EDH Optimizer
Franklin Richards, Ascendant
Legendary Creature — Mutant Hero · 5R
Color identity: Red
Franklin Richards, Ascendant is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn, discover 6. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 6 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Comes in the precon The Fantastic Four
Average lands in decks for Franklin Richards, Ascendant: 35
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Build your Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Franklin Richards, Ascendant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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 (72/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed69
- Interaction24
- Resilience75
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Curator of Sun's Creation · Ruby Medallion · Big Score · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Seething Song · Chaos Warp · Trumpeting Carnosaur · The Fire Crystal · Unexpected Windfall · Blasphemous Act · Cursed Mirror · Nalfeshnee · Etali, Primal Storm · Full Throttle · Passionate Archaeologist · World at War · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Thran Dynamo · Seize the Day · Wanda's Vision · Spider-Verse · Relentless Assault · Jeska's Will · Improvisation Capstone · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Mana Geyser · Savage Beating · Roaming Throne · Keeper of Secrets · Pyretic Ritual · Caged Sun · Lightning Greaves · Deflecting Swat · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Gilded Lotus · Strionic Resonator · Bloodthirster · Mind Stone · Thought Vessel · Delayed Blast Fireball · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Overpowering Attack · Port Razer · Triple Triad · Fury of the Horde · Seize the Spoils · Goldspan Dragon · Return the Favor · Solemn Simulacrum · Hulkling, Young Avenger · Fire Diamond · Helm of the Host · Rionya, Fire Dancer · Nico Minoru, Runaway · Into the Time Vortex · Vandalblast · Rousing Refrain · Throne of Eldraine · Great Train Heist · Grim Reaper's Sprint · Volcanic Torrent · Raphael, Tag Team Tough · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Arena of Glory · Ancient Tomb · Spinerock Knoll · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for Franklin Richards, Ascendant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Franklin Richards, Ascendant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Curator of Sun's Creation | 78% | +78% |
| Chimil, the Inner Sun | 73% | +71% |
| Trumpeting Carnosaur | 67% | +63% |
| Nalfeshnee | 63% | +61% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 61% | +58% |
| World at War | 59% | +56% |
| Full Throttle | 61% | +55% |
| Spider-Verse | 56% | +55% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 58% | +55% |
| Wanda's Vision | 56% | +54% |
| Seize the Day | 56% | +51% |
| Thran Dynamo | 56% | +49% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 61% | +48% |
| Relentless Assault | 53% | +47% |
| Savage Beating | 49% | +47% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 48% | +46% |
| Moraug, Fury of Akoum | 51% | +46% |
| Improvisation Capstone | 51% | +46% |
| The Fire Crystal | 66% | +42% |
| Big Score | 73% | +41% |
| Cursed Mirror | 63% | +40% |
| Caged Sun | 47% | +40% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 65% | +39% |
| Roaming Throne | 48% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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.
- Curator of Sun's Creation
- Trumpeting Carnosaur
- Spider-Verse
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Relentless Assault
- Big Score
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chimil, the Inner Sun
- Nalfeshnee
- World at War
- Full Throttle
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Wanda's Vision
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Improvisation Capstone
- Roaming Throne
- Bloodthirster
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Franklin Richards, Ascendant
- 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
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Franklin Richards, Ascendant's color identity?
Franklin Richards, Ascendant is red: 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 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 19 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck run?
Real Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Curator of Sun's Creation, Chimil, the Inner Sun, Trumpeting Carnosaur. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Franklin Richards, Ascendant decks.
What combos does Franklin Richards, Ascendant have?
Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Curator of Sun's Creation, Trumpeting Carnosaur, Spider-Verse 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.