +28% |
| Court of Locthwain | 30% | +28% |
| Shizo, Death's Storehouse | 39% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Black Widow, Super Spy 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.
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Black Cat, Cunning Thief
- Whispersilk Cloak
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Dream-Thief's Bandana
- Rogue's Passage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dauthi Voidwalker
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
- Brotherhood Regalia
- Gwenom, Remorseless
- Black Widow, Deadly Hunter
- Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
- Grim Hireling
- Black Market Connections
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Opposition Agent
- Commander's Plate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Black Widow, Super Spy
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Black Widow, Super Spy's color identity?
Black Widow, Super Spy 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 Black Widow, Super Spy come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Black Widow, Super Spy deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 33 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Black Widow, Super Spy deck run?
Real Black Widow, Super Spy 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 Black Widow, Super Spy?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gonti, Night Minister, Black Cat, Cunning Thief, Whispersilk Cloak. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Black Widow, Super Spy decks.
What combos does Black Widow, Super Spy have?
Black Widow, Super Spy 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 Black Widow, Super Spy deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gonti, Night Minister, Black Cat, Cunning Thief, Whispersilk Cloak 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.