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Deadpool, Trading Card

Card: Deadpool, Trading Card

Legendary Creature — Mutant Mercenary Hero · 2BR

Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos

Deadpool, Trading Card is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature's.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.

Reference price of the card: €15.80

Average lands in decks for Deadpool, Trading Card: 35

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🎲 How the average Deadpool, Trading Card 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.

3.9average turn the commander comes down
99 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
33 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
20 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn
25 %of games assemble a combo

Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Mountain)

Sol Ring · Saw in Half · Arcane Signet · Blasphemous Act · Deadly Rollick · Vandalblast · Blade of Selves · The Master, Multiplied · Helm of the Host · Conjurer's Closet · Mirror Box · Electroduplicate · Talisman of Indulgence · Delina, Wild Mage · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink · Chaos Warp · Rakdos Signet · Cursed Mirror · Dark Ritual · Twinflame · Morbid Opportunist · Molten Duplication · Reanimate · Splinter Twin · Kardur, Doomscourge · Not Dead After All · Rakdos Charm · Xantcha, Sleeper Agent · Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls · Feign Death · Mayhem Devil · Undying Malice · Fellwar Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Phyrexian Arena · Terminate · Blood Artist · Feed the Swarm · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mirage Phalanx · Echoing Assault · Heat Shimmer · Deadly Dispute · Pitiless Plunderer · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Animate Dead · Harmless Offering · Jeska's Will · Deflecting Swat · Flameshadow Conjuring · Rionya, Fire Dancer · Black Market Connections · Sword of Hearth and Home · Dalek Squadron · Dualcaster Mage · Fake Your Own Death · Supernatural Stamina · Swiftfoot Boots · Untimely Malfunction · The Fire Crystal · Demonic Tutor · Elturel Survivors · Professional Face-Breaker · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Blazemire Verge · Luxury Suite · Bojuka Bog · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Bloodstained Mire · Exotic Orchard · Shadowblood Ridge · Rakdos Carnarium · Temple of Malice · Graven Cairns · Raucous Theater · Rogue's Passage · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Blackcleave Cliffs · Command Beacon · Canyon Slough · Evolving Wilds

🃏 Recommended cards for Deadpool, Trading Card

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Deadpool, Trading Card, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Saw in Half 92% +81%
Blade of Selves 76% +71%
The Master, Multiplied 71% +68%
Helm of the Host 68% +63%
Deadly Rollick 85% +63%
Conjurer's Closet 67% +62%
Mirror Box 64% +60%
Electroduplicate 62% +57%
Delina, Wild Mage 61% +57%
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 61% +56%
Jaxis, the Troublemaker 61% +55%
Vandalblast 83% +53%
Cursed Mirror 55% +44%
Splinter Twin 46% +43%
Twinflame 49% +43%
Molten Duplication 46% +40%
Blasphemous Act 87% +36%
Not Dead After All 45% +36%
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent 41% +36%
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls 40% +34%
Feign Death 39% +33%
Mirage Phalanx 35% +32%
Echoing Assault 34% +32%
Morbid Opportunist 47% +31%

💰 The best cards for your Deadpool, Trading Card 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.

  • Electroduplicate€0.51 · 62% inclusion
  • Jaxis, the Troublemaker€0.44 · 61% inclusion
  • Vandalblast€1.36 · 83% inclusion
  • Cursed Mirror€0.50 · 55% inclusion
  • Twinflame€1.07 · 49% inclusion
  • Blasphemous Act€1.13 · 87% 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.

  • Saw in Half€4.20 · 92% inclusion
  • Blade of Selves€2.57 · 76% inclusion
  • The Master, Multiplied€3.82 · 71% inclusion
  • Helm of the Host€4.13 · 68% inclusion
  • Conjurer's Closet€2.70 · 67% inclusion
  • Mirror Box€2.23 · 64% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Deadly Rollick€20.72 · 85% inclusion
  • Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls€16.70 · 40% inclusion
  • Terror of the Peaks€22.75 · 19% inclusion
  • Resurrection Orb€13.31 · 12% inclusion
  • Black Market Connections€11.09 · 30% inclusion
  • Necromancy€10.77 · 13% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

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

♾️ Known combos with Deadpool, Trading Card

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Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Deadpool, Trading Card's color identity?

Deadpool, Trading Card 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 Deadpool, Trading Card come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Deadpool, Trading Card deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 33 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (69/100).

How many lands should a Deadpool, Trading Card deck run?

Real Deadpool, Trading Card 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 Deadpool, Trading Card?

The three highest-synergy cards are Saw in Half, Blade of Selves, The Master, Multiplied. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Deadpool, Trading Card decks.

What combos does Deadpool, Trading Card have?

Deadpool, Trading Card 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 Deadpool, Trading Card deck cost?

You can start cheap: Electroduplicate, Jaxis, the Troublemaker, Vandalblast 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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