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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
Legendary Creature — Human Sorcerer Villain · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
{T}: You draw a card and lose 1 life. Then if your library has no cards in it, you win the game. (You win even if you have 0 life or didn't draw a card.)
Reference price of the card: €39.18
Average lands in decks for Doctor Doom, Unrivaled: 34
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Build your Doctor Doom, Unrivaled deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Doctor Doom, Unrivaled 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Doctor Doom, Unrivaled 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: A (84/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed79
- Interaction34
- Resilience88
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 11 Swamp)
Dark Ritual · Sol Ring · Doomsday · Demonic Consultation · Lightning Greaves · Arcane Signet · Jet Medallion · Cabal Ritual · Reanimate · Leveler · Demonic Tutor · Imp's Mischief · Vampiric Tutor · Deadly Rollick · Tainted Pact · Wishclaw Talisman · Doomsday Excruciator · Grim Tutor · Culling the Weak · Necropotence · Toxic Deluge · Swiftfoot Boots · Beseech the Mirror · Divining Witch · Lotus Petal · Blood Pet · Defense Grid · Diabolic Intent · Dauthi Voidwalker · The Soul Stone · Imperial Seal · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Ad Nauseam · Entomb · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Opposition Agent · Bolas's Citadel · Animate Dead · Chrome Mox · Thousand-Year Elixir · Mana Vault · Orcish Bowmasters · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Feed the Swarm · Crashing Drawbridge · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Inverter of Truth · Peer into the Abyss · Rain of Filth · Sensei's Divining Top · Necrodominance · The One Ring · Crypt Ghast · Snuff Out · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Night's Whisper · Lavaspur Boots · Mox Diamond · Mox Opal · Praetor's Grasp · Sign in Blood · Dismember · Withering Torment · Yawgmoth's Will · Black Market Connections · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Coffers · Ancient Tomb · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Phyrexian Tower · Gemstone Caverns · Urza's Saga · Bojuka Bog · Command Tower · Vault of Whispers · Cavern of Souls · Crystal Vein · Emergence Zone · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · City of Traitors · Hall of the Bandit Lord · Peat Bog · Bloodstained Mire · Marsh Flats · Cabal Stronghold · Verdant Catacombs
🃏 Recommended cards for Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doctor Doom, Unrivaled, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Doomsday | 83% | +82% |
| Demonic Consultation | 76% | +75% |
| Leveler | 67% | +67% |
| Tainted Pact | 57% | +56% |
| Doomsday Excruciator | 56% | +53% |
| Cabal Ritual | 70% | +51% |
| Divining Witch | 51% | +51% |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 57% | +50% |
| Defense Grid | 47% | +45% |
| Grim Tutor | 56% | +45% |
| Beseech the Mirror | 51% | +44% |
| Lotus Petal | 51% | +43% |
| Lightning Greaves | 76% | +42% |
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 43% | +41% |
| Blood Pet | 50% | +41% |
| Ad Nauseam | 43% | +40% |
| Necropotence | 54% | +40% |
| Demonic Tutor | 66% | +40% |
| Vampiric Tutor | 60% | +39% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 41% | +39% |
| Imperial Seal | 45% | +38% |
| Inverter of Truth | 38% | +37% |
| Culling the Weak | 55% | +36% |
| Rain of Filth | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Doctor Doom, Unrivaled 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.
- Leveler
- Doomsday Excruciator
- Divining Witch
- Wishclaw Talisman
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic
- Blood Pet
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Doomsday
- Demonic Consultation
- Cabal Ritual
- Defense Grid
- Lightning Greaves
- Ad Nauseam
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Tainted Pact
- Grim Tutor
- Beseech the Mirror
- Lotus Petal
- Necropotence
- Demonic Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doctor Doom, Unrivaled's color identity?
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled 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 Doctor Doom, Unrivaled come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doctor Doom, Unrivaled deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 29 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: A (84/100).
How many lands should a Doctor Doom, Unrivaled deck run?
Real Doctor Doom, Unrivaled decks run 34 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 Doctor Doom, Unrivaled?
The three highest-synergy cards are Doomsday, Demonic Consultation, Leveler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doctor Doom, Unrivaled decks.
What combos does Doctor Doom, Unrivaled have?
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled 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 Doctor Doom, Unrivaled deck cost?
You can start cheap: Leveler, Doomsday Excruciator, Divining Witch 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.