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Infernal Kirin
Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Infernal Kirin is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that spell's mana value.
Reference price of the card: €0.89
Average lands in decks for Infernal Kirin: 35
SpiritsDiscardControlReanimatorArcaneLifedrainMidrangeSpellslinger
Build your Infernal Kirin deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Infernal Kirin 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Infernal Kirin 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed55
- Interaction23
- Resilience66
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Rend Flesh · Thief of Hope · Soulless Revival · Horobi's Whisper · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Sol Ring · He Who Hungers · Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse · Death Denied · Geth's Grimoire · Waste Not · Crypt Ghast · Waking Nightmare · Kami of the Waning Moon · Ghost-Lit Stalker · Banshee of the Dread Choir · Gravelighter · Jet Medallion · Myojin of Night's Reach · Urborg Scavengers · Arcane Signet · Footsteps of the Goryo · Megrim · Midnight Banshee · Long-Forgotten Gohei · Syphon Mind · Kemuri-Onna · Swallowing Plague · Dark Ritual · Emissary of Despair · Liliana's Caress · Hideous Laughter · Nether Traitor · Painful Quandary · Devouring Greed · Sickening Shoal · Starving Revenant · Will-o'-the-Wisp · Tormented Soul · Raiders' Wake · Choice of Damnations · Iname, Death Aspect · Three Tragedies · Goryo's Vengeance · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Souls of the Lost · Glasses of Urza · Moira, Urborg Haunt · Gibbering Kami · Sign in Blood · Myojin of Grim Betrayal · Feed the Swarm · Kami of Empty Graves · Phyrexian Arena · Dark Deal · Ashen-Skin Zubera · Bloodghast · Bandit's Talent · Entropic Battlecruiser · Baku Altar · Bontu's Monument · Cranial Extraction · Séance Board · Ugin's Conjurant · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Myriad Landscape · Accursed Duneyard · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Infernal Kirin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Infernal Kirin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rend Flesh | 88% | +88% |
| Thief of Hope | 88% | +87% |
| Soulless Revival | 87% | +87% |
| Horobi's Whisper | 86% | +86% |
| Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse | 82% | +82% |
| He Who Hungers | 82% | +82% |
| Death Denied | 80% | +79% |
| Junji, the Midnight Sky | 84% | +79% |
| Waking Nightmare | 77% | +77% |
| Kami of the Waning Moon | 74% | +74% |
| Ghost-Lit Stalker | 73% | +72% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 78% | +71% |
| Banshee of the Dread Choir | 72% | +71% |
| Waste Not | 78% | +68% |
| Gravelighter | 71% | +67% |
| Myojin of Night's Reach | 66% | +66% |
| Urborg Scavengers | 65% | +64% |
| Footsteps of the Goryo | 63% | +63% |
| Long-Forgotten Gohei | 62% | +62% |
| Midnight Banshee | 63% | +60% |
| Megrim | 63% | +58% |
| Kemuri-Onna | 57% | +57% |
| Swallowing Plague | 57% | +57% |
| Emissary of Despair | 56% | +56% |
💰 The best cards for your Infernal Kirin 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.
- Rend Flesh
- Thief of Hope
- Soulless Revival
- Horobi's Whisper
- Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
- He Who Hungers
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Geth's Grimoire
- Waste Not
- Liliana's Caress
- Sickening Shoal
- Choice of Damnations
- Goryo's Vengeance
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Crypt Ghast
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Infernal Kirin
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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 Infernal Kirin's color identity?
Infernal Kirin 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 Infernal Kirin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Infernal Kirin deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 39 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Infernal Kirin deck run?
Real Infernal Kirin 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 Infernal Kirin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rend Flesh, Thief of Hope, Soulless Revival. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Infernal Kirin decks.
What combos does Infernal Kirin have?
Infernal Kirin 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 Infernal Kirin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rend Flesh, Thief of Hope, Soulless Revival 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.