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Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech

Card: Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 2WU

Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius

Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, exile up to one other target creature you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Reference price of the card: €9.17

Average lands in decks for Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech: 38

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🎲 How the average Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech 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.

3.8average turn the commander comes down
99 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
18 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
4 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
97 %of games close out the table before turn 12
10median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (52/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (28 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 5 Island)

Arcane Signet · Dauntless Scrapbot · Kor Cartographer · Solemn Simulacrum · Aether Channeler · Angel of Indemnity · Astral Dragon · Azorius Signet · Exorcise · Fellwar Stone · Gandalf, Shadow's Foe · Grappling Kraken · H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit · Redemption Choir · Scampering Surveyor · Shepherd of the Cosmos · Skyclave Apparition · Sun Titan · Swords to Plowshares · Talisman of Progress · Wayfarer's Bauble · Amulet of Vigor · Ancient Stone Idol · Angel of the Ruins · Arni, Humble Scribe · Aura Fracture · Authority of the Consuls · Balance of Terror · Blind Obedience · Bovine Intervention · Brainstorm · Cavalier of Gales · Claws of Gix · Combat Thresher · Consuming Tide · Counterspell · Cryptic Coat · Curse of the Swine · Cyclonic Rift · Disenchant · Dreamscape Artist · Emeria Shepherd · Enduring Innocence · Enlightened Tutor · Ephara, God of the Polis · Everflowing Chalice · Everybody Lives! · Extraordinary Journey · Fabricate · Fblthp, the Lost · Fearless Fledgling · Felidar Retreat · Filter Out · Finale of Glory · Flickerwisp · Fractured Powerstone · Genku, Future Shaper · Gitaxian Probe · Glyph Elemental · Guardian of Tazeem · Hapatra, the Desert Frost · Adarkar Wastes · Azorius Chancery · Brokers Hideout · Command Tower · Escape Tunnel · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · Fabled Passage · Glacial Fortress · Hallowed Fountain · Myriad Landscape · Prairie Stream · Terramorphic Expanse · Ancient Den · Ancient Tomb · Arid Archway · Arid Mesa · Darksteel Citadel · Demolition Field · Deserted Beach · Dust Bowl · Elven Passage · Flood Plain · Flooded Strand · Floodfarm Verge · Gleaming Bastion · Guildless Commons · Hobbit Hole

🃏 Recommended cards for Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Dauntless Scrapbot 100% +99%
Kor Cartographer 100% +97%
Solemn Simulacrum 100% +77%
Redemption Choir 67% +66%
Shepherd of the Cosmos 67% +66%
Gandalf, Shadow's Foe 67% +66%
Exorcise 67% +66%
Astral Dragon 67% +66%
Scampering Surveyor 67% +66%
Grappling Kraken 67% +66%
Escape Tunnel 67% +66%
Angel of Indemnity 67% +66%
H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit 67% +65%
Brokers Hideout 67% +65%
Skyclave Apparition 67% +61%
Aether Channeler 67% +58%
Fabled Passage 67% +57%
Wayfarer's Bauble 67% +57%
Sun Titan 67% +57%
Terramorphic Expanse 67% +57%
Myriad Landscape 67% +53%
Evolving Wilds 67% +52%
Exotic Orchard 67% +39%
Fellwar Stone 67% +38%

💰 The best cards for your Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech 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.

  • Dauntless Scrapbot€0.25 · 100% inclusion
  • Kor Cartographer€0.10 · 100% inclusion
  • Solemn Simulacrum€0.18 · 100% inclusion
  • Redemption Choir€0.41 · 67% inclusion
  • Shepherd of the Cosmos€0.13 · 67% inclusion
  • Exorcise€0.19 · 67% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Claws of Gix€3.65 · 33% inclusion
  • Perilous Research€2.33 · 33% inclusion
  • Roil Elemental€6.87 · 33% inclusion
  • Cavalier of Gales€2.62 · 33% inclusion
  • Lotus Field€2.74 · 33% inclusion
  • Ephara, God of the Polis€5.85 · 33% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Gandalf, Shadow's Foe€20.33 · 67% inclusion
  • Astral Dragon€24.55 · 67% inclusion
  • Tiller Engine€19.89 · 33% inclusion
  • Starship Enterprise€18.35 · 33% inclusion
  • Amulet of Vigor€35.53 · 33% inclusion
  • Transmute Artifact€367.93 · 33% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech

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Frequently asked questions

What is Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech's color identity?

Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech is Azorius (blue and white): 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 Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 18 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C (52/100).

How many lands should a Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech deck run?

Real Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech decks run 38 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 Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech?

The three highest-synergy cards are Dauntless Scrapbot, Kor Cartographer, Solemn Simulacrum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech decks.

What combos does Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech have?

Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech has 1 known combo. The most popular one is Gogo, Master of Mimicry + Dreamscape Artist + Retreat to Coralhelm. 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 Chief Kyle, Transporter Tech deck cost?

You can start cheap: Dauntless Scrapbot, Kor Cartographer, Solemn Simulacrum 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.

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