EDH Optimizer
Heart of Kiran
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 2
Color identity: Colorless
Heart of Kiran is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Flying, vigilance
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
You may remove a loyalty counter from a planeswalker you control rather than pay Heart of Kiran's crew cost.
Reference price of the card: €0.44
Average lands in decks for Heart of Kiran: 36
Build your Heart of Kiran deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: B (72/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed57
- Interaction78
- Resilience82
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · The Aetherspark · Ugin, the Ineffable · Karn, Living Legacy · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Ugin, the Spirit Dragon · Karn Liberated · Karn, Scion of Urza · Karn, the Great Creator · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · All Is Dust · Forsaken Monument · Null Elemental Blast · Thran Dynamo · Warping Wail · Echoes of Eternity · Jhoira's Familiar · Foundry Inspector · Hedron Archive · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Mind Stone · Palladium Myr · Everflowing Chalice · Glaring Fleshraker · Mystic Forge · Thought Vessel · Karn, Legacy Reforged · Steel Overseer · Surge Conductor · Summon: Bahamut · The Peregrine Dynamo · Worn Powerstone · Abstruse Archaic · Dreamstone Hedron · Sculpting Steel · Solemn Simulacrum · Blightsteel Colossus · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Shimmer Myr · Molecule Man · Zuko's Exile · Contagion Engine · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Metalwork Colossus · Steel Hellkite · Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Cloud Key · Eldritch Immunity · Kozilek's Command · Rise of the Eldrazi · Selective Obliteration · Silent Arbiter · Skittering Cicada · Spatial Contortion · The Chain Veil · Eldrazi Confluence · Mycosynth Golem · Portal to Phyrexia · Unwinding Clock · Commander's Plate · Contagion Clasp · Crashing Drawbridge · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Urza's Workshop · Karn's Bastion · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Temple of the False God · Urza's Cave · Reliquary Tower · Urza's Factory · Darksteel Citadel · Urza's Saga · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Buried Ruin · Inventors' Fair · Thespian's Stage · Bonders' Enclave · Scavenger Grounds · The Mycosynth Gardens · Guildless Commons · Emergence Zone · Ugin's Labyrinth · Wasteland · Arcane Lighthouse
🃏 Recommended cards for Heart of Kiran
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Heart of Kiran, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Aetherspark | 94% | +88% |
| Karn, Living Legacy | 92% | +81% |
| Karn, Scion of Urza | 86% | +78% |
| Karn Liberated | 86% | +78% |
| Tezzeret, Cruel Captain | 92% | +72% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | 86% | +71% |
| Ugin, the Spirit Dragon | 89% | +50% |
| Karn's Bastion | 64% | +47% |
| The Peregrine Dynamo | 44% | +43% |
| Surge Conductor | 47% | +38% |
| Contagion Engine | 36% | +33% |
| Ugin, Eye of the Storms | 83% | +33% |
| The Chain Veil | 33% | +33% |
| Karn, Legacy Reforged | 47% | +31% |
| Silent Arbiter | 33% | +29% |
| Molecule Man | 38% | +27% |
| Urza's Factory | 53% | +26% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 61% | +26% |
| Contagion Clasp | 28% | +25% |
| Excalibur, Sword of Eden | 36% | +25% |
| Luxior, Giada's Gift | 25% | +25% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 25% | +24% |
| Summon: Bahamut | 44% | +23% |
| Recon Craft Theta | 25% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Heart of Kiran 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.
- Karn, Living Legacy
- Karn's Bastion
- The Peregrine Dynamo
- Surge Conductor
- Urza's Factory
- Jhoira's Familiar
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Karn, Scion of Urza
- Karn Liberated
- Karn, the Great Creator
- Contagion Engine
- The Chain Veil
- Silent Arbiter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Aetherspark
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
- Ugin, Eye of the Storms
- Karn, Legacy Reforged
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Heart of Kiran
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice → Activated abilities of permanents your opponents control can't be activated, Activated abilities can't be activated, Lock, Mass Land Denial
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Frequently asked questions
What is Heart of Kiran's color identity?
Heart of Kiran is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Heart of Kiran come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Heart of Kiran deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.9 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 15 % of the time and floods 33 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Heart of Kiran deck run?
Real Heart of Kiran 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 Heart of Kiran?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Aetherspark, Karn, Living Legacy, Karn, Scion of Urza. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Heart of Kiran decks.
What combos does Heart of Kiran have?
Heart of Kiran has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Heart of Kiran deck cost?
You can start cheap: Karn, Living Legacy, Karn's Bastion, The Peregrine Dynamo 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.