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General Chang, Cold Warrior
Legendary Creature — Klingon Warrior Officer · B
Color identity: Black
General Chang, Cold Warrior is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Klingon you control.
Average lands in decks for General Chang, Cold Warrior: 43
Build your General Chang, Cold Warrior deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for General Chang, Cold Warrior 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average General Chang, Cold Warrior 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: D (41/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed49
- Interaction18
- Resilience64
- Closing17
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (9 nonbasic, 33 Swamp)
Battle-Scarred Survivalist · Dark Ritual · Black Market Connections · Bloodline Pretender · Changeling Outcast · Graveshifter · Maskwood Nexus · Skeletal Changeling · Sol Ring · Stalactite Dagger · Three Tree Mascot · Universal Automaton · Venomous Changeling · Archenemy's Charm · Banner of Kinship · Bitterbloom Bearer · Bitterblossom · Chronicle of Victory · Conspiracy · Cover of Darkness · Crippling Fear · Deadly Dispute · Ghostly Changeling · Gravecrawler · Greedy Freebooter · Gulping Scraptrap · Jet Medallion · Metallic Mimic · Moonglove Changeling · Night's Whisper · Pawn of Ulamog · Reassembling Skeleton · Sign in Blood · Species Specialist · Toxic Deluge · Withering Torment · Arcane Signet · Barkform Harvester · Bastion of Remembrance · Beseech the Mirror · Birthing Boughs · Black Market · Bubbling Muck · Cairn Wanderer · Cha'DIch Investigator · Changeling Wayfinder · Cunning Rhetoric · Deadly Rollick · Decorum Dissertation · Drana, Liberator of Malakir · Dreadhorde Invasion · Feed the Swarm · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Intimidation Tactics · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Mind Stone · Mutilate · Cabal Coffers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cavern of Souls · Abundant Countryside · Gemstone Caverns · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · The Black Gate · Three Tree City · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for General Chang, Cold Warrior
The highest-synergy cards in decks for General Chang, Cold Warrior, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Battle-Scarred Survivalist | 71% | +71% |
| Three Tree Mascot | 57% | +57% |
| Stalactite Dagger | 57% | +57% |
| Skeletal Changeling | 57% | +57% |
| Venomous Changeling | 57% | +57% |
| Universal Automaton | 57% | +57% |
| Bloodline Pretender | 57% | +57% |
| Maskwood Nexus | 57% | +56% |
| Graveshifter | 57% | +56% |
| Changeling Outcast | 57% | +52% |
| Ghostly Changeling | 43% | +43% |
| Moonglove Changeling | 43% | +43% |
| Gulping Scraptrap | 43% | +42% |
| Conspiracy | 43% | +42% |
| Metallic Mimic | 43% | +42% |
| Banner of Kinship | 43% | +41% |
| Chronicle of Victory | 43% | +40% |
| Crippling Fear | 43% | +40% |
| Cover of Darkness | 43% | +40% |
| Species Specialist | 43% | +40% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 43% | +37% |
| Cavern of Souls | 43% | +36% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 43% | +36% |
| Archenemy's Charm | 43% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your General Chang, Cold Warrior 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.
- Three Tree Mascot
- Stalactite Dagger
- Skeletal Changeling
- Venomous Changeling
- Universal Automaton
- Bloodline Pretender
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Banner of Kinship
- Cover of Darkness
- Abundant Countryside
- Rite of Consumption
- Profane Tutor
- Decorum Dissertation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Chronicle of Victory
- Species Specialist
- Cavern of Souls
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Black Market Connections
- Bitterblossom
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with General Chang, Cold Warrior
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Bastion of Remembrance → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Bastion of Remembrance → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is General Chang, Cold Warrior's color identity?
General Chang, Cold Warrior 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 General Chang, Cold Warrior come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average General Chang, Cold Warrior deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: D (41/100).
How many lands should a General Chang, Cold Warrior deck run?
Real General Chang, Cold Warrior decks run 43 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 General Chang, Cold Warrior?
The three highest-synergy cards are Battle-Scarred Survivalist, Three Tree Mascot, Stalactite Dagger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in General Chang, Cold Warrior decks.
What combos does General Chang, Cold Warrior have?
General Chang, Cold Warrior has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 General Chang, Cold Warrior deck cost?
You can start cheap: Three Tree Mascot, Stalactite Dagger, Skeletal Changeling 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.