EDH Optimizer
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Gonti, Lord of Luxury is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
When Gonti enters, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Comes in the precon Grand Larceny
Average lands in decks for Gonti, Lord of Luxury: 36
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Build your Gonti, Lord of Luxury deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gonti, Lord of Luxury 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gonti, Lord of Luxury 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: D (45/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed46
- Interaction42
- Resilience71
- Closing39
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcane Signet · Panharmonicon · Supernatural Stamina · Conjurer's Closet · Crypt Ghast · Jet Medallion · Undying Malice · Mind Stone · Dark Ritual · Feign Death · Feed the Swarm · Sign in Blood · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Undying Evil · Not Dead After All · Fake Your Own Death · Reanimate · Toxic Deluge · Animate Dead · Plaguecrafter · Brainstealer Dragon · Village Rites · Phyrexian Arena · Ravenous Chupacabra · Victimize · Charcoal Diamond · Expedition Map · Fellwar Stone · Nasty End · Blade of Selves · Wayfarer's Bauble · Outrageous Robbery · Kaya's Ghostform · Noxious Gearhulk · Saw in Half · Soldevi Adnate · Ashnod's Altar · Burnished Hart · Viscera Seer · Accursed Marauder · Damnation · Dauthi Voidwalker · Deadly Dispute · Massacre Wurm · Mutilate · Night's Whisper · Exsanguinate · Defile · Cunning Rhetoric · Read the Bones · Mimic Vat · Withering Torment · Fleshbag Marauder · Strionic Resonator · Thought Vessel · Crabomination · Demonic Tutor · Heartless Conscription · Intellect Devourer · Phyrexian Reclamation · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Witch's Cottage · High Market · Sanctum of Eternity · Thespian's Stage · Castle Locthwain · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Gonti, Lord of Luxury
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gonti, Lord of Luxury, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Panharmonicon | 62% | +61% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 60% | +57% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 61% | +54% |
| Undying Malice | 56% | +46% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 66% | +45% |
| Feign Death | 52% | +44% |
| Undying Evil | 46% | +43% |
| Brainstealer Dragon | 40% | +37% |
| Blade of Selves | 37% | +36% |
| Nasty End | 38% | +35% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 39% | +35% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 42% | +34% |
| Outrageous Robbery | 35% | +34% |
| Not Dead After All | 44% | +32% |
| Soldevi Adnate | 34% | +29% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 34% | +27% |
| Expedition Map | 38% | +26% |
| Burnished Hart | 33% | +26% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 76% | +26% |
| Mind Stone | 54% | +26% |
| Cunning Rhetoric | 28% | +26% |
| Mimic Vat | 26% | +25% |
| Saw in Half | 34% | +25% |
| Fellwar Stone | 38% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Gonti, Lord of Luxury 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.
- Supernatural Stamina
- Undying Malice
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Feign Death
- Undying Evil
- Nasty End
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Panharmonicon
- Conjurer's Closet
- Brainstealer Dragon
- Blade of Selves
- Saw in Half
- Sanctum of Eternity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Damnation
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gonti, Lord of Luxury's color identity?
Gonti, Lord of Luxury 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 Gonti, Lord of Luxury come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gonti, Lord of Luxury deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 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 21 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a Gonti, Lord of Luxury deck run?
Real Gonti, Lord of Luxury decks run 36 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 Gonti, Lord of Luxury?
The three highest-synergy cards are Panharmonicon, Conjurer's Closet, Supernatural Stamina. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gonti, Lord of Luxury decks.
What combos does Gonti, Lord of Luxury have?
Gonti, Lord of Luxury has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Gonti, Lord of Luxury deck cost?
You can start cheap: Supernatural Stamina, Undying Malice, Solemn Simulacrum 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.