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Doctor Doom
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Doctor Doom is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Doctor Doom enters, create two 3/3 colorless Robot Villain artifact creature tokens named Doombot.
As long as you control an artifact creature or a Plan, Doctor Doom has indestructible.
At the beginning of your end step, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €2.71
Average lands in decks for Doctor Doom: 36
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Build your Doctor Doom deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Doctor Doom 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Doctor Doom 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: B+ (75/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed64
- Interaction44
- Resilience92
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Arcane Signet · Jet Medallion · Doom Reigns Supreme · Ultron, Artificial Malevolence · Solemn Simulacrum · Foundry Inspector · Construct a Cosmic Cube · Deadly Dispute · Biotransference · Reanimate · Ashnod's Altar · Ultron the Annihilator · Conjurer's Closet · Their Name Is Death · Withering Torment · Robot Domination · The Darkness Crystal · Feed the Swarm · Noxious Gearhulk · The Soul Stone · Crypt Ghast · Leaden Myr · Black Market Connections · Skorpekh Lord · Wurmcoil Engine · Marionette Apprentice · Deadly Rollick · Myr Retriever · Cyberman Patrol · Krang, Utrom Warlord · Phyrexian Arena · Toxic Deluge · Bolas's Citadel · Cryptothrall · Doom Blade · Steel Overseer · Thought Vessel · Anrakyr the Traveller · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Nim Deathmantle · Defile · Doom's Time Platform · Doombot Harbinger · Helm of the Host · Panharmonicon · Scrap Trawler · Cybermen Squadron · Doctor Doom, Unrivaled · M.O.D.O.K. · Age of Ultron · Culling the Weak · Demonic Tutor · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Cranial Plating · Darkness · Mind Stone · Pitiless Plunderer · Victimize · Blood Artist · Swiftfoot Boots · Damnation · Castle Doom · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Vault of Whispers · Inventors' Fair · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Buried Ruin · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Doctor Doom
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doctor Doom, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Doom | 67% | +66% |
| Doom Reigns Supreme | 66% | +65% |
| Ultron, Artificial Malevolence | 61% | +59% |
| Construct a Cosmic Cube | 55% | +54% |
| Foundry Inspector | 57% | +54% |
| Ultron the Annihilator | 53% | +52% |
| Biotransference | 54% | +51% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 51% | +49% |
| Robot Domination | 50% | +48% |
| Their Name Is Death | 51% | +48% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 49% | +42% |
| Skorpekh Lord | 44% | +42% |
| Wurmcoil Engine | 44% | +42% |
| Cyberman Patrol | 41% | +40% |
| Leaden Myr | 45% | +40% |
| Myr Retriever | 42% | +39% |
| Krang, Utrom Warlord | 40% | +39% |
| Steel Overseer | 39% | +38% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 58% | +38% |
| Cryptothrall | 39% | +36% |
| Anrakyr the Traveller | 38% | +35% |
| Doom's Time Platform | 36% | +35% |
| Doombot Harbinger | 36% | +35% |
| Nim Deathmantle | 37% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Doctor Doom 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.
- Castle Doom
- Doom Reigns Supreme
- Construct a Cosmic Cube
- Foundry Inspector
- Robot Domination
- Noxious Gearhulk
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
- Biotransference
- Conjurer's Closet
- Their Name Is Death
- Wurmcoil Engine
- Nim Deathmantle
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ultron the Annihilator
- Cyberman Patrol
- Krang, Utrom Warlord
- Cryptothrall
- Inventors' Fair
- Cybermen Squadron
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doctor Doom
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
- 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
🎬 Videos and guides about Doctor Doom
The written version of our videos (in Spanish): deck checks, mulligans, duels and precon upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doctor Doom's color identity?
Doctor Doom 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 come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doctor Doom deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Doctor Doom deck run?
Real Doctor Doom 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 Doctor Doom?
The three highest-synergy cards are Castle Doom, Doom Reigns Supreme, Ultron, Artificial Malevolence. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doctor Doom decks.
What combos does Doctor Doom have?
Doctor Doom 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 deck cost?
You can start cheap: Castle Doom, Doom Reigns Supreme, Construct a Cosmic Cube 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.