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Blim, Comedic Genius
Legendary Creature — Imp · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Blim, Comedic Genius is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Blim deals combat damage to a player, that player gains control of target permanent you control. Then each player loses life and discards cards equal to the number of permanents they control but don't own.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Average lands in decks for Blim, Comedic Genius: 35
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Build your Blim, Comedic Genius deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Blim, Comedic Genius 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Blim, Comedic Genius 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+ (75/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed68
- Interaction47
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 8 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Harmless Offering · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Demonic Pact · Demonic Lore · Bazaar Trader · Xantcha, Sleeper Agent · Fateful Handoff · Humble Defector · Archfiend of the Dross · Steel Golem · Captive Audience · Immortal Coil · Greed's Gambit · Plague Reaver · Rakdos Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · Abyssal Persecutor · Aggressive Mining · Chaos Warp · Rakdos Charm · Sleeper Agent · Pendant of Prosperity · Rust Elemental · Akroan Horse · Whispersilk Cloak · Terminate · Forbidden Crypt · Lightning Greaves · Nefarious Lich · Demonic Taskmaster · Ebon Drake · Midnight Oil · Bedevil · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Grid Monitor · Talisman of Indulgence · Blasphemous Act · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Hithlain Rope · Waste Not · Wretched Anurid · Goldnight Castigator · Khârn the Betrayer · Curse of Opulence · Silent Arbiter · Lich's Mastery · Disrupt Decorum · Geth's Grimoire · Bucknard's Everfull Purse · Colfenor's Plans · Wishclaw Talisman · Priest of the Blood Rite · Blood Funnel · Chef's Kiss · Treacherous Blessing · Custody Battle · Sign in Blood · Bolt Bend · Fellwar Stone · Goblin Cadets · Kardur, Doomscourge · Master of the Feast · Command Tower · Rogue's Passage · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Bojuka Bog · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Rakdos Carnarium · Blood Crypt · Temple of Malice · Luxury Suite · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Shadowblood Ridge · Graven Cairns · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Bloodstained Mire · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Blazemire Verge · Evolving Wilds · Myriad Landscape · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for Blim, Comedic Genius
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Blim, Comedic Genius, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Harmless Offering | 88% | +85% |
| Demonic Pact | 83% | +82% |
| Demonic Lore | 82% | +80% |
| Bazaar Trader | 80% | +79% |
| Fateful Handoff | 75% | +74% |
| Xantcha, Sleeper Agent | 79% | +74% |
| Humble Defector | 75% | +72% |
| Archfiend of the Dross | 70% | +69% |
| Steel Golem | 69% | +68% |
| Immortal Coil | 67% | +66% |
| Greed's Gambit | 66% | +65% |
| Captive Audience | 68% | +65% |
| Plague Reaver | 66% | +65% |
| Abyssal Persecutor | 63% | +62% |
| Aggressive Mining | 63% | +62% |
| Sleeper Agent | 62% | +60% |
| Pendant of Prosperity | 58% | +57% |
| Rust Elemental | 58% | +57% |
| Akroan Horse | 57% | +56% |
| Forbidden Crypt | 55% | +55% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 57% | +52% |
| Nefarious Lich | 53% | +52% |
| Demonic Taskmaster | 52% | +51% |
| Midnight Oil | 51% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Blim, Comedic Genius 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.
- Harmless Offering
- Demonic Pact
- Demonic Lore
- Fateful Handoff
- Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
- Humble Defector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bazaar Trader
- Captive Audience
- Grid Monitor
- Khârn the Betrayer
- Waste Not
- Silent Arbiter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Blim, Comedic Genius
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Peer into the Abyss + Underworld Dreams → Target opponent loses the game
- Razorkin Needlehead + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Stuffy Doll + Pariah's Shield → Draw the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Blim, Comedic Genius's color identity?
Blim, Comedic Genius is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Blim, Comedic Genius come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Blim, Comedic Genius deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Blim, Comedic Genius deck run?
Real Blim, Comedic Genius 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 Blim, Comedic Genius?
The three highest-synergy cards are Harmless Offering, Demonic Pact, Demonic Lore. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Blim, Comedic Genius decks.
What combos does Blim, Comedic Genius have?
Blim, Comedic Genius 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 Blim, Comedic Genius deck cost?
You can start cheap: Harmless Offering, Demonic Pact, Demonic Lore 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.