EDH Optimizer
Heartless Hidetsugu
Legendary Creature — Ogre Shaman · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Heartless Hidetsugu is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}: Heartless Hidetsugu deals damage to each player equal to half that player's life total, rounded down.
Reference price of the card: €0.99
Average lands in decks for Heartless Hidetsugu: 35
BurnGroup SlugComboAggroChaosCommander MattersSelf-DamageSpellslinger
Build your Heartless Hidetsugu deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Heartless Hidetsugu 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Heartless Hidetsugu 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+ (79/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed76
- Interaction45
- Resilience84
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Dictate of the Twin Gods · Swiftfoot Boots · Basilisk Collar · Ruby Medallion · Lightning Greaves · Arcane Signet · Gratuitous Violence · Seething Song · Furnace of Rath · Blasphemous Act · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Faithless Looting · Fiendish Duo · Mana Geyser · Chaos Warp · Generator Servant · Lightning Bolt · Fortune Thief · Insult // Injury · Anger · Neheb, the Eternal · Thrill of Possibility · Isengard Unleashed · Twinflame Tyrant · Vandalblast · Loxodon Warhammer · Overblaze · Thousand-Year Elixir · Jeska's Will · Expedite · Treasonous Ogre · Iron Myr · Pyretic Ritual · Shadowspear · Abrade · Fiery Emancipation · Mind Stone · Platinum Angel · Gamble · Deflecting Swat · Fire Diamond · Goblin Motivator · Angrath's Marauders · Big Score · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Torch Courier · Red Elemental Blast · Simian Spirit Guide · The Fire Crystal · Desperate Ritual · Hexing Squelcher · Magus of the Wheel · Blood Moon · Dark Sphere · City on Fire · Pyroblast · Cursed Mirror · Tormenting Voice · Unexpected Windfall · Bloodlust Inciter · Urabrask the Hidden · Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence · Bolt Bend · Witch's Clinic · Arena of Glory · Glacial Chasm · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · Spinerock Knoll · Hall of the Bandit Lord · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Heartless Hidetsugu
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Heartless Hidetsugu, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dictate of the Twin Gods | 71% | +63% |
| Furnace of Rath | 62% | +58% |
| Basilisk Collar | 68% | +56% |
| Gratuitous Violence | 63% | +55% |
| Fortune Thief | 54% | +53% |
| Generator Servant | 55% | +53% |
| Fiendish Duo | 57% | +52% |
| Insult // Injury | 54% | +51% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 61% | +47% |
| Isengard Unleashed | 45% | +43% |
| Overblaze | 42% | +41% |
| Witch's Clinic | 44% | +39% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 42% | +38% |
| Anger | 48% | +36% |
| Platinum Angel | 37% | +36% |
| Glacial Chasm | 36% | +36% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 41% | +35% |
| Lightning Greaves | 67% | +34% |
| Treasonous Ogre | 39% | +33% |
| Seething Song | 63% | +31% |
| Twinflame Tyrant | 44% | +31% |
| Goblin Motivator | 35% | +31% |
| Neheb, the Eternal | 48% | +31% |
| Angrath's Marauders | 34% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Heartless Hidetsugu 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.
- Dictate of the Twin Gods
- Gratuitous Violence
- Fortune Thief
- Generator Servant
- Fiendish Duo
- Insult // Injury
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Furnace of Rath
- Basilisk Collar
- Witch's Clinic
- Platinum Angel
- Lightning Greaves
- Seething Song
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Glacial Chasm
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Twinflame Tyrant
- Shadowspear
- Resurrection Orb
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Heartless Hidetsugu
- 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
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus + Heartless Hidetsugu → Each opponent with an even life total loses the game, Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Seething Song + Ruby Medallion → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count
- Stuffy Doll + Pariah's Shield → Draw the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Heartless Hidetsugu's color identity?
Heartless Hidetsugu 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 Heartless Hidetsugu come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Heartless Hidetsugu deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Heartless Hidetsugu deck run?
Real Heartless Hidetsugu 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 Heartless Hidetsugu?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dictate of the Twin Gods, Furnace of Rath, Basilisk Collar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Heartless Hidetsugu decks.
What combos does Heartless Hidetsugu have?
Heartless Hidetsugu 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 Heartless Hidetsugu deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dictate of the Twin Gods, Gratuitous Violence, Fortune Thief 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.