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Imskir Iron-Eater
Legendary Creature — Demon · 6BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Imskir Iron-Eater is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Imskir enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is half the number of artifacts you control, rounded down.
{3}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Imskir deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value to any target.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for Imskir Iron-Eater: 34
ArtifactsAffinitySacrificeBurnComboTreasureReanimatorAristocrats
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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 (48/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed59
- Interaction25
- Resilience69
- Closing19
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 5 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Talisman of Indulgence · Metalwork Colossus · Foundry Inspector · Rakdos Signet · Scrap Trawler · Sojourner's Companion · Liquimetal Torque · Ichor Wellspring · Mind Stone · Frogmyr Enforcer · Solemn Simulacrum · Myr Retriever · Cranial Ram · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Demonic Junker · Deadly Dispute · Cursed Mirror · Noxious Gearhulk · Weapons Manufacturing · Junk Diver · Mystic Forge · Fellwar Stone · Thought Vessel · Furnace Hellkite · Burnt Offering · Cranial Plating · Myr Enforcer · Goblin Welder · Spine of Ish Sah · Ornithopter of Paradise · Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen · Blasphemous Act · Basilisk Collar · Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant · Chaos Warp · Combustible Gearhulk · Ruthless Technomancer · Prized Statue · Trash for Treasure · Marionette Apprentice · Wurmcoil Engine · Meteor Golem · Sculpting Steel · Mycosynth Golem · Myr Battlesphere · Ravenous Robots · Thran Dynamo · Goblin Engineer · Oni-Cult Anvil · Reckoner's Bargain · Refurbished Familiar · Big Score · Panther Robot · Feed the Swarm · Cloud Key · Jhoira's Familiar · Scrap Mastery · Reckless Fireweaver · Iron Myr · Morbid Curiosity · Terminate · Marionette Master · Leaden Myr · Vault of Whispers · Command Tower · Great Furnace · Darksteel Citadel · Drossforge Bridge · Dragonskull Summit · Treasure Vault · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Buried Ruin · Luxury Suite · Bloodstained Mire · Spire of Industry · Tainted Peak · Inventors' Fair · Shadowblood Ridge · Reliquary Tower · Haunted Ridge · Power Depot · Blazemire Verge · Raucous Theater · Foreboding Ruins · Graven Cairns
🃏 Recommended cards for Imskir Iron-Eater
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Imskir Iron-Eater, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vault of Whispers | 86% | +80% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 83% | +79% |
| Great Furnace | 85% | +79% |
| Drossforge Bridge | 78% | +72% |
| Metalwork Colossus | 70% | +69% |
| Foundry Inspector | 69% | +67% |
| Scrap Trawler | 64% | +63% |
| Sojourner's Companion | 62% | +61% |
| Frogmyr Enforcer | 56% | +56% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 57% | +54% |
| Myr Retriever | 55% | +54% |
| Liquimetal Torque | 57% | +52% |
| Cranial Ram | 54% | +52% |
| Treasure Vault | 56% | +50% |
| Demonic Junker | 51% | +50% |
| Daretti, Scrap Savant | 51% | +49% |
| Weapons Manufacturing | 49% | +48% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 49% | +47% |
| Mystic Forge | 47% | +47% |
| Buried Ruin | 50% | +46% |
| Junk Diver | 47% | +46% |
| Furnace Hellkite | 46% | +45% |
| Myr Enforcer | 45% | +44% |
| Cranial Plating | 45% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Imskir Iron-Eater 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.
- Darksteel Citadel
- Drossforge Bridge
- Metalwork Colossus
- Foundry Inspector
- Scrap Trawler
- Sojourner's Companion
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vault of Whispers
- Great Furnace
- Liquimetal Torque
- Mystic Forge
- Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
- Wurmcoil Engine
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Goblin Welder
- Mycosynth Golem
- Inventors' Fair
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- Portal to Phyrexia
- Urza's Saga
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Imskir Iron-Eater
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Imskir Iron-Eater's color identity?
Imskir Iron-Eater is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Imskir Iron-Eater come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Imskir Iron-Eater deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C (48/100).
How many lands should a Imskir Iron-Eater deck run?
Real Imskir Iron-Eater decks run 34 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 Imskir Iron-Eater?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vault of Whispers, Darksteel Citadel, Great Furnace. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Imskir Iron-Eater decks.
What combos does Imskir Iron-Eater have?
Imskir Iron-Eater 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 Imskir Iron-Eater deck cost?
You can start cheap: Darksteel Citadel, Drossforge Bridge, Metalwork Colossus 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.