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Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 4B
Color identity: Black
Damocles Base, Sword of Kang is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever Damocles Base deals combat damage to a player, that player faces a villainous choice — They sacrifice a nontoken creature of their choice, or they lose 2 life and you draw two cards.
Crew 3
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Damocles Base, Sword of Kang: 36
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Build your Damocles Base, Sword of Kang deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Damocles Base, Sword of Kang 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Damocles Base, Sword of Kang 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 (68/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed55
- Interaction62
- Resilience84
- Closing72
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (15 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Jet Medallion · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Reanimate · Withering Torment · Black Market Connections · Deadly Dispute · Sceptre of Eternal Glory · Traxos, Scourge Eternal · Chronomancer · Phyrexian Arena · Psychomancer · Skorpekh Lord · Their Name Is Death · Their Number Is Legion · Ultron the Annihilator · Bitter Triumph · Canoptek Spyder · Feed the Swarm · Go for the Throat · Lightning Greaves · Mystic Forge · The Fire Nation Drill · Wayfarer's Bauble · Barbed Servitor · Bolas's Citadel · Canoptek Scarab Swarm · Cryptothrall · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Deadly Rollick · Doctor Doom · Doom Blade · Guidelight Matrix · Jocasta, Automaton Avenger · Thought Vessel · Bontu's Monument · Brotherhood Vertibird · Bubbling Muck · Charcoal Diamond · Consuming Corruption · Cranial Plating · Culling the Weak · Demonic Junker · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Invoke Despair · Marionette Apprentice · Midnight Crusader Shuttle · Mighty Servant of Leuk-o · Mind Stone · Nautiloid Ship · Noxious Gearhulk · Phyrexian Scriptures · Portal to Phyrexia · Psychosis Crawler · Skullclamp · Snuff Out · Toxic Deluge · Triarch Stalker · Worn Powerstone · Anrakyr the Traveller · Archenemy's Charm · Blood Artist · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Castle Doom · Secluded Starforge · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · War Room · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Command Tower · Mech Hangar · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Vault of Whispers
🃏 Recommended cards for Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Damocles Base, Sword of Kang, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Traxos, Scourge Eternal | 50% | +50% |
| Ultron the Annihilator | 47% | +46% |
| Sceptre of Eternal Glory | 53% | +45% |
| Castle Doom | 47% | +45% |
| Psychomancer | 47% | +45% |
| Their Number Is Legion | 47% | +45% |
| Skorpekh Lord | 47% | +44% |
| Chronomancer | 47% | +44% |
| Their Name Is Death | 47% | +44% |
| Secluded Starforge | 41% | +41% |
| The Fire Nation Drill | 41% | +40% |
| Black Market Connections | 65% | +40% |
| Canoptek Spyder | 41% | +39% |
| Withering Torment | 71% | +39% |
| Mystic Forge | 41% | +38% |
| Guidelight Matrix | 35% | +35% |
| Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought | 35% | +35% |
| Jocasta, Automaton Avenger | 35% | +35% |
| Doctor Doom | 35% | +35% |
| Barbed Servitor | 35% | +34% |
| Canoptek Scarab Swarm | 35% | +33% |
| Cryptothrall | 35% | +32% |
| Bitter Triumph | 41% | +31% |
| Reanimate | 71% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Damocles Base, Sword of Kang 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.
- Traxos, Scourge Eternal
- Castle Doom
- Psychomancer
- Their Number Is Legion
- Chronomancer
- Secluded Starforge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Skorpekh Lord
- Their Name Is Death
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- Doctor Doom
- Reanimate
- Jet Medallion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ultron the Annihilator
- Sceptre of Eternal Glory
- Black Market Connections
- Canoptek Spyder
- Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- Cryptothrall
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Psychosis Crawler + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite card draw, Near-infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's Citadel + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted + Peer into the Abyss → Target player loses the game
- Peer into the Abyss + Bloodletter of Aclazotz → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Damocles Base, Sword of Kang's color identity?
Damocles Base, Sword of Kang 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 Damocles Base, Sword of Kang come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Damocles Base, Sword of Kang deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 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 21 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Damocles Base, Sword of Kang deck run?
Real Damocles Base, Sword of Kang decks run 36 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 Damocles Base, Sword of Kang?
The three highest-synergy cards are Traxos, Scourge Eternal, Ultron the Annihilator, Sceptre of Eternal Glory. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Damocles Base, Sword of Kang decks.
What combos does Damocles Base, Sword of Kang have?
Damocles Base, Sword of Kang has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel. 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 Damocles Base, Sword of Kang deck cost?
You can start cheap: Traxos, Scourge Eternal, Castle Doom, Psychomancer 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.