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Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost
Legendary Creature — Zombie Employee · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Dee Kay enters, open an Attraction.
Whenever you roll a 2, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Whenever you roll a 4, you may tap or untap target artifact or creature.
Whenever you roll a 6, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost: 35
AttractionsArtifactsDie RollBlinkComboAffinityClonesControl
Build your Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: C (48/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed48
- Interaction39
- Resilience71
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 6 Island, 4 Swamp)
Monitor Monitor · Deadbeat Attendant · Night Shift of the Living Dead · Discourtesy Clerk · "Lifetime" Pass Holder · Command Performance · Seasoned Buttoneer · Sol Ring · Step Right Up · Line Cutter · Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker · Bamboozling Beeble · Arcane Signet · Quick Fixer · Attempted Murder · Black Hole · Pixie Guide · Boing! · Netherese Puzzle-Ward · Feywild Trickster · Soul Swindler · Six-Sided Die · Clown Car · Celebr-8000 · Strength-Testing Hammer · Xenosquirrels · Vexing Puzzlebox · Inspiring Statuary · Ghostly Flicker · Thought Monitor · Dimir Signet · Draconian Gate-Bot · Shimmer Dragon · Counterspell · Mechanized Production · Thoughtcast · Conjurer's Closet · Cyberdrive Awakener · Talisman of Dominance · Saw in Half · Baleful Strix · Solemn Simulacrum · Motion Sickness · Rise and Shine · Kappa Cannoneer · Replication Specialist · Displace · Panharmonicon · Luck Bobblehead · Golbez, Crystal Collector · Contact Other Plane · Dissatisfied Customer · Ebony Fly · Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge · Displacer Kitten · Feed the Swarm · Planar Incision · Bucknard's Everfull Purse · Sculpting Steel · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Component Pouch · Phyrexian Metamorph · Contraband Kingpin · Thought Vessel · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Seat of the Synod · Mistvault Bridge · Dimir Aqueduct · Vault of Whispers · Choked Estuary · Watery Grave · Shipwreck Marsh · Reliquary Tower · Tainted Isle · Archway of Innovation · Morphic Pool · Bojuka Bog · Darkwater Catacombs · Underground River · Temple of Deceit · Darksteel Citadel · Exotic Orchard · Evolving Wilds · Gloomlake Verge · Inventors' Fair · Polluted Delta · Uthros, Titanic Godcore
🃏 Recommended cards for Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor Monitor | 89% | +89% |
| Night Shift of the Living Dead | 88% | +88% |
| Deadbeat Attendant | 88% | +88% |
| Discourtesy Clerk | 87% | +87% |
| "Lifetime" Pass Holder | 86% | +86% |
| Command Performance | 85% | +85% |
| Seasoned Buttoneer | 82% | +82% |
| Step Right Up | 82% | +82% |
| Line Cutter | 81% | +81% |
| Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker | 78% | +78% |
| Bamboozling Beeble | 77% | +77% |
| Quick Fixer | 75% | +74% |
| Pixie Guide | 73% | +73% |
| Attempted Murder | 73% | +73% |
| Black Hole | 73% | +72% |
| Boing! | 72% | +72% |
| Netherese Puzzle-Ward | 71% | +70% |
| Feywild Trickster | 70% | +70% |
| Soul Swindler | 70% | +70% |
| Six-Sided Die | 69% | +69% |
| Clown Car | 64% | +64% |
| Celebr-8000 | 62% | +62% |
| Xenosquirrels | 59% | +59% |
| Strength-Testing Hammer | 59% | +58% |
💰 The best cards for your Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost 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.
- Monitor Monitor
- Night Shift of the Living Dead
- Deadbeat Attendant
- Discourtesy Clerk
- "Lifetime" Pass Holder
- Command Performance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Strength-Testing Hammer
- Vexing Puzzlebox
- Conjurer's Closet
- Saw in Half
- Luck Bobblehead
- Panharmonicon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Clown Car
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Inventors' Fair
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
👥 Community decks with Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost
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 Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost's color identity?
Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost is Dimir (black 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 Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 36 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck run?
Real Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost 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 Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost?
The three highest-synergy cards are Monitor Monitor, Night Shift of the Living Dead, Deadbeat Attendant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost decks.
What combos does Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost have?
Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck cost?
You can start cheap: Monitor Monitor, Night Shift of the Living Dead, Deadbeat Attendant 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.