EDH Optimizer
Kang Prime
Legendary Creature — Human Villain · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Kang Prime is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Kang Prime enters or attacks, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. Put two time counters on that card. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Kang Prime: 35
BlinkSuspendTime CountersClonesExtra TurnsControlMidrangeSpellslinger
Build your Kang Prime 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 (69/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed40
- Interaction66
- Resilience91
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 9 Island, 1 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Time Beetle · Talisman of Dominance · Doom's Time Platform · Jhoira's Timebug · Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey · Brainstorm · Dimir Signet · Sphinx of the Second Sun · Clockspinning · Rotating Fireplace · Paradox Haze · Conjurer's Closet · Shadow of the Second Sun · Spark Double · All of History, All at Once · Dark Ritual · Essence Flux · Ponder · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Fellwar Stone · Swiftfoot Boots · Auton Soldier · Displacer Kitten · Sensei's Divining Top · Omniscience · Thought Vessel · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Echocasting Symposium · Quantum Misalignment · Scroll Rack · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Brainsurge · Breach the Multiverse · Counterspell · Y'shtola Rhul · Ghostly Flicker · In Garruk's Wake · Starfield Vocalist · Archon of Cruelty · Multiversal Recruitment · One with the Multiverse · Summon: Bahamut · Deadeye Navigator · Kang the Conqueror · Time Stretch · Time Warp · Nexus of Fate · Planar Incision · Portal to Phyrexia · Lightning Greaves · Mind Stone · Panharmonicon · Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger · Suspend · Roaming Throne · Taigam, Master Opportunist · Galactus, Devourer of Worlds · Solemn Simulacrum · Ulamog, the Defiler · Deadly Rollick · Hullbreaker Horror · The Soul Stone · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Sunken Hollow · Underground River · Morphic Pool · Shipwreck Marsh · Polluted Delta · Reliquary Tower · Gloomlake Verge · Bojuka Bog · Undercity Sewers · Tainted Isle · Choked Estuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Exotic Orchard · Sunken Ruins · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Temple of Deceit · Darkwater Catacombs · Rogue's Passage · Mystic Sanctuary · Dimir Aqueduct · Underground Sea
🃏 Recommended cards for Kang Prime
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kang Prime, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Time Beetle | 72% | +72% |
| Doom's Time Platform | 69% | +68% |
| Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey | 68% | +68% |
| Jhoira's Timebug | 68% | +68% |
| Rotating Fireplace | 60% | +60% |
| Clockspinning | 60% | +60% |
| Sphinx of the Second Sun | 61% | +58% |
| Paradox Haze | 59% | +58% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 58% | +55% |
| Shadow of the Second Sun | 56% | +55% |
| All of History, All at Once | 52% | +52% |
| Essence Flux | 49% | +45% |
| Spark Double | 53% | +43% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 47% | +42% |
| Omniscience | 43% | +42% |
| Auton Soldier | 45% | +41% |
| Displacer Kitten | 44% | +40% |
| Echocasting Symposium | 40% | +38% |
| Quantum Misalignment | 40% | +38% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 40% | +37% |
| Sakashima of a Thousand Faces | 42% | +37% |
| Brainstorm | 66% | +36% |
| Scroll Rack | 40% | +36% |
| Brainsurge | 39% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Kang Prime 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.
- Time Beetle
- Doom's Time Platform
- Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
- Jhoira's Timebug
- Rotating Fireplace
- Clockspinning
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Spark Double
- Omniscience
- Auton Soldier
- Quantum Misalignment
- Y'shtola Rhul
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Scroll Rack
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Summon: Bahamut
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kang Prime
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kang Prime's color identity?
Kang Prime is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Kang Prime come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kang Prime deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Kang Prime deck run?
Real Kang Prime 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 Kang Prime?
The three highest-synergy cards are Time Beetle, Doom's Time Platform, Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kang Prime decks.
What combos does Kang Prime have?
Kang Prime has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Kang Prime deck cost?
You can start cheap: Time Beetle, Doom's Time Platform, Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey 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.