EDH Optimizer
Chekov and McCoy
Legendary Creature — Human Pilot Doctor · 3GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Chekov and McCoy is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on Chekov and McCoy, you may draw that many cards. Do this only once each turn.
Average lands in decks for Chekov and McCoy: 37
Build your Chekov and McCoy deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Chekov and McCoy 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Chekov and McCoy 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: C (51/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed50
- Interaction57
- Resilience84
- Closing12
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (8 nonbasic, 19 Island, 10 Forest)
Amok Time · Borg Scout Sphere · Commander's Sphere · Consider the Prime Directive · Cryogenic Stasis · Cryptic Command · Data, New Life · Disallow · Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy · Energize · Enterprise NX-01 · Genesis Device · Geordi La Forge, Innovator · H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship · Hedron Archive · Highly Illogical · Isolinear Processor · Jake Sisko, War Correspondent · Kobayashi Maru Scenario · La Forge, Perceptive Engineer · Lieutenant Commander Data · Mind Stone · Mr. Spock, Science Officer · Nyota Uhura, Communications · Reconnaissance Partition · Refute · Rok-Tahk, Budding Scientist · Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct · Seven of Nine, Unassimilated · Spock, Voice of Reason · Stonespeaker Crystal · Subcommander T'Pol · Suus Mahna Practitioner · Tea, Earl Grey, Hot · Test of Courage · Test of Priorities · V'Ger, the Intruder · Warp Speed · Alhammarret's Archive · All Good Things... · Ambulatory Reactor · Astral Cornucopia · Captain Kathryn Janeway · Cetacean Ops · Chief Miles O'Brien · Christine Chapel, Combat Medic · Class-F Shuttlecraft · Cloak and Phaser · Cloistered Telepath · Co-Option Adjutant · Cold-Blooded Crew · Command Chair · Culber and Stamets, Star-Crossed · D'Vana Tendi, Optimistic Ensign · Data, Exploring Humanity · Data, Professor of Humanities · Dominion Supervisor · Final Frontier · Frantic Search · Gift of Perfection · I'm a Doctor, Not a . . . · Jadzia Dax, Living Legacy · Breeding Pool · Command Tower · Earth, Sector 001 · Exotic Orchard · Ni'Var Science Academy · Path of Ancestry · Shore Leave Planet · Spire of Industry
🃏 Recommended cards for Chekov and McCoy
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Chekov and McCoy, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| La Forge, Perceptive Engineer | 100% | +100% |
| V'Ger, the Intruder | 100% | +100% |
| Amok Time | 100% | +100% |
| Highly Illogical | 100% | +100% |
| Consider the Prime Directive | 100% | +100% |
| Cryogenic Stasis | 100% | +100% |
| Kobayashi Maru Scenario | 100% | +100% |
| Tea, Earl Grey, Hot | 100% | +100% |
| Energize | 100% | +100% |
| Jett Reno, Problem Solver | 100% | +100% |
| Subcommander T'Pol | 100% | +100% |
| Geordi La Forge, Innovator | 100% | +100% |
| Reconnaissance Partition | 100% | +100% |
| Suus Mahna Practitioner | 100% | +100% |
| Test of Courage | 100% | +100% |
| Nyota Uhura, Communications | 100% | +100% |
| Spock, Voice of Reason | 100% | +100% |
| Isolinear Processor | 100% | +100% |
| H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship | 100% | +100% |
| Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct | 100% | +100% |
| Jake Sisko, War Correspondent | 100% | +100% |
| Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy | 100% | +100% |
| Enterprise NX-01 | 100% | +100% |
| Borg Scout Sphere | 100% | +100% |
💰 The best cards for your Chekov and McCoy 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.
- Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
- Geordi La Forge, Innovator
- Test of Courage
- Nyota Uhura, Communications
- Isolinear Processor
- H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Highly Illogical
- Consider the Prime Directive
- Kobayashi Maru Scenario
- Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- Lieutenant Commander Data
- Genesis Device
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Seven of Nine, Unassimilated
- Mr. Spock, Science Officer
- All Good Things...
- Command Chair
- Starship Enterprise
- Captain Kathryn Janeway
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Chekov and McCoy's color identity?
Chekov and McCoy is Simic (green and blue): 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 Chekov and McCoy come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Chekov and McCoy deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Chekov and McCoy deck run?
Real Chekov and McCoy 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 Chekov and McCoy?
The three highest-synergy cards are La Forge, Perceptive Engineer, V'Ger, the Intruder, Amok Time. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Chekov and McCoy decks.
What combos does Chekov and McCoy have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Chekov and McCoy. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Chekov and McCoy deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tea, Earl Grey, Hot, Geordi La Forge, Innovator, Test of Courage 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.