EDH Optimizer
Dr. Eggman
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist · 2UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Dr. Eggman is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card. Then each opponent faces a villainous choice — That player discards a card, or you may put a Construct, Robot, or Vehicle card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €1.22
Average lands in decks for Dr. Eggman: 35
ArtifactsVehiclesDiscardConstructsRobotsVillainous ChoiceHistoricTokens
Build your Dr. Eggman deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dr. Eggman 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Dr. Eggman 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 (70/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed54
- Interaction78
- Resilience77
- Closing77
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Island, 3 Swamp, 2 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Noxious Gearhulk · Combustible Gearhulk · Myr Battlesphere · Foundry Inspector · Coalstoke Gearhulk · Cyberdrive Awakener · The Valeyard · Thought Monitor · Waste Not · Oildeep Gearhulk · Metalwork Colossus · Geth's Grimoire · Golbez, Crystal Collector · Krang, Utrom Warlord · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Counterspell · Cityscape Leveler · Steel Overseer · Talisman of Dominance · Demonic Junker · Scrap Trawler · Talisman of Creativity · Thopter Spy Network · Davros, Dalek Creator · Reaver Titan · Cryptothrall · Talisman of Indulgence · Thought Vessel · Y'shtola Rhul · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Defiler · Chaos Warp · Ultron, Artificial Malevolence · Great Intelligence's Plan · Lightning Greaves · Torrential Gearhulk · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Fabricate · Depthshaker Titan · Etherium Sculptor · Liliana's Caress · The Regalia · Thoughtcast · Weatherlight · Chief of the Foundry · Desynchronization · Scrawling Crawler · Terminate · Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant · Entropic Battlecruiser · Megrim · Mechanized Production · Swiftfoot Boots · Damocles Base, Sword of Kang · Their Name Is Death · Curie, Emergent Intelligence · Solemn Simulacrum · Unwinding Clock · Arcane Denial · Fellwar Stone · Nautiloid Ship · Pinnacle Emissary · Command Tower · Crumbling Necropolis · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Seat of the Synod · Sulfur Falls · Dragonskull Summit · Drowned Catacomb · Great Furnace · Vault of Whispers · Watery Grave · Xander's Lounge · Blood Crypt · Steam Vents · Academy Ruins · Sunken Hollow · Smoldering Marsh · Stormcarved Coast · Inventors' Fair · Luxury Suite · Morphic Pool · Training Center · Shipwreck Marsh · Silverbluff Bridge · Uthros, Titanic Godcore
🃏 Recommended cards for Dr. Eggman
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dr. Eggman, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Noxious Gearhulk | 83% | +79% |
| Combustible Gearhulk | 79% | +76% |
| Myr Battlesphere | 76% | +74% |
| Coalstoke Gearhulk | 65% | +63% |
| Foundry Inspector | 67% | +62% |
| Cyberdrive Awakener | 65% | +62% |
| The Valeyard | 63% | +60% |
| Thought Monitor | 63% | +60% |
| Oildeep Gearhulk | 59% | +57% |
| Metalwork Colossus | 57% | +55% |
| Krang, Utrom Warlord | 56% | +54% |
| Golbez, Crystal Collector | 56% | +53% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 56% | +53% |
| Cityscape Leveler | 54% | +52% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 56% | +51% |
| Steel Overseer | 53% | +50% |
| Waste Not | 60% | +48% |
| Demonic Junker | 51% | +48% |
| Seat of the Synod | 52% | +46% |
| Scrap Trawler | 49% | +46% |
| Davros, Dalek Creator | 46% | +44% |
| Reaver Titan | 46% | +44% |
| Great Furnace | 49% | +44% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 47% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Dr. Eggman 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.
- Noxious Gearhulk
- Combustible Gearhulk
- Myr Battlesphere
- Coalstoke Gearhulk
- Foundry Inspector
- Cyberdrive Awakener
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Cityscape Leveler
- Geth's Grimoire
- Waste Not
- Great Furnace
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Krang, Utrom Warlord
- Reaver Titan
- Cryptothrall
- Inventors' Fair
- Unwinding Clock
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dr. Eggman
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dr. Eggman's color identity?
Dr. Eggman is Grixis (black, red 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 Dr. Eggman come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dr. Eggman deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Dr. Eggman deck run?
Real Dr. Eggman 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 Dr. Eggman?
The three highest-synergy cards are Noxious Gearhulk, Combustible Gearhulk, Myr Battlesphere. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dr. Eggman decks.
What combos does Dr. Eggman have?
Dr. Eggman 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 Dr. Eggman deck cost?
You can start cheap: Noxious Gearhulk, Combustible Gearhulk, Myr Battlesphere 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.