EDH Optimizer
Fire Lord Ozai
Legendary Creature — Human Noble · 3B
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Fire Lord Ozai is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Fire Lord Ozai attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, add an amount of {R} equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end.
{6}: Exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards without paying its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €2.61
Average lands in decks for Fire Lord Ozai: 34
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Build your Fire Lord Ozai deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Fire Lord Ozai 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Fire Lord Ozai 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 (56/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed63
- Interaction46
- Resilience88
- Closing29
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 6 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Talisman of Indulgence · Dark Ritual · Ozai, the Phoenix King · Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant · Avatar Roku, Firebender · Bygone Colossus · Rakdos Signet · Anticausal Vestige · Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist · Reanimate · Sozin's Comet · Rotting Regisaur · Blasphemous Act · Fellwar Stone · Redirect Lightning · Lightning Greaves · The Last Agni Kai · Shakedown Heavy · Chaos Warp · Morbid Opportunist · Mana Geyser · Phyrexian Soulgorger · Hunted Bonebrute · The Beast, Deathless Prince · Malignus · Firebender Ascension · The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin · Cosmic Larva · Lightning Skelemental · Swiftfoot Boots · Animate Dead · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Rot-Curse Rakshasa · Jeska's Will · Bolt Bend · Ball Lightning · Deflecting Swat · Rakdos, the Muscle · Feed the Swarm · Deadly Rollick · Seething Song · Fire Nation Turret · Rings of Brighthearth · Etali, Primal Storm · Zuko, Exiled Prince · Braid of Fire · Mind Stone · Withering Torment · Black Market Connections · Prosper, Tome-Bound · The Soul Stone · The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku · Toxic Deluge · Rakdos Charm · Terminate · Vandalblast · Big Score · Untimely Malfunction · Phyrexian Arena · Illusionist's Bracers · Hunted Horror · Solemn Simulacrum · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Blood Crypt · Fire Nation Palace · Sulfurous Springs · Smoldering Marsh · Luxury Suite · Bloodstained Mire · Blazemire Verge · Haunted Ridge · Graven Cairns · Bojuka Bog · Raucous Theater · Exotic Orchard · Tainted Peak · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Rogue's Passage · Arena of Glory · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Foreboding Ruins · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Shadowblood Ridge · Badlands
🃏 Recommended cards for Fire Lord Ozai
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Fire Lord Ozai, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ozai, the Phoenix King | 58% | +57% |
| Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant | 55% | +54% |
| Bygone Colossus | 52% | +51% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 51% | +51% |
| Avatar Roku, Firebender | 53% | +50% |
| Fire Nation Palace | 55% | +50% |
| Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist | 50% | +49% |
| Sozin's Comet | 49% | +46% |
| Rotting Regisaur | 47% | +46% |
| Phyrexian Soulgorger | 42% | +42% |
| Shakedown Heavy | 43% | +42% |
| Hunted Bonebrute | 41% | +41% |
| Malignus | 40% | +40% |
| The Last Agni Kai | 44% | +40% |
| The Beast, Deathless Prince | 40% | +39% |
| Cosmic Larva | 37% | +36% |
| Firebender Ascension | 39% | +36% |
| The Rise of Sozin | 37% | +35% |
| Lightning Skelemental | 36% | +35% |
| Redirect Lightning | 45% | +34% |
| Rot-Curse Rakshasa | 34% | +33% |
| Ball Lightning | 33% | +32% |
| Electro, Assaulting Battery | 34% | +29% |
| Rakdos, the Muscle | 32% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Fire Lord Ozai 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.
- Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
- Bygone Colossus
- Anticausal Vestige
- Fire Nation Palace
- Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
- Rotting Regisaur
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ozai, the Phoenix King
- Sozin's Comet
- Phyrexian Soulgorger
- Malignus
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Rings of Brighthearth
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Avatar Roku, Firebender
- Redirect Lightning
- Braid of Fire
- The Soul Stone
- Seize the Spotlight
- Doubling Cube
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Fire Lord Ozai
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fire Lord Ozai's color identity?
Fire Lord Ozai is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Fire Lord Ozai come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Fire Lord Ozai deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 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 9 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Fire Lord Ozai deck run?
Real Fire Lord Ozai 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 Fire Lord Ozai?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ozai, the Phoenix King, Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant, Bygone Colossus. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Fire Lord Ozai decks.
What combos does Fire Lord Ozai have?
Fire Lord Ozai has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Fire Lord Ozai deck cost?
You can start cheap: Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant, Bygone Colossus, Anticausal Vestige 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.