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Dragonlord Silumgar
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · 4UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Dragonlord Silumgar is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, deathtouch
When Dragonlord Silumgar enters, gain control of target creature or planeswalker for as long as you control Dragonlord Silumgar.
Reference price of the card: €2.14
Average lands in decks for Dragonlord Silumgar: 35
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Build your Dragonlord Silumgar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dragonlord Silumgar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Dragonlord Silumgar 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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed56
- Interaction96
- Resilience88
- Closing29
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 7 Island, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dimir Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Counterspell · Hostage Taker · Baleful Strix · Agent of Treachery · Control Magic · Fellwar Stone · Bribery · Keiga, the Tide Star · Sower of Temptation · Thief of Sanity · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Mind Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Phyrexian Metamorph · Evil Twin · Negate · Toxic Deluge · Mind Flayer · Feed the Swarm · Dark Ritual · Brainstorm · Reanimate · Notion Thief · Spark Double · Clever Impersonator · Desertion · Arcane Denial · Conjurer's Closet · Silumgar's Command · Blatant Thievery · Rhystic Study · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Thought Vessel · Propaganda · Phyrexian Arena · Memory Plunder · Thieving Skydiver · Blue Sun's Twilight · Swiftfoot Boots · Cyclonic Rift · Animate Dead · Brainstealer Dragon · Lightning Greaves · Ponder · Damnation · Ghostly Flicker · Mind's Dilation · Nightveil Specter · Mana Drain · Panharmonicon · Siphon Insight · Crux of Fate · Treachery · Wayfarer's Bauble · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Demonic Tutor · Withering Torment · Infernal Grasp · Dauthi Voidwalker · Sepulchral Primordial · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Dimir Aqueduct · Shipwreck Marsh · Temple of Deceit · Polluted Delta · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Darkwater Catacombs · Tainted Isle · Reliquary Tower · Fetid Pools · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Undercity Sewers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Sunken Ruins · Dismal Backwater · Exotic Orchard · Gloomlake Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Dragonlord Silumgar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dragonlord Silumgar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Hostage Taker | 49% | +44% |
| Agent of Treachery | 46% | +44% |
| Control Magic | 44% | +43% |
| Keiga, the Tide Star | 37% | +36% |
| Bribery | 37% | +35% |
| Sower of Temptation | 36% | +33% |
| Thief of Sanity | 35% | +31% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 34% | +30% |
| Evil Twin | 32% | +29% |
| Desertion | 28% | +28% |
| Mind Flayer | 31% | +26% |
| Blatant Thievery | 27% | +26% |
| Silumgar's Command | 27% | +26% |
| Blue Sun's Twilight | 25% | +24% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 27% | +24% |
| Clever Impersonator | 28% | +24% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 26% | +23% |
| Thieving Skydiver | 25% | +22% |
| Baleful Strix | 46% | +22% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 32% | +22% |
| Mind's Dilation | 23% | +21% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 33% | +21% |
| Treachery | 21% | +20% |
| Nightveil Specter | 22% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your Dragonlord Silumgar 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.
- Hostage Taker
- Control Magic
- Keiga, the Tide Star
- Sower of Temptation
- Thief of Sanity
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Agent of Treachery
- Bribery
- Conjurer's Closet
- Clever Impersonator
- Baleful Strix
- Phyrexian Metamorph
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Treachery
- Damnation
- Gilded Drake
- Expropriate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dragonlord Silumgar
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dragonlord Silumgar's color identity?
Dragonlord Silumgar 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 Dragonlord Silumgar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dragonlord Silumgar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Dragonlord Silumgar deck run?
Real Dragonlord Silumgar 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 Dragonlord Silumgar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Hostage Taker, Agent of Treachery, Control Magic. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dragonlord Silumgar decks.
What combos does Dragonlord Silumgar have?
Dragonlord Silumgar 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 Dragonlord Silumgar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hostage Taker, Control Magic, Keiga, the Tide Star 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.