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Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain · 1B
Color identity: Black
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Hammerhead.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Average lands in decks for Hammerhead, Maggia Boss: 40
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Build your Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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 (51/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed51
- Interaction36
- Resilience87
- Closing33
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 40 lands (11 nonbasic, 29 Swamp)
Zulaport Cutthroat · Pitiless Plunderer · Sol Ring · Ophiomancer · Night's Whisper · Grave Pact · Bastion of Remembrance · Arcane Signet · Crypt Ghast · Swiftfoot Boots · Deadly Dispute · Morbid Opportunist · Gravecrawler · Bloodghast · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Automated Warfare System · Jet Medallion · Reanimate · Sign in Blood · Lightning Greaves · Withering Torment · Blood Artist · Deadly Rollick · Dictate of Erebos · Midnight Reaper · Nine-Lives Familiar · Grave Titan · Greedy Freebooter · Agent Venom · The Sackville-Bagginses · Black Market Connections · Phyrexian Altar · Brotherhood Regalia · Kingpin, Wilson Fisk · Ghost Lantern // Bind Spirit · Feed the Swarm · Phyrexian Arena · Bontu's Monument · Skullclamp · The Darkness Crystal · The Meathook Massacre · The Soul Stone · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Bitterblossom · Nirkana Revenant · Phyrexian Reclamation · Ogre Slumlord · Commander's Plate · Whispersilk Cloak · Crowded Crypt · Headless Rider · Avenger of the Fallen · The Ozolith · Venerated Stormsinger · Common Crook · Victimize · Demonic Tutor · Accursed Marauder · Charcoal Diamond · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Witch's Clinic · Barad-dûr · Phyrexian Tower · Temple of the False God · Daily Bugle Building
🃏 Recommended cards for Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hammerhead, Maggia Boss, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Pitiless Plunderer | 77% | +56% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 77% | +54% |
| Ophiomancer | 69% | +52% |
| Automated Warfare System | 50% | +50% |
| Agent Venom | 46% | +44% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 62% | +44% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 54% | +43% |
| Grave Pact | 62% | +42% |
| Bloodghast | 54% | +41% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 46% | +40% |
| Grave Titan | 46% | +39% |
| The Sackville-Bagginses | 40% | +39% |
| Gravecrawler | 54% | +38% |
| Ghost Lantern | 38% | +38% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 46% | +38% |
| Kingpin, Wilson Fisk | 38% | +37% |
| Midnight Reaper | 46% | +37% |
| Witch's Clinic | 38% | +37% |
| Night's Whisper | 62% | +36% |
| Brotherhood Regalia | 38% | +36% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 46% | +35% |
| Rogue's Passage | 54% | +34% |
| Common Crook | 31% | +30% |
| Venerated Stormsinger | 31% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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.
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Ophiomancer
- Agent Venom
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Bloodghast
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Witch's Clinic
- Brotherhood Regalia
- Blade of Selves
- Nirkana Revenant
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Dictate of Erebos
- The Ozolith
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Commander's Plate
- Phyrexian Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
- 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
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hammerhead, Maggia Boss's color identity?
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 40 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 14 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck run?
Real Hammerhead, Maggia Boss decks run 40 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss?
The three highest-synergy cards are Pitiless Plunderer, Zulaport Cutthroat, Ophiomancer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hammerhead, Maggia Boss decks.
What combos does Hammerhead, Maggia Boss have?
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck cost?
You can start cheap: Zulaport Cutthroat, Ophiomancer, Agent Venom 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.